Biaxial orientation in LLDPE films: Comparison of infrared spectroscopy,X‐ray pole figures,and birefringence techniques

In this study, linear low‐density polyethylene films were produced using different processes (film blowing and biaxial orientation) and processing conditions. The orientation of the films was characterized in terms of their biaxial crystalline, amorphous, and global orientation factors using birefringence, tilted incidence polarized Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and X‐ray diffraction pole figures. Evaluation of a simplified FTIR procedure without the use of the tilted method for the determination of crystalline orientation factors proposed in the literature is also evaluated and assessed. The results indicate that FTIR overestimate the crystalline orientation factors, particularly for the crystalline a‐axis. Significant discrepancies are also observed for the b‐axis orientation, which may be due to an overlap of the amorphous phase contribution. Those differences are larger for films with low orientation, such as blown films. Amorphous phase orientation from FTIR depends on the band used and is not necessarily in agreement with that determined from the combination of X‐ray and birefringence. The simplified FTIR procedure is proven to be inadequate in the case of linear low‐density polyethylene blown films studied having a random lamellar crystalline morphology. POLYM. ENG. SCI. 46:1182–1189, 2006. © 2006 Society of Plastics Engineers.     

Hydrodynamic characteristics of a FCC regenerator

The hydrodynamic and gas mixing characteristics have been determined in a FCC regenerator (0.48 m I.D.x3.4 m high) with FCC particles. Solids holdup in the dense bed decreases with increasing gas velocity, but it increases in the freeboard region. The bubble/void fraction increases with an increase along the bed height at a given gas velocity and increases with increasing gas velocity at a constant bed height. Backmixed tracer gas at the wall region is higher than that at the center region of the bed. The gas backmixing coefficient decreases with increasing gas velocity.     

Influence of the components in the flow properties and physical aging of spray coating PVC plastisols

A study of the rheological properties and aging characteristics of 15 poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) plastisols formulated for spray coating is made. The influence of the PVC type, plasticizer, filler, diluent, and thixotropic agent is analyzed and discussed in terms of the yield stress value, a shear thinning index, and an aging characterizing parameter.     

Structure and properties of polyimide‐bonded magnets processed from prepolymers based on diacetyl derivatives of aromatic diamines and dianhydrides

We report a novel method of polyimide (PI) synthesis from prepolymers based on dianhydrides and diacetyl derivatives of aromatic diamines that facilitate the preparation of a melt processable mixture at 300 ± 10°C of the prepolymer and magnetic Nd‐Fe‐B alloy to provide PI‐bonded magnets with enhanced properties. It is shown that chemical structure of the prepolymers strongly influences viscosity behavior via crystallization of the oligoimide in the melt, leading to formation of PI with rigid‐rod like structure. This structural ordering of the prepolymers based on diacetyl derivative of diamine used in this study, if not controlled, leads to exponential increase of melt viscosity with time, making it practically impossible to prepare melt processable mixture of the magnetic particles and the PI prepolymers at elevated temperatures. The results obtained demonstrate that appropriate dianhydrides and diacetyl derivatives of diamines that do not lead to crystallization of oligoimides in prepolymer mixture can be used under controlled processing conditions to prepare melt‐processable PI‐bonded magnets containing rigid‐rod like PI structure that significantly increases thermal stability of the magnets. The temperature dependencies of the magnetic properties of the PI‐bonded magnets under conditions that they are likely to encounter during their service life were found to be remarkably similar to that of commercial thermoplastic magnets such as injection‐molded nylon magnets. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 478–485, 2006     

Low-Temperature Dielectric Properties of Ceramic Potassium Tantalate (KTaO3)

Dielectric properties of KTaO₃ ceramic fabricated by both conventional sintering and sintering followed by isostatic hot pressing (HIP) were measured at T =4.2 to 300 K over a frequency range from 400 Hz to 4 MHz. The weak field response shows a faint peak near 10 K which has a clear relaxation character, as in high-purity single crystals. The general response is well reproduced by the Barrett function, but additional polarizability with relaxation character is also in evidence at higher temperatures. No dielectric hysteresis was observed at high fields for cycling frequencies down to 0.04 Hz anywhere in the temperature range.     

Tungsten Oxide Nanorods Array and Nanobundle Prepared by Using Chemical Vapor Deposition Technique

Tungsten oxide (WO₃) nanorods array prepared using chemical vapor deposition techniques was studied. The influence of oxygen gas concentration on the nanoscale tungsten oxide structure was observed; it was responsible for the stoichiometric and morphology variation from nanoscale particle to nanorods array. Experimental results also indicated that the deposition temperature was highly related to the morphology; the chemical structure, however, was stable. The evolution of the crystalline structure and surface morphology was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectra and X-ray diffraction approaches. The stoichiometric variation was indicated by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.     

Derivation and analysis of a filtered backprojection algorithm for cone beam projection data

The authors address the problem of three-dimensional image reconstruction from cone beam projections. Modifying a result due to A.A. Kirillov (Soviet Math. Dokl., vol. 2, p.268-9, 1961), the authors derive an inversion formula for the case where the cone vertices form an unbounded curve. For the special case in which the cone vertices form a circle, an approximate reconstruction formula is developed and shown to be essentially equivalent to the practical cone-beam algorithm of L.A. Feldkamp et al. (1984). For this approximate inverse, the authors derive the resulting spatially varying point spread function, examine the effect of bandlimiting due to sampling, and compare the resulting image quality as a function of the radius of the circle formed by the cone vertices.     

Performance evaluation of anti-radiation based on the gamma degradation process

In the environment of space radiation, the high-energy charged particles or high-energy photons acting on a spacecraft can cause either temporary device degradation or permanent failure. The traditional probability model is difficult to obtain reliable estimation of unit radiation resistance performance with small samples. Considering that different products will change differently after high-energy particle radiation, we construct a model based on the gamma degradation process. This model can efficiently describe the law of unit radiation resistance variation with the total radiation dose levels under the effect of the total dose and displacement damage. Finally, the proposed model is used to assess the anti-radiation performance of the N-channel power MOSFET device STRH60N20FSY3 produced by STM to obtain average unit radiation resistance, survival probability, survival function, etc.     

Theoretical Investigation of the Viscous Damping Coefficient of Hydraulic Actuators

The viscous damping coefficient(VDC) of hydraulic actuators is crucial for system modeling,control and dynamic characteristic analysis.Currently,the researches on hydraulic actuators focus on behavior assessment,promotion of control performance and efficiency.However,the estimation of the VDC is difficult due to a lack of study.Firstly,using two types of hydraulic cylinders,behaviors of the VDC are experimentally examined with velocities and pressure variations.For the tested plunger type hydraulic cylinder,the exponential model B=αυ~(-β),(α0,β0)or B=α_1e~(-β_1υ)+α_2e~(-β_2υ)(α_1,α_20,β_1,β_20),fits the relation between the VDC and velocities for a given pressure of chamber with high precision.The magnitude of the VDC decreases almost linearly under certain velocities when increasing the chamber pressure from 0.6 MPa to 6.0 MPa.Furthermore,the effects of the chamber pressures on the VDC of piston and plunge type hydraulic cylinders are different due to different sealing types.In order to investigate the VDC of a plunger type hydraulic actuator drastically,a steady-state numerical model has been developed to describe the mechanism incorporating tandem seal lubrication,back-up ring related friction behaviors and shear stress of fluid.It is shown that the simulated results of VDC agree with the measured results with a good accuracy.The proposed method provides an instruction to predict the VDC in system modeling and analysis.     

水平切片解释方法在焦作井田构造复杂区的应用

河南焦作某矿地处焦作煤田东部,该矿东三盘区地质构造复杂,主采的2号煤层底板与L_8灰岩平均间距仅20m,与奥灰顶界面平均间距约100m,因此断层的存在极易导通奥灰水,形成较大的水患事故。故查明区内构造分布情况十分必要。本文重点介绍了用三维地震常规解释方法结合偏移及方差数据体水平切片解释方法在构造复杂区的应用情况,具有一定的推广意义。