CAPILLARY EXTRUSION VISCOMETER FOR THE VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT OF FISH PROTEIN PASTE

To overcome various limitations of conventional viscometers in measuring salted or unsalted surimi paste, a capillary extrusion viscometer was developed. The viscosity of surimi paste was measured as a function of moisture content (MC) (75–80%), salt content (2–4%) and liquid egg white (LEW) content (2–4%). As moisture, salt and LEW contents increased, viscosity gradually decreased. The viscosity values, as affected by MCs, showed a highly negative relationship with fracture properties of surimi gel, especially shear stress from the torsion test, indicating that MC is linearly correlated to the strength of gels at fracture. This easy and quick viscosity measurement can effectively facilitate the production control of comminuted muscle foods, including surimi paste.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

There had been a difficulty to measure the exact viscosity of comminuted muscle food pastes when conventional viscometers were used. This was due to the non-linearity between dilution rates and viscosity of muscle paste, or limited range of shear rate during viscosity measurement. New developed small capillary extrusion viscometer can measure a wide range of comminuted muscle paste viscosity. When using this capillary viscometer, flow behavior of non-Newtonian surimi paste and other comminuted muscle paste can be well defined.     

Simple reactor for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles with the assistance of ethanol by gas–liquid discharge plasma

Atmospheric pressure plasma technology is gaining increasing importance because it is a simple and tunable synthesis process for the production of metallic nanoparticles. In addition to the development of the power supply, improving the reactor is also one of the main strategies to enhance the utility. In this study, a simple reactor for the gas–liquid discharge plasma induced by argon gas was applied to synthesize silver nanoparticles from silver nitrate (AgNO₃) in solution. An AC power supply with a peak voltage of 3.5 kV was used. The frequency and on-time were set to 50 kHz and 2.5 μs, respectively. The oscilloscope showed that the rising time was approximately 2 μs. The ethanol was used as the source for the reactive reducing agent. No more additional components existed in the solution during the discharge and neither of the electrodes was in contact with the treated solution. The temperature increased by 10 °C within 1min without a cooling system. Carbon was the main impurity and was expected to be produced from the decomposition of the organics under the plasma. The elevated temperature decreased the organic by-products by evaporation and could also decrease the production of carbon. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the spherical silver nanoparticles with a size of approximately 10 nm were synthesized with a crystal structure and that a low concentration of ethanol prefers the production of the mono-dispersed colloid.     

固体氧化物燃料电池离子- 电子混合传导性Ni/ScSZ 燃料极的制备以及性能分析

在薄膜固体氧化物燃料电池中,为增加发生电化学反应的三相界面面积,燃料极和空气极通常制备成离子-电子混合传导性质的多孔形态。该研究将燃料极电化学反应(氢氧化反应)的催化剂——镍(Ni)和氧离子传导性好的氧化钪稳定的氧化锆(ScSZ)混合制备成离子-电子混合传导燃料极。实验结果显示,与纯 Ni 燃料极相比,所制备的 Ni/ScSZ 燃料极因其三相界面面积的增加,可显著降低极化电阻,但同时欧姆电阻也显著增加,从而最终导致燃料电池单池性能总体下降。     

Calculation of optimal current density of double side permanent magnet linear synchronous motor

The use of design method considering a coil temperature to maximize the thrust density of a double side coreless permanent magnet linear synchronous motor (PMLSM) was presented. The optimal current density where the coil temperature reaches an allowable temperature with heat analysis was applied to a magnetic circuit design. Changing optimal current density is verified whenever the design parameters of the motor are altered. The design parameters of the motor were applied to thrust calculation. In this way, the optimal model, which is a reversal of the existing design method, is deduced. The results were compared with the experimental data to verify their validity. When the convection heat transfer coefficient is applied to other models, the results of the analysis and test values show good concordance. The method proposed has some limitations.     

Optimal design of auxiliary-teeth to solve circulation current reduction of permanent magnet linear synchronous motor

A discontinuity of magnetic circuits according to the end effect is generated in the permanent magnet linear synchronous motor (PMLSM).Due to the unbalanced back electro-motive force (EMF) and impedance produced,unbalanced current is generated.The circulating current,which is caused by a decrease in the thrust,is generated by the unbalanced current.The optimal design of auxiliary-teeth at the end of the mover was carried out to solve the unbalance of phase by using design of experiment (DOE),and compared wi...     

热挤压对AZ31-0.25%Sb合金组织与性能的影响

通过不同温度热挤压处理、力学性能测试和组织形貌观察,研究了热挤压处理对AZ31-0.25%Sb镁合金组织与性能的影响.结果表明：热挤压处理可有效提高合金的力学性能,经220 ℃热挤压处理,合金的室温抗拉强度由263 MPa提高到297.6 MPa,屈服强度由96 MPa提高到222.1 MPa,提高幅度达131.4%;热挤压处理提高AZ31-0.5Sb%合金强度的原因是：挤压期间产生了形变强化和发生的动态再结晶,形变产生的高密度位错可提高合金的抗拉强度,而发生动态再结晶形成的细小晶粒可有效提高合金的屈服强度.     

Structure Electrical Conducting and Thermal Expansion Properties of Ln0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3 (Ln=La,Pr,Nd,Sm)Ceramics

Ln0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3 (Ln=La, Pr, Nd, Sm) perovskite-type complex oxides were synthesized using a glycine-nitrate process, and the structure, electrical conducting and thermal expansion properties of the resulting ceramics were examined with regard to the nature of the lanthanide cations. The results indicated that the La, Pr and Nd specimens had a rhombohedral symmetry, while an orthorhombic structure was determined for the Sm specimen. The pseudo-cubic lattice constant decreased with smaller lanthanide cations. It was found that the electrical conducting properties declined with decreasing lanthanide cation size. Fortunately, all the compositions remained rather high electrical conductivities exceeding 650Ω1.cm-1 in the intermediate temperature range (600-800℃). An appreciable thermal expansion increase at high temperatures was detected for all the compositions. Decreasing the size of the lanthanide cations resulted in an increase of thermal expansion. With respect to the high electrical conductivities, the Ln0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3 oxides are considered to be acceptable as mixed conducting component in composite cathode designs together with doped ceria electrolytes.     

污泥厌氧消化过程中沼气原位提纯扩产技术的研究进展

目前,厌氧消化处是污泥减量化、无害化、资源化处理最有效的手段之一,沼气作为厌氧消化资源化产物,产量和纯度的原位提升技术有着重要的作用。文章从厌氧消化产沼气量影响因素和沼气原位富集技术的角度阐述沼气产量和纯度的提高的研究方法,从而对中国市政污泥处理和沼气能源化利用领域提供有价值的参考。     

Depth enhancement of 3D microscopic living‐cell image using incoherent fluorescent digital holography

Multilayer images of living cells are typically obtained using confocal or multiphoton microscopy. However, limitations on the distance between consecutive scan layers hinder high‐resolution three‐dimensional reconstruction, and scattering strongly degrades images of living cell components. Consequently, when overlapping information from different layers is focused on a specific point in the camera, this causes uncertainty in the depiction of the cell components. We propose a method that combines the Fresnel incoherent correlation holography and a depth‐of‐focus reduction algorithm to enhance the depth information of three‐dimensional cell images. The proposed method eliminates overlap between light elements in the different layers inside living cells and limitations on the interlayer distance, and also enhances the contrast of the reconstructed holograms of living cells.