This article suggests the value in a broad view of STEAM beyond arts-integration, as well as the potential of design thinking for STEAM. Despite much interest in STEAM it is often challenging for many teachers to integrate into their teaching of school subject matter. I suggest that as an interdisciplinary crossroads, design thinking provides a natural bridge between the arts, sciences, and oth...

Various aspects affecting the steam economy of a raw sugar mill are discussed. Process and prime mover steam requirements are evaluated for a new 600 ton canelhour factory currently under construction at Felixton, and options for achieving a level of steam economy where fibre can be supplied to a downstream paper mill with the appropriate fuel economy are evaluated. The necessity to allow for f...

Devolatilization of solvents from viscous polymer cement is realized through stripping of solvent with steam in stirred vessels or directly by evaporating the solvent from the polymer. The later so-called direct desolventizing is realized in extruders or high volume kneaders. All 3 methods involve additional energy to drive out solvent either by partial pressure through additional steam (steam ...

[1] We describe a procedure to measure coseismic change of shallow coastal bathymetry using multispectral imagery. This technique is applied to HYPERION hyperspectral images acquired along the shallow coast of the North Andaman Islands to estimate the uplift induced by the Mw 9.15, 26 December 2004, earthquake. Attenuation coefficient of the particularly clear coastal waters is estimated from t...

Introduction Hydrogen as a fuel has recently been an important issue due to developments in fuel cell technology. Hydrogen production from sustainable sources, e.g. biomass, is gaining attention for a CO2 neutral energy supply. Recent developments in flash pyrolysis technologies make it possible to convert lignocellulosic biomass efficiently to a bio-oil, which is easier for handling and transp...

Noise levels originating from several dental tools as well as background noise in dental clinics, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were assessed using an integrated digital sound level meter. The effect of such noises on the anxiety and attitude of patients towards undergoing dental treatment (or coming back for a follow up treatment), was investigated using a survey containing 11 questions. ...

In experiments at 600°C in the system NaCI-KCI-H20, within the analytical uncertainty, stoichiometric quantities of C1 and total alkali metals (Na+K) appear to dissolve in steam coexisting with chloride-rich brine at high pressures in the absence of solid salt. In contrast, at lower pressures, where steam coexists with precipitated salts, significant excess chloride as associated hydrogen chlor...

Destructive interference from phase fluctuations caused by motion during (1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) stimulated-echo acquisition mode (STEAM) and point-resolved spectroscopy (PRESS) acquisitions can significantly diminish the traditional radicalN-gain in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) afforded by averaging N signals, especially in the torso. The SNR loss is highly variable among ind...

Previous work [1] has shown that MEMS technology has significant potential to create more compact, higherperforming hardware for chemical oxygen iodine lasers (COIL). In COILs, the laser medium is a flowing gas that must be pumped through the system at high mass flow rates to ensure proper system operation. As a result, compact pumps with high pumping rates are a key element of the COIL system....