Structured data in structural analysis software

This paper discusses the use of computer data structures in finite-element structural analysis programs. A number of data structure types that have been shown to be useful in such programs are introduced and described. A simple finite-element model is used to demonstrate how the given set of data structure types naturally lend themselves to developing software for the model. Different methods of implementing data structures in the context of a program are discussed.     

μ‐Consortium: Aufbau einer mobilen Anlage für die Aus‐ und Weiterbildung in der Mikroverfahrenstechnik

A mobile plant for practical training was developed as part of the project μ‐Consortium to integrate micro process engineering into teaching. Lab experiments in the fields of mixing and homogenous reactions, heterogeneous reactions, heat transfer and particle synthesis were worked out to impart knowledge of different process‐engineering operations.     

Improved Operating Parameters for Hydrogen Peroxide-Generating Gas Diffusion Electrodes

The influence of process parameters on the H₂O₂ yield of gas diffusion electrodes (GDE) are investigated. The investigated GDEs consist of Vulcan XC72 carbon black and PTFE on gold-plated nickel wire cloth. An electrolysis cell is used to evaluate the influence of various process parameters, such as temperature, pH value, oxygen pressure and stoichiometric factor, electrolyte flow regime, current density and separator material at steady-state conditions. It is found that the investigated GDE enables current efficiencies greater than 90 % at up to 2 kA m⁻², whereby lower electrolyte temperatures and higher pH values contribute to higher H₂O₂ yields above 90 % current efficiency.     

A Three-Dimensional Finite-Difference Solution of the External Response of an Aircraft to a Complex Transient EM Environment: Part I-The Method and Its Implementation

Experimental charge and current measurements have recently been performed on an aircraft when it was exposed to the transient electromagnetic fi'eld of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) simulator. These new data allow a test of the predictive capabilities of the three-dimensional finite-difference method for realistic aircraft simulator test problems. In the paper, the workings of the threedimensional finite-difference method and its required inputs and sensitivity to variations in the inputs are discussed in sufficient detail to enable others to employ the method. A companion paper compares the experimental measurements to predictions for a large variety of measurement locations. Agreement is shown to be good for all major response measurements and satisfactory for a number of other measurements.     

Superconductivity of barium-doped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O y

Sintered ceramic samples of Bi₂Sr_2?x Ba _x CaCu₂O_y with nominal barium fraction 0≤x≤0.3 have been prepared by the solid-state reaction method. WDS studies verified that barium enters the superconducting phase. For slowly cooled samples, the midpointT _c of the superconducting transition is significantly increased by barium doping, whereas for quenched samplesT _c is little affected. The increase ofT _c with increasing barium fraction is consistent with a decrease in the hole concentration in the superconducting layers.