Synthetic Mica Research in Japan

Research on the synthesis of mica was started in Japan in 1938. As the first step, compositions which crystallize easily were investigated. The next step was the determination of the temperature of crystallization from melts and the rate of crystal growth. Experiments with growing of crystals were performed and these fundamental properties were determined. Various types of mica were synthesized. The results of (1) the determination of temperature of crystallization and rate of growth of fluor-phlogopite from melts and (2) studies on the isomorphism in the various types of synthetic mica, e.g., chemical composition, crystal size, refractive index, electrical properties, heat of crystallization, and temperature of crystallization, are summarized. The practical uses of both synthetic mica and glass-bonded synthetic mica ceramics are described.     

利用中国甘蔗渣原料生产活性炭

以中国甘蔗渣为原料生产活性炭的研究,生产出具有比表面积1096×103m2/kg的活性炭.处理甘蔗渣的生产工艺是活化温度800℃,升温速度5℃/min.保持时间1.0h、水通入流量为6kg/kg-甘蔗渣.同时进行增加活性炭强度的实验,强度约为商品椰子壳活性炭强度的1/3.     

界面涂层与基体对先进CVI-SiC/SiC复合材料性能的影响

对含有几种典型界面结构和SiC纳米线的CVI-SiC/SiC复合材料的弯曲性能和断裂韧性进行了比较研究. 研究表明: 界面涂层对SiC/SiC的力学性能至关重要, 120nm厚的碳界面涂层使材料的强度与韧性都增加一倍; 在用140nm厚的SiC层将该碳层分为更薄的两层, 形成C/SiC/C多层界面涂层时, 材料的强度没有明显的变化, 而断裂韧性则略有提高. 对基体中弥散分布有SiC纳米线的SiC/SiC的力学性能研究表明, SiC纳米线具有非常高的强化效率, 使SiC/SiC复合材料具有更高的强度和韧性.     

Calorimetric Determination of the Amylose Content of Starches Based on Formation and Melting of the Amylose-Lysolecithin Complex

Amylose-lysolecithin complexes, formed in an exothermic reaction when amylose or starches are heated with water and lysolecithin, melt at temperatures near 107°C. With excess lysolecithin present, formation of the maximum amount of amylose complex requires cooling after the first heating (during which gelatinization of starch takes place), and then reheating. An amylose with chain length of 300 glucose units took up 14% lysolecithin; the enthalpy of melting of this complex, observed by differential scanning calorimetry, was 5.9 cal/g amylose. Amylose content of a starch was calculated from the enthalpy of melting of its lysolecithin complex. Amylose contents for potato, tapioca, lima bean, wrinkled pea, amylomaize and waxy maize starches agreed with values obtained by iodine binding. Amylose contents of maize and wheat starches were larger than obtained by iodine binding, and in better agreement with amylose contents obtained by fractionation.     

基于波动法的静水压力下环肋圆柱壳耦合振动特性研究

研究了静水压力下环肋圆柱壳的振动特性。在Flügge理论的基础上,考虑流体的影响,通过变换轴向波数,先后采用波动法和牛顿迭代法得到了不同边界条件下环肋圆柱壳的固有频率值。经过与已有文献数据进行对比,验证了研究的有效性和正确性。通过算例,分析了静水压力、肋条截面尺寸和数目、边界条件等因素对水下环肋圆柱壳固有频率的影响。     

Synthesis and Thermal Stability of Aluminum Titanate Solid Solutions

Aluminum titanate solid solutions with empirical formulas of Al₂Ti_1-xZr_xO₅, Al_6(2-x)(6+x)Si_6x/(6+x)□_6x/(6+x)TiO₅, and Al_2(1-x)Mg_xTi_1+xO₅ were synthesized by reaction sintering and annealed at 900° to 1300°C in air to evaluate the thermal stability. Substitution of Al in Al₂TiO₅ by Si and 2Al by Mg and Ti ions to form solid solutions such as AI_{6(2-x)/(6+x)l-Si}6x/(6+x)□_6x/(6+x)TiO₅, and Al_2(1-x)Mg_xTi_1+xO₅ was effective in controlling the thermal decomposition, but substitution of Ti by Zr had little effect.     

Running Torque of Ball Bearings with Polymer Lubricant (Effect of the Enclosure Form of Polymer Lubricant)

This article deals with the running torque of ball bearings with polymer lubricant (solid composite material composed of plastic impregnated with a large amount of oil or grease). The results of the experiment showed that the measured running torque of ball bearings with polymer lubricant was affected by the enclosure form of the polymer lubricant. With regard to ball bearings with different enclosure forms of the polymer lubricant, the measured running torque difference was not affected significantly by the rotational speeds or the axial loads. The analytical results showed that the running torque difference was caused mainly by the friction (depending on the enclosure form of the polymer lubricant) between the balls and the polymer lubricant (or cage).     

Proposal of Series‐Parallel Continuously Regulated Chopper Suitable for Auxiliary Power Supply of Railway Vehicle

The conventional auxiliary power supply (APS) of a railway vehicle is directly connected to the catenary through the LC filter. Hence, the switching devices of the APS must have a high breakdown voltage to account for catenary voltage fluctuation. On the other hand, low‐voltage switching devices have better characteristics that are desirable for low‐loss and high‐frequency operation. Therefore, a step‐down converter is incorporated between the LC filter and inverter to adapt to catenary voltage fluctuations when using low‐voltage switching devices. This paper proposes the series‐parallel continuously regulated chopper as a novel step‐down converter. First, the fundamental operation characteristics and output voltage control method of the proposed chopper are introduced. The simulation and experimental results for the fundamental characteristics are then described; the simulation and experimental values were almost the same as the theoretical values. The proposed chopper controls the output voltage at the expected value without dramatic fluctuation regardless of the input voltage fluctuation. In addition, a resonance damping control for a constant power load is proposed. The operational characteristics were considered under different potential distributions or load conditions.     

SEVERAL NEW FACTORS INFLUENCING THE MEASUREMENT OF β-GLUCAN CONTENT USING CALCOFLUOR FLOW-INJECTION ANALYSIS METHOD

Factors such as temperature, calcofluor concentration, sample injection volume, void volume of the mixing tube and other factors have been reported to influence the calcofiuor flow-injection analysis (FIA) of β-glucan. In addition to these factors, we revealed the following factors and elucidated their effects on the FIA of β-glucans: the inside diameter and arrangement of the mixing tube, calibration method using peak area or peak height of the edition patterns, and the quality of the calcofluor reagent. An apparently lower value was obtained when (1) the mixing tube had a smaller inside diameter, (2) the mixing tube was looped in a ring of smaller diameter, or (3) the mixing tube was wound as double coils in a figure eight instead of a loop. Furthermore, it was indicated that the peak area calibration produced higher measures values than the peak height calibration. The reagent also affected the results; a calcofluor reagent from Sigma Chemical Co. gave a higher value than one from Polyscience Inc. It was concluded that these troublesome phenomena were derived from the difference between the test sample and the standard solution of β-glucan, that is, the molecular weight distribution of β-glucans and/or the sugar and ethanol in the sample solutions. Based on these findings, it is suggested that international standardization of the FIA method for β-glucan be made.     

On mathematical models of adaptive systems

The aim of this paper is to present a mathematical model for a system to control an object favourably which is unknown for the system—an adaptive system. We make the concept of adaptiveness precise first and consider systems as stochastic sequential machines (SSM's) to answer the question : what kind of logical structure is necessary and sufficient for a SSM to be adaptive. Some necessary conditions for a SSM to be adaptive are shown, and for a specified class of SSM's, the necessary and sufficient conditions to be adaptive are given. Furthermore, some examples of adaptive SSM's are shown.