Theoretical Strength of Borides and Quasibinary Boride Eutectics at High Temperatures

Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics - The theoretical strength of LaB6 and MeB2 borides and a eutectic LaB6–TiB2 system is calculated with quasiharmonic approximation for uniaxial strain in...     

A device for the automatic continuous measurement of the dynamic viscosity of polymers

Conclusions A continuously acting instrument with compensation for temperature and flow rate has been developed for measuring the dynamic viscosity of a fibre-forming polymer.The VR-2030 viscosimeter has recommended itself in operation by its reliable, stable, and accurate readings and by satisfactory metrological assurance.Translated from Khimicheskie Volokna, No. 3, pp. 48–49, May–June, 1983.     

Synthesis of WSi2 -SiC composite under the thermally activated combustion mode

Opportunities on combustion synthesizing the WSi2-SiC ceramic composites in a wide range of compositions under the thermal activated mode were studied. Tungsten, silicon powders and carbon black were used as initial reagents, and Magnesium–Teflon mixture was used as an activating additive. The stepwise character of the combustion process evolution, being characterized by low- and high-temperature regimes, was revealed. The end-products were subjected to SEM, XRD and DTA/TG analyses.     

Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs)-2. Are free hydroxyl radicals generated in aqueous solutions?

A chemical spin trap, 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO), in conjunction with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy was employed to measure the production of hydroxyl radical (·OH) in aqueous suspensions of 5% Cu(II)O/silica (3.9% Cu) particles containing environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) of 2-monochlorophenol (2-MCP). The results indicate: (1) a significant differences in accumulated DMPO-OH adducts between EPFR containing particles and non-EPFR control samples, (2) a strong correlation between the concentration of DMPO-OH adducts and EPFRs per gram of particles, and (3) a slow, constant growth of DMPO-OH concentration over a period of days in solution containing 50 μg/mL EPFRs particles + DMPO (150 mM) + reagent balanced by 200 μL phosphate buffered (pH = 7.4) saline. However, failure to form secondary radicals using standard scavengers, such as ethanol, dimethylsulfoxide, sodium formate, and sodium azide, suggests free hydroxyl radicals may not have been generated in solution. This suggests surface-bound, rather than free, hydroxyl radicals were generated by a surface catalyzed-redox cycle involving both the EPFRs and Cu(II)O. Toxicological studies clearly indicate these bound free radicals promote various types of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease normally attributed to unbound free radicals; however, the exact chemical mechanism deserves further study in light of the implication of formation of bound, rather than free, hydroxyl radicals.     

Calculation of seepage from a reservoir by the mathematical modeling method

Conclusion The results of the investigations permit the conclusion that cutoff measures are needed in the foundation of the dam and it is irrational to take the length of the curtain along the right wall more than 1000 m (the total length of the grout curtain is in this caseZ = 2300 m), since with its farther continuation the seepage losses decrease negligibly, which is seen from the function Q = F(Z) (curve 5 in Fig. 4).Translated from Gidrotekhnichkesoe Stroitel'stvo, No. 7, pp. 21–25, July, 1984.     

“Sevan” laser cutting machine for sheet materials

Translated from Khimicheskoe i Neftyanoe Mashinostroenie, No. 8, pp. 17–19, August, 1988.     

Hard x-ray monochromator with milli-electron volt bandwidth for high-resolution diffraction studies of diamond crystals

We report on design and performance of a high-resolution x-ray monochromator with a spectral bandwidth of ΔE(X) ? 1.5 meV, which operates at x-ray energies in the vicinity of the backscattering (Bragg) energy E(H) = 13.903 keV of the (008) reflection in diamond. The monochromator is utilized for high-energy-resolution diffraction characterization of diamond crystals as elements of advanced x-ray crystal optics for synchrotrons and x-ray free-electron lasers. The monochromator and the related controls are made portable such that they can be installed and operated at any appropriate synchrotron beamline equipped with a pre-monochromator.     

Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs). 1. Generation of reactive oxygen species in aqueous solutions

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) of 2-monochlorophenol, associated with CuO/silica particles, were detected using the chemical spin trap, 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO), in conjunction with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Yields of hydroxyl radical ((?)OH), superoxide anion radical (O(2)(?-)), and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) generated by EPFR-particle systems were reported. Failure to trap superoxide radicals in aqueous solvent, formed from reaction of EPFRs with molecular oxygen, results from fast transformation of the superoxide to hydrogen peroxide. However, formation of superoxide as an intermediate product in hydroxyl radical formation in aprotic solutions of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and acetonitrile (AcN) was observed. Experiments with superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) confirmed formation of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide, respectively, in the presence of EPFRs. The large number of hydroxyl radicals formed per EPFR and monotonic increase of the DMPO-OH spin adduct concentration with incubation time suggest a catalytic cycle of ROS formation.