The effects of the compressibility of the subsonic flow on heat transfer characteristics in a microscale impinging slot jet

We experimentally investigated the effects of both the compressibility and nozzle width on the local heat transfer distribution of microscale unconfmed slot jets impinging on a uniformly heated flat plate. We made heat transfer measurements under the following experimental conditions; Reynolds numbers of Re = 4000~10000, Mach numbers of Ma = 0.13~0.68, nozzle-to-plate distances of H/B = 3~25, lateral distances of x/B = 0~25, and nozzle widths of B = 300~700 μm having a nozzle aspect ratio of y/B = 30. A thermal infrared imaging technique was used to measure the impingement plate temperature. The experimental results show that for all tested Re and H/B values at a nozzle width of B = 300 μm, the Nusselt number maximum occurred nearly at the stagnation point and then monotonically decreased along the downstream. However, at B = 500 and 700 μm, the maximum Nusselt number point shifted toward x/B ≈ 1.5~2.0. And the Nusselt number increased, as x/B increased, from the stagnation point to the shifted maximum point and monotonically decreased afterward. This shifted maximum point may be attributable to vortex rings promoting sudden flow acceleration and entrainment of surrounding air moving along the jet axis. For the same Reynolds number, the Nusselt number in the stagnation region increased as the nozzle width increased due to a momentum increase of the jet flow caused by the formation of vortices. And, the Nusselt numbers for the smallest nozzle width of B = 300 μm (or highest Mach number at a given Reynolds number) at all H/B and Reynolds numbers tested significantly deviated from those for B = 500 and 700 μm in the downstream region corresponding to x/B > 5, suggesting that the compressibility, when it is high, can affect the heat transfer in the downstream region.

     

Implementation of low-voltage static RAM with enhanced data stability and circuit speed

This paper presents a novel SRAM circuit technique for simultaneously enhancing the cell operating margin and improving the circuit speed in low-voltage operation. During each access, the wordline and cell power node of selected SRAM cells are internally boosted into two different voltage levels. This technique with optimized boosting levels expands the read margin and the write margin to a sufficient amount without an increase of cell size. It also improves the SRAM circuit speed owing to an increase of the cell read-out current. A 256 Kbit SRAM test chip with the proposed technique has been fabricated in a 0.18 μm CMOS logic process. For 0.8 V supply voltage, the design scheme increases the cell read margin by 76%, the cell write margin by 54% and the cell read-out current by three times at the expense of 14.6% additional active power. Silicon measurement eventually confirms that the proposed SRAM achieves nearly 1.2 orders of magnitude reduction in a die bit-error count while operating with 26% faster speed compared with those of conventional SRAM.     

Simulation of pervaporation process for ethanol dehydration by using pilot test results

This paper focuses on providing a pervaporation simulation method for ethanol dehydration from a practical point of view. The simulation procedure is performed by setting up simulation equations which describe the pervaporation process, obtaining the necessary data from pervaporation batch mode pilot tests, verifying the simulation tool through simulations of continuous mode pilot tests, and comparing the simulation results with the real pilot test results. We considered the mass and energy balances that describe separating an ethanol/water mixture by a pervaporation membrane. The simulation equations were mathematically expressed into simultaneous non-linear differential equations based on these balances. The necessary data for simulation consist of the thermophysical properties for the ethanol-water mixture and the characteristic data of a PVA composite membrane. The membrane characteristic data are permeation flux and membrane selectivity, which are functions of feed composition and operating conditions. These data were experimentally determined by a batch mode pilot test. The continuous mode pilot tests were simulated and the simulation results were compared to the real test results. The resulte were fairly good.     

Development and evaluation of Zigbee node module for USN

This study aims at securing technology to develop a multisensor and complex position-tracking Zigbee node module for USN (ubiquitous sensor network). In a concrete way, it aims at developing military (invader detection module and system) and industrial (transformer-tracking and thermo-measurement module and system) Zigbee telecommunication node module, and developing wireless monitoring and tracking technology based on such modules. In addition, it aims at building up the foundation of interface test for various sensors (thermo sensors, pressure sensors, vibration sensors and vision sensors) and the foundation of a comprehensive interlocking device to which GIS (Geographic Information System) and GPS (Global Positioning System) were applied, for industrial devices are mostly installed in mountains. Moreover, it aims at developing a roaming-type variable Zigbee node module to the end that it stands against unfavorable conditions (extreme temperatures, dust, winds, electromagnetism, noise, etc.). In case such aims are achieved, Zigbee communications will not be limited to normal and stable conditions (home networks, building automation, etc.) but will be applied to the industrial field under noises and unfavorable conditions. In such a case, the application of Zigbee node modules is expected to be unlimited.     

Feedforward control of the lateral position of a moving web using system identification

Many mathematical models have been developed to describe the lateral dynamics of a moving web, including Shelton's model. Experimental results in this study showed that the existing model does not fully describe the characteristic of the lateral dynamics for some typical operating conditions. An experimental model was derived by means of system identification using a well-known least-square method to improve the prediction capability of the lateral dynamics. A commercial guidance system usually has the proportional and integral control structure. Sometimes it may not eliminate the effect of periodic lateral disturbances efficiently which are transferred from upstream spans because the controller relying solely on feedback generates control action only when an output measurement signal differs from a reference value. However, if the disturbance is deterministic, a feedforward control structure may offer simple and effective disturbance rejection performance. In this paper, the lateral position of a web at the upstream span and the identified model of lateral dynamics for the span were used to estimate the effect of disturbance on the lateral dynamics of a moving web at the exit span of the guidance system. A feedforward controller was designed to reject the deterministic disturbance of lateral dynamics of a moving web. The disturbance rejection performance of the proposed controller was verified by computer simulation and experiments. These results showed that the proposed feedforward scheme with an improved mathematical model greatly improved control performance in overcoming the dynamic disturbance.     

Piezoelectric Multilayer Ceramic/Polymer Composite Transducer with 2–2 Connectivity

A multilayer piezoelectric ceramic/polymer composite with 2–2 connectivity was fabricated by thermoplastic green machining after co-extrusion. The multilayer ceramic body was composed of piezoelectrically active lead zirconate titanate (PZN)–lead zinc niobate (PZN)-lead zirconate titanate (PZT) layers and electrically conducting PZN–PZT/Ag layers. After co-extruding the thermoplastic body, which consisted of five piezoelectric layers interspersed with four conducting layers, it was computer numeric-controlled machined to create periodic channels within it. Following binder burnout and sintering, an 18 vol% array of 190 μm thin PZT slabs with a channel size of 880 μm was fabricated. The channels were filled with epoxy in order to fabricate a PZN–PZT/epoxy composite with 2–2 connectivity. The piezoelectric coefficient (effective d ₃₃) and hydrostatic figure of merit ( d _h× g _h) of the PZN–PZT/epoxy composite were 1200 pC/N and 20 130 × 10⁻¹⁵ m²/N, respectively. These excellent piezoelectric characteristics as well as the relatively simple fabrication procedure will contribute in widening the application range of the piezoelectric transducers.     

Estimating plot volume using lidar height and intensity distributional parameters

This study explored the feasibility of height distributional metrics and intensity values extracted from low-density airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) data to estimate plot volumes in dense Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) plots. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed using lidar height and intensity distributional metrics. The candidate variables for predicting plot volume were evaluated using three data sets: total, canopy, and integrated lidar height and intensity metrics. All intensities of lidar returns used were corrected by the reference distance. Regression models were developed using each data set, and the first criterion used to select the best models was the corrected Akaike Information Criterion (AIC_c). The use of three data sets was statistically significant at R² = 0.75 (RMSE = 52.17 m³ ha^?1), R² = 0.84 (RMSE = 45.24 m³ ha^?1), and R² = 0.91 (RMSE = 31.48 m³ ha^?1) for total, canopy, and integrated lidar distributional metrics, respectively. Among the three data sets, the integrated lidar metrics-derived model showed the best performance for estimating plot volumes, improving errors up to 42% when compared to the other two data sets. This is attributed to supplementing variables weighted and biased to upper limits in dense plots with more statistical variables that explain the lower limits. In all data sets, intensity metrics such as skewness, kurtosis, standard deviation, minimum, and standard error were employed as explanatory variables. The use of intensity variables improved the accuracy of volume estimation in dense forests compared to prior research. Correction of the intensity values contributed up to a maximum of 58% improvement in volume estimation when compared to the use of uncorrected intensity values (R² = 0.78, R² = 0.53, and R² = 0.63 for total, canopy, and integrated lidar distributional metrics, respectively). It is clear that the correction of intensity values is an essential step for the estimation of forest volume.     

Tool design in a multi-stage drawing and ironing process of a rectangular cup with a large aspect ratio using finite element analysis

Tool design is carried out for a multi-stage deep drawing and ironing process of a rectangular cup with the large aspect ratio using the result of the finite element analysis. The analysis incorporates three-dimensional continuum elements for an elasto-plastic finite element method with the explicit time integration scheme using LS-DYNA3D. The analysis simulates the five-stage deep drawing and ironing process with the thickness control of the cup wall. Simulation is performed in order to investigate the failure by tearing during the forming process at the initial state of tool design. The analysis reveals that the difference of the drawing ratio within the cross section induces non-uniform metal flow which causes severe local extension. The irregular contact condition between the blank and the die also induces non-uniform metal flow which causes local wrinkling. This paper identifies such unfavorable mechanism in the rectangular cup drawing with ironing and proposes a new tool design with the guideline for modification in the design of the process and the sequential tool shape. The finite element analysis result with the improved tool design confirms that the proposed design not only reduces the possibility of failure but also improves the quality of a deep-drawn product. The numerical result shows fair coincidence with the experimental result.     

Synthesis and antitumor activity of 1-β-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine conjugates of optical isomers of ether and thioether lipids

Four 1-β-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine conjugates (ara-C) (1a, b and 2a, b) ofsn−1 andsn−3 isomers of 1-O-octadecyl-2-O-palmitoylglycerol and its 1-S-alkyl analogue have been synthesized, and their antitumor activity against L1210 lymphoid leukemia in mice were compared with those of the previous conjugates (3a, b) of racemates in order to determine the significance of chirality of the glycerol moieties for activity. Administration (i.p.) of a single dose (300 mg/kg) of conjugates ofsn−1 (1a),sn−3 (2a) andrac (3a) isomers of the ether lipid increased lifespan of i.p. implanted L1210 lymphoid leukemic DBA/2J mice by 169, 175 and 236%, respectively. Thesn−1 (1b),sn−3 (2b), andrac (3b) isomers of the thioether lipid with a single dose of 300 mg/kg produced an increase in lifespan values of 238, 263 and 250%, respectively. The results indicate that chirality of the glycerol moieties appears not to be critical for the activity, and racemates 3a and 3b are promising prodrugs of ara-C for further clinical investigations. This material was presented in part at the 81 st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, D.C., May, 1990 (Abstract No. 2493).