A Reconfigurable Control System for a PA-PVD Technology Test Stand

2015 ◽  
Vol 220-221 ◽  
pp. 504-509
Author(s):  
Jan Przybylski ◽  
Andrzej Majcher ◽  
Mirosław Neska

The construction of technological test stands is connected with the problem of a proper determination of the structure of the stands enabling the execution of technological processes with different types of instruments and devices. The article presents the test stand for Plasma–Assisted Physical Vapour Deposition (PA-PVD) technological processes. The configurability of the stand was achieved thanks to the modular structure of the stand and the use of appropriate software and hardware solutions. The authors describe the developed solution facilitating the execution of plasma processes applied for surface engineering.

2021 ◽  
Vol 320 ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Marek Góral ◽  
Tadeusz Kubaszek ◽  
Marcin Kobylarz ◽  
Marcin Drajewicz ◽  
Maciej Pytel

TiAl intermetallics can be considered an alternative for conventional nickel superalloys in the high-temperature application. A TBC (Thermal Barrier Coatings) with ceramic topcoat with columnar structure obtained using EB-PVD (electron beam physical vapour deposition) is currently used to protect TiAl intermetallics. This article presents the new concept and technology of TBC for TiAl intermetallic alloys. Bond coats produced using the slurry method were obtained. Si and Al nanopowders (70 nm) were used for water-based slurry preparation with different composition of solid fraction: 100 wt.% of Al, 50 wt.% Al + 50 wt.% Si and pure Si. Samples of TNM-B1 (TiAl-Nb-Mo) TiAl intermetallic alloy were used as a base material. The samples were immersed in slurries and dried. The samples were heat treated in Ar atmosphere at 1000 °C for 4 h. The outer ceramic layer was produced using the new plasma spray physical vapour deposition (PS-PVD) method. The approximately 110 μm thick outer ceramic layers contained yttria-stabilised zirconium oxide. It was characterised by a columnar structure. Differences in phase composition and structures were observed in bond coats. The coatings obtained from Al-contained slurry were approximately 30 μm thick and consisted of two zones: the outer contained the TiAl3 phase and the inner zone consisted of the TiAl2 phase. The second bond coat produced from 50 wt.% Al + 50 wt.% Si slurry was characterised by a similar thickness and contained the TiAl2 phase, as well as titanium silicides. The bond coat formed from pure-Si slurry had a thickness < 10 μm and contained up to 20 at % of Si. This suggests the formation of different types of titanium silicides and Ti-Al phases. The obtained results showed that PS-PVD method can be considered as an alternative to the EB-PVD method, which is currently applied for deposition a columnar structure ceramic layer. On the other hand, the use of nanopowder for slurry production is problematic due to the smaller thickness of the produced coating in comparison with conventional micro-sized slurries.


2013 ◽  
Vol 203-204 ◽  
pp. 198-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Tański ◽  
Krzysztof Labisz ◽  
Janusz Szewczenko

Thin films and coatings are applied to engineering materials in order to improve the mechanical properties of the surface, such as wear resistance, corrosion resistance and hardness. This research work deals with coatings deposited by appliance of the Physical Vapour Deposition method (PVD). The presented instigations concerning the production of coatings are one of the present important directions connected with modern surface engineering, ensuring the obtainment of coatings of high usable properties like mechanical characteristics and wear resistance. The general purpose of this work is investigation and evaluation of the obtained Ti/(Ti,Si)N/(Ti,Si)N coatings on magnesium cast alloys using electron microscope as the main investigation tool. The investigations were performed using scanning and transmission electron microscopy for the microstructure determination, also EDS microanalysis and electron diffraction was possible to obtain. While investigating the coating material, there were studied the transition zone between the coating and the substrate material as well the occurrence of some structure defects which can be present after the deposition process and could have any influence of the properties of the achieved coating. Also the structure character will be investigated for the occurrence of the nanostructure coatings, which could be seen as the solution of this issue. In the present work, the goal is set on current practices and future trends for nanocomposite thin films and coatings deposited by physical vapour deposition (PVD) technique. This investigation will touch some aspects of such coatings, but the main objective is to give a general view on features revealed using electron microscopy application in PVD coating investigations.


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 4594-4600

The purpose of this study was to characterize some types of biomass wastes resulted from different activities such as: agriculture, forestry and food industry using thermogravimetric and ICP-MS analyses. Also, it was optimized an ICP-MS method for the determination of As, Cd and Pb from biomass ash samples. The ICP-MS analysis revealed that the highest concentration of metals (As, Cd, Pb) was recorded in the wood waste ash sample, also the thermogravimetric analysis indicated that the highest amount of ash was obtained for the same sample (26.82%). The biomass wastes mentioned in this study are alternative recyclable materials, reusable as pellets and briquettes. Keywords: ash, biomass, ICP-MS, minor elements, TG


2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 1139-1144
Author(s):  
Iosif Lingvay ◽  
Adriana Mariana Bors ◽  
Livia Carmen Ungureanu ◽  
Valerica Stanoi ◽  
Traian Rus

For the purpose of using three different types of painting materials for the inner protection of the transformer vats, their behavior was studied under actual conditions of operation in the transformer (thermal stress in electro-insulating fluid based on the natural ester in contact with copper for electro-technical use and electro-insulating paper). By comparing determination of the content in furans products (HPLC technique) and gases formed (by gas-chromatography) in the electro-insulating fluid (natural ester with high oleic content) thermally aged at 130 �C to 1000 hours in closed glass vessels, it have been found that the presence the investigated painting materials lead to a change in the mechanism and kinetics of the thermo-oxidation processes. These changes are supported by oxygen dissolved in oil, what leads to decrease both to gases formation CO2, CO, H2, CH4, C2H4 and C2H6) and furans products (5-HMF, 2-FOL, 2 -FAL and 2-ACF). The painting materials investigated during the heat treatment applied did not suffer any remarkable structural changes affecting their functionality in the electro-insulating fluid based on vegetable esters.


Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 679
Author(s):  
Monica Iuliana Ungureanu ◽  
Liliana Sachelarie ◽  
Radu Ciorap ◽  
Bogdan Aurelian Stana ◽  
Irina Croitoru ◽  
...  

Background and Objectives: Different types of food introduced gradually in the diet will expose children to different food allergens, increasing the chance of developing allergic diseases. The aim of our study was to determine if allergen-specific IgE values can influence, depending on the diet, the prediction of remission of urticaria in children. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was conducted in 132 patients diagnosed over two years with urticaria, admitted to “Sf. Maria” Clinical Pediatric Hospital Iaşi. Total IgE assay was performed by ELISA, and determination of specific serum IgE by the CLA System Quanti Scan method (Innogenetics, Heiden, Germany). Data were gathered and statistical analysis was performed using statistical software SPSS, using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The determination of specific IgE to food allergens was performed on a total of 132 cases. The values of specific IgE were positive for one or more food allergens in 84 patients (63.64%). The most common allergens involved were: cow’s milk in 33.3% cases, egg white in 22.6% cases, and hazelnuts in 11.9% cases. The specific IgE values for the different types of food included in our study had a predictive value for disease remission. Conclusions: The determination of specific IgE confirms the presence of a particular food allergen and may have predictive value for the future development of an allergic manifestation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1679 ◽  
pp. 022045
Author(s):  
S B Rybalka ◽  
E A Kulchenkov ◽  
A A Demidov ◽  
N A Zhemoedov ◽  
A Yu Drakin ◽  
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