A discrete model of a two-particle contact applied to cohesive granular materials

In this paper, we consider the complex problem of how to simulate particle contacts, taking into account the cohesion effect. In accordance with the molecular dynamics models, we propose a novel expression for the repulsive force which controls dynamically the transfer and dissipation of energy in granular media. This expression is formulated under fractional calculus, where a fractional derivative accumulates the whole history of the virtual overlap over time in weighted form. We then discuss and illustrate the basic properties of the repulsive force in a normal direction to the contacting surfaces. This approach allows us to perform simulations of arbitrary multiparticle contacts as well as granular cohesion dynamics.     

1H mas NMR and IR studies of the acidic properties of realuminated zeolite Y

IR and¹H MAS NMR confirm that extra-framework aluminium present in dealuminated (ultrastable) zeolite Y is reintroduced into the framework by treatment with strongly basic solutions at elevated temperatures. The realuminated sample contains twice as many Brønsted acid sites than the ultrastable precursor and, with an accuracy of 20%, the same number of acid sites as the parent as-prepared zeolite. However, not as many hydroxyl groups associated with framework Al in the product are acccesible to pyridine as in the parent sample.     

Verträglichkeit zwischen Methacrylat-homo- und Copolymeren

The miscibility of various polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)/polybutylmethacrylate (PBMA)/poly(methylmethacrylate-co-butylmethacrylate)systems has been studied. PMMA and PBMA are immiscible. Methacrylic homopolymers and copolymers are immiscible, too. A one-phase mixture from PMMA and PBMA is only accessible by copolymerization.     

Polyurethane synthesis reactions in asphalts

A series of asphalt–polyurethane composites was prepared by means of polyurethane synthesis in asphalt and carried out in melt. The applied materials were asphalts of differentiated group components content, polyester polyols of chain structure from linear to strongly branched, 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, 4,4-methylenebis(phenyl isocyanate), and tinorganic catalyst. The asphalt components react with isocyanates to a minimal degree. The influence of the applied substrates, temperature, and polyurethane content in the system on the basic kinetic relations characterizing the process is presented. Polyurethane synthesis in asphalts does not differ in a fundamental way from the obtaining of polyurethanes, especially when their content in the composition is significant, 20 wt % and more.     

The effect of cryoprotectants during freezing or freeze drying upon properties of washed mechanically recovered broiler meat

Mechanically recovered meat (MRM) from broilers was washed three times with water and subjected to either slow or rapid freezing or freeze-drying with, or without, the presence of cryoprotectants. Both freezing and freeze-drying reduced the functionality of the MRM when no cryoprotectants were used. Sorbitol/sucrose showed some protection of gel forming ability of frozen samples whilst sorbitol/sucrose with tripolyphosphate gave stronger gels after freezing or freeze-drying than fresh samples. Most of the loss of functionality during freezing or freeze-drying was caused by loss of solubility of myosin and to a lesser extent actin. This was supported by DSC studies. The combined presence of sorbitol/sucrose/tripolyphosphate restored most functional properties of the frozen or freeze-dried material to that of the fresh material.     

The construction and cloning of synthetic genes coding for artificial proteins and expression studies to obtain fusion proteins

Synthetic genes coding for artificial proteins with predeflnedand nutritionally valuable amino acid compositions have beenconstructed and cloned In bacterial plasmid vector pKK233-2.The genes were constructed from three easily interchangeable‘cassettes’ encoding either essential, non-essentialor branched-chain amino acid residues. A potential hairpin loopstructure in the mRNA around the region of the ribosome bindingsite was probably the reason for blockage of translation fromthis vector. Two selected genes, AHB (containing one copy ofeach cassette) and A (consisting of six copies concatemerizedA₆cassette) were cloned into pUR300, a (ß-Gal fusionvector and expressed as fusion proteins (ß-Gal-AHBand (ß-Gal-A₆.     

RBF-based neurodynamic nearest neighbor classification in real pattern space

Superposition of radial basis functions centered at given prototype patterns constitutes one of the most suitable energy forms for gradient systems that perform nearest neighbor classification with real-valued static prototypes. It is shown in this paper that a continuous-time dynamical neural network model, employing a radial basis function and a sigmoid multi-layer perceptron sub-networks, is capable of maximizing such an energy form locally, thus performing almost perfectly nearest neighbor classification, when initiated by a distorted pattern. The proposed design scheme allows for explicit representation of prototype patterns as network parameters, as well as augmenting additional or forgetting existing memory patterns. The dynamical classification scheme implemented by the network eliminates all comparisons, which are the vital steps of the conventional nearest neighbor classification process. The performance of the proposed network model is demonstrated on binary and gray-scale image reconstruction applications.     

Phonon-Induced Superconductivity and the Staggered Magnetic Field on a Square Lattice

We have considered phonon-induced superconductivity on a square lattice. The antiferromagnetic correlations that are present in high-temperature superconductors (HTSC) have been simulated by the staggered magnetic field. The Eliashberg equations have been generalized to account for the momentum dependent order parameter, and the superconducting transition temperature T _c has been evaluated within the strong-coupling theory. The two-dimensional band structure has explicitly been taken into account. It occurs that the results obtained for T _c when considering d-wave symmetry of the superconducting state much better reflect the experimentally observed behavior than those derived for s-wave symmetry. The isotope shift exponent has also been evaluated. One can observe that the introduction of the staggered magnetic field leads to the decrease of this quantity. Therefore, the presence of the staggered magnetic field may contribute to experimentally observed values of smaller than the BCS value of 1/2     

Phase transitions in monolayer formed by hyperbranched polyester with alkyl-terminated branches at the air/water interface

Investigations of Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett molecular films of hyperbranched polyester with alkyl-terminated branches over a wide temperature range revealed an unusual phase transitions. The measured surface pressure–surface area isotherms clearly show that the hyperbranched polyester formed stable and well-defined monolayers at the air/water interface. At temperatures below 313 K ice floe-like structures of a condensed phase were formed already from very low surface pressures. On the increase of the surface pressure the floes of the condensed phase merged forming a uniform monolayer. Above 313 K a surface liquid phase was formed at the interface. It was shown that the phase transition from the surface liquid phase to the condensed phase occurred on temperature decrease. At lower temperatures the compression process was not reversible. The increase of temperature up to about 323 K made the compression process reversible. The monolayers were transferred from the air/water interface onto silicon and mica substrates using the Langmuir–Blodgett technique at different temperatures. The structure of the polyester monolayer formed at the substrates' surfaces was investigated.