Active integration of tool deflection effects in end milling. Part 2. Compensation of tool deflection

This study presents a compensation method in milling machining in order to take into account tool deflection during tool-path generation. Tool deflection that occurs during machining, and especially when flexible tools such as end mills are used, can result in dimensional errors on workpieces. The study presented here is part two of a two-part paper. In part one the cutting force models and the surface prediction method have been presented.Here the focus is on tool deflection effects' integration during the generation of the tool path. A strategy is proposed that modifies the nominal tool trajectory, compensates for the machining errors due to tool deflection, without degrading the production performance and the machined accuracy. The methodology allows optimization of the tool path trajectory in order to achieved a specified tolerance. Some experimental results are presented.     

Crack closure and stress intensity factor measurements in nodular graphite cast iron using three-dimensional correlation of laboratory X-ray microtomography images

Three-dimensional (3-D) tomographic images of a nodular graphite cast iron obtained using a laboratory X-ray source were used to analyze the opening of a fatigue crack during in situ mechanical loading. Direct image analysis and digital image correlation are utilized to obtain the 3-D morphology and front location of the crack, as well as the displacement fields in the bulk of the specimen. From digital image correlation results it is possible to extract the crack opening displacement (COD) map in the whole sample cross-section and to compute stress intensity factors (SIFs) all along the crack front, even for COD values that are less than the image resolution. The comparison of COD maps with local values of the SIF enabled for an estimation of the opening SIF (K_op) equal to 6 MPa m^1/2.     

The normalised image of the absolute conic and its application for zooming camera calibration

We present a novel technique for calibrating a zooming camera based on the invariance properties of the normalised image of the absolute conic (NIAC). We show that the camera parameters independent of position, orientation and zooming are determined uniquely by the NIAC, and we exploit these invariance properties to develop a stratified calibration method that decouples the calibration parameters. The method is organised in three steps: (i) computation of the NIAC, (ii) computation of the focal length for each image and (iii) computation of the orientation and the position of the camera. The method requires a minimum of three views of a single planar grid. Experiments with synthetic and real data suggest that the method is competitive with other state-of-the-art plane-based zooming calibration methods in the scenarios considered.     

Congestion avoidance for supporting a best-effort service in an ATM LAN

In this paper, after having presented some issues related to atm within a lan, we introduce the besteffort service. We then discuss different concepts of flow control to support such a service. After having proposed a definition of fairness, we focus on one flow control mechanism, namely a hop- by hop backpressure scheme. We describe the mechanism and show that it can protect the network against excessive traffic while insuring fairness among the different sources. We also explain how such a mechanism could be implemented at the uni by using current technology and by relying on the standards currently being drafted in the itu and the atm Forum.     

Optimized metrology for laser-damage measurement: application to multiparameter study

An automatic test apparatus for refined testing of laser damage is presented that permits an in situ analysis of the tested area before, during, and after pulsed irradiation. Spatial and temporal beam profiling are performed in real time and give access to the localized fluence for each shot. Furthermore, an optimization of the initiation of damage detection is undertaken by use of image processing and yields a resolution better than 1 microm. Through several examples, these conditions are demonstrated to be useful for reaching an understanding of the laser-damage process. A complete study is undertaken of different kinds of glass that permits the main influence of test parameters (shot frequency, shot number, beam profile variation, temporal and spatial meshing, ...) on the damage procees to be shown. The study was made for different test procedures (1:1, S:1, R:1) and completed by atomic-force microscope analysis. Evidence indicates that the upgrading of metrology associated with an automatic process offers new opportunities for understanding laser-induced damage mechanisms and for emphasizing specific effects such as damage initiation, damage growth, and conditioning for repetitive shots.     

Intracellular physiological events of yeast Rhodotorula glutinis during storage at +4 degrees C

Samples of the cheese yeast Rhodotorula glutinis were analysed during storage at +4 degrees C for cultivability, viability, vitality (metabolic activity), membrane potential state, intracellular pH, and carbohydrate content. The results have allowed to describe cellular events occurring during storage. The loss of vitality came with the decrease of carbohydrate content. The fall of trehalose content under a threshold value induced the deterioration of the membrane potential. Later, when all the cells were depolarised, the intracellular pH decreased and the cultivability dropped, whereas viable cells still decreased slowly. Then, it led to an intermediate physiological state similar to the viable but non-cultivable state. Finally, the fall of viability dropped. In this work, we have defined rapid methods relevant to describe the sequence of intracellular events in the cheese yeast R. glutinis during storage, and we applied them to understand the weak vitality without fall of viability of yeast samples. These methods might allow to rapidly test yeast sample quality before use and to predict, at the moment of the harvesting, the conservation of the yeast.     

The influence of grain boundary sulfur concentration on the intergranular brittleness of nickel of different purities

When systematically combined, tensile tests at -150 °C and analysis by AES (Auger Electron Spectroscopy) or by electron probe reveal the mechanical and chemical effects of sulfur in the grain boundaries of nickel of different purities. The sulfur concentration in the grain boundaries of nickels containing globally less than 450 ppm S appears to be the essential factor in the grain boundary brittleness of the metal. Other elements may however interfere with the sulfur in the mechanical characteristics of the metal, either by increasing or decreasing the brittleness according to the particular case. They also interfere with the sulfur by slowing down the kinetics of the approach to equilibrium. Formerly Research Associate, Département de Métallurgie, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etiénne Formerly Professor, Département de Métallurgie, Formerly Professor, Département de Métallurgie,     

Electrochemical cleavage of sulphones(II) — the influence of the electrogenerated bases in the cathodic reduction of allylic and benzylic sulphones

Allylic and benzylic sulphones were reduced in aprotic solvents on a stationary mercury electrode. For slow sweep rates, it was shown that electrogenerated bases were able to deprotonate the substrate and consequently to form inactive anions. A comparison between the electrochemical behaviour of the allylic and the vinylic sulphones in protic and aprotic solvents is presented: the results of the electrolysis have to take in account the deprotonation reaction and the isomerization of some of the substrate.     

Mechanisms of scale formation and carbon dioxide partial pressure influence. Part II. Application in the study of mineral waters of reference

In the first part, we have designed a new model of evolution for the calco-carbonic system which includes the hydrated forms of CaCO3: CaCO3 amorphous, CaCO3 x 6H2O (ikaite) and CaCO3 x H2O (monohydrate) (J. Eur. Hydr. 30 (1999) 47). According to this model, it is the precipitation of one or other of these hydrated forms which could be responsible for the breakdown of the metastable state. After this first step, the precipitates evolve to dehydrated solid forms. Through the elaboration of computer programs in which the CaCO3(0) (aq) ion pair formation was considered, this model was compared to experimental data obtained by the critical pH method applied to synthetic solutions. In the present article, the same method was applied for four French mineral waters, at 25 degrees C under study. Three samples formed a precipitation during the sodium hydroxide addition. For these three cases, this precipitation began for the CaCO3 H2O saturation. The added volume of sodium hydroxide was more than what was required for neutralizing free CO2 initially in solution. These results indicate that during a spontaneous scaling phenomenon, the pH rises at the same time by loss of the initial free CO2 and of the one produced by the hydrogen carbonate ions decomposition. Then we calculated, at various temperatures for the three studied scaling waters: CO2 partial pressures and loss of total carbon corresponding to the solubility products of CaCO3 hydrated forms. The results show that the partial pressure monitoring of the carbon dioxide is important in managing the behavior of scaling waters.     

Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastases: Current Management and Future Perspectives

Patients with nonresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer have few therapeutic options and a dismal prognosis. Although liver transplantation for this indication has historically a poor reputation, recent advances in the field of chemotherapy and immunosuppression have paved the way to revisit the concept. New data have shown promising results that need to be validated in several ongoing clinical trials. Since liver grafts represent a scarce resource, several new tools are being explored to expand the donor pool for this indication. The purpose of this review is to present all current available data and perspectives about liver transplantation for nonresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer.