Rolling Bearing Service Life Based on Probable Cause for Removal—A Tutorial

In 1947 and 1952 G. Lundberg and A. Palmgren developed what is now referred to as the Lundberg-Palmgren model for rolling bearing life prediction based on classical rolling-element fatigue. Today, bearing fatigue probably accounts for less than 5% of bearings removed from service for cause. A bearing service life prediction methodology and tutorial indexed to eight probable causes for bearing removal, including fatigue, are presented that incorporate strict series reliability; Weibull statistical analysis; available published field data from the Naval Air Rework Facility; and ～224,000 rolling-element bearings removed for rework from commercial aircraft engines. Bearing service life L_serv can be benchmarked and calculated to the bearing L₁₀ fatigue life as follows: L_serv = X^1/m L₁₀, where X is the number of bearings removed from service because of fatigue divided by the total of all bearings removed from service regardless of cause and m is the Weibull modulus of the bearings removed from service. The most conservative bearing L₁₀ service life calculation is obtained assuming an exponential distribution where m = 1.1. Of the ～224,000 commercial engine bearings removed from service for rework, 1,977 or 0.88% were rejected because of fatigue. From the Naval Air Rework Facility bearing data, eliminating rolling–element fatigue as a cause for removal, the L₁₀ service life of these bearings would increase by approximately 3%.     

Trapped-dopant model of doping in semiconductor nanocrystals

We propose a framework for describing the impurity doping of semiconductor colloidal nanocrystals. The model is applicable when diffusion of impurities through the nanocrystal is sufficiently small that it can be neglected. In this regime, the incorporation of impurities requires that they stably adsorb on the nanocrystal surface before being overgrown. This adsorption may be preempted by surfactants in the growth solution. We analyze numerically this competition for the case of Mn doping of CdSe nanocrystals. Our model is consistent with recent experiments and offers a route to the rational optimization of doped colloidal nanocrystals.     

Role of nitrogen lewis basicity in boronate affinity chromatography of nucleosides

Urinary modified nucleosides have a potential role as cancer biomarkers, and most of the methods used in their study have utilized low-pressure phenylboronate affinity chromatography materials for the purification of the cis-diol-containing nucleosides. In this study, a boronate HPLC column was surprisingly shown not to trap the nucleosides as would be expected from experience with the classic Affigel 601 resin but showed only partial selectivity toward cis-diol groups while other groups exhibited better retention. In aprotic conditions, trapping of nucleosides was possible; however, the selectivity toward cis-diol-containing compounds was lost with the Lewis basicity of available nitrogens being the main determinant of retention. The experimental findings are compared to and confirmed by DFT calculations.     

Influence of chloride concentration on the formation of AOX in UV oxidative system

In this study, the effects of chloride ion concentration and pH on UV oxidation treatment were examined. Acetone and sodium dodecyl sulfate (ABS) were used as organic substances. The treatment efficiencies of these chemicals by UV/H(2)O(2) oxidation using a laboratory scale UV-free surface reactor (UV-FSR) with or without Cl(-) addition at different pH values was compared. Results of this study indicated that Cl(-) concentration and the chemical structure of the substances are more decisive than pH in the oxidation process. There was no AOX at the start of the experiments but as a result of oxidation a de novo synthesis of AOX was observed, and these AOX(de novo) compounds were destroyed during the treatment. Treatment was followed by TOC and AOX measurements. Approximately 98% and 95% TOC removal efficiencies were obtained for the treatment of acetone and ABS containing wastewaters, respectively.     

Iterative Bayesian Monte Carlo for nuclear data evaluation

In this work, we explore the use of an iterative Bayesian Monte Carlo（i BMC） method for nuclear data evaluation within a TALYS Evaluated Nuclear Data Library（TENDL） framework. The goal is to probe the model and parameter space of the TALYS code system to find the optimal model and parameter sets that reproduces selected experimental data. The method involves the simultaneous variation of many nuclear reaction models as well as their parameters included in the TALYS code. The’best’ model set with...     

On the implementation of the Opus coordination language

Opus is a new programming language designed to assist in coordinating the execution of multiple, independent program modules. With the help of Opus, coarse grained task parallelism between data parallel modules can be expressed in a clean and structured way. In this paper we address the problems of how to build a compilation and runtime support system that can efficiently implement the Opus constructs. Our design considers the often‐conflicting goals of efficiency and modular construction through software re‐use. In particular, we present the system requirements for an efficient Opus implementation, the Opus runtime system, and describe how they work together to provide the underlying services that the Opus compiler needs for a broad class of machines. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Increased Reactor Performance versus Reactor Safety Aspects in Acrylate Copolymerization

The aim of reducing cycle times of semibatch‐polymerization processes requires systematic investigations of the kinetics, careful adjustment of the desired polymer properties, proper thermal reactor design and reliable reactor safety assessment [1]. As a concrete example, a semibatch‐copolymerization was carefully examined with respect to four different aspects. Thermo‐kinetics of the reaction were investigated with isoperibolic reaction calorimetry and GC. In order to obtain reliable values for the overall heat transfer coefficient of the production scale reactor, cooling experiments were carried out with solvent and final copolymer solution as reactor content. For consistent reactor safety assessment additional investigations are necessary including case studies of breakdown incidences. These simulations were performed with a mathematical model based on the GC data and experimental vapor pressure curves. As a result of these calculations, a reduction of reaction time from 10 to 6 hours was possible. To convert into practice, it must be ensured that even in this shortened time a product of the same quality is produced.     

Orthoamide. L. Beiträge zur Chemie von Propiolaldehydaminalen – Synthesen und Umsetzungen zu Push–Pull-substituierten Buta-1,3-dienen,Cyclobutanen sowie vinylogen Amidiniumsalzen und 1,2,3-Triazolen

Orthoamides. L. Contribution to the Chemistry of Propiolaldehydaminales – Synthesis and Transformations to Push–Pull-substituted Buta-1,3-dienes, Cyclobutanes, Vinylogous Amidinium Salts and 1,2,3-Triazoles Tert-butylaminalester 5 reacts with terminal alkynes to give aminals of substituted propiolaldehydes 3c, d . The aminal 3a is accessible from N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylformamidinium chloride (7b) and sodium acetylide. The aminals 3b,c can also be prepared from bis(dimethylamino)acetonitrile 8 and terminal alkynes in the presence of sodium hydride. The nitrile 8 is also useful for the preparation of the bis-aminal of acetylenedialdehyde 6 . The aminal 3e can be transaminated by heating with secondary amines to give the aminals 3f–i . The aminals 3a–i react with strong CH₂-acidic compounds (pK_a between 9 and 14) to give the 1-dialkylamino-1,3-butadienes 10 . The isomeric 1-dialkylamino-butadienes 18 can be obtained from the condensation of the CH-acidic cinnamic acid derivatives 19 with dimethylformamidedimethylacetal. CH and NH-acidic compounds as cyanacetamide react with the aminals 3c,e exclusively with the acidic methylene group to produce the enamines 10h,t . The acylformamidine 21 can be obtained from 10t and tert-butylaminalester 5 . The pyridone 22 is accessible from the condensation product 10h by thermal cyclization. The pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine 26 is formed in the reaction of the 6-amino-uracile 23 with the aminal 3a . In an unexpected reaction the 1,2-bis(cyano-dialkylaminomethylene)-cyclobutanes 28a–d result from the action of trimethylsilylcyanide on the aminals 3e–h . The corresponding reaction with trimethylsilylisothiocyanate affords the vinylogous amidinium thiocyanates 34a, b . In the reaction of trimethylsilylazide and the aminals 3 are produced the 4-(dialkylaminomethylene)-4H-1,2,3-triazoles 38 .     

Measuring free metal ion concentrations in situ in natural waters using the Donnan Membrane Technique

Metal toxicity is not related to the total but rather to the free or labile metal ion concentration. One of the techniques that can be used to measure several free metal ion concentrations simultaneously is the Donnan Membrane Technique (DMT) in combination with the inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). However, free metal ion concentrations in natural waters are commonly below the detection limit of ICP-MS. We decreased the detection limit by making use of a ligand, and we developed a field DMT cell that can be applied in situ in natural waters. A kinetic approach can be used to calculate free metal ion concentrations when the equilibrium time becomes too large. The field DMT measured in situ in natural waters a free metal ion concentration ranging from 0.015% (Cu) to 13% (Zn) of a total metal concentration ranging from 0.06 nM (Cd) to 237 nM (Zn). The free metal ion concentrations were difficult to predict using an equilibrium speciation model, probably due to the uncertainty in the nature of the dissolved organic matter or the presence of other reactive colloids. It is shown that DMT can follow changes in the free metal ion concentration on times scales less than a day under certain conditions.