The Influence of Cobalt on the Microstructure of the Nickel-Base Superalloy MAR-M247

The influence of cobalt on the microstructure of MAR-M247, a cast nickel-base superalloy, was investigated. Nickel was substituted for Co to produce 0, 5, and the standard 10 pct Co versions of MAR-M247. The microstructures of the alloys were examined using optical and electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, phase extraction, and differential thermal analysis. Samples were examined in as-cast, heat treated, long-time aged, and stress-rupture tested conditions. As Co was removed from MAR-M247, the γ′ volume fraction decreased, the mean γ′ particle size increased, the W and Ti concentrations in the γ′ increased, the Cr and Al concentrations in the γ phase decreased, and the amount of carbides increased. This increase in carbide precipitation caused a change from discrete grain boundary carbides to a grain boundary film as Co level decreased. M. V. NATHAL, formerly of Case Western Reserve University, R. D. MAIER, formerly of Case Western Reserve University,     

Zur Kinetik der Sauerstoffreduktion bei der Korrosion von Nickel in sauerstoffhaltiger Schwefelsäure

Kinetics of oxygen reduction during the corrosion of nickel in oxygen containing sulfuric acid The rate of oxygen reduction was determined for the corrosion of nickel in sulphuric acid containing oxygen. The rate depends upon the oxygen concentration and the acidity of the electrolyte. For a second order reaction with a preceding diffusion of oxygen and protons the values of the rate constant and the thickness of the diffusion layer were calculated. It could be shown that in In sulphuric acid the reduction rate is control led by the oxygen diffusion while in the weaker acids the rate controlling step is a proton transfer to the oxygen, adsorbed at the metal surface. Measurements of the dependance of the corrosion in In sulphuric and hydrochloride acid confirm these results.     

Time Horizon: Implications for Aggregate Scheduling Effectivness1

This performance of intuitive aggregate scheduling is compared with the scheduling performance of a mathematical model. A controlled experiment was designed to illustrate one scheduling problem characteristic which accounts for the superiority of model decisions over intuitive decisions. This relative superiority increases as the time-horizon complexity increases. The horizon complexity is a manifestation of the cost structure of the decision setting.     

The near wake of a model horizontal-axis wind turbine at runaway

This paper completes a series which describes measurements within two chord lengths of the blades of a small horizontal-axis wind turbine over a wide range of operating conditions. Prior to the present experiment, the turbine was rebuilt to allow operation at its runaway point, where no power is produced. Runaway can be viewed as the upper limit on wind turbine performance at which thrust and wake expansion are maximised. The measurements, which approximate the mean and fluctuating velocity fields seen by an observer rotating with the blades, were obtained from a stationary X-probe hot-wire anemometer by the technique of phase-locked averaging. It is shown conclusively that there is negative (power-producing) angular momentum extracted from the wake, but a balancing positive angular momentum resides in the tip vortices. The mean velocity through the blades increases significantly with radius, in contrast to the near-constant velocity when the turbine is producing its maximum power. Comparisons with conventional blade calculations suggest that the circulation in the wake is related to the difference between the circumferential components of the lift and drag, rather than the magnitude of the lift as is often assumed. Within the range and accuracy of measurement, the pitch of the tip vortices is constant and proportional to the inverse of the tip speed ratio.     

Long-term effects of dissolved carbonate species on the degradation of trichloroethylene by zerovalent iron

The effect of different concentrations of total inorganic carbon (TIC) and flow rates on the reactivity of iron metal with trichloroethylene (TCE) was studied in column experiments to verify whether concentration or mass flux of TIC is the major key parameter for barrier performance. First-order rate coefficients (kobs) for TCE degradation vary initially between 0.15 and 0.32 h-' and are positively related to TIC influent concentration. Maximal kobs were reached after 164 and 591 PV, varied between 0.55 and 1.1 h(-1), and were positively correlated to the TIC mass flux, followed by a decrease resulting in values similar to the reference system at the end of the experiments. Enhancement of iron corrosion (0.7 to 3.5 mmol kgFe(-1) d(-1) and formation of gas bubbles during the initial experimental phase were observed and were also positively correlated to TIC mass flux. The higher gas bubble formation probably has a more significant effect on porosity than mineral precipitations in Fe0-systems. The results suggest that higher TIC mass fluxes cause a more pronounced acceleration in CHC degradation, but also a faster inhibition in the longer-term. This faster inhibition has serious implication for the design of funnel and gate systems.     

Silica aerogel granulate material for thermal insulation and daylighting

Silica aerogel granulate is a nanostructured material with high solar transmittance and low thermal conductivity. These properties offer exciting applications in building envelopes. One objective of the joint R&D project ISOTEG at ZAE Bayern was to develop and characterize a new glazing element based on granular silica aerogel. Heat transfer coefficients of less than 0.4 W/(m² K) and a total solar energy transmittance of 35% for the whole glazing unit were achieved. The glazing has a thickness of less than 50 mm. Another application for granular silica aerogel is, for example, in solar collectors.The thermal properties of the glazing as well as the optical and thermal properties of the granular aerogels are presented here. The solar transmittance of a 10 mm packed bed of silica aerogel was 53% for semi-translucent spheres and 88% for highly translucent granulate. In our heat transfer experiments the gas pressure, external pressure load, temperature and gas filling were varied. The various thermal conductivity values measured for the glazing and collector applications were compared to the values calculated using two different packed bed models. For the gas-dependent measurements the intergranular voids in the granulate were 1.0 ± 0.1 mm before loading the packed bed, 0.3 ± 0.1 mm at an external load of 3.2 bar (3.2 × 10⁵ Pa) and 0.6 ± 0.1 mm after release.A direct radiative conduction of λ_direct = 4.5 ± 0.5 × 10⁻³ W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ was obtained.