The Influence of Air Counter‐Flow Through Powder Materials as a Means of Reducing Cohesive Flow Problems

The cohesive behavior of aerated solids controls fluidization behavior of bulk materials. Very cohesive materials cannot be easily fluidized. However, aeration is often used in contact bed situations to help maintain some cohesive materials in flowable conditions. The cohesive properties of aerated materials are not well understood. This paper presents a new test method to measure the effect of aeration on cohesive flow properties. These measurements could be used along with new design equations to predict arching and stable rathole formation of cohesive materials in aerated process equipment. Experimental results on fine silica powder and fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst show the evolution of the yield locus shape and the effective yield locus shape as a function of the degree of aeration. It was found that both the cohesion intercept and the yield locus slope are functions of the degree of aeration.     

Transition Layer in Composites with a Plasticized Filler and Its Influence on the Strength Properties

Composite structures consisting of an epoxy resin matrix filled with a porous perlite containing a finely dispersed polyvinyl chloride are investigated. Models of the composites are analyzed in which the formation of a transition layer between the filler particles and the matrix may arise as a result of interaction between the separate components. The influence of the perlite and plasticized polyvinyl chloride particles on epoxy composite characteristics, such as the bending, tensile, impact, and adhesion strengths, are studied.     

Analysis of the fiber length dependence of its strength by using the weakest-link approach 2. Analysis of test data

A method for estimating the model parameters is described, the results found in processing glass, flax, and carbon fiber and carbon bundle datasets are reported, and a comparison of different models is given. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 65–74, January–February, 2008.     

核耗散强度对角动量的可能依赖性

对130MeV ³He+^natAg→^110,112In和890以及714MeV ⁸⁴Kr+²⁷Al →¹¹¹In反应中的核耗散行为进行了一个比较分析. 数据分析建议除了已知的温度和/或形变依赖性以外, 核耗散强度可能对角动量也存在一定的依赖性.     

Markov model for analyzing the residual static strength of a fiber-reinforced composite

The possibility of using a unified mathematical model, based on the theory of Markov chains, to describe the distribution of the conditional fatigue limit at a fixed number of loading cycles and the residual strength of a specimen after cyclic loading is demonstrated. Numerical examples are presented. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 559–568, July–August, 2008.     

sdg Interacting boson model: hexadecupole degree of freedom in nuclear structure

Thesdg interacting boson model (sdgIBM), which includes monopole (s), quadrupole (d) and hexadecupole (g) degrees of freedom, enables one to analyze hexadecupole (E4) properties of atomic nuclei. Various aspects of the model, both analytical and numerical, are reviewed emphasizing the symmetry structures involved. A large number of examples are given to provide understanding and tests, and to demonstrate the predictiveness of thesdg model. Extensions of the model to include proton-neutron degrees of freedom and fermion degrees of freedom (appropriate for odd mass nuclei) are briefly described. A comprehensive account ofsdgIBM analysis of all the existing data on hexadecupole observables (mainly in the rare-earth region) is presented, includingβ ₄ (hexadecupole deformation) systematics,B(IS4; 0 _GS ⁺ →4 _γ ⁺ ) systematics that give information about hexadecupole component in γ-vibration,E4 matrix elements involving few low-lying 4⁺ levels,E4 strength distributions and hexadecupole vibrational bands in deformed nuclei. The survey of literature for this review was concluded in December 1991.     

Electron impact excitation of Ni XIX using theR-matrix method

Collision strengths for all the transitions between the 15 lowest states of neon-like Ni XIX have been calculated for electron impact in the 80–140 Ry energy range. Configuration-interaction wavefunctions have been used to represent the target states. The standardR-matrix code has been used to calculate the lower scattering partial waves (L≤9), while a no-exchange version of the same code has been used to compute efficiently the higher partial waves (L≥10). Effective collision strengths for 105 excitation transitions between the ground state 2s ²2p ^{6 1} S ^e and the 142s ²2p ⁵3l Rydberg states are tabulated for electron temperatures in the range logT=5.40 to logT=7.00, withT expressed in °K.     

Controlling the mechanical properties of poly(L‐lactide– ε‐caprolactone) monofilament sutures by an acetone/water treatment

For monofilament biodegradable sutures fabricated from the L ‐lactide–ε‐caprolactone (75/25) copolymer [P(LLA/CL)], there have been some concerns regarding their mechanical properties, such as the knot‐pull strength and stiffness. This article demonstrates the further potentiality of these sutures through improvements in those properties. With the aim of diminishing the molecular orientation, particularly in the suture surface region, we adopted an expedient method to treat P(LLA/CL) sutures with an acetone/water mixture, using different times and time patterns. The changes in the molecular orientation distributions across the suture cross sections were characterized by the specific index of birefringence measured with an interference microscope. The crystal orientations, knot‐pull strengths, tensile strengths, and bending rigidity were measured. The conformational changes in suture breaking during knot‐pull tests were analyzed with high‐speed‐video observations. Morphological analyses of the fractural surfaces were performed with scanning electron microscopy. The knot‐pull strength tended to rise, in comparison with that of untreated samples, up to a certain treatment time and was accompanied by a minimal decrement of the tensile strength. The knot‐pull strength did not show an increasing trend with further treatment, whereas the tensile strength declined remarkably. The birefringence, crystal orientation, bending rigidity, fractured surface analysis, and high‐speed‐video observations revealed molecular disorientation mainly in the filament outer layers for that particular treatment causing the sutures to be considerably softer. The suture softness played a role in changing the deformation behavior of the knot when a load was applied and caused the knot‐pull strength to rise. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 40: 2449–2462, 2002     

湿敏陶瓷感湿机理的新模型讨论

本讨论了湿敏陶瓷感湿机理比较接近于实际的“镶嵌模型”，对“镶嵌模型”的线性方程进行了求解，并对结果进行了分析，为各种多孔陶瓷湿敏元件的开发提供了新途径。     

LY—12铝高温屈服强度的测量

本文介绍LY-12铝合金在常温至400℃动载下(应变率为 10~3/秒),屈服强度的测试及研究。采用一维Hopkinson压杆实验装置及管式高温炉。利用一维应力波传播理论及应变片直接测量两种方法,得到了LY-12铝合金的屈服强度随温度变化的曲线。