微波分离场加热焊锡膏的实验研究

微波加热作为一种快速、高效、清洁的加热方式,在材料处理领域得到了广泛应用。本文结合金属粉末的微波耗散机理,分析了焊锡膏在微波电场及磁场中的加热特性,通过实验研究了焊锡膏电路在微波电场、微波磁场中的加热效果。实验结果表明,微波电场和微波磁场均可快速加热焊锡膏,但高强度的微波电场容易激发等离子体,灼伤基板;而微波磁场则选择性地加热焊锡膏,实现快速加热融化焊点的同时保持基板在较低温度。通过对比微波磁场快速融化的焊点与传统方式加热融化焊点的微观结构,发现微波磁场快速加热融化的焊点具有极薄的金属间化合物厚度,有利于提高焊点强度。该研究为柔性等塑料基电路的焊接提供了一种良好的解决方案。     

一个紧凑的梯形领结无芯RFID标签的设计

提出了一种紧凑、低成本、可完全印制的缝隙加载领结型无芯射频识别标签的设计。标签由2个梯形金属贴片组成,2组谐振频率邻近的缝隙谐振器分别加载在2个贴片上。在不增加缝隙间相互耦合的前提下,标签在超宽带频段内容纳的数据位数提高了1倍,在35mm×33mm的合理尺寸内,12个缝隙谐振器对应12位数据。仿真给出了标签的雷达散射截面积曲线,实测是在双站天线配置下进行,在频域内测出了传输系数s21。实测和仿真结果一致,验证了本设计的合理性。该标签具有高数据位数和低成本,因其只需1个导电层,所以能被直接印刷在ID卡甚至纸张上。     

A novel tree‐shaped antenna with wideband and end‐fire properties designed by competitive algorithm of simulating natural tree growth

This article presents a novel tree‐shaped antenna with wideband and end‐fire properties designed by the Competitive Algorithm of Simulating Natural Tree Growth. The antenna has an impedance bandwidth of 27.2% for S11 < ?10dB, maintains end‐fire radiation pattern and achieves a high gain over the entire frequency band from 5.4 GHz to 7.1 GHz. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE, 2010.     

The Implementation of Innovation by a Multinational Operating in Two Different Environments: A Comparative Study

The aim of the paper is to examine the innovation initiatives and processes followed by two subsidiaries of a German multinational company operating in Europe and Asia and to compare the innovativeness of their operations in these two locations. The study examined the innovation processes followed by the two subsidiary firms operating in Germany and Malaysia, the actual problems faced by them, the critical success factors involved in the implementation, and the work climates of the firms. Interestingly, it was found that both firms followed similar innovation processes. Nevertheless, different types of problems and critical success factors were applicable to both firms. The results showed that the Malaysian subsidiary faced more behavioural problems while the German subsidiary encountered more technical problems. Further, the study showed that a lack of knowledge was the common problem faced equally by both firms. The study demonstrated that the German subsidiary had better working climate compared to its counterpart in Malaysia. Finally, the German subsidiary was found to be more innovation–active than the Malaysian subsidiary as it introduced more types of innovation, interacted with more types of entity in the external environment and introduced more types of training.     

A hybrid numerical method to compute erythrocyte TMP in low-frequency electric fields

This paper presents a coupling method of the finite element method and the boundary element method to compute the transmembrane potential (TMP) of an erythrocyte in a low-frequency electric field. We compute an in vitro erythrocyte's TMP induced by external electric fields by this hybrid method. It takes advantage of the homogeneous characteristics from both intracellular region and extracellular region. Moreover, we may use a fine three-dimensional (3-D) mesh around the thin membrane and avoid 3-D meshes in other regions. Numerical results of a spherical cell show that the hybrid method is accurate. The computed threshold of the applied electric field for membrane electric breakdown agrees well with those experimental results. Numerical results can also guide us to locate the maximum induced TMP on the erythrocyte membrane in various electric fields. Some further applications of the hybrid method are also discussed.     

College student employment and drinking: A daily study of work stressors, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol consumption.

We examined the within-person relationships between daily work stressors and alcohol consumption over 14 consecutive days in a sample of 106 employed college students. Using a tension reduction theoretical framework, we predicted that exposure to work stressors would increase alcohol consumption by employed college students, particularly for men and those with stronger daily expectancies about the tension reducing properties of alcohol. After controlling for day of the week, we found that hours worked were positively related to number of drinks consumed. Workload was unrelated to alcohol consumption, and work-school conflict was negatively related to consumption, particularly when students expressed strong beliefs in the tension reducing properties of alcohol. There was no evidence that the effects of work stressors were moderated by sex. The results illustrate that employment during the academic year plays a significant role in college student drinking and suggest that the employment context may be an appropriate intervention site to address the problem of student drinking. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Measurement/computation of effective permittivity of dilute solution in saponification reaction

For better application of microwaves in chemistry, the interaction between microwaves and the chemical reaction needs further study. Since the reactants form a complicated mixture, which changes with time, an effective permittivity can be used to describe the molecular polarization of the mixture in the reaction. The effective permittivity is expected to change with microwave frequency, temperature and reaction time. However, in many cases, the change of effective permittivity in a saponification reaction is too small to be detected using traditional methods. In this paper, we present a hybrid experimental/computational method for determining the effective permittivity in a saponification reaction. We use a resonant coaxial sensor to measure the reflection coefficients. To predict its performance, the electromagnetic-field distribution near the sensor and the reflection coefficient are calculated employing a frequency-dependent finite-difference time-domain method. Next, we develop a genetic-algorithm-based inverse-calculation technique and employ it to determine the complex permittivity of pure water from the measured reflection coefficient and compare the results with those obtained from Debye's equation. Finally, the hybrid experimental/computational method is employed to determine the effective permittivity of a dilute solution in a typical saponification reaction. Results are presented and discussed.     

Magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles prepared by a facile and green microwave-assisted approach

A facile and green method, in which rusty iron (Fe and Fe₂O₃) and deionized water were irradiated with a household microwave oven as the microwave source to prepare Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles, without alkali, acid or high-temperature, was proposed in this paper. The as-prepared Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles attached to the iron surface after the rusty iron was irradiated with microwaves in deionized water for 30 min, which were separated from the surface by ultrasonic wave and magnet. The results show that this method is feasible, and has several advantages, such as convenience, harmless preparation, non-polluting raw materials, and the ability to reclaim and recycle scrap iron.     

Microwave drying process of corns based on double-porous model

Current microwave drying of food product models have generally neglected mass transfer physics, which have resulted in higher predicted temperatures within the food matrix. It is necessary to include mass transfer physics in modeling microwave drying of food products, especially when they are dry for longer durations. In the actual drying process, most of the dry material is a double-porous media formed by the mutual accumulation of porous media, and there is no systematic theory to analyze the drying process of double-porous media. This work presents a new theoretical model based on the ractive pellet bed to achieve the simulation of microwave drying in situation of stacked corns. Compared with the applicable to porous model and analyzed the difference, finally through the change of temperature and moisture was measured by experiments to verify the rationality and accuracy of the double-porous model.