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Refractory Corrosion By Slag Under An Applied Voltage, Brian J. Monaghan, Sharon Nightingale, Q Dong, Michael Funcik
Refractory Corrosion By Slag Under An Applied Voltage, Brian J. Monaghan, Sharon Nightingale, Q Dong, Michael Funcik
Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive)
The effect of an applied voltage on the dissolution rate of MgO refractory in two steelmaking type slags has been investigated. It was found that the MgO corrosion in a CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 based slag proved insensitive to an applied voltage over the voltage range –0.5 to 0.3V. The corrosion rate of the dense MgO in a CaO-SiO2-Fe2O3-FeO-MgO slag showed a maximum corrosion rate at –0.45V. This effect has been explained by considering the consequences of an applied voltage on the rate of Marangoni flow at the slag-refractory-gas interface and in turn, the flow effect on the rate of the mass transfer …
Contact State Determination For Robotic-Based Cylindrical Pair Height Adjustment Under Dynamic Conditions, Prasan I. De Waas Tilakaratna, Bijan Shirinzadeh, Gursel Alici
Contact State Determination For Robotic-Based Cylindrical Pair Height Adjustment Under Dynamic Conditions, Prasan I. De Waas Tilakaratna, Bijan Shirinzadeh, Gursel Alici
Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive)
This paper investigates fine motion strategies associated with the height adjustment manipulations of a cylindrical pair which can be utilised in dynamic assembly and reconfigurable workholding systems. The outer link of the cylindrical pair is held by the end-effector of a 6DOF serial articulated robot. The environment which holds the inner link can be dynamic. Formulations capable of identifying the type of contact between the links and parameters vital for control purposes based on the force and torque data provided by a wrist mounted F/T sensor are established for a generic spatial case. Experimental results indicate that the established methodology …
Surprising Shrinkage Of Expanding Gels Under An External Load, Seon Jeong Kim, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Shona Prosser, Philip G. Whitten, G G. Wallace, Sun I. Kim
Surprising Shrinkage Of Expanding Gels Under An External Load, Seon Jeong Kim, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Shona Prosser, Philip G. Whitten, G G. Wallace, Sun I. Kim
Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive)
Hydrogels are fascinating and useful in that they can show large volume changes in response to various stimuli, such as temperature or chemical environment. Here we report the peculiar observation that chemically crosslinked hydrogels that normally expand owing to a change in electrolyte pH can be made to shrink in certain circumstances. Specifically, these hydrogels contract when tested at a constant compressive force and subjected to a pH change that causes expansion in the absence of the applied load. When tested under tension, the gels always expand. Although the effects of external stress on the swelling of gels is known, …