Evaporation of a liquid drop surrounded by either vapor the same fluid, or and air, is usually attributed to diffusion -- which, however, does not apply former setting, as pure fluids do diffuse. The present paper puts forward an additional mechanism, one that applies both settings. It shown disparities between in terms their pressure chemical potential give rise flow. Its direction depends on ...

Compositionally graded bulk materials of organic polymer blends were prepared by using nonequilibrium self-organization processes with a uniaxial thermal gradient (Bridgman method). The Bridgman method was firstly applied to prepare two kinds of polymeric compositionally graded materials: a polymer/low molecular weight additive system (poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL)/ 4,49-thiodiphenol (TDP)) and a ...

The application of syringe to syringe dispersive liquid phase microextraction-solidified floating organic drop was extended for the separation and preconcentration of trace amounts of cadmium ions from water and cereal samples. The extracted cadmium was quantified by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. Factors affecting the complex formation as well as microextraction efficiency such...

A new high precision contact scanning probe possible to measure miniature components on a micro/nano-CMM is proposed. This contact probe is composed of a fiber stylus with a ball tip, a floating plate and focus sensors. The ball tip is fabricated using optical fiber with melting and solidification processes. The stylus is attached to a floating plate, which is connected to the probe housing via...

A force and/or torque are induced in a material under the imposition of a magnetic field. Their magnitudes are different from those acting on the surrounding materials because of the difference in their physical properties. Therefore, a magnetic field is a powerful tool for controlling a second phase in a mother phase such as particles suspended in a liquid. In this paper, we focus on two proce...

  Abstract:   The aims of this research were to investigate the effects of semisolid metal (SSM) processing parameters (i.e., shear rates –times – temperatures combinations) on the primary solidification products and isothermal holding duration, subsequent to cessation of stirring on the secondary solidification of Al-Si (A356) alloy.   The dendrite fragmentation was found to be the governing m...