Use of ultrafiltration for preparing improved tomato pulp

The characteristics of high-quality tomato pulp (commercial def.: crushed or diced tomatoes with about 30% tomato juice as packing medium) canned with tomato juice pulp enriched by ultrafiltration as packing medium were compared with those covered with conventional vacuum-concentrated juice.
Both hot- and cold-break products were prepared and those containing 20% serum-reduced packing juice proved to be the best, showing no signs of syneresis on storage and with improvements in sensory properties, colour and non-enzymatic browning; some volatile components were reduced.     

A note on calculating autocovariances of long-memory processes

In this paper, we consider a method (splitting) for calculating the auto- covariances of fractional integrated processes (ARFIMA) and generalized integrated processes (GARMA). The splitting method does not require any restriction on the autoregressive roots, and allows fast calculation of the autocovariances of these processes.     

TYPOLOGY OF SPACES AND TOPOLOGY OF TOLERATION: CITY,PLURALISM, OWNERSHIP

The aim of this paper is primarily to lay down a convincing typology of spaces in connection with property rights and management. Instead of the two main ownership models (private and public property) usually pinpointed, we argue that it is more fitting to speak of a plurality of property regimes. So, in this work, we identify and explain six sub‐categories: i) stricto sensu public spaces; ii) special public spaces; iii) privately run public spaces; iv) privately owned collective spaces; v) complex private spaces; vi) simple private spaces. This typology of spaces aims to draw attention to the fact that the diversity of spaces affects the type of tolerance in place: when we think about tolerance, it's important to think in a spatialized way, referring to these different property regimes.     

Modeling and analysis of landing collision dynamics for a shipborne helicopter

A Lagrange dynamic model is established based on small-angle approximation to improve the simulation model for shipborne helicopter landing collision. To describe fuselage motion effectively, the proposed model considers ship motion, the interaction of the tires with the deck, and tire slippage. A mechanism of sliding motion is built, and a real-time reliability analysis of the algorithm is implemented to validate the proposed model. Numerical simulations are also conducted under different operation conditions. Results show that the proposed dynamic model can simulate the collision motion of helicopter landing in real time. Several suggestions for helicopter pilot landing are likewise provided.     

New parameterization of MIMO systems

The parameterization of MIMO systems in the open-loop balanced representation was introduced by Kabamba (1985) to show the advantages of using the balanced canonical form over other classical canonical forms as regards the guaranteed stability and minimality of the representation. The parameterization of MIMO systems in closed-loop balanced representation is introduced: the stability is guaranteed under particular conditions and the minimality is also assured. The importance that such a type of realization plays is fundamental in the synthesis of MIMO systems with assigned characteristic values; this allows us to investigate, for example, the stability of closed-loop systems with a low-order regulator. Indeed, for a defined class of MIMO systems, the introduced parameterization allows us to derive sufficient conditions for the closed-loop dissipativeness and for the stability of the reduced-order compensator, generalizing some results proved for S1SO systems.     

Optimal design of PID regulators

Tuning of three-term controllers, a widely popular device for process control, has always been accomplished by semi-empirical rules. The aim of this paper is to establish a link between PID regulators and optimal feedback design for linear systems. After showing how the optimal control theory can be tailored to the design of optimal regulators, the results are extended to the discrete-time case and the feasibility of a microprocessor implementation is assessed with the aid of benchmark tests     

THE USE OF RHEOLOGY TO CHARACTERIZE FLOW BEHAVIOR OF LIQUORICE SOLUTIONS

The rheological behavior of liquorice solutions at different concentrations (ranging between 30 and 60 Brix) and temperatures (in the range between 25 and 80C) has been investigated performing both dynamic tests in the linear viscoelastic region and steady shear tests, in 0.1–100 s^?1 shear rate range, by using a stress controlled rheometer (DSR 200, Rheometric Scientific, USA) and parallel plate geometry (φ = 40 mm). Small amplitude oscillations has shown the presence of both moduli also at the lowest tested concentration, with G′ greater than G″, except for the 30 Brix sample. It has been found that experimental viscosity data show a good agreement with a power law model, thus allowing the estimation of both the friction factor and the pressure drops in a typical pipeline used for liquorice solution conveying. It has been observed that the assumption of Newtonian behavior can lead to the erroneous design of the apparatuses that have to process liquorice extracts.