Determination of Impurity Silicon in Anticancer Drug (Ge-132) by Electrothermally Atomised Atomic Absorption Spectrometry with Optical Temperature Control Accessory

The present paper describes the ashing and atomization processes in silicon analysis by electrothermally atomised atomic absorption spectrometry(EAAAS) with an uncoat-ed graphite tube, a pyrolytically coated graphite tube and a tungsten-coated graphitetube. The sensitivity and linear range of three graphite tubes were compared. By using optical temperature control accessory, the signals are enhanced by a factor of 2 and the germanium interferences in the determination of silicon are eliminated. The effects of time constant and carrier gas flow-rate on the determination of silicon were also tested. The sample can be directly analyzed in its aqueous solution without any pretreatment. The measurements of samples containing 0. 2 μg/mL and 0. 4 μg/mL silicon were run ten times and the variation coefficient is 4. 9% and 2.6%, respectively. The recovery tests for carboxyethyl germanium sesquioxide(Ge-132) synthesized and imported were performed, and the recoveries are 97. 0% and 110%, respectively. Keywords Carboxyethyl germanium sesquioxide, Electrothermally atomised atomic absorption spectrometry, Silicon

Investigation of the compressibility and sinterabilty of AZ91 powder production and particle production by gas atomisation method

This study intends to determine the pressability and sinterability of AZ91 powder production by gas atomisation method and that of the produced powder for partial production.Therefore,first,a gas atomisation unit has been designed and manufactured in the laboratories of the Karabiik University,Department of Manufacturing Engineering.Atomised powder production has been achieved at a temperature of 795℃,with nozzle diameters of 2 and 4 mm and four different gas pressures(5,15,25,35 bars).Argon gas has been used for atomisation and as a protective gas atmosphere.Scanning electron microscope(SEM)is used to determine the shape of the produced AZ91 powder,and a laser particle size analyzer is used to analyze the powder size.Additionally,a microhardness(HV0.025)measurement has been conducted to determine the hardness of the produced powders.To achieve a homogeneous distribution,the produced powders are mixed in a three-dimensional moving turbulator for 30 min.Mixed powders have been pressed at 300,400,500 and 600 MPa and have been sintered at 500℃,550℃and 600℃.Additionally,the density values have been determined before and after sintering of the materials.SEM images have been obtained from the fractured surfaces of the samples before and after sintering.XRD and EDX analyses have been performed to determine the chemical composition.Further,microhardness(HV0.5)is obtained from the pressure surfaces of the samples to determine the effects of the pressing pressure and the sintering temperature on the hardness.As a result of the experimental studies,it has been observed that the powder size decreases with the increase in gas pressure and that the powder shape generally changes from ligament and complex shape to droplet and spherical shape.From the XRD,XRF and EDX results,it has been determined that the structure comprises an a phase(Mg main matrix)and Mg17Al12 interphase,which isβphase,and very small amounts of MgO have been observed.The hardness of the produced powders increased based on the increase in gas pressure.The densities of the samples increased with both increasing pressing pressure and sintering temperature.It has been observed from the fractured surface SEM images that the number of pores formed in the samples decrease with an increase in the pressing pressure.It has been determined that the post-sintering structure exhibitsαtypical dendritic structure.In addition to theα-Mg matrix phase,β(Mg17Al12)intermetallic andα+βeutectic were formed in the structure.The microhardness values of the samples decreased depending on the sintering temperature;the highest hardness value was measured as 64,02 HV0.5 at a pressing pressure of 300 MPa and a sintering temperature of 500℃,whereas the lowest hardness value was measured as 54,86 HV0.5 at a pressing pressure of 600 MPa and a sintering temperature of 600℃.

Effects of Liquid Viscosity on Agricultural Nozzle Droplet Parameters

To discuss the effects of pesticide viscosity on the atomisation characteristics of an agricultural nozzle, glycerite with different mass fractions was prepared to replace the pesticide. First, the atomisation region of the nozzle was meshed and sized. Second, the speed and kinetic energy of the droplets at different positions in the atomisation region were measured by Phase Doppler Anemometry. The results demonstrated that the Sauter mean diameter, volume mean diameter and arithmetic mean diameter of droplets first decreased and then increased gradually in the axial direction of the atomisation region. Surface waves of a certain pattern were formed on the liquid surface, which was ejected by the disturbance of external air resistance. As the distance increased, the amplitude increased and the wave crest was broken into small droplets. These droplets then collided and agglomerated into large droplets under the effect of gravity. Droplets had an approximately symmetric distribution on the radial direction of the atomisation region, and the droplets were small in the middle and large at the two ends. The droplet size was positively related to the radial distance. Compared with the droplet speed at the two ends, the droplet speed at the axis was higher and the droplet size was smaller. Moreover, the kinetic energy of the droplets along the axial direction decreased sharply and then increased slowly. Droplets with high viscosity at the near end of the nozzle had small kinetic energy, and the effects of liquid viscosity on the atomisation characteristics of a nozzle could not be neglected. The droplet kinetic energy slightly increased at the far end.

The Characterization and Study of Physical Parameters of Ge Modified Se-Sn-Pb Chalcogenide System

In the present paper, we have studied the effect of Ge addition on the physical properties of Se-Sn-Pb chalcogenide ma- terial. The necessary physical parameters which have important role in determining the structure and strength of the material viz. constraints, coordination number etc. have been calculated. The increasing trend has been found in cohesive energy, heat of atomization and mean bond energy. The glass transition has been studied using the Tichy-Ticha and Lankhorst approaches, which also increases with the increasing Ge contents. The increase in these physical parameters is due to the increasing covalent character in the material.

Robust Conservative Level SetMethod for 3D Mixed-Element Meshes —Application to LES of Primary Liquid-Sheet Breakup

In this article we detail the methodology developed to construct an efficient interface description technique—the robust conservative level set(RCLS)—to simulate multiphase flows on mixed-element unstructured meshes while conserving mass to machine accuracy.The approach is tailored specifically for industry as the three-dimensional unstructured approach allows for the treatment of very complex geometries.In addition,special care has been taken to optimise the trade-off between accuracy and computational cost while maintaining the robustness of the numerical method.This was achieved by solving the transport equations for the liquid volume fraction using a WENO scheme for polyhedral meshes and by adding a flux-limiter algorithm.The performance of the resulting method has been compared against established multiphase numerical methods and its ability to capture the physics of multiphase flows is demonstrated on a range of relevant test cases.Finally,the RCLS method has been applied to the simulation of the primary breakup of a flat liquid sheet of kerosene in co-flowing high-pressure gas.This quasi-DNS/LES computation was performed at relevant aero-engine conditions on a three-dimensional mixed-element unstructured mesh.The numerical results have been validated qualitatively against theoretical predictions and experimental data.In particular,the expected breakup regime was observed in the simulation results.Finally,the computation reproduced faithfully the breakup length predicted by a correlation based on experimental data.This constitutes a first step towards a quantitative validation.