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Bs News Sep 2003

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Building Services Engineering

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Synthesis And Electrochemical Properties Of K2Feo4, Ning Zhou, Shi-Hai Ye, Yong-Long Wang, Xue-Ping Gao, Dong-Feng Lin, Zuo-Xiang Zhou, De-Ying Song Aug 2003

Synthesis And Electrochemical Properties Of K2Feo4, Ning Zhou, Shi-Hai Ye, Yong-Long Wang, Xue-Ping Gao, Dong-Feng Lin, Zuo-Xiang Zhou, De-Ying Song

Journal of Electrochemistry

The K2FeO4 used for new positive electrode materials was prepared. The primary batteries were used in different concentration of electrolyte and different currents. In 9 mol/L KOH , the capacity was the best. The higher the concentration of electrolyte, the lower the electric potential was. When the batteries discharged in 0.4 C , the capacity reached 521.3 mAh/g. By XRD, we gave the reasonable explanations for the discharge products of K2FeO4. Possible mechanism of discharge is discussed.


Corrosion Fatigue And Dynamic Strain Aging Of Duplex Stainless Steel In Aqueous Solution, Chuan-Ming Tseng, I-Hsuang Lo, Wen-Ta Tsai Aug 2003

Corrosion Fatigue And Dynamic Strain Aging Of Duplex Stainless Steel In Aqueous Solution, Chuan-Ming Tseng, I-Hsuang Lo, Wen-Ta Tsai

Journal of Electrochemistry

The corrosion fatigue and dynamic strain aging behaviors of 22%Cr duplex stainless steel (DSS) in sodium chloride solutions were investigated. Austenitic 316L SS and ferrtic 430 SS were also used in this study for a comparison. The experimental results showed that no stress corrosion cracking (SCC) occurred in all these SSs tested in 3.5wt% NaCl solution at 80 ℃. However, dynamic strain aging (DSA) occurred in 316L austenitic SS and 22%Cr DSS during slow strain rate testing (SSRT) in this solution.The occurrence of DSA was dependent on solution temperature,strain rate and the presence of austenitic phase. The corrosion rate of …


Comparison Of Thermal Cyclic Oxidation Of The Pvd Ni-Al And Hvof-Mcraly Coatings, J-T Chang, C-H Yeh, J-L He, K-C Chen Aug 2003

Comparison Of Thermal Cyclic Oxidation Of The Pvd Ni-Al And Hvof-Mcraly Coatings, J-T Chang, C-H Yeh, J-L He, K-C Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

A PVD process-cathodic arc plasma ion plating was used to deposit Ni-Al films on Inconel 600 superalloy. The oxidation behaviors of PVD Ni-Al coating and the thermal sprayed CoCrAlY coatings were revealed and compared by performing cyclic thermal oxidation test at 1100 ℃ to evaluate its feasibility. Experimental results showed that the films with different compositions of Ni62Al38, Ni63Al37 and Ni69Al31 could be obtained when using Ni52Al48, Ni60Al40 and Ni70Al30 as targets, respectively. During the cyclic thermal oxidation test, the …


Fabrication Of Scanning Micro Cl- Probe And In Situ Imaging Of Cl- At The Interface Of 2024 Al Aloy/Solution, Yu-Hua Lin, Min-Hua Shao, Rong-Gang Hu, Yan Li, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin Aug 2003

Fabrication Of Scanning Micro Cl- Probe And In Situ Imaging Of Cl- At The Interface Of 2024 Al Aloy/Solution, Yu-Hua Lin, Min-Hua Shao, Rong-Gang Hu, Yan Li, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Micro combination Ag/AgCl electrode with a tip measuring tens micron in diameter was fabricated. The probe satisfied in situ imaging of Cl- distribution at metal surface in chloride solution because of its excellent linearity between potential and Cl- concentration, rapid response, good stability and selectivity. With the aid of the home made Micro Electrode Scanning system and scanning Cl- probe, the effect of the [Cl-] at 2024-Al/solution interface on localized corrosion process was investigated. It was demonstated directly that Cl- ion in solution immigrated toward, then adsorbed preferentially and accumulated at the junction between the …


Effect Of Heat Laminating Aggregation Status Of Polymer Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode On Battery Performance, Ming-Gang Jin, Quan-Feng Dong, Ming-Sen Zheng, Li Huang, Hui-Qun Cai, Jin-Qua You, Zu-Geng Lin Aug 2003

Effect Of Heat Laminating Aggregation Status Of Polymer Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode On Battery Performance, Ming-Gang Jin, Quan-Feng Dong, Ming-Sen Zheng, Li Huang, Hui-Qun Cai, Jin-Qua You, Zu-Geng Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Multi-layer heat laminated polymer lithium ion battery was made, the effect of temperature of cathode laminating on battry performance was also investigated. It was discovered that suitable temperature of cathode laminating is critical to battery performance and is a key parameter to manufacture process control of polymer lithium ion battery.


Electrochemistry And Electrocatalysis Of A Novel Μ-Oxamido Copper(Ⅱ) Binuclear Complex, Gui-Lian Gao, Guo-Bao Li, Qiu-Xia Yang, Xue-Lin Wang Aug 2003

Electrochemistry And Electrocatalysis Of A Novel Μ-Oxamido Copper(Ⅱ) Binuclear Complex, Gui-Lian Gao, Guo-Bao Li, Qiu-Xia Yang, Xue-Lin Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper, the cyclic voltammetric and spectroelectrochemical behaviors of μ-oxamido Copper(Ⅱ) Binuclear Complex (deCu) in PBS were studied. Cyclic voltammograms of this complex in PBS (pH=9) exhibited two reductive peaks (Epc1 =-0.25 V, Epc2 = -0.50 V) at hanging mercury drop electrode(HMDE), peaks at -0.50 V and -0.25 V corresponded to the reduction of ligand and copper(Ⅱ) complex, respectively. The spectroelectrochimical experiments showed that there was a new absorption band at 440 nm, and the absorption peaks at 270 nm, 280 nm red shifted to 300 nm, 310 nm under potential of -0.75 V. It was meant …


Influence Of Marine Organisms Upon Corrosion Of Steel Piling Systems, Jiunn-Shyong Luo, Cliff Rau, Kuei-Ching Chen Aug 2003

Influence Of Marine Organisms Upon Corrosion Of Steel Piling Systems, Jiunn-Shyong Luo, Cliff Rau, Kuei-Ching Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

To study the influence of marine organisms upon corrosion of ASTM A36 steel piling sysems, specimens were immersed in both natural and synthetic seawater. Electrochemical techniques such as linear polarization resistance and electrochemical impedance scan(EIS) were applied to evaluate corrosion of the steel. The results indicated that attachment of marine organisms to form fouling layers on the steel surface reduced general corrosion, but localized corrosion occurred underneath marine organisms. An equivalent circuit model was established to simulate attachment of marine organisms upon carbon carbon steel surfaces.


Severe Corrosivity And Its Eletrochemical Mechanism Of Seawater In Xiamen Sea Area To Al-Mg Alloys, Le-Yun Lin, Yue-Hong Zhao Aug 2003

Severe Corrosivity And Its Eletrochemical Mechanism Of Seawater In Xiamen Sea Area To Al-Mg Alloys, Le-Yun Lin, Yue-Hong Zhao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The surface layer seawater of different sea areas in China exhibit different corrosivity to Al-Mg alloys according to the experiment results of 16 years exposure in seawater. The seawater in Xiamen sea area possesses severe corrosivity while seawater in Qingdao possesses the mildest corrosivity to Al-Mg alloys with better regularity of corrosion behavior. The present paper illustrates by experiment data that the strongest corrosivity of Xiamen seawater to Al-Mg alloys is owing to the low salinity of the seawater and the “electrolyte effect” come from it. The 16 year corrosion data and corrosion morphology of the typical Al-Mg alloys from …


The Electroless Plating Ni-Fe-P Alloy And Its Voltammetric Behavior, Sen-Lin Wang, Hui-Huang Wu Aug 2003

The Electroless Plating Ni-Fe-P Alloy And Its Voltammetric Behavior, Sen-Lin Wang, Hui-Huang Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electroless Ni-Fe-P alloy deposition from an alkaline bath, containing sodium hypophosphite as reducer, boric acid as buffer agent and sodium citrate as complexing agent, was investigated. To increase the plating rate and to inprove the bath stability, the deposition parameters were optimized. The effects of process parameters (pH, temperature and mole ratio of [Fe2+]/([Ni2+]+[Fe2+]) on the plating rate and deposit composition were examined and it was found that the presence of ferrous sulfate in the bath has an inhibitory effect on the alloy deposition. As a consequence, the percentage of iron in the electroless …


The Mechanism Of Electrocatalytic Reduction Of Oxygen On Manganese Dioxide, Yu-Liang Cao, Han-Xi Yang, Xin-Ping Ai, Li-Fen Xiao Aug 2003

The Mechanism Of Electrocatalytic Reduction Of Oxygen On Manganese Dioxide, Yu-Liang Cao, Han-Xi Yang, Xin-Ping Ai, Li-Fen Xiao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The oxygen electroreduction on the MnO2 electrode was investigated by analysis of the polarzation properties of oxygen reduciton and its dependence on MnO2 discharge state, in combination with the characterization of discharge intermediate and the kinetic parameters of the oxygen reduction. Based on the experimental observation and mechanistic analysis, it was suggested that the reduction of oxygen was closely related to the discharge behaviors of MnO2. When MnO2 was electrochimically reduced to MnOOH, it was immediately oxidized by oxygen molecules. Thus the oxygen reduction proceeds through continuous oxidation of the discharge product of MnO2 …


An Electrochemical Prediction Method For Caustic Scc Of Fe-Cr-Ni Alloy, Chun-Bo Huang, Zhan-Peng Lv, Wu Yang Aug 2003

An Electrochemical Prediction Method For Caustic Scc Of Fe-Cr-Ni Alloy, Chun-Bo Huang, Zhan-Peng Lv, Wu Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of Fe-Cr-Ni alloy (alloy 800 M) in hot concentrated caustic solution was investigated by means of tests of C-rings under controlled potentials. The steady dissolution current densities (ist) of the plate specimens and C-rings polarized potentiostatically were measured. The simplifed steady potentiostatical curves were drawn on the basis of ist. The ratio RPD measured from ist and steady passive current density i p at low potentials (RPD = ist/ip) was designed as a polarization dissolution susceptibility parameter. The parameter RPD values of both plate …


Synthesis Of Polyunit Vapor Phase Inhibitor And Its Volatile Corrosion Inhibition Performance, Da-Quan Zhang, Li-Xin Gao, Guo-Ding Zhou Aug 2003

Synthesis Of Polyunit Vapor Phase Inhibitor And Its Volatile Corrosion Inhibition Performance, Da-Quan Zhang, Li-Xin Gao, Guo-Ding Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

A Mannich Base derivative (BMMCH), containing two morpholinum moieties and one cyclohexylamnonium moiety, was synthesized through aminomethy1 reaction. Its configuration was verified by IR and 1H-NMR. Its volatile rustproofing effect was appraised by volatile rustproofing sieve test and vapor inhabitability test. The result shows that BMMCH has good protection effect for carbon steel. BMMCH has lower volatility compared with dicyclohexylamnonium nitrite (DICHAN) via closed space volatile weight-loss test. The inhibition mechanism was studied by potentiodynamic polarization electrochemistry technique in ASTM simulated atmospheric water. The corrosion potential of carbon steel electrode shifted to a negative direction when BMMCH was joined …


Discussion On Factors Of Unstable 304 Stainless Steel Stress Corrosion Cracking, Xin-Sheng Zhang, Chun-Chun Xu, Gang Hu Aug 2003

Discussion On Factors Of Unstable 304 Stainless Steel Stress Corrosion Cracking, Xin-Sheng Zhang, Chun-Chun Xu, Gang Hu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The 304 stainless steels were stretched at low temperatures to get different martensite phase transformation. Ferrmagnetometer was used to measure the martensite phase content. It was found that the dislocation density of 304 stainless sted was increased unavoidably with increase of deformation. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) was used to study the distribution of the dislocation. The influence of microstructure change on SCC of 304 stainless steel was discussed by slow strain rate testing (SSRT) in 42% MgCl2 boiling solution,metallurgical microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM).The results showed that martensite phase and dislocation flaw act together on the SCC susceptibility …


The Technique Of Rare-Earth Conversion Coatings On Aluminum Alloy, Jun-Tao Wang, Jian-Hua Wu, Guang-Zhang Chen Aug 2003

The Technique Of Rare-Earth Conversion Coatings On Aluminum Alloy, Jun-Tao Wang, Jian-Hua Wu, Guang-Zhang Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The orthogonal design was used to screen the film_forming technique on LY12 aluminum alloy using quadrivalent cerium salt, and the corrosion-resistance performance of the coating was studied. The results revealed that: after LY12 aluminum alloy was treated by cerium salt, its pitting potential shifts to positive direction while the corrosion potential slightly decreases, showing that the alloy becomes less sensitive to pitting corrosion was greatly improved, comparable to that after chromate treatment; in addition, by combining the results of electrochemical measurements with surface analysis, the mechanism of corrosion-resistance on the race-earth conversion coating of the aluminum alloy was also discussed.


Mapping Of Ecosystems In Mount Bromo Using Remote Sensing Technology, Bangun Muljo Sukojo Aug 2003

Mapping Of Ecosystems In Mount Bromo Using Remote Sensing Technology, Bangun Muljo Sukojo

Makara Journal of Technology

Mapping of Ecosystems in Mount Bromo Using Remote Sensing Technology. Covered land analyses of Landsat image have been done to get ecosystem types and map in Mount Bromo region using remote sensing technology. There are nine types of ecosystems in Mount Bromo region, i.e. primary forest, secondary forest, lake, crater, sands, uncovered land, underbrush, dry-field and residence. Distribution of rock analysis has also been done by comparing the manual image interpretation with geological map. The results were coorelated with the digital image interpretation to find rock distribution map which can be useful to get the information about water reservation potencial …


Capacity Of High-Speed Powerline Communication In Vehicles, Deny Hamdani, Ery Safrianti Aug 2003

Capacity Of High-Speed Powerline Communication In Vehicles, Deny Hamdani, Ery Safrianti

Makara Journal of Technology

Powerline Communication (PLC) Systems intents to use the mains network in vehicles for high-speed data transmission. Carrier frequencies in the range of MHz are required to establish data rates of some megabits per second. In this paper, typical reference channels extracted from channel measurements are presented and computation results of their capacities according to Shannon’s theorem are presented. Furthermore, the effect of limitations of frequency range and power spectral density of transmitted signal on achievable capacity is investigated. This paper outlines an assessment for theoretical channel capacity and achievable data rates of vehicular PLC transmission schemes. Finally, EMC (Electromagnetics Compatibility) …


Diffuser Optimation At Exhaust System With Catalytic Converter For 110 Cc Mopet With Fluid Flow Cfd Simulation, Tresna P. Soemardi, Ahmad Indra Siswantara, Erwin Erwin Aug 2003

Diffuser Optimation At Exhaust System With Catalytic Converter For 110 Cc Mopet With Fluid Flow Cfd Simulation, Tresna P. Soemardi, Ahmad Indra Siswantara, Erwin Erwin

Makara Journal of Technology

Diffuser Optimation at Exhaust System with Catalytic Converter for 110 cc Mopet with Fluid Flow CFD Simulation. CFD simulation used to get behavior of exhaust gas through catalyst, this result will be used to optimize geometry form to perform uniform stream distribution to catalyst, and CFD Simulation will used to analyze backpressure that happened at the model.


The Study On Fluorescence Characteristics Of Chlorella Spp: Ph Influence On Culture, Retno Wigajatri P., Andrianto Handojo, Hendrik Kurniawan, N. B. Prihantini Aug 2003

The Study On Fluorescence Characteristics Of Chlorella Spp: Ph Influence On Culture, Retno Wigajatri P., Andrianto Handojo, Hendrik Kurniawan, N. B. Prihantini

Makara Journal of Technology

The Study on Fluorescence Characteristics of Chlorella spp: pH Influence on Culture. Experiments for measuring the fluorescence characteristics of Chlorella spp. by using high stability and high repetition rate nitrogen laser of energy 5 mJ with pulse duration of 5 ns have been carried out. The results show that for a cell concentration range from 2,625 cells/ml up to 2,769,000 cells/ml, the fluorescence intensities at pada λ = 687 nm have a linear relationship with the cell concentration. It has been also found that for a 7 days old chlorella culture, the pH variation at the starting culture influenced the …


The Performance Analysis Of A Unicast Network When Two Protocols, Sctp (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) And Tcp (Transmission Control Protocol) Coexist In The Network, Bagio Budiardjo, Michael Thiotrisno Aug 2003

The Performance Analysis Of A Unicast Network When Two Protocols, Sctp (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) And Tcp (Transmission Control Protocol) Coexist In The Network, Bagio Budiardjo, Michael Thiotrisno

Makara Journal of Technology

This paper elaborates the performance analysis of a unicast network when two protocols, SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) and TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) coexist in the network. These two protocols are tested using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Constant Bit Rate (CBR) based traffic. From the simulations, it could be concluded that SCTP could achieve better throughput compared to TCP in both FTP and CBR based traffic, with sufficiently high fairness index of both intrafairness and interfairness. The increase of simulation time yields to the increase and relatively stable network performance. The increase of the number of sessions of small …


Formulation Of Solid Body Wash From Dragon Fruit Peel Waste With Pandan Leaf Extract, Anggun Puspitarini Siswanto, Georgius Aldo Jul 2003

Formulation Of Solid Body Wash From Dragon Fruit Peel Waste With Pandan Leaf Extract, Anggun Puspitarini Siswanto, Georgius Aldo

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

This paper highlights the formulation of dragon fruit waste material for a solid body wash, which arguably contain better substance for skin health. The result of this experiment opens up a possibility to be applied as part of community project, contributing to sustainable environment and healthier lifestyle. Red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) is a plant originating from a dry tropical climate with a fairly thick peel that accounts for 30%–35% of the fruit’s total weight. The peel is rarely used or reprocessed and thus often becomes waste. The peel’s polyphenol and other important substances component makes it rich …


45th Rocky Mountain Conference On Analytical Chemistry Jul 2003

45th Rocky Mountain Conference On Analytical Chemistry

Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance

Final program, abstracts, and information about the 45th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry, co-endorsed by the Colorado Section of the American Chemical Society and the Rocky Mountain Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Held in Denver, Colorado, July 27-31, 2003.


Special Article. Space Security In A World Of Security And Insecurity, Ibpp Editor Jul 2003

Special Article. Space Security In A World Of Security And Insecurity, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a theoretical analysis from which a space security expert could appreciate the complexity and richness of the space security challenge.


A History Of Space Security, Ibpp Editor Jul 2003

A History Of Space Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a conceptual infrastructure for thinking about the history of space security.


Bs News Jul 2003

Bs News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.


Comparison Matrix Method And Its Applications To Damage Evaluation For Existing Reinforced Concrete Bridges, Ming-Te Liang, Chin-Ming Lin, Chi-Jang Yeh Jun 2003

Comparison Matrix Method And Its Applications To Damage Evaluation For Existing Reinforced Concrete Bridges, Ming-Te Liang, Chin-Ming Lin, Chi-Jang Yeh

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

The main purpose of this paper was adopting the comparison matrix method, which is generated from both the analytic hierarchy process and the principle of moment equilibrium, to assess the repair order of existing reinforced concrete (RC) bridges. Ten existing RC bridges in Keelung, Taiwan, were given as an illustrative example. In order to verify the feasibility and reliability of the proposed method, the D (Degree) E (Extend) R (Relevancy) evaluation method, which is now widely used to evaluate the damage grade for existing RC bridges in Taiwan, was also applied to assessing the same ten existing RC bridges. The …


Design Of Fuzzy Nonlinear Robust Compensator And Its Application On Submarines, Cheng-Neng Hwang, Joe- Ming Yang Jun 2003

Design Of Fuzzy Nonlinear Robust Compensator And Its Application On Submarines, Cheng-Neng Hwang, Joe- Ming Yang

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

A robust nonlinear composite controller, which is simple in structure and has the characteristics of good tracking performance and guaranteed system stability, is designed in this study. A pre-compensator is proposed to eliminate uncertainties or disturbances so that the tracking error is bounded in a pre-specified ball. The composite control law proposed in this study guarantees system tracking precision and stability by the aid of a third-order differential equation that has been derived in this research. The control parameters in the proposed controller can be adjusted systematically. For unknown serious variation in system surrounding, a composite control law with fuzzy-type …


Parameter Analysis And Optimization Of Electrolytic In-Process Dressing Grinding On Ceramics, Chang-Pin Lin, Kuei-Miao Hsiao, Chun-Chung Wu Jun 2003

Parameter Analysis And Optimization Of Electrolytic In-Process Dressing Grinding On Ceramics, Chang-Pin Lin, Kuei-Miao Hsiao, Chun-Chung Wu

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Ceramic materials have been studied and used in considerable industrial applications due to their high hardness and strength at high temperature and extreme wear resistance. However, the machining costs of these materials may reach as high as 90% of their total component costs and the grinding of these materials are much more susceptible to surface damage as compared to metals. Electrolytic InProcess Dressing (ELID) grinding can be used to machine hard and brittle materials, such as aluminum oxide (Al2O3), that are difficult to be machined by conventional grinding processes to achieve high surface quality and high material removal rate. The …


Study Of Yuen-Lin Liquefaction During Chi-Chi Earthquake, Shuhgi Chern, Juei-Hsing Tsai, Ching-Yinn Lee Jun 2003

Study Of Yuen-Lin Liquefaction During Chi-Chi Earthquake, Shuhgi Chern, Juei-Hsing Tsai, Ching-Yinn Lee

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Extensive subsurface exploration of Yuen-Lin liquefaction area was conducted by National Science Council after Chi-Chi earthquakes. Data obtained from the subsurface exploration in Yuen-Lin area had been studied and three widely used liquefaction evaluation methods, i.e. Seed method, T-Y method and JRA method, were employed for liquefaction evaluation. The depth of the liquefied soil layer was also identified by comparison of grain size distribution curve of explored sample and field data. Iwasaki's liquefaction potential index was further used to analyze liquefaction induced risk of damage. Finally, Multiple Additive Decision Making method (MADM) was applied to determine the suitability of the …


Cappsii: Caveats On Progress, Ibpp Editor Jun 2003

Cappsii: Caveats On Progress, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies potential security shortfalls even in the context of improvements in counterterrorist profiling.