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Ole Miss Engineer 1993

Ole Miss Engineer

No abstract provided.

Book Review, Suzanne B. Watson

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of the book: HELENA SZEJNWALD BROWN, ET AL., CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTALISM IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY: SOCIETAL VALUES IN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. (Quorum Books 1993) [264 pp.] Acknowledgments, bibliography, figures, index, tables. LC 92- 19851; ISBN: 0-89930-802-3. [$49.95. P.O. Box 5007, Westport CT 06881.]

Numerical Study Of Spray Flame Characteristics, C.Y. Lin

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

A numerical method was considered to calculate spray flame structure and emissions characteristics. The turbulence fluctuation was predicted using k-e-g and algebraic mixing-length-hypothesis (mlh) turbulence models. The numerical method was evaluated using a set of available experimental data. It is shown that this theoretical model predicts the data well in the near nozzle region and the predictions improve quantitatively along the axial distance. In comparing the turbulence models, the k-e-g model provides a better result for the varying-density flow of spray combustion.

Vibration Suppression Of Beam Structures Traversed By Multiple Moving Loads Using A Damped Absorber, Y.H. Lin, C.H. Cho

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

This paper deals with the dynamic analysis of a simply supported beam subjected to multiple discrete and distributed moving loads. Resonant vibration is observed for the support beam traversed by multiple discrete moving loads. A practical scheme is applied to reduce the excessive beam vibration to an acceptable range by using a damped absorber attached at the beam center. Lagrange's equation is used to formulated the system governing equation and Laplace transformation is applied to derive the dynamic responses for both the beam and the absorber, Various design parameters, such as the mass ratio, the tuning ratio, and the damping …

Second Law Analysis On Ejection Cooling System, S.P. Liaw, Y.H. Chang

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Ejection cooling system is analyzed by the second law of thermodynamics in this study. It is mainly consisted of a boiler, an ejector, an expansion device, a condenser, and an evaporator. Special focus is stressed on the variation of exergy in each component. The working refrigerant received exergy from boiler and pump and cons umed in other parts of the system. The coefficients of performance based on both the first and the second laws are computed respectively and thus the changes of energy and exergy in each component of the system can be readily understood. In addition, the boiler temperature, …

Analysis And Simulation Of Solidification For Phase Change Materials In A Cylindrical Container, H.C. Tien, J.S. Chang

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

The objective of this paper is to study the solidification problem of the phase change materials (PCM) in a thick-walled cylindrical container. Through varying each controlling parameter such as the thermophysical properties of wall (mold), wall thickness, aspect ratio of the container, initial temperature of PCM and the external cooling conditions, etc., the effect of each parameter on the solidification process is shown clearly. By knowing how a thick wall interacts with such a phase change phenomenon, it is therefore possible to well control the solidification process and also to improve the solid structure formed. In this study, convective boundary …

Formation Of Amorphous Cu-Zr Alloy Powder By Mechanical Alloying, T.R. Chen, P.Y. Lee

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Amorphous Cux Zr100-x alloy powder has been synthesized in the range 20 ≦ x ≦ 80 by mechanical alloying mixtures of Cu and Zr powders. This range is larger than amorphous alloys produced by the vaporquenching technique. A mixture of amorphous and crystalline phases formed at the compositions of Cu10Zr90 and Cu90Zr10. Amorphous CuxZr100-x alloy powder also has been synthesized in the range 20 ≦ X ≦ 60 by mechanical alloying mixtures of intermetallic compound Cu9Zr2 and CuZr2 powders. The temperature and activation energy for crystallization of the MA Cu-Zr amorphous powders are higher than that for vaporquenched samples. The …

Aluminum Electrodeposition From Room Temperature Molten Alcl3-Bpc Salt Bath, C.C. Yang, C.P. Chang

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

The characteristics of aluminum electrodeposited layer from an ambient temperature molten salt were discussed in this study. The experimental results indicated that it is possible to carry out aluminum electrodeposition on the surface of brass and stainless steel when binary AlCI3-8P C molten electrolysis were used. The morphology of the components, characteristics and images can be detected by SEM, Auger Analysis, X-ray diffraction analysis and electrochemical polarization curves. The denser and more adhesive electrodeposited aluminum layer can be achieved by chosing proper electrolyte components (AlCI3: BPC-acidic salt bath), current forms (D.C./pulse), current density, electrolytic time and other pretreatment. In addition, …

Ole Miss Engineer 1993

Ole Miss Engineer

No abstract provided.

Soil Sampling Made Easier, Mike Bolland, Mike Baker

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A new rotary blade soil sampler has taken the hard work out of collecting soil samples from Western Australia's hard-setting soils to test for soil phosphorus levels .

Conceived and developed by Department of Agriculture technical officer Mike Baker, it should enable soil testing to be more widely adopted. Fortunately, the soil calibration tests that were developed using pogo samples can also be used for the new sampler.