The article presents an investigation on the effectiveness of nanostructured titanium-10 wt% 45S5 Bioglass-1 wt% Ag composite foams as a novel class of antibacterial materials for medical applications. The Ti-based composite foams were prepared by the combination of mechanical alloying and a "space-holder" sintering process. In the first step, the Ti-10 wt% 45S5 Bioglass-1 wt% Ag powder synthes...

This paper is a sequel to a study by the authors of electric power systems comprising the generator circuit-breakers (GCBs) at power plant generator terminals. A sustainable assessment of the current interruption requirements of a GCB addresses the main stresses on the generator circuit breaker, revealing that the GCB current interruption requirements are significantly higher than for the distr...

The structure and mechanical behavior of Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) and Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) beaks were compared. The beak of both species is a sandwich-structured composite, having an exterior, or rhamphotheca, consisting of multiple layers of keratin scales and a core composed of a fibrous network of bony closed-cell foam. The rhamphotheca is an arrangement of approxima...

Based on a one-dimensional discrete system of bistable springs, a mechanical model is introduced to describe plasticity and damage in carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays. The energetics of the mechanical system are investigated analytically, the stress-strain law is derived, and the mechanical dissipation is computed, both for the discrete case as well as for the continuum limit. An information-passin...

The automated circuit breaker diagnostic system described in this paper is an extension of the widely used portable circuit breaker testing device concept. These traditional testing devices can be connected to the circuit breaker’s control circuit to record analog and digital signals. The operator opens and closes the circuit breaker each time the test is performed and makes the recordings. The...

this investigation presents the effect of various parameters on foam stability and its rheological properties. the underlying idea of this experiment is generating of drilling foam with uniform bubbles. the main problem of foam using is controlling its stability during field application. the most important parameters which cause instability in foam are gravity drainage, gas diffusion and bubble...

Abstract In this paper, silicone rubber materials with foam/solid alternating multilayered structures were successfully constructed by combining the two methods of hot-pressing and supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO 2 ) foaming. The cellular morphology mechanical properties systematically studied. results show that growth cell was restrained solid layer, resulting in a decrease size. addition, ...

Given a graph G and positive integers n and q, let G(G;n, q) be the game played on the edges of the complete graph Kn in which the two players, Maker and Breaker, alternately claim 1 and q edges, respectively. Maker’s goal is to occupy all edges in some copy of G; Breaker tries to prevent it. In their seminal paper on positional games, Chvátal and Erdős proved that in the game G(K3;n, q), Maker...

We study biased Maker/Breaker games on the edges of the complete graph, as introduced by Chvátal and Erdős. We show that Maker, occupying one edge in each of his turns, can build a spanning tree, even if Breaker occupies b ≤ (1 − o(1)) · n lnn edges in each turn. This improves a result of Beck, and is asymptotically best possible as witnessed by the Breaker-strategy of Chvátal and Erdős. We als...

Circuit Breaker is one of the most critical elements of power industry. Controlled Switching of grid voltage and grid current is the best solution to prevent the high inrush current and over voltages. This paper describes the Controlled Switching of Circuit Breaker by using multiprocessor based architecture. With this architecture early detection of most of major fault is feasible; it is also p...