CONTENTS

Vibration during Centrifugation ............................................................. 1
    L.L. Regel, W.R. Wilcox, R. Derebail, and P.V. Skudarnov

Application of the Spinning-Disc Technology for
        Process Intensification in the Chemical Process Industry ................ 7
    K.V.K. Boodhoo and R.J.J. Jachuck

Synthesis and Application of Nanoparticles by Multiphase
        Reactive Precipitation in a High-Gravity Reactor: I: Experimental ...19
    J. Chen and Y. Wang

Synthesis and Application of Nanoparticles by Multiphase
        Reactive Precipitation in a High-Gravity Reactor: II: Modeling .......29
    Y. Wang and J. Chen

Spreading of a Thin Liquid Drop under the Influence of
        Gravity, Rotation and Non-Uniform Surface Tension .................... 37
    E. Momoniat

Recovery of Diluted Components from Large Aqueous Streams
        by an Extremely Compact, Centrifugal Countercurrent Adsorption System .. 45
    L.A.M. van der Wielen, M.A.T. Bisschops and K.Ch.A.M. Luyben

Gas-Phase Mass Transfer in a Centrifugal
        Gas-Liquid Contactor with a Stack of Flexible Disks as Packing ....51
    R. Mukherjee, D. Deb, P. Sandilya and D. P. Rao

Analytical Ultracentrifugation: A Valuable
        Tool to Recognize Crystallization Conditions of Proteins ................ 61
    J. Behlke and O. Ristau

The Effect of Centrifugation on the Composition,
        Structure and Properties of Ionic Compound Crystals .................... 71
    S.P. Nikanorov, V.N. Gurin, L.I. Derkachenko, A.P. Nechitailov,
    I.N. Zimkin, Z.I. Uspenskaya,V.N. Osipov, M.M. Korsukova, and L.L. Regel
 
 

Alteration of the Chemical Composition of
        Solid Solutions and Eutectics by Centrifugation ............................... 77
    V.N. Gurin, S.P. Nikanorov, A.P. Nechitailov, V.N. Osipov,
    Z.I. Uspenskaya, M.M. Korsukova, and L.L. Regel

Dissolution Rate of GaP Crystal on a Centrifuge ...................................... 83
    Y. Inatomi, K. Horiuchi, and K. Kuribayashi

Influence of Centrifugation on the Conductivity of Poly-N-Epoxypropylcarbazole
        - Copper Phthalocyanine Films Deposited from Solution .................. 93
    K. Karimov, K. Akhmedov, M. Mahroof-Tahir, R.M. Gul, and A. Ashurov

Physical Vapor Transport of CuPc Organic Thin Films in High Gravity ..... 99
    K. Karimov, S. Bellingeri, and Y. Abe

Diamond Synthesized by DC-Plasma CVD at High Gravity .................... 107
    M. Nakazato, T. Suzuki, Y. Nagasaka, Y. Abe, S. Bellingeri, and G. Maizza

Influence of Centrifugation on Diamond
        Film Deposition by Chemical Vapor Transport ............................... 113
    L.L. Regel and W.R. Wilcox

Polymer Synthesis in a Centrifugal Field .................................................. 121
    K.G. Kostarev and A.V. Shmyrov

Utilization of Microgravity and High Gravity
        to Prepare Materials with Controlled Properties .............................. 127
    V.A. Briskman, K.G. Kostarev, and A.V. Shmyrov

Influence of Centrifugation on Coagulation of Colloidal Dispersions of TeflonÔ .. 133
    J. Simmons, L.L. Regel, W.R. Wilcox, and R. Partch

Boundary Conditions in Diffusional Growth and Sedimentation ................. 141
    V. Privman and J. Park

Simulation of Sedimentation of Atoms in a Binary Alloy in Strong Gravity .. 149
    M. Ono and T. Mashimo

Mega-Gravity Experiment on In-Pb Alloy ................................................. 155
    T. Mashimo, M. Ono, T. Kinoshita and H. Kanegae

Molecular Gradation in Glass by Using High Gravity:
        A Novel Method for Si-Ti Graded-Glass Preparation ........................ 159
    M. Nishihara, H. Ihara, T. Sagawa, R. Nishimura, S. Matsuzaki and T. Mashimo

High-Velocity Sedimentation to Determine Conformational
        and Hydrodynamic Parameters of Nitrocellulose Macromolecules ...... 163
    V.A. Malchevsky

Mechanical Properties of Nitrocellulose Composite Materials ..................... 171
    V.A. Malchevsky

Centrifugal Casting of Al-25%w Cu Alloy with
        Electromagnetic Stirring and Water Cooling ........................................ 177
    W. Zhang, Y. Yang, and Z. Hu

The Influence of High Artificial Gravity on SHS Processes ........................... 185
    V.I. Yukhvid, V.N. Sanin, and A.G. Merzhanov

Self-Propagating High-Temperature
        Centrifugal Processing of Cu₂O–Cu–Al and Cu₂O–Al Systems ........... 201
    A.S. Rogachev, V.N. Sanin, A.E. Sytschev, V.I. Yukhvid,
    E. Medda, R. Orrù, and G. Cao

Centrifugal-Thermit Process for Production of Composite Pipes of Various Sizes .. 213
    E. Miyazaki and O. Odawara

Ceramic-Lined Composite Pipes Produced by
        the Gs-T SHS Process with Mechanical Vibration ............................... 223
    J. Wang, Z. Zhao, M. Ye, X. Du, and J. Wen

Directional Solidification of Aluminum and Lead in a Centrifuge .................... 231
    Sh. Mavlonov and H. Shodiev

Physico-Chemical Analysis under Conditions of High Gravity ....................... 235
    Sh. Mavlonov and H. Shodiev

Defect Formation in Tellurium at Different Gravitational Levels ...................... 241
    L.L. Regel, R.V. Parfeniev, I.I. Farbshtein, I.L. Shulpina,
    S.V. Yakimov, V.P. Shalimov, and A.M. Turchaninov

Influence of Centrifugation on Furnace Temperature Distribution
        and Freezing Rate of InSb using the Gradient Freeze Technique ............ 253
    I.L. Moskowitz, L.L. Regel, and W.R. Wilcox

Effects of Rotation on Transport Processes during Crystal Growth by Solidification .. 259
    C.W. Lan

Numerical Modeling and Flow Visualization in the
        Gradient Freeze Configuration during Centrifugation ............................... 273
    P.V. Skudarnov, L.L. Regel, W.R. Wilcox, and G. Ahmadi

Pattern Formation in Natural Convection in a Rotating Container .................... 287
    M. Vargas, E. Ramos, F.Z. Sierra, and A.A. Avramenko

Non-Axisymmetric Chimney Convection in
        a Mushy Layer under a High Gravity Environment ................................... 295
    D.N. Riahi

Viscous Fingering in a Rotating Porous Medium .............................................. 303
    M.Z. Saghir, H.H. Vaziri and M.R. Islam

Magnetohydrodynamic Effects in High Gravity
        Convection during Alloy Solidification ..................................................... 317
    D.N. Riahi

Body-Force-Driven Multiplicity and Stability of Combined
        Free and Forced Convection in Rotating Curved Ducts: Centrifugal Force . 325
    L. Wang and T. Yang

Visualization of Flows in Channels with Curvature and Rotation ........................ 339
    L. Wang and K.C. Cheng

Effect of High Gravity on the Solid-Liquid Interfacial Free Energy ..................... 361
    C. Patuelli and R. Tognato

Mechanical Behavior of Energetic Materials at High Acceleration ...................... 367
    Y. Lanzerotti and J. Sharma