Municipal solid waste (MSW) contaminated by radioactive cesium (r-Cs) has been treated by various thermal treatment facilities in Japan. However, the behavior of r-Cs in their plants is scarcely known. Therefore, we investigated 4 types of the thermal treatment plants to understand the r-Cs behavior during different thermal treatments of the MSW. The distribution of r-Cs between residue dischar...

In conventional WLCSP process, after defining the under bump metal (UBM) layer, a solder ball is dropped in the UBM opening. A subsequent thermal reflow cycle melts the solder ball and cools it in a well defined shape on top of the UBM layer. One draw back of this technology is the fracture or cracking of passivation film that may occur during the solder ball reflow process. The cracks in the p...

The application of the Sliding Mode Thermal Control System to laser spectroscopic system is proposed. An adaptive controller is designed based on results obtained in the sphere of discontinuous system design. The derived Sliding Mode (SM) control algorithm should improve the control performance of the important characteristic of systems such as the thermal field of the oven. The suggested contr...

Anisotropic nanomaterial-modified carbon fibers attract increasing attention because of their superior properties over traditional ones. In this study, activated carbon fibers (ACFs) "thickly overgrown" by Ag nanohair were prepared through self-assembly and rapid thermal annealing. Viscose fibers with well-dispersed silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on surfaces were first prepared through self-assem...

The application of the Sliding Mode Thermal Control to dryer station furnace facility in agriculture productions is proposed. An adaptive controller is designed based on results obtained in the sphere of discontinuous system design. The derived Sliding Mode (SM) control algorithm written in Lab View environment should improve the control performance of the important characteristic of systems su...

We have investigated the thermal quench evolution of a Niobium cavity, chemically polished, during ultra high vacuum annealings from 100 to 800°C. Ten cavities have been tested before heat treatment (HT) and the results show a good agreement with the BCS theory for a diffuse reflection of the conduction electrons on the metal surface. All along the HT we have clearly identified at first the oxy...

*Tenova LOI Italimpianti, Italy, **Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA, Italy ENVIRONMENTAL concerns and rising prices of fossil fuels have focused the steel industry’s attention on minimising emissions and improving heating efficiency in reheat furnaces. Additionally with the rise in competitiveness within the world steel market product quality can be a key strategic factor to gain a market, a facto...