Microstrip Band Pass Filter of GHz Region Employing Aerosol-Deposited Alumina Thick Films

The miniaturized 10 GHz microstrip band-pass filter was successfully fabricated on the alumina thick films grown on Cu substrates at room temperature by aerosol deposition method and using the newly developed pattern electroplating procedure and electromagnetic analysis. The relative dielectric permittivity and loss tangent of the aerosol-deposited alumina thick films on Cu were 9.9 and 0.089, respectively. The resistivity of the electroplated Cu line was determined to be 2 × 10^{? 8} Ω m. The very good agreement was shown between results simulated using a 3-dimensional electromagnetic analysis and the actual measured data.     

5182铝合金表面硅烷涂层的制备与性能研究

目的提高5182铝合金表面耐蚀性能及其与漆膜的结合力。方法采用KH550硅烷试剂在5182铝合金表面制备硅烷涂层,同时探究不同浸泡时间、溶液pH值和固化温度对硅烷涂层结构和性能的影响,并优化硅烷涂层的制备工艺。采用扫描电子显微技术(SEM)、接触角试验仪和拉曼光谱研究硅烷涂层的结构和成分。采用电化学阻抗谱(EIS)技术评价涂层的耐蚀性能。采用涂层附着力自动划痕仪评价硅烷涂层对有机漆膜结合力的影响。结果浸泡时间180 s、溶液pH值11、固化温度90℃为5182铝合金表面硅烷涂层的最佳制备工艺,该工艺条件下制备的硅烷涂层均匀、致密地覆盖于铝合金基体表面,厚度约为100 nm。在Na_2B_4O_7×10H_2O和NaOH水溶液中,硅烷处理试样的低频阻抗值比未硅烷处理试样高约2个数量级,硅烷处理样品与漆膜的结合力明显优于未经过硅烷处理的试样。结论采用优化工艺制备的硅烷涂层能改善5182铝合金的耐蚀性能。当硅烷涂层作为中间层存在时,显著提高了有机涂层与合金基体的结合强度。     

Strength Distributions of a Quench-Strengthened Aluminosilicate Ceramic

The quench strengthening of an aluminosilicate ceramic body was studied by measuring the strengths and determining the strength distributions, estimating the residual compressive stresses at the surface by measuring the bending moments, and directly observing the surface crack patterns of quench-strengthened specimens. When considered in combination, these related results enable the assessment of the individual contributions of the residual compressive surface stresses and the changes in the flaw populations to the quench strengthening phenomenon. The quench strengthening phenomenon is discussed as a combination of those features of the process and a general schematic diagram of the phenomenon is presented.     

OVERVIEW AND SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS SEWAGE SLUDGE DRYING PROCESSES

ABSTRACT

An incineration process is routinely used in Japan to treat nearly all the generated sewage sludge. The drying process now is recognized to play an important role as a pretreatment process of a incineration process.

This paper provides a brief introduction to the conventionally utilized drying methods/equipment (i.e, hot gas drying, fluidized bed drying, pneumatic conveyor drying, and steam drying( for treating dewatered sludge cakes.     

Encapsulation of carthamin and safflor yellow B in calcium alginate beads — technical stabilization of the colours

New techniques were introduced to stabilize the royal red colour of carthamin and the orange yellow colour of safflor yellow B. Carthamin and safflor yellow B were enclosed separately into calcium alginate capsules, through which the colours were protected from serious bleaching. Coating of the carthamin beads with safflor yellow B membrane resulted in further reducing the loss of colour by about 25%. the data are evaluated for the practical application of the bio-dyes in food processing.     

Singular perturbation modelling of large-scale systems with multi-time-scale property

The problem is investigated of singular perturbation modelling, which plays an important role in cases of the application of the singular perturbation method to the design and analysis of large-scale systems. In both continuous- and discrete-time versions, modelling concepts based on structural properties are studied, and computer-oriented algorithms are developed. The results of two-time-scale systems are extended to multi-time-scale cases. Furthermore, in order to verify the validity of these studies, some numerical examples are given.     

EFFECT OF HIGH PRESSURE TREATMENT ON CYTOPLASMIC 5'-NUCLEOTIDASE FROM RABBIT SKELETAL MUSCLE

We investigated the effect of high‐pressure treatment on the properties of cytoplasmic 5′‐nucleotidase (NT), which converts inosine monophosphate (IMP) into inosine. After pressure treatment at 400 MPa, the activity of purified IMP‐NT remained at almost 100%, but the activity of partially purified adenosine monophosphate (AMP)‐NT decreased to about 40%. These data suggest that there is a difference in the pressure stability between the enzymes. In situ fluorescence spectroscopy of IMP‐NT under pressure showed that its pressure‐induced denaturation was reversible. When the pressure was reduced from the highest pressure to ambient pressure, hysteresis was observed. This suggests that high pressure treatment may lead to a partial change in the affinity of the subunits for each other once they have dissociated. The activities of IMP‐NT and AMP‐NT extracted from pressure‐treated muscles decreased remarkably between 250 and 450 MPa, but IMP‐NT was more stable than AMP‐NT.