The Kalkarindji continental flood basalt province of northern Australia erupted in the mid Cambrian (c. 511 505 Ma). It now consists of scattered basaltic lava fields, the most extensive being the Antrim Plateau Volcanics (APV) a semi-continuous outcrop (c. 50,000 km) reaching a maximum thickness of 1.1 km. Cropping out predominately in the SW of the APV, close to the top of the basalt successi...

The oxidation behavior of Si nanowires (SiNWs) grown by the gold (Au) catalyzed vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth process in an electron beam evaporation (EBE) reactor is studied. The VLS SiNWs exhibit hexagonal shape with essentially {112} facets where each facet shows a saw-tooth faceting itself, consisting of alternating {111} and {113} facets. Depending on growth temperatures (450-750 degrees...

Abstract. The article is devoted to the analysis of normative indicators operation hopper semi-wagons by time during transportation agglomerate from sinter factory blast furnace. For first time, questions were raised about irrationality intra-factory rail over long distances. Graphs transport and technological cycle are constructed. results calculations mobile warehouses with according actual s...

The layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition technique is a self-assembly process that allows the coating of material's surface with nanostructured layers of polyelectrolytes, allowing to control several surface properties. This technique presents some advantages when compared with other thin film assembly techniques, like having the possibility to coat surfaces with complex geometries in mild condition...

Liquid atomization is applied in nanostructure dense coating technology to inject suspended nano-size powder materials into a suspension plasma spray (SPS) torch. This paper presents the effects of the atomization parameters on the nanoparticle processing. A numerical model was developed to simulate the dynamic behaviors of the suspension droplets, the solid nanoparticles or agglomerates, as we...

Welding fume is a complex mixture containing ultra-fine particles in the nanometer range. Rather than being in the form of a singular sphere, due to the high particle concentration, welding fume particles agglomerate into long straight chains, branches, or other forms of compact shapes. Understanding the transport and deposition of these nano-agglomerates in human respiratory systems is of grea...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are often processed in suspended form and therefore a release of CNT-suspensions into the aquatic environment is plausible. In this study, the behaviour of two physico-chemically very different CNT types in the presence of varying, environmentally relevant calcium-containing media was investigated, including the long-term colloidal stability and the sedimentary structure...

M any of the paper machine runnability problems that are difficult to detect, monitor, and control are caused by hydrophobic particles. These can be, for example, binder-rich particles in coated broke, wood pitch or stickies associated with recycled fiber. The most important characteristic indicating propensity for runnability problems has proven to be the size, or the increase in size, of hydr...