micro silica (ms) is an extremely fine, spherical powder that is used as an additive for improving concrete performance. it is obtained as a by product of silicon metal and ferrosilicon alloy production.  due to its pozzolanic nature, micro silica can be used to enhance the qualities of both  fresh  and  hardened  concrete. addition of micro silica into the concrete as a cement replacement, dec...

OBJECTIVES Air pollution particulates have been identified as having adverse effects on respiratory health. The present study was undertaken to further clarify the effects of diesel exhaust on bronchoalveolar cells and soluble components in normal healthy subjects. The study was also designed to evaluate whether a ceramic particle trap at the end of the tail pipe, from an idling engine, would r...

In preparation for the 1997 SLC run, a novel RF bunchlength monitor has been installed in the SLC South Final Focus. The monitor consists of a ceramic gap in the beam pipe, a 160-ft long X-band waveguide (WR90), and a set of dividers, tapers and microwave detectors. Electromagnetic fields radiated through the ceramic gap excite modes in the nearby open-ended X-band waveguide, which transmits th...

Over the past 35 years, multiple types of all-ceramic materials have been introduced as an ideal alternative for metal-fused to ceramic. This review covers state-of-the-art development of all-ceramic systems in terms of history, material composition, fabrication technologies, and structural and strength properties. These materials are proved to be ideal in terms of mechanical properties and bio...

The dynamic pressure characteristics of pulse jet pipe, pulse jet nozzles and ceramic filter can be measured by high-frequency dynamic pressure sensor. The research is focused on the influence of cleaning pressure, the diameter of nozzles, and the ratio of sectional area of nozzles to that of pulse jet pipe on pulse cleaning performance. The results show that the difference of pulse jet nozzles...

The RHIC injection kicker is a pulsed transmission line kicker, consisting of 15 ferrite sections and 14 ceramic sections. The length of the kicker is 1.1 m and there are 4 such units in each ring. Figure 1 shows the kicker cross section with the outer conductor, C-shaped ferrite, inner conductor and the ceramic beam pipe [1]. The design characteristic impedance of the transmission line kicker ...