Les Vickers2015-01-01eSpace (Curtin University)
Geopolymers are amorphous, inorganic structures based on silicate and aluminate tetrahedrons and could be beneficial in thermal and fire resistant applications. The outcomes from this work suggest that fly ash geopolymer composites suitable for thermal applications can be produced. When compared to OPC based systems g…
Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
Masataka Tomizawa、Shigehito Inui、Kazuma Shiraishi 等 8 位作者2015-01-01Proceedings of JSME-IIP/ASME-ISPS Joint Conference on Micromechatronics for Information and Precision Equipment IIP/ISPS joint MIPE
Metal/Metal universal joints reinforced by carbon fibers had been proposed to save the energy and to enhance the mobility of mover machines. The ductile fracture occurred at aluminum part in the Ti/Al joint with carbon fiber reinforcement (CFR). Although the tensile strength (σ_b) was slightly reduced, its strain (ε_b…
Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesFiber-reinforced polymer compositesMetal Alloys Wear and Properties
Jérémie Maire、Roman Anufriev、Masahiro Nomura2015-01-01The Proceedings of the Symposium on Micro-Nano Science and Technology
We report for the first time thermal conduction tuning in phononic crystals. This tuning is based on the wave properties of phonons at low temperature, similarly to what can be done with photons.
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAdvanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesThermal properties of materials
Takayuki Yokoyama、Nobuyuki SHISHIDO、Kozo KOIWA 等 10 位作者2015-01-01The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress Japan
Last few decades, many researchers have experimented with micro-scale compression or tension test, and have reported that the plastic behavior of crystalline materials with small dimensions is different from that of bulk. For designing microsystems, it is very important to understand deformation mechanism of nano- and…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsMetal Forming Simulation Techniques
Jinseo Hong、Ikuko Kakizaki、Hideharu Sugo 等 4 位作者2015-01-01The Proceedings of the Symposium on Micro-Nano Science and Technology
Aminosilanized micro patterns were transferred on mica substrate using PDMS soft stamp fabricated by utilizing anisotropic etched Si substrate as a mold and proteoglycan molecular immobilization were investigated. Two types of parting agents were investigated to improve detachability of PDMS stamp from Si mold, and pi…
Optical Coatings and GratingsAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques
Masahiro ARAI、Masaomi Nishimura、Saisuke SUGIURA 等 5 位作者2015-01-01The Proceedings of the Materials and Mechanics Conference
In the present study, the interface fracture toughness and adhesioln strength between a Ti coating film and Al-alloy substrate was evaluated using a laser spallation method. The fracture toughness and adhesion strength can be estimated using inverse analyses by the boundary element method using a transfer function com…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMetal and Thin Film MechanicsHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Chinami TADANO、Kazuhide Ozeki、Toru Masuzawa 等 4 位作者2015-01-01The Proceedings of Ibaraki District Conference
Magnesium substituted hydroxyapatite (Mg-HA) thin films were prepared using rf-magnetron sputtering method. The Mg-HA films were coated onto a Ti substrate from a mixed HA/MgO powder target, which were undertaken in an Ar gas. The molar ratio of Mg to Ca in the mixture target was varied in the ratio of 0:10, 2:8, 4:6,…
Synthesis and properties of polymersTribology and Wear AnalysisMaterial Properties and Applications
Shota YAMAZAKI、K. Shintani2015-01-01The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress Japan
Nanoscale hybrids attract much attention of researchers nowadays. Rebar graphene is one of such hybrids. It means polycrystalline graphene which is reinforced by carbon nanotubes laid across its grain boundaries. In this paper, the tensile properties of rebar graphene are investigated by means of molecular-dynamics. S…
Graphene research and applicationsFiber-reinforced polymer compositesGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications
K Kubota、Mamoru TAMATANI、Masashi Hatamoto 等 5 位作者2015-01-01Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser G (Environmental Research)
一槽式微生物燃料電池(MFC)を用いて乳酸が主要な有機物成分として含有されることを特徴とする食品製造系排水の処理特性を実験的に検討した.また,開回路系と酢酸模擬排水供給系を対照として,基本的な処理ならびに発電特性について比較を行った.その結果,実排水に対する有機物分解速度はMFCでは1.4 kgCOD/m3/dayに達し,開回路系の0.9 kgCOD/m3/dayに比べ約1.6倍に向上した.MFC内では乳酸の分解産物と考えられるプロピオン酸等の有機酸の分解速度が大きく上昇しており,このことが有機物分解速度向上に寄与した.また,MFC内では開回路系に比べGeobacter属の細菌群が高い割合で検出され,実排水処理においても発電のみな…
Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
Pramod N. Jagadalea、Pramod P. Jagtapb、Sambhaji R. Bamanec2015-01-01Der Chemica Sinica
Bioactive nanocrystalline Fe doped hydroxyapatite (Fe: HAP) were successfully prepared through auto-combustion route. The synthesized samples were characterized by various physico-chemical methods. Thermal stability investigated using thermo-gravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA). Structural characteri…
Bone Tissue Engineering Materialsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
Naokatsu Ikegami、Akira Kojima、Hiroshi Miyaguchi 等 10 位作者2015-01-01IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines
This paper reviews our recent progress of application studies on planer-surface-type and Pierce-gun-type nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si) ballistic electron emitter arrays, which were designed and prototyped to be able to integrate with a separately fabricated active-matrix large scale integrated driving circuit for th…
Semiconductor materials and devicesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceNanowire Synthesis and Applications
Youji Someya、K. Tobita、Hisashi Tanigawa 等 9 位作者2015-01-01The Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE)
This paper presents neutronics analysis mainly focused on key design issues for self-sufficient tritium production based on the conceptual design study carried out for a fusion DEMO reactor in the past several years, which includes new findings regarding the design methodology of breeding blanket. Self-sufficient prod…
Magnetic confinement fusion researchFusion materials and technologiesNuclear reactor physics and engineering
Yoji Jimba、Hiroshi Miyazaki2015-01-01IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines
Extraordinary optical transmission through Penrose metal hole arrays (PMHA) in the terahertz region is investigated numerically by using coupled-mode analysis. Spectral change of the transmittance is studied at resonant frequencies by increasing the number of holes and comparing the spectra of PMHA and a periodic meta…
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchTerahertz technology and applications
Kota Yamamoto、Moeto Nagai、Takayuki Shibata2015-01-01The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress Japan
To date, a number of useful techniques for nanolithography and nanostructure fabrication based on atomic force microscope (AFM) have been studied and developed; they include mechanical modification, local anodic oxidation (LAO), and metal-assisted chemical etching of germanium (Ge) surfaces in water by using platinum…
Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsAnodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures
Takahiro Kozeki、Shozo Inoue、Takahiro Namazu2015-01-01The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress Japan
Focused ion beam (FIB) is well known as a powerful tool for directly forming micro/nano-scale 3D mechanical structures without photolithography. By using FIB with Ga+ ions, we are able to conduct local etching as well as Ga+ ion implantation. The combination of the ion doping and alkali wet etching to a single crystal…
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques
Lidong Wang、Jiong Guo、Fu Li2015-01-01The Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE)
Graphite cross section differs among various evaluated nuclear data libraries as a result of distinct theoretical models and experimental technologies which are utilized by different nuclear data organizations all over the world. It has been revealed that graphite cross section plays a significant role in criticality…
Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesNuclear and radioactivity studies
Shingo NISHI、Yusuke Susaki、Takahisa Kai 等 9 位作者2015-01-01Baiofurontia Kouenkai kouen rombunshuu/Baiofurontia Koenkai koen ronbunshu
Migration property of fibroblast cultured
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Takumi Ishiduka、Shinji Shinnaka2015-01-01IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications
This paper presents an experimental evaluation of the performances of the quasi-current-error method realized in the dq rotating reference frame. The method provides a similar level of performances to that using actual current errors.
Electric Motor Design and AnalysisSensorless Control of Electric MotorsMagnetic Properties and Applications
Peng Wei、Xiaokai Sun、Tianqi Zhang 等 4 位作者2015-01-01The Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE)
The behavior of the graphite dust is important to the safety of High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors. The present study focuses on the forces which make the graphite dust attach or detach from the surface in HTGR. The effect of graphite dust size, the fluid velocity and the surface energy between the particles and the…
Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
Yukiharu YOSHIMI、Kazuhiro Kitamura2015-01-01The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress Japan
In order to understand the transformation characteristics of Ti Ni shape memory alloys, it is crucial to know its fundamental atomic structure. While many sources have provided detailed explanations about the basic theory of martensitic transformations, it is hard for engineers who do not have expertise in metallurgy…
Shape Memory Alloy Transformations