Settling behavior of fillers in thermosetting epoxy casting resins during cure

Using a theory based on a modified Stokes' law equation, the settling behavior of fillers was investigated (glass beads and silica powder) in thermosetting epoxy casting resins during cure. In this study a suspension (a thermosetting epoxy casting resin) containing a large amount of filler particles is assumed to be a homogeneous fluid, and the settling phenomena are treated such that one or more particles of the filler settle into the homogeneous fluid under gravity without interference from other particles. The viscosity increase of the fluid during cure is taken into consideration. The experimental results agree well with the theoretical predictions when the settling distances are small and the particle size distribution is narrow. When these conditions are not satisfied, various effects are observed such as convection, filtering, combination, bottom effect, and a broad particle size distribution. In addition, the formation of a compression zone and of a compaction zone are clearly observed.     

Electroantennogram responses of grape borerXylotrechus pyrrhoderus bates (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) to its male sex pheromone components

Electroantennograms were recorded from the grape borerXylotrechus pyrrhoderus in response to serial dilutions of male sex pheromone components, (2S,3S)-octanediol and (2S)-hydroxy-3-octanone, and to 100 g of their optical isomers and host plant substances. Female antennae always responded more strongly than male antennae. Antennae of both sexes were highly sensitive to (2S)-hydroxy-3-octanone. F/M ratio (female to male EAG value) was greater for male sex pheromone components, especially (2S,3S)-octanediol, and their optical isomers than plant substances. Antennal sensitivity to optical isomers (2R,3R-octanediol and 2S,3R-octanediol) was lower than true pheromone components.     

Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in newborn infants using the umbilical vein as a reinfusion route

PURPOSE: The authors report on four neonates treated with venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) using the umbilical vein as a reinfusion route. METHODS: From 1994 to 1997, 26 instances VV-ECMO in neonates have been carried out at our neonatal center for the treatment of severe respiratory and cardiac failure. Among them, 22 patients could be treated with VV-ECMO mainly using 15F double-lumen catheter (DLC), adding the cephalic drainage using another catheter. In the remaining four cases, however, attempts to insert the DLC into the right internal jugular vein failed because the vein was too small or technical problems. For such instances, two catheters were cannulated into the right atrium and the cephalic portion of the right internal jugular vein, respectively. These two venous catheters were connected to the drainage route of ECMO circuit with a "Y" connector. Then, the umbilical vein was cannulated with 10F or 8F catheter, which was connected to the reinfusion route of ECMO to return the oxygenated blood to the infant. RESULTS: The median age at which ECMO was initiated was 18 hours, and the median ECMO course was 72 hours. The liver function tests were slightly and transiently worsened in two patients during VV perfusion, (in one patient serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT] elevated to 76 IU/L and serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase [SGPT] to 49 IU/L, and in another patient SGOT elevated to 56 IU/L and SGPT remained in normal range). Preumbilical cannula pressures were measured in two patients. In a patient who used 10F umbilical cannula, the preumbilical maximum pressure was 43 mm Hg at 250 mL/min of ECMO flow. In another with an 8F catheter, it was 72 mm Hg at 180 mL/min of ECMO flow. All of the patients survived without any neurological complications. CONCLUSIONS: If the right internal jugular vein would not accommodate the DLC, VV-ECMO using the umbilical vein as a infusion route could be selected.     

纤维的结构和性能（Ⅻ）

介绍了高分子混合系共混纺丝纤维的形态结构。     

Magneto-Optical Properties of Wider Gap Semiconductors ZnMnTe and ZnMnSe Films Prepared by MBE

The II-VI based magnetic semiconductors with a direct and wide optical bandgap are expected to show high potential for optical applications utilizing short wavelength laser diodes (LDs), such as 532-nm green and 475-nm blue LDs. We have confirmed that the Faraday rotation θ_F in the ZnMnTe and ZnMnSe films deposited on quartz glass (QG) and sapphire (SA) substrates by using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) is large near the absorption edge. This paper reports the magneto-optical properties of ZnMnTe and ZnMnSe films synthesized on the QG and SA substrates, and shows the result of a direct Faraday rotation observation successfully made for the ZnMnTe films under 1.28-kHz alternating magnetic fields. The optical absorption characteristics of the ZnMnTe films grown on the SA substrates by MBE are discussed by comparing them with the optical absorption properties and photoluminescence spectra of the II-VI ZnTe parent single crystals.     

Analysing the Combined Effect of Barrier Wall and Freshwater Injection Countermeasures on Controlling Saltwater Intrusion in Unconfined Coastal Aquifer Systems

Water Resources Management - Freshwater recharge wells and underground flow barriers are among several methods proposed for controlling saltwater intrusion (SWI) into coastal aquifers. In this...     

Breakup mode of an axisymmetric liquid jet injected into another immiscible liquid

The breakup of an axisymmetric liquid jet, injected vertically upward from a nozzle into another immiscible liquid, into droplets is studied numerically. The unsteady motion of the interface separating two immiscible fluids is followed by solving the Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible and Newtonian fluids in axisymmetric cylindrical coordinates with a Front-Tracking method. The evolution of the interface and the specific surface area of the droplets are in good agreement with experimental results. Three breakup modes, dripping, jetting with uniform droplets, and jetting with non-uniform droplets, are identified. The different modes are shown on a Weber number—the viscosity ratio map.     

Graft polymerization of acrylic acid onto polyethylene film by preirradiation method. I. Effects of preirradiation dose,monomer concentration,reaction temperature,and film thickness

Low-and high-density polyethylenes were irradiated by electron beams with dose of 2–50 Mrad and then immersed in aqueous solution of acrylic acid (monomer concentration from 30 to 100 wt %) for 10 min?5 h at a temperature of 25–40°C. The degree of grafting increases with time and levels off. High density polyethylene shows lower grafting rate and higher final % grafting in compared with low-density polyethylene. Both grafting rate and final % grafting increase with total dose of preirradiation, but show some saturation at high doses. The highest grafting rate was observed at 60 wt % of monomer concentration where the grafted polyethylene swells to the largest extent in the monomer mixture. Apparent activation energies for the grafting are 19.6 and 27.3 kcal/mol for low- and high-density polyethylenes, respectively, reflecting the proces of monomer diffusion in the film. Grafting rate decreases with increasing film thickness. Graft polymerization starts on the surface of the film and proceeds to the inner part with monomer diffusion through the grafted layer.     

Radiation grafting of acrylic acid onto fluorine-containing polymers. I. Kinetic study of preirradiation grafting onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene)

Preirradiation grafting of acrylic acid onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene) film was studied. The trapped radicals formed upon irradiation are able to induce graft polymerization under appropriate conditions. The influence of the grafting conditions were analyzed kinetically. The grafting reaction begins close to the film surface and proceeds into the center with progressive monomer diffusion through the grafted layer. The dependences of the grafting rate on preirradiation dose and monomer concentration were found to be 0.2 and 1.1 order, respectively. The overall activation energies for this grafting were calculated to be 15.2 and 4.8 kcal/mol below and above 35°C, respectively. The relationship between the grafting rate and film thickness gave a negative first-order dependence.     

The study on radiation grafting of acrylic acid onto fluorine-containing polymers. IV. Properties of membrane obtained by preirradiation grafting onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene–hexafluoropropylene)

Some properties of the membranes obtained by preirradiation grafting of acrylic acid onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene–hexafluoropropylene) (FEP) film have been investigated. Swelling behavior, dimensional change by grafting, electric conductivity, and mechanical properties of the grafted films were found to depend largely on the degree of grafting and to increase as the grafting proceeds. These properties were also found to be independent of the preparation conditions such as irradiation dose, grafting temperature, film thickness, and monomer concentration lower than 60 wt %. The electric conductivity of the membranes prepared at lower monomer concentration (lower than 60 wt %) is higher than that prepared at 80 wt % acrylic acid concentration. X-ray microscopy of the grafted film revealed that the grafting proceeds from both surfaces of the film to the direction of center to give finally homogeneous grafting through the whole bulk of film. At lower monomer concentration the homogeneous grafting was achieved at a degree of grafting around 18%, while at 80 wt % acrylic acid it was achieved at a degree of grafting higher than 70%. The homogeneously grafted membranes show good electrochemical and mechanical properties which make them acceptable for practical uses as cation-exchange membranes.