34 research outputs found
Research on xylitol crystallization by shearing and seeding for its use as a phase change material
As thermal energy storage is becoming more important, new materials are being studied. Sugar-alcohols (SA) are very promising as phase change materials (PCM) because they are non-toxic, affordable and their latent heat is high. However, undercooling and low crystallization rates are some of the problems present in these materials. The SA studied in this work is xylitol, and using a microscope connected to a transparent counter-rotating shear cell, the effect of secondary nucleation is studied, as well as the crystallization rate of xylitol and how undercooling affects it. From the results, it is deduced that a proper seed preparation and handling is needed. The crystal structure is also studied, using XRPD diffractograms and differential scanning calorimetry. © 2021 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved
Guidelines of the French Society of Otorhinolaryngology (SFORL), short version. Extension assessment and principles of resection in cutaneous head and neck tumors
AbstractCutaneous head and neck tumors mainly comprise malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, trichoblastic carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, adnexal carcinoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, sclerodermiform basalioma and angiosarcoma. Adapted management requires an experienced team with good knowledge of the various parameters relating to health status, histology, location and extension: risk factors for aggression, extension assessment, resection margin requirements, indications for specific procedures, such as lateral temporal bone resection, orbital exenteration, resection of the calvarium and meningeal envelopes, neck dissection and muscle resection
Online Monitoring of the Osiris Reactor with the Nucifer Neutrino Detector
Originally designed as a new nuclear reactor monitoring device, the Nucifer
detector has successfully detected its first neutrinos. We provide the second
shortest baseline measurement of the reactor neutrino flux. The detection of
electron antineutrinos emitted in the decay chains of the fission products,
combined with reactor core simulations, provides an new tool to assess both the
thermal power and the fissile content of the whole nuclear core and could be
used by the Inter- national Agency for Atomic Energy (IAEA) to enhance the
Safeguards of civil nuclear reactors. Deployed at only 7.2m away from the
compact Osiris research reactor core (70MW) operating at the Saclay research
centre of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA),
the experiment also exhibits a well-suited configuration to search for a new
short baseline oscillation. We report the first results of the Nucifer
experiment, describing the performances of the 0.85m3 detector remotely
operating at a shallow depth equivalent to 12m of water and under intense
background radiation conditions. Based on 145 (106) days of data with reactor
ON (OFF), leading to the detection of an estimated 40760 electron
antineutrinos, the mean number of detected antineutrinos is 281 +- 7(stat) +-
18(syst) electron antineutrinos/day, in agreement with the prediction 277(23)
electron antineutrinos/day. Due the the large background no conclusive results
on the existence of light sterile neutrinos could be derived, however. As a
first societal application we quantify how antineutrinos could be used for the
Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement.Comment: 22 pages, 16 figures - Version
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Time-resolved in situ X-ray scattering studies of aqueous hydroxypropylcellulose solutions
The evolution of the global orientation parameter for a series of aqueous hydroxypropylcellulose solutions both during and following the cessation of a steady-state shear flow is reported. Time-resolved orientation measurements were made in situ through a novel X-ray rheometer coupled with a two-dimensional electronic X-ray camera, and using an intense X-ray source at the LURE synchrotron. After the cessation of flow, the global orientation decreases from the steady-state orientation level to zero following shear flow at low shear rate or to a small but finite value after flow at a high shear rate. The decrease of orientation with time shows different behaviour, dependent upon the previously applied shear rate
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A novel X-ray rheometer for in situ studies of polymer melts and solutions during shear flow
A novel X-ray rheometer based on a parallel plate geometry is described. This system allows time-resolved X-ray scattering intensity data to be obtained from polymeric samples subjected to shear flow. The range of quantitative structural parameters, such as molecular orientation and inter chain correlations, which can be obtained from the data is highlighted. Examples of the utility of X-ray scattering in examining optically opaque samples and the extraction of 〈P2〉 and 〈P4〉 orientation parameters are given using anisotropic hydroxypropylcellulose solutions as the sample
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Flow-induced structures in polymer blends containing a liquid-crystalline polymer
Stratégie pour adapter la morphologie de mélanges ternaires
National audienceL'objectif du travail est de reproduire la morphologie d'un polystyrène choc (inclusions coeur-peau dans une matrice PS) dans le cas d'une matrice polylactide (PLA) pour améliorer ses propriétés chocs. La présente communication concerne la stratégie mise en place pour atteindre la morphologie cible à savoir des sous-inclusions d'une 1 ère phase de l'ordre du micron encapsulée dans une 2 ème phase formant des inclusions elles-mêmes dispersées dans une matrice PLA. L'obtention d'une telle morphologie implique d'être capable de maîtriser la localisation exacte de chaque phase mais aussi de contrôler la taille des inclusions et des sous-inclusions. La position relative des phases les unes par rapport aux autres est pilotée par la thermodynamique du système et donc par les tensions interfaciales entre les composants [1,2]. La taille relative des inclusions est contrôlée dans un mélange immiscible binaire par la fraction volumique, le nombre Capillaire et le rapport de viscosités des deux phases. Nous montrerons au cours de cette communication les modèles utilisés pour prédire la morphologie et la stratégie mise en place pour l'obtenir. Remerciements: Ce travail est réalisé dans le cadre de la Chaire industrielle sur les bioplastiques financée par Arkema, L'Oréal, Nestlé, PSA and Schneider Electric