Despite considerable advances in of laser direct metal deposition (LDMD) process optimization, there is rather limited work reported on the effects of melt pool variables on the final deposit characteristics. This article considers the effects of process parameters and melt pool characteristics on the deposition of Inconel 718 powder on a Ti-6Al-4V thin wall. A 1.5kW diode laser and LDMD system...

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of reaction pressure on the toluene disproportionation reaction using ZSM-5 zeolite based catalyst impregnated with molybdenum. Results showed that there is a marked difference in toluene conversion and xylenes selectivity using nitrogen and hydrogen carrier gases and the reaction pressure. Toluene conversion under nitrogen pressure was higher than u...

The influence of MOCVD growth conditions (carrier gas, growth temperature, and V/III ratio) on the AlGaN barrier and the corresponding 2DEG for AlGaN/GaN heterostructures grown on 150 mm silicon is investigated. Hall mobility 2200 cm 2 /V.s, with sheet carrier concentration 8.7e10 12 cm -2 and sheet resistance 326 Ohm/sq, is obtained for AlGaN grown in N2 ambient and with high V/III ratios.

The stable isotopic composition of soil (13)CO(2) flux is important for monitoring soil biological and physical processes. While several methods exist to measure the isotopic composition of soil flux, we do not know how effective each method is at achieving this goal. To provide clear evidence of the accuracy of current measurement techniques we created a column filled with quartz sand through ...

A gas mixing manifold system that is capable of delivering a stable pressure stream of a desired composition of gases into an environmental transmission electron microscope has been developed. The system is designed to provide a stable imaging environment upon changes of either the composition of the gas mixture or upon switching from one gas to another. The design of the system is described an...

The pulmonary route is of interest for both ef fective local therapy for respiratory and lung diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis, and systemic administration of drugs, such as proteins and peptides. Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are devices through which a dry powder formulation of drug is delivered via the pulmonary route. The DPIs are highly ef fi...

Introduction: A confusingly large number of noble gas components has been found in meteorites, based on distinct compositions, origins, carrier phases, or release characteristics [1]. The discovery that the carriers of the primordial noble gases survive acid treatment [2] led to the identification of several circumstellar grain types [3]. The oxidisable carbonaceous carrier “phase Q”, however, ...

Cu doped CdS nanophosphors were fabricated through Langmuir-Blodgett route for the first time. Precursors mixed Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers of cadmium arachidate-copper arachidate were used to grow doped sulfide nanoparticles within the organic matrix through postdeposition treatment with H(2)S gas. Changes in composition and layered structure of precursor multilayers were studied using Fouri...

In this study, the energy consumption in the food and beverage industries of Iran was investigated. The energy consumption in this sector was modeled using artificial neural network (ANN), response surface methodology (RSM) and genetic algorithm (GA). First, the input data to the model were calculated according to the statistical source, balance-sheets and the method proposed in this paper. It ...

Persistent photoconductivity ͑PPC͒ effect associated with a two-dimensional electron gas ͑2DEG͒ in an AlGaN/GaN heterojunction device has been observed. As a consequence, the device was observed to be sensitive to light and the sensitivity was associated with a permanent photoinduced increase in the 2DEG carrier mobility and density. By formulating the PPC buildup and decay kinetics, we attributed ...