Scientific journals are more and more published electronically. Gradually the amount of e-books increases and on Internet a vast amount of digital information is being published. Electronic publishing offers major opportunities for dissemination and for access but at the same time imposes new challenges on national libraries and other deposit institutes in charge of preserving countries’ cultur...

This paper presents an empirical examination of the effects of both deposit market competition and of wholesale funding on bank risk simultaneously. The traditional view of the relation between competition and risk has focused on the disciplining role of the charter value. In this project we argue that if the structure of bank liabilities and the costs of retail and wholesale funding are jointl...

A brief overview on boiler tubes ash deposit characterization and thermophysical properties of deposits are given. The structure of an ash deposit on the heat exchange surface of a boiler is usually non-uniform. The thickness of the deposit increases with time and during this process chemical reactions and sintering of ash particles may lead to structural changes. Therefore the thermal conducti...

The solidification behavior of droplets as well as spray-deposit of Al-4.5 wt% Cu alloy is simulated by modeling based on heat flow analysis. The model incorporates droplet dynamics and their thermal states during atomization process. The resultant spray enthalpy is used to analyze heat flow during solidification of the spray deposit. The effect of process variables like atomization pressure, m...

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau...

Eddy Current Testing (ECT) is used for in-service inspection of tubes in steam generators, heat exchangers and condensers in nuclear or conventional power plants as well as in chemical installations. ECT is particularly attractive because it offers both very high detectability and high scanning speeds. Direct contact with test material or a coupling medium is not necessary and the test is easil...