Polymer-derived β-SiAlON:Eu2+ phosphors

A series of β-SiAlON:Eu²⁺ phosphors were synthesized from single-source precursors, perhydropolysilazane chemically modified with Al(OCH(CH₃)₂)₃, AlCl₃, and EuCl₂. The single-source precursors were converted to β-SiAlON:Eu²⁺ phosphors by pyrolysis under flowing N₂ or NH₃ at 1000°C, followed by heat treatment at 1800°C under an N₂ gas pressure at 980 kPa. By varying the molar ratio of the chemical modifiers, β-SiAlON:Eu²⁺ with the compositions close to the theoretical ones expressed as Si_6−zAl_zO_z−2yN_8−z+2y:yEu²⁺ were synthesized, where the z values and Eu²⁺ contents were controlled in the ranges of .44–.78 and .35–1.48 mol%, respectively. The polymer-derived β-SiAlON:Eu²⁺ phosphors exhibited green emission under excitation at 460 nm attributed to the 4f⁷–4f⁶(7f³)5d¹ transition of dopant Eu²⁺. High-angle annular dark-field-scanning transmission microscopy analysis confirmed that the doped-Eu²⁺ existed interstitially within the channels along the c axis of host β-SiAlON. Compared with the conventional powder metallurgy route, the polymer-derived ceramic route in this study offers some advantages in the grain growth of host β-SiAlON and photoluminescence properties in terms of green emission intensity under excitation at 460 nm, and the highest intensity was achieved for the polymer-derived β-SiAlON:Eu²⁺ with z = .64 and .37 mol% Eu²⁺.     

Purification and some properties of cholesterol oxidase stable in detergents from gamma-proteobacterium Y-134

Cholesterol oxidase (CHO) with high stability in detergents was found from an isolated strain, Y-134, belonging to the gamma-subclass of Proteobacteria. CHO production reached its maximum by incubation at 30 degrees C for 12 d. It was purified from cell-free extract prepared by mixing the cells with 0.4% Triton X-100. The absorption spectrum of the purified enzyme exhibited maxima at 274 and 410 nm, and a shoulder at 330 nm. The molecular mass was 115 kDa with two identical subunits of 58 kDa. The enzyme oxidized cholest-5-en-3beta-ol (cholesterol) and 5alpha-cholestan-3beta-ol (dihydrocholesterol) at a high reaction rate, and the K(m) value for cholesterol was 65 microM. The stability of the enzyme was higher than other CHOs in nonionic detergents with high values of hydrophilelipophile balance (HLB) such as Triton X-450 and sodium cholate. NH2-terminal sequence analysis showed a high similarity to CHO from Burkholderia cepacia, but not to CHOs from Streptomyces or Brevibacterium.     

鳄鱼皮制革工艺的研究

主要从鳄鱼皮的粒面特点、形态结构及应用等方面出发 ,充分考虑了制革过程中机械磨耗对鳄鱼皮的作用 ,加强了对化工材料的选择 ,同时在灰碱烧鳞、漂色、鞣制、复鞣、染色、加脂、整饰等几个技术关键进行了细致的研究 ,提出了制造高档鳄鱼皮革的制革工艺。     

景区大跨人行悬索桥涡振特性风洞试验研究

为掌握大跨人行悬索桥（玻璃桥面）涡振特性,借助主梁节段模型涡振风洞试验,分别研究了风攻角、阻尼比、桥面粗糙度和桥面栏杆设置对主梁涡振性能的影响。结果表明：风攻角由正转负,竖向和扭转涡振振幅均增大,竖向涡振风速锁定区间基本不变,扭转涡振风速锁定区间向低风速区偏移;提高阻尼比对主梁涡振具有明显的抑制作用,且较竖向涡振对扭转涡振振幅的抑制效果更显著,但对二者风速锁定区间均影响不大;降低桥面粗糙度,竖向和扭转涡振振幅均增大,玻璃桥面的采用,使主梁涡振性能变差;桥面栏杆上设置抑流板以及将桥面栏杆间隔封闭,均能明显抑制涡振振幅并一定程度地压缩风速锁定区间,考虑到施工便利性,桥面栏杆间隔封闭更实用。     

Diffusion Deposition on Model Fibrous Filters with Intermediate Porosity

Theoretical and experimental studies of the diffusional deposition of aerosols on model niters of intermediate packing density are reported. At low Reynolds number (Re« 1) and intermediate porosity (0.01 < α < 0.4), the Kuwabara flow field is applicable for parallel staggered model filters, and the diffusional deposition efficiency can be expressed as A = 2.92 n [(l-a)/k]^1/3 Pe ^?2/3. By applying a correction factor based on the ratio of pressure drops to this equation, the deposition efficiency for a fan model filter is n = A Pe ^?2/3, where A has a value of 2.4–2.6 for α = 0.05–0.4. The efficiency increases with the fiber solidity, α for the parallel staggered filter, but is essentially independent of a for the fan model filter. Experimental results of diffusional deposition of ultrafine aerosols on wire screens which is used as a fan model filter has been performed. Summary data on screens and the fan model filter reported in the literature show that the single fiber efficiency is independent of the solid volume fraction and can be expressed as n = 2.7 Pe ^?2/3 where Pe is the Peclet number (over the range of 0.02 < a < 0.35). The small difference between the experimental data and theory can be explained by the approximate nature of the flow field used in the theory.     

A rapid-detection method for radioactive cesium in the air

We propose a method of rapidly detecting radioactive cesium floating in the air for the purpose of alerting people active in the ‘difficult-to-return zone’ of Fukushima to changes in airborne radioactivity. With this purpose in mind, we set requirement specifications and created a new system concept. The targeted detection limit was 30 Bq/m³ and the mandatory level of measurement time was 48 min with a target level of 12 min, and these periods are 10 times faster than those of conventional air monitors. The system consists of a conventional gamma-spectrometer with a novel shaped shield. The targeted peak region of the measured energy spectrum is analyzed. After the basic design and confirmation of feasibility, we perform some experiments in the normal environment of Yokohama city and the difficult-to-return zone of Fukushima. Using the results, we conducted the design improvement and performance evaluation. As a result, the system performance is found to satisfy requirements. We thus conclude that this system is a promising candidate for rapid detection of airborne radioactivity in the difficult-to-return zone of Fukushima.     

Experimental study of cell pattern formation induced by internal heat sources in a horizontal fluid layer

This study determines the flow structure in a convection cell with an internally heated layer by PIV to elucidate the convection cell transition mechanisms. The vertical velocity component is determined and the cell behaviour with respect to Rayleigh number is investigated quantitatively. Cell expansion process is described as a consequence of development of the descending flow at the centre of cells. The results suggest that a spoke-like structure is stable in this system in ideal conditions and a double-cell structure is formed when there are restrictions on the system, i.e. finite lateral boundaries.     

Thermodynamic calculation method for formation of rare earth inclusions in conductive copper

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Power reduction using adiabatic charge method for PDP driver circuit

Abstract— By applying an energy‐recovery method to their driver circuits, the circuit power consumption of plasma displays can be reduced. However, further power reduction is necessary for large‐sized higher‐resolution displays such as used for Super HDTV. The ideal adiabatic charge method has been proven to be able to minimize circuit resistive element power consumption to 81 % of the conventional energy‐recovery‐circuit resistive‐element loss. An experimental pseudo‐adiabatic charge circuit that reduces the power consumption to about 90% of a conventional circuit has been demonstrated. The power consumption caused by both the resistance loss and the discharge loss of the switching‐element parasitic capacitances was analyzed.     

Ruthenium (II) complexes with π expanded ligand having phenylene–ethynylene moiety as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Ruthenium(II) complexes by introducing phenylene–ethynylene subunit into a tpy (tpy=2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine) ligand were newly synthesized, and their photophysical and photochemical properties were characterized. The molar extinction coefficients of these dyes were larger than that of black dye. The photovoltaic performances of the solar cells based on these synthesizing dyes were investigated under AM 1.5 irradiation (100 mW cm^?2). The conversion efficiencies of 1a and 1b were 5.7% and 2.4%, respectively.