A parametric study on supersonic/hypersonic flutter behavior of aero-thermo-elastic geometrically imperfect curved skin panel

In this paper, the effect of the system parameters on the flutter of a curved skin panel forced by a supersonic/hypersonic unsteady flow is numerically investigated. The aeroelastic model investigated includes the third-order piston theory aerodynamics for modeling the flow-induced forces and the Von Kármán non-linear strain-displacement relation in conjunction with the Kirchhoff plate hypothesis for the panel structural modeling. Structural non-linearities are considered and are due to the non-linear coupling between out-of-plane bending and in-plane stretching. The effects of thermal degradation and Kelvin??s model of structural damping independent on time and temperature are also considered. The aero-thermo-elastic governing equations are developed from the geometrically imperfect non-linear theory of infinitely long two-dimensional curved panels. Computational analysis and discussion of the finding along with pertinent conclusions are presented.     

Analysis of Iddq failures by spectral photon emission microscopy

In this work, a fast identification of I_ddq failures using spectroscopic photon emission microscopy (SPEMMI) is proposed. The spectra obtained from failure sites on the I_ddq failed chips were compared with the ones of known defective components. Four distinguishable spectra categories were identified. They were attributed to gate oxide breakdown, metal shorts, blackbody radiation, and ESD caused junction spiking. The focused ion beam (FIB) technique was used to look at the damage sites for confirmation of the SPEMMI results.     

The generation of shallow dopant layers by low-angle implantation

A simple arrangement for the generation of shallow dopant profiled by low-angle ion implantation is described. High resolution Rutherford backscattering has been employed to measure profiles of arsenic and antimony which have been obtained by implantation into (100) silicon at angles of incidence as low as 4° with respect to the wafer surface. These profiles have been compared with Monte Carlo calculations using the TRIM II code and found to be in good agreement. Electrical activity > 5 × 10¹⁹ cm^?3 has been achieved for dopant profiles with peak concentrations within 30 Å of the surface. The technique is amenable to the generation of tailored (e.g. uniform) implantation profiles at constant energy by variation of implant angle.     

Mechanism and Kinetics of some Reactions on Silica-Alumina Catalysts

The dehydration of alcohol when its vapor is led over alumina, or some other heterogeneously acting catalysts, is already known from the end of the eighteenth century.     

HYDROGEN TRAIPB-NUUEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE FOR INDUSTRIAL MOISTURE 8EN8MG

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A procedure was developed based on a three-component physical model to simulate the drying characteristics of Laird lentils. In this model, the cotyledons were simplified as a homogeneous slab where moisture transfer was governed by a one-dimensional diffusion equation, and the hilum and seedcoat were considered as two parallel routes for moisture to escape from a seed. The simulation procedure was verified with the experimental data from thin-layer drying testing on samples of 19.0 to 24.5% initial moisture content at temperatures from 23 to 80°C and relative humidities from 5 to 70%. Using previously obtained information on the transport properties of the cotyledons, the seedcoat, and the hilum, the simulation followed the drying data closely over temperatures between 23 and 60°C.     

Zinc‐based compounds as smoke suppressant agents for an aerospace epoxy matrix

Smoke is considered to be the main hazard of fires involving epoxy resins but its production depends on many variables, principally the chemical character and the burning rate of the polymer plus the availability of oxygen. The work reported aimed to study the smoke suppressant effect and flammability performance of zinc‐based compounds (FR system) in epoxy matrix composites used in the aerospace and aeronautical industry. The flammability performance of neat and FR‐loaded systems was screened using microcombustion calorimetry, while smoke generation, in terms of carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) production, was analysed under dynamic conditions using cone calorimetry. Final results indicate that the dispersion of zinc borate and zinc hydroxystannate (ZHS) into epoxy matrices leads to a significant variation in flame retardant properties reducing both total heat release by about 25 and 30%, respectively, and heat release capacity by about 30 and 50%, respectively. The system containing ZHS shows an enhancement in all smoke suppressant properties; both tin compounds (zinc stannate (ZS) and ZHS) give a reduction of CO₂/CO ratio from 41 to 25 for ZS and from 41 to 36 for ZHS compared to neat matrix. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

Laser repairing surface crack of Ni-based superalloy components

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ORDERING TRANSITIONS IN LIQUID CRYSTALS PERMIT IMAGING OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS FORMED BY PROTEINS PENETRATING INTO LIPID-LADEN INTERFACES

Recent studies have reported that full monolayers of L-α-dilaurylphosphatidylcholine (L-DLPC) and D-α-dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (D-DPPC) formed at interfaces between thermotropic liquid crystals (LCs) and aqueous phases lead to homeotropic (perpendicular) orientations of nematic LCs and that specific binding of proteins to these interfaces (such as phospholipase A ₂ binding to D-DPPC) can trigger orientational ordering transitions in the liquid crystals. We report on the nonspecific interactions of proteins with aqueous-LC interfaces decorated with partial monolayer coverage of L-DLPC. Whereas nonspecific interactions of four proteins (cytochrome c, bovine serum albumin, immunoglobulins, and neutravidin) do not perturb the ordering of the LC when a full monolayer of L-DLPC is assembled at the aqueous-LC interface, we observe patterned orientational transitions in the LC that reflect penetration of proteins into the interface of the LC with partial monolayer coverage of L-DLPC. The spatial patterns formed by the proteins and lipids at the interface are surprisingly complex, and in some cases the protein domains are found to compartmentalize lipid within the interfaces. These results suggest that phospholipid-decorated interfaces between thermotropic liquid crystals and aqueous phases offer the basis of a simple and versatile tool to study the spatial organization and dynamics of protein networks formed at mobile, lipid-decorated interfaces.     

Peel Adhesion of Poly(Vinyl Chloride) to Nitrile Rubbers

In addition to molecular interaction and physical entanglement of the molecular chains across the interface in poly (vinyl chloride)-nitrile rubber joints, at high temperatures and long contact times interfacial chemical bonds may be formed which seem to couple the two adherends thereby resulting in cohesive failure of the rubber matrix on peeling. This is verified by performing the peel tests at high temperatures, low peel rates and under swollen conditions. Infrared spectroscopic studies of the PVC/NBR blend reveal the formation of chemical bonds at the contact temperatures studied. The peel fracture energy is found to depend on the acrylonitrile content and presence of carboxylic content in the NBR, and the presence of stabilizer and plasticizer in the PVC phase, in addition to the molding and testing conditions.