Burner rig trials with nickel- and cobalt-base alloys

Selected Ni- and Co-base alloys were hot corroded in a burner rig facility at temperatures cycled from ambient to 870 or 980°C respectively for times in excess of 3000h. A diesel fuel maintained at lw/oS and doped with sea salt to 476 ppm produced characteristic hot corrosion attack at 870°C and more classical oxidation attack at 980°C. This preliminary investigation shows that the products formed on the Ni-base alloys at 980°C were cracked and dominated by local surface protrusions (“warts”). Co-base alloys did not show these features nor were they observed following tests at the lower temperature. A small % of Y in a simple Nimonic alloy reduced the extent of scale damage but did not eliminate hot-corrosion/oxidation attack.     

Chromophore‐Linked Substrate (CLS405): Probing Metallo‐β‐Lactamase Activity and Inhibition

Serine‐ and metallo‐β‐lactamases present a threat to the clinical use of nearly all β‐lactam antibiotics, including penicillins, cephalosporins, and carbapenems. Efforts to develop metallo‐β‐lactamase (MBL) inhibitors require suitable screening platforms to allow the rapid determination of β‐lactamase activity and efficient inhibition. Unfortunately, the platforms currently available are not ideal for this purpose. Further progress in MBL inhibitor identification requires inexpensive and widely applicable assays. Herein the identification of an inexpensive and stable chromogenic substrate suitable for use in assays of clinically relevant MBLs is described. (6R,7R)‐3‐((4‐Nitrophenoxy)methyl)‐8‐oxo‐7‐(2‐phenylacetamido)‐5‐thia‐1‐azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct‐2‐ene‐2‐carboxylic acid 5,5‐dioxide (CLS405) was synthesised in a three‐step protocol. CLS405 was then characterised spectroscopically, and its stability and kinetic properties evaluated. With a Δλ_max value of 100 nm between the parent and hydrolysis product, a higher analytical accuracy is possible with CLS405 than with commonly used chromogenic substrates. The use of CLS405 in assays was validated by MBL activity measurements and inhibitor screening that resulted in the identification of N‐hydroxythiazoles as new inhibitor scaffolds for MBLs. Further evaluation of the identified N‐hydroxythiazoles against a panel of clinically relevant MBLs showed that they possess inhibitory activities in the mid‐ to low‐micromolar range. The findings of this study provide both a useful tool compound for further inhibitor identification, and novel scaffolds for the design of improved MBL inhibitors with potential as antibiotics against resistant strains of bacteria.     

Impact of bounded delay on throughput in multi-hop networks

This paper presents a closed form solution relating to the impact of bounded delays on throughput in multi-hop networks. In contrast to contemporary literature that largely focuses on average delay to estimate the Quality of Service, our model focuses on an upper bound of delay, referred to as delay threshold in this paper. Traffic that exceeds the delay threshold is treated as lost throughput. The results obtained can be used in scaling resources in a multi-hop network for attaining specified levels of throughput under different thresholds of acceptable delays. Both single-hop and multi-hop transfers are addressed. The theoretical analysis presented in this paper is further corroborated by simulation. The findings presented in this paper will be very relevant to multi-hop network applications where received data that are older than a specified threshold period are not relevant and must be discarded.     

Thermal and Optical Properties of Zn<Subscript>1−<Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Mn<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Te Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Studied by Photoacoustic Spectroscopic Method

Using photoacoustic spectroscopy, the composition-dependent absorption coefficient (α), thermal diffusivity (σ), and optical bandgap (E _g) of Zn_1−x Mn _x Te diluted magnetic semiconductor have been measured. For higher Mn compositions, the absorption spectrum of the Zn–Mn–Te system consists of three regions, viz., the high absorption region, the exponential region, and the weak absorption tail. The bandgap follows a nonlinear variation with composition, showing a downward bowing with a minimum around x = 0.31 as a consequence of the electro-negativity difference between the substituted atoms. The composition-dependent band-edge effective mass of the carriers does not show the bowing behavior indicating that the momentum matrix is not the same for all the Zn_1−x Mn _x Te alloys due to different lattice constants. The absorption spectra show that the transition is allowed and direct.     

Elektromagnetisches Geräusch von Reluktanzmaschinen mit segmentiertem Läufer

Übersicht Zur Ermittlung der wichtigsten Radialkraftwellen wird anhand der in Teil 1 ausgeführten Feldberechnung eine Übersicht über die Polpaarzahlen und Frequenzen der Oberfelder erstellt. Das sich hieraus ergebende Tonfrequenzspektrum wird mit experimentellen Untersuchungen an einem 22kW-Reluktanzmotor verglichen. Die ungleichmäßige Nutteilung des Dämpferkäfigs ergibt ein dichtes Frequenzspektrum, das in Verbindung mit mechanischen Eigenfrequenzen zu hohen Geräuschpegeln führt.

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Electromagnetic noise of reluctance machines with segmental-rotor. Part 2: Radial electromagnetic force waves and noise

Contents A survey is made on the basis of the field calculation performed in part 1 of the numbers of pole-pairs and frequencies of the harmonic magnetic fields in order to find out the most important radial force waves. The resulting audio frequency spectrum is compared to experimental investigations of a 22 kW-reluctance motor. The unequal slot pitch of the squirrel-cage damper results in a dense frequency spectrum which, in connection with the mechanical natural frequencies, causes high noise levels.

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Teil 1 erschien Arch. Elektrotech. 73 (1990) 253–260     

A Novel Low-Temperature Synthesis of Nanosized NiZn Ferrite

Nanosized NiZn ferrite powder is synthesized by a low-temperature method, using a unique combination of citric acid and glycine. An appropriate molar ratio of both citric acid and glycine offers a low-temperature synthetic route by incorporating the complexation behavior of citric acid and the combustion nature of glycine. Thermal decomposition/controlled autocatalytic combustion of the composite gel occurs at a low temperature of around 175°C, with the evolution of a large amount of gases. Transmission electron microscopic studies showed that the average particle size of the ferrite obtained is ∼2.5 nm, with a narrow size distribution. Uniformly distributed fine-grained microstructure with low porosity is obtained for a sample sintered at 1000°C.     

A study on the sorption of NO3− and F− on the carboxymethylated starch‐based hydrogels loaded with Fe2+ ions

Using the principle of geochemistry of fluoride, green and cost effective anion adsorbents were developed for the removal of F^? from water systems. The scheme was further applied for the removal of NO₃^? also. Carboxymethylated starch functionalized through network formation with acrylamide was used as adsorbent, and the resultant hydrogels were loaded with Fe²⁺ ions to generate anchorage for the anions. Sorption of Fe²⁺ was studied as a function of different factors such as time, temperature, pH, and ion strength. The network having the highest Fe²⁺ uptake was loaded with the Fe²⁺ ions under optimum conditions and used for the sorption of F^? and NO₃^?. High efficiency has been observed for F^?, as even up to 100% uptake has been observed within just 10 minutes. The support shows high selectivity for NO₃^?, which was used as anion reference. Thermodynamics of sorption confirms low order and low energy processes. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007