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The Influence of Alloy Chemistry on the Cutting Performance and Deformation Kinetics of Titanium Alloys During Turning
Machining trials were undertaken to study how alloy chemistry influences the relative cutting performance and resulting subsurface deformation for a series of commercially available titanium alloys of increasing β content. Using an experimental orthogonal machining operation, this project focuses on studying what factors influence how efficiently a cutting insert can become embedded into a workpiece and how these factors further influence the overall cutting process
Designing a Solid Waste Infrastructure Management Model for Integration into a National Infrastructure System-of Systems
Solid waste management is arguably one of the most important municipal services provided by government1. Given
the rapid socio-economic changes that are projected to take place in the UK2 it is important that we plan our future
waste management capacity to ensure the continuance of this valuable service. The Solid Waste Infrastructure
Management System (SWIMS) model was designed to model the current solid waste infrastructure requirements
(from collection through treatment and disposal) for an area based on its solid waste arisings. SWIMS allows an area’s
waste treatment capacity requirements to be forecast against future socio-economic change to help decision-makers
choose the right solid waste infrastructure given their goals, constraints and ideas about future conditions. The
modelling of solid waste management systems has been carried out since the 1970s3 and such modelling exercises
have been undertaken for numerous different geographical areas around the world4. However, the SWIMS model
is unique in that it was designed to also operate within a larger national infrastructure system-of-systems model,
including interdependencies with other infrastructure sectors including energy, water and waste water. To achieve
such flexibility the SWIMS model was carefully designed using object-oriented programming (OOP) principles. In
documenting this model’s design methodology we hope to demonstrate how applying OOP principles enables such
models to not only be more flexible and more easily integrated with other modelling efforts, but also more easily
understood by system experts and end-users
Climate reconstruction from Barrow Island, Western Australia
Barrow Island ( 20.7°S) is ideally situated to register the first coastal occupations in Australia as well as peoples' responses to major changes in sea level, climate and eventual isolation from critical resources on the mainland. Its location in the arid region between monsoonal and extratropical rainfall belts also imply that Barrow Island may have experienced dramatic changes in precipitation over the period of human occupation. Boodie cave has been the focus of Barrow Island Archeological Project and records a rich record of human occupation. Also present at Boodie cave are significant quantities of water-lain cave carbonates (flowstones, stalactites, and stalagmites). Active (modern) deposition of such carbonates is limited to very small encrustations and consists primarily of stalactites that are less than 5 cm in diameter. This situation indicates that deposition of significant carbonates is indicative of wetter conditions at Barrow Island and dating of these carbonates using the U/Th method provides a record of wet intervals at Barrow Island over the last 120 thousand years. In addition to ages from flowstones, three complete speleothems were collected Ledge Cave for climatic reconstruction using stable isotopes. Ledge cave is large subterranean with high relative humidity (>98%) and abundant, but largely inactive speleothems. The wettest interval in our cave carbonate record predates stratigraphic units with cultural material, but indicates that wet intervals on Barrow Island were broadly coincidental with lake expansions on the Australian mainland. In particular, a very wet interval between 120 and 90 ka is recorded in two of the Ledge Cave speleothems. The Barrow Island speleothem record suggests that displacement of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the strength of the Indo-Australian monsoon may have been the most important influence on water balance at Barrow Island. Continued development of these climate archives will offer insights into climate that is directly applicable to the unique human occupation record also preserved at this site
Hydroacoustics for the discovery and quantification of Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) spawning aggregations
Effects of a seaweed extract on weanling pig growth performance and immune function during an acute enteric disease challenge
A total of 95 pigs (initially 15 lb and 17
d of age) was used in a 28 d growth trial to
determine the effects of Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed extract (ANOD) on weanling pig growth performance and immune function in response to enteric disease challenge with Salmonella typhimurium (ST). Experimental treatments were arranged in a 2 x 4 factorial with main effects of disease challenge (control vs. ST challenge) and dietary addition of ANOD (0, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0% of diet). Results suggest little beneficial effect of dietary ANOD on growth performance or immune response in the presence or absence of ST challenge
BeppoSAX Observations of the Radio Galaxy Centaurus A
We present preliminary results from two observations of the radio galaxy
Centaurus A performed by the BeppoSAX satellite. We did not detect any spectral
variation of the nuclear continuum in spite of the long-term flux change (by a
factor 1.3) between the two observations. At both epochs, the nuclear
point-like emission was well fitted with a strongly absorbed power law with an
exponential cutoff at high energies (E_cutoff>200 keV). We also observed a
significant flux variation of the iron line between the two observations. The
flux of the line and of the continuum changed in the opposite sense. The line
is more intense at the first epoch, when the nuclear source was at the lower
intensity level. The implied delay between the continuum and line variations
strongly suggests that the cold material responsible for the iron line
production is not located very near to the primary X-ray source. There is also
evidence that the line profile changed between the two epochs, being broader
and slightly blueshifted when the source was fainter. It is possible that the
emission feature is a blend of cold and ionized iron lines produced in separate
regions surrounding the nuclear source.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Advances in Space
Research, proceedings of 32nd COSPAR Symposium (1998
Effects of a quillaja saponaria extract on weanling pig growth performance and immune function during an acute enteric disease challenge
A total of 96 pigs (initially 19 lb and 17 d of age) was used in a 28 d growth trial to
determine the effects of Quillaja saponaria
(QS) extract on weanling pig growth performance and immune function in response to enteric disease challenge with Salmonella
typhimurium (ST). Experimental treatments
were arranged in a 2 Ă— 4 factorial with main
effects of disease challenge (control vs. ST
challenge) and dietary addition of QS (0, 4,
8, or 16 oz/ton). The results suggest little
beneficial effect of QS on growth performance
or immune response in the presence or absence of ST challenge
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A fieldable instrument for waterborne radionuclide detection
In monitoring effluent leaving its sites, US DOE assays for alpha- emitting radionuclides (U, transuranics) to ensure compliance with regulatory limits. Because alpha emissions can only by detected over a short range in water ({approximately}40{mu}m), the conventional approach is to collect samples for processing in a central laboratory; a time-consuming and cost procedure ensues to separate and measure the radionuclides. Because of the sporadic nature of sampling processes, there is the possibility that a release may go undetected. We are addressing this issue by a developing a real-time, field- deployable instrument which incorporates a proprietary film that selectively binds radionuclides from dilute aqueous samples. By combining the film with an appropriate alpha spectrometer, we have developed a fieldable system that can operate as an autonomous monitor in a batch or continuous manner. Laboratory results to date have been encouraging. Positive identification of U and Pu has been made by resolving the energy spectrum of emitted alphas. Sensitivity for U is at the 10 part per trillion level (15 femtocuries per liter)
Modelling of segmentation-driven vibration in machining
Excessive vibration, such as chatter, is a common problem in machining processes. Meanwhile, numerous hard, brittle metals have been shown to form segmented chips, also known as sawtooth chips, during machining. In the literature, a cyclic cutting force has been demonstrated where segmented chips are formed, with the force cycle corresponding to the formation of segments. Segmented chip formation has been shown to be linked to high vibration levels in turning and milling processes. Additionally, it has been proposed that the amplitude of chatter vibrations can be limited by interference between the tool flank and wavy workpiece surface, a phenomenon known as tool-flank process damping. In this contribution, a model is proposed to predict the amplitude of forced vibration arising due to the formation of segmented chips during turning. The amplitude of vibration was calculated as a function of cutting parameters. It was demonstrated that the model can be extended to account for the effect of tool-flank process damping. For validation, titanium Ti6Al4V alloy was turned using a flexible toolholder, with surface speed ranging from 10 to 160 m/min, feed rate from 0.1 to 0.7 mm/rev and width of cut from 0.35 to 4 mm. In the experimental validation, 25 of 68 test cuts exhibited high-amplitude vibration. In 16 of these cases, the main cause was concluded to be chip segmentation, which can be predicted by the model. The model is thus considered of practical value to machinists. © 2012 Springer-Verlag London Limited
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Intraseasonal soil moisture-atmosphere feedbacks on the Tibetan Plateau circulation
Substantial intraseasonal precipitation variability is observed across the Tibetan Plateau (TP) during boreal summer associated with the subtropical jet location and the Silk Road pattern. Weather station data and satellite observations highlight a sensitivity of soil moisture and surface fluxes to this variability. During rain-free periods of two or more days, skin temperatures are shown to rise as the surface dries, signalling decreased evaporative fraction. Surface fluxes are further enhanced by relatively clear skies. In this study we use an atmospheric reanalysis to assess how this surface flux response across the TP influences local and remote conditions. Increased surface sensible heat flux induced by decreased soil moisture during a regional dry event leads to a deepening of the planetary boundary-layer and the development of a heat low. Consistent with previous studies, heat low characteristics exhibit pronounced diurnal variability driven by anomalous daytime surface warming. For example, low-level horizontal winds are weakest during the afternoon and intensify overnight when boundary-layer turbulence is minimal. The heat low favours an upper-tropospheric anticyclone which induces an upper-level Rossby wave and leads to negative upper-level temperature anomalies across southern China. The Rossby wave intensifies the upper-level cyclonic circulation across central China, whilst upper-level negative temperature anomalies across south China extends the west Pacific subtropical high westward. These circulation anomalies influence temperature and precipitation anomalies across much of China. The association between land-atmosphere interactions across the TP, large-scale atmospheric circulation characteristics, and precipitation in east Asia highlights the importance of intraseasonal soil moisture dynamics on the TP
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