New biodegradable and thermoresponsive polymers based on amphiphilic poly(asparagine) derivatives have been developed. They showed a sol-gel-sol phase transition. In particular, not only a phase transition behavior bu...
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New biodegradable and thermoresponsive polymers based on amphiphilic poly(asparagine) derivatives have been developed. They showed a sol-gel-sol phase transition. In particular, not only a phase transition behavior but also a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) was observed in the polymers with N,N -dimethylaminopropyl groups as the hydrophilic side chains. The LCST and a sol-gel-sol phase transition temperature could be precisely controlled by changing the composition ratio and kind of the hydrophobic and the hydrophilic groups of the side chains in the polymers. These polymers are expected to be applicable for controlled release of drugs, tissue engineering, and others.
By electrical resistance tomography (ERT) the cross sectional profiles of gas hold-up in a φ56mm bubble column are obtained with four designs of gas sparger. The effect of sparger geometry on the bubble distribution ...
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By electrical resistance tomography (ERT) the cross sectional profiles of gas hold-up in a φ56mm bubble column are obtained with four designs of gas sparger. The effect of sparger geometry on the bubble distribution is re-vealed by applying a sensitivity conjugated gradients reconstruction method (SCG). Experimental results show that over-all hold-up obtained by ERT is generally in good agreement with those measured with the pressure transducer and the ERT system produces informative evidence that the radial profiles of hold-up is very similar to the sparger design in the lower section of bubble column. Meanwhile, the rise velocity of bubble swarm and the Sauter mean bubble size are evaluated using ERT based on dynamic gas disengagement theory. The experimental results are in good agreement with correlations and conventional estimation obtained using pressure transmitter methods.
Sound generation from a vibrating circular piston is a classical acoustic problem. The goal of this paper is to simulate numerically the sound radiation produced by oscillating baffled pistons, using both linear and n...
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(纸本)1563478099
Sound generation from a vibrating circular piston is a classical acoustic problem. The goal of this paper is to simulate numerically the sound radiation produced by oscillating baffled pistons, using both linear and nonlinear model, and to consider the interplay between wave propagation and geometric complexities. The linear solution, based on the linear Euler equations, will be compared to the Rayleigh integral approximation. The nonlinear solution, based on the Navier-Stokes equations, will be compared against linear model for low speed (less than 0.01 of sound speed). A main practical interest in this problem is to capture the behavior of the waves resulting from the source pistons with other solid objects or waves. The wave's properties in terms of frequency, amplitude and wavenumber are influenced by the initial frequencies and coordinates of the pistons, and the geometry. The wave equations in Cartesian coordinate with cut-cell and local grid refinement technique are employed along with the Optimized Prefactored Compact finite volume (OPC-fv) scheme for spatial discretization, the Low-Dispersion Low-Dissipation Runge-Kutta (LDDRK) scheme for time discretization. Problems for the waves around different geometries, and with varied frequencies and amplitudes are considered and presented.
Long lead time customized products generally require product specific decisions from customers throughout different phases of the production system. In addition to the system integration plan, logistics plans also dep...
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Long lead time customized products generally require product specific decisions from customers throughout different phases of the production system. In addition to the system integration plan, logistics plans also depend on the customization decisions. In order to have statistically predictable performance based on the roles and influence of all participants across different domains of production, systems, a simulation modeling method is employed to address some of the possible outcomes. The production system in this research contains partners across different continents, different manufacturing segments and with a very complex logistics system. Customer decision points and the individual production starting times for different interim, products have significant impacts on the productivity of the overall system. In other words, customization decisions can be made throughout the production process, but the timing of the decisions has a significant impact on productivity. Additionally, since the production system has widely varying starting times for different interim products, each supplier is at a different point on its improvement (learning) curve as the production system, operates. Other challenges in modeling this system are associated with the speed of customized process improvements, customer preferred configurations, logistics, and production rate management. This paper will address research into and findings from a simulation model of this integrated production system for customized products with specific consideration of these elements: customer product customization decision points, supplier related event management, component transportation logistics among key partners, the framework for simulation modeling, and improvement curve impacts among partners in the production system.
In this study three polyurethane (PU) flexible foams were prepared by using polyether polyol and by replacing 30% of the polyether polyol with soybean oil-derived polyol (SBOP) and styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) copolyme...
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In this study three polyurethane (PU) flexible foams were prepared by using polyether polyol and by replacing 30% of the polyether polyol with soybean oil-derived polyol (SBOP) and styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymer filled polyol. Scanning electron microscope, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) were used to examine the cellular structure and the polymer morphology. Compared to the all petroleum-based PU foams, DMA of the SBOP-containing foam showed broader glass transition temperature accompanied by a more gradual decay of the storage modulus (G′) with temperature. The SAXS results exhibited a decrease in signal intensity as SBOP is incorporated into the foam, which corresponds to a decrease in electron density contrast between the hard and soft phases. Both behaviors observed in DMA and SAXS suggest an increased degree of phase mixing in SBOP-containing foam.
In this study three polyurethane (PU) flexible foams were prepared by using poly ether polyol and by replacing 30% of the polyether polyol with soybean oil-derived polyol (SBOP) and styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) copolym...
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ISBN:
(纸本)081691012X
In this study three polyurethane (PU) flexible foams were prepared by using poly ether polyol and by replacing 30% of the polyether polyol with soybean oil-derived polyol (SBOP) and styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymer filled polyol. Scanning electron microscope, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) were used to examine the cellular structure and the polymer morphology. Compared to the all petroleum-based PU foams, DMA of the SBOP-containing foam showed broader glass transition temperature accompanied by a more gradual decay of the storage modulus (G) with temperature. The SAXS results exhibited a decrease in signal intensity as SBOP is incorporated into the foam, which corresponds to a decrease in electron density contrast between the hard and soft phases. Both behaviors observed in DMA and SAXS suggest an increased degree of phase mixing in SBOP-containing foam.
In order to detect DNA, we employed nano magnetite powders of Fe 3 O 4 . In XRD results, the nanoparticle was synthesized mainly in magnetite phase and also maghemite (r-Fe 2 O 3 ) phase was trivial portion. The surfa...
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In order to detect DNA, we employed nano magnetite powders of Fe 3 O 4 . In XRD results, the nanoparticle was synthesized mainly in magnetite phase and also maghemite (r-Fe 2 O 3 ) phase was trivial portion. The surface morphology of the powders observed that the particle size was about 40 nm and did not change as varying annealing temperature. In agarose gel electrophoresis analysis, after bonding DNA, Fe 2 O 3 and Fe 3 O 4 nanopaticles showed the fixed state in the range of lane 2-4. But the mixed particles were very weak reaction when compared with Fe 3 O 4 . Additionally, Fe 3 O 4 presented the reaction of DNA in lane 5~7. From these results, we confirmed a chance of DNA detection by using the nanoparticle.
In the last three decades a new group of engineered wood composites e.g. Scrimber, TimTek, Superposed Strand Timber, and Quetschholz has been developed. The basic idea of these wood composites was a new non-cutting te...
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In the last three decades a new group of engineered wood composites e.g. Scrimber, TimTek, Superposed Strand Timber, and Quetschholz has been developed. The basic idea of these wood composites was a new non-cutting technology to produce long strands with strict grain orientation. The strands were covered with glue, parallel aligned and pressed to high performance wood composites. This paper gives an overview of the different concepts of non-cutting strand production. In a second part of the paper the different products which have been produced from these long oriented strands will be presented. Comparing the properties of this new group of wood composites proves that they are able to compete with the mechanical performance and production costs of existing engineered wood products e.g. OSB (Oriented Strand Board), PSL (Parallel Strand Lumber) and, LSL (Laminated Strand Lumber). Despite the excellent mechanical properties the new group of wood composites show low dimensional stability which can mainly be attributed to the production of the strands.
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