It is found that the results such as observed in the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), which show the major thermal decomposition (TD) of a self-reactive material, lack the detail to reveal what happens at the initial stage of a reaction. The reaction at this stage is corresponding to the handling condition of storage or transportation, often possibly having the potential to be developed...

A method for self consistent calculations of ion cyclotron resonance heating has been developed. The dielectric tensor is calculated from a particle distribution function calculated with the orbit averaged Monte Carlo code fido. The tensor is then fed into the global wave code lion. The calculated wave field and power partitions are fed back into the fido code. By using two existing codes in an...

Received ; accepted – 2 – ABSTRACT Supernova explosions, and winds and energetic photon fluxes from young star clusters drive outflows and supersonic turbulence in the interstellar medium in galaxy disks, and provide broad spectrum heating which generates a wide range of thermal phases in the gas. Star formation, the source of the energy inputs, is itself regulated by heating and phase exchange...

The survival of Salmonella typhimurium (ATCC 13311) heated and recovered in media with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5% (w/w) added sodium chloride was investigated. A protective effect in the heating medium and an inhibitory effect in the recovery medium were observed. The results showed an interaction between the effect on, D(58 degrees C) values, of sodium chloride concentration in both media. Lower conc...

Tensile viscous flow is explored as a forming method for metallic glasses in their supercooled liquid temperature region. Bulk amorphous preforms with nominal alloy composition Zr55Cu30Al10Ni5 were produced by arc melting and tiltand suction casting into a copper mould. A simple loading rig, in which the preform is suspended from a wire, combined with selective heating of the section to be defo...

In this work we study, both experimentally and numerically, the self-heating of a bulk, large YBCO pellet of aspect ratio (thickness / diameter) ~ 0.4 subjected to a large AC magnetic field. To ensure accurate temperature measurements, the sample was placed in an experimental vacuum chamber to achieve a small and reproducible heat transfer coefficient between the superconductor and the cryogeni...