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Notes: One of the basic prerequisites for rational and high quality production of plastic parts is a tool layout tailored to the production process. To date, both design and construction have generally been based on values acquired by experience. This first, necessitates highly qualified personnel and second, involves what is frequently time consuming and costly finishing work. Experience acquired so far with computer-aided layout of injection molds shows that even a designer with little experience reaches the target more quickly and more reliably. At the same time he is able to draw on the results of intricate calculation and simulation methods which he was unable to apply in the past for reasons of time alone. This paper thus sets out the possibilities currently open and the experience available for computer-aided mold layout. The chief point of focus here is a system for the layout of injection molds. Working on from this system, however, the potentials for computer application are presented for blow mold- and foaming mold-design. After finding the mold principle, mold layout essentially divides up into two major areas, namely dimensioning calculations (CAE) and compilation of production documents (CAD). In dimensioning, the different functional elements of the mold are calculated. The aids that have been developed and the potentials of computer-aided dimensioning are presented with examples from the fields of rheological, thermal, and mechanical mold layout. Computer-aided rheological layout divides up into two steps. The first gives information on qualitative filling behavior (filling picture, flow paths) and the second provides quantitative results (pressures, shear stresses, temperatures). Computer-aided thermal layout similarly divides up into part steps. These are a rough overall energy balance, a rough layout of the tempering system, a segmented layout, and a homogeneity check, which involves simulating the temperature conditions in the mold by means of difference methods. When it comes to mechanical layout of the mold, programs are available for deformation calculations on basic cases and these will frequently be sufficient. For more complex cases of loading and deformation, a finite element program is used. Graphic data processing units can be used to supply extra facilities - first, to provide an aid for the simulation programs in dimensioning and second, to rationalize the compilation of the production documents. An illustration of a CAD workplace is given, incorporating the necessary computer configuration and peripherals. Compiling production documents is essentially a problem of variant design. The variants in this case are the individual components of the mold and a number of standardized accessories that can be called up as “standardized components.” The mold cavity, however, always has to be a free design. All programs are dialogue driven and are in a standardized manner so that even designers with no data processing experience can use the computer as an aid. The CAD/CAE system presented duly fulfils all these requirements. It allows the designer, at a single computer work station, to carry out both simulation and dimensioning calculations, to obtain information on material data, and to compile production documents on the basis of variant and free design. This provides the designer with a readily manageable aid and makes a considerable contribution towards improving the design result. Finally, the capacity of different computer concepts and the CAE/CAD/CAM systems on the market are discussed. For the future it will be possible to establish a computer-aided link between the different areas of design, from development of the molded part, via mold design and production, through setting the processing parameters of the injection molding machine.

Notes: Abstract Structural studies have been performed on lipid A preparations derived from lipopolysaccharides of nodulating (nod+) Rhizobium trifolii wild type strains and non-nodulating (nod-) mutants deprived of the medium size “Nod” plasmid. All preparations contain a lipid A backbone composed of a β1,6-linked d-glucosamine disaccharide (GlcN II-β1,6-GlcN I) which is bis-phosphorylated at positions 1 and 4′. The phosphate group at position 4′ (GlcN II) is nonstoichiometrically substituted probably by a neutral glycosyl residue. Another substituent (probably also a neutral sugar) substitutes partly position 4 (GlcN I) of the disaccharide. The hydroxyl groups at positions 3 and 3′ are likely to be esterified by fatty acyl residue. In lipid A of nod+ strains, 3-hydroxyhexa- and octadecanoic acid are linked to the amino group of GlcN I, and 3-hydroxyhexa- and tetradecanoic acid to the amino group of GlcN II. In lipid A of nod- strains, mainly 3-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid is linked to the amino group of GlcN I, and 3-hydroxytetra- and hexadecanoic acid to that of GlcN II. The results show that rhizobial lipid A expresses many similarities to the lipid A of Enterobacteria. The structure shows, however, also peculiarities, especially regarding substituents of the lipid A backbone.

Notes: Abstract The constituent fatty acids of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of Coxiella burnetii (phase I and II) were qualitatively and quantitatively analysed by combined gas-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. The total fatty acid content (per mg LPS) was determined as 90.0 nmol (2.3 wt%) for LPS of phase I cells (LPS I) and 179.1 nmol (4.8 wt%) for LPS of phase II cells (LPS II). Of the 24 different acyl residues characterized (12 to 18 carbon atoms), nine were 3-hydroxy fatty acids (normal, iso- and anteiso-branched) which quantitatively predominated. All 3-hydroxylated fatty acids were found to possess the (R)-configuration, to be exclusively amide-linked and to be acylated at their 3-hydroxyl group. Ester-linked nonhydroxylated fatty acids (normal, iso- and anteiso-branched) were present but esterbound 3-hydroxy- or 3-acyloxyacyl residues were lacking from C. burnetii LPS I and LPS II. As the major acyl group (R)-3-(12-methyl-tetradecanoloxy)-12-methyl-tetradecanoic acid was identified. Our results show that the complex fatty acid spectrum of C. burnetii differs considerably from that of LPS of other Gram-negative bacteria. They further suggest an enormous heterogeneity of the lipid A component of C. burnetii LPS I and LPS II.

Notes: Recently, it was suggested that parallel β-sheets have a significant dipole moment, in contrast to antiparallel sheets. Ab initio molecular-orbital (MO) calculations on parallel and antiparallel β-strands of tetra(Gly) show that they have very similar charge distributions. Interaction energies between two and three strands of tetra(Gly), obtained using the direct reaction field Hamiltonian, show that a particular choice of point charges is probably not crucial for calculating interactions within β-sheets, but that it might be for calculating interactions between these sheets and other parts of a protein, in particular, α-helices. The point-charge representation of our MO-SCF results will probably reduce the hazard of introducing artefacts in electrostatic calculations of protein conformational energies, provided the short-range interactions are treated in a more realistic way, i.e., such that intra- and interchain induction effects are included.

Notes: Nach dem Pulverpackverfahren werden Diffusionsschutzschichten auf den Stahl 13 CrMo 44 (Werkstoff Nr. 1.7335) aufgebracht. Ihr Aufbau wird durch Aluminiumkonzentration in der Probenoberfläche, Schichtdicke und Oberflächenbeschaffenheit beschrieben. Es wird berichtet, wie diese Kenngrößen von Pulverzusammensetzung, Beschichtungstemperatur und Beschichtungszeit abhängen. In 16wöchigen Auslagerungen pulveraluminierter Proben bei 608 °C unter Schutzgas erfolgt nur eine geringe Abnahme der Aluminiumkonzentration in der Probenoberfläche und keine Schichtverbreiterung. Im Verlauf der Auslagerung bildet sich zunehmend eine neue Phase der Zusammensetzung Fe3Al in der Interdiffusionszone aus.

Notes: Zum Schutz vor Schwingungsverschleißschäden wurden Flachproben der Legierung Ti-6Al-4V mit metallischen Schutzschichten versehen. Dazu wurden die Proben mit Cu, Cr, V, Ti und durch einen Al/Cu-Verbund beschichtet. Die beschichteten Proben wurden dann in einer Reibkufenapparatur geprüft.Es zeigte sich, daß alle Beschichtungen außer dem Al/Cu-Verbund zu erheblichen Steigerungen der Probenlebensdauer bzw. -festigkeit führten.Wie rasterelektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen ergaben, gelingt durch die Beschichtungen eine Trennung von Grundwerkstoff und Oberflächenfunktion, wodurch die Wirksamkeit der Beschichtungen von eher geringer Verschleißfestigkeit erklärbar wird.

Notes: Mit Hilfe des reaktiven Hochfrequenz-Magnetronkathodenzerstäubungsverfahrens wurden dünne Aluminiumoxidschichten auf Stahlsubstraten abgeschieden. Aufgrund der relativ niedrigen Substrattemperaturen (〈 etwa 250°C) zeigen die Schichten eine amorphe Röntgenstruktur.Messungen der Schichteigenspannungen, die mittels der Biegestreifenmethode durchgeführt wurden, zeigten, daß sowohl von der Schichtdicke als auch von Beschichtungsdruck und -leistung starke Einflüsse auf den Eigenspannungszustand ausgehen.Darüberhinaus konnten Abhängigkeiten zwischen Schichthaftungsverhalten und den inneren Spannungen der Schichten nachgewiesen werden.Neben dem Ritztestversuch diente das Ablöseverhalten der Schichten im Kerbschlagbiegeversuch als Haftungskriterium. Die Ergebnisse beider Verfahren befinden sich in guter Übereinstimmung.Einige der Schichten wurden ersten Verschleißuntersuchungen unterworfen. Die Schichten zeigten unter den gewählten Modellverschleißbedingungen ein gutes Verschleißverhalten.

Notes: The design and features of an on-line purge and cold-trap pre-concentration device for rapid analysis of volatile organic compounds in aqueous samples are discussed. Excessive water is removed from the purge gas by a condenser or a water permeable membrane in order to avoid blocking of the capillary cold-trap. Synthetic mixtures covering concentrations ranging from tenths to tens of ppb's and different chemical classes are used to study the effect of various process factors on the efficiency and selectivity of water removal as well as on the purging recovery. The importance of the concentration of the solutes, the flow rate in conjunction with the volume of the purge gas, and the temperature of the condenser, the cold-trap and the sample is emphasized. Theoretical models describing the purge process and the blocking of the cold-trap agree fairly well with the highly reproducible experimental results (σ = 2-4%). Both the condenser and the Nafion membrane successfully remove water, although some compounds, dependent on volatility and polarity, are partly or completely lost. It is shown that non-polar volatile organic compounds are efficiently enriched so that recoveries between 80-100% and a detection limit of 1 ppt can be obtained. The applicability of the system is illustrated on some examples.

Notes: Concurrent solvent evaporation using the loop-type HPLC-GC interface requires that the GC oven temperature be above the eluent boiling point at the given carrier gas inlet pressure in order to prevent eluent flowing into the GC capillary column. Corresponding oven temperatures representing minimum oven temperatures for eluent transfer were experimentally determined for solvents and solvent mixtures of interest for use as HPLC eluents. Evaluation of eluents for concurrent evaporation is discussed. Recommended lengths of uncoated column inlets (pre-columns) are derived from the mechanisms involved in solvent evaporation. Temperatures listed as minimum column temperatures for concurrently evaporating HPLC eluents are also useful for estimating maximum applicable column temperatures when working with the conventional retention gap or partially concurrent solvent evaporation techniques in coupled HPLC-GC.