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Alloys. Alloys consist of two or mote elements of different vapor pressures and hence different evaporation rates. As a result, the vapor phase and therefore the deposit constantiy vary in compositions. This problem can be solved by multiple sources or a single rod- or wire-fed electron beam source fed with the alloy. These solutions apply equally to evaporation or ion-plating processes. 

SJng Je Rod-Fed Electron Beam Source. The disadvantages of multiple sources for alloy deposition can be avoided by using a single wire-fed or rod-fed source (Fig. 3) (3). A molten pool of limited depth is above the soHd rod. If the equiUbrium vapor pressures of the components of an alloy A B are in the ratio of 10 1 and the composition of the molten pool is A qB, under steady-state conditions, the composition of the vapor is the same as that of the soHd being fed into the molten pool. The procedure can be started with a pellet of appropriate composition A qB on top of a rod A B to form the molten pool initially, or with a rod of alloy A B to evaporate the molten pool until it reaches composition A qB. The temperature and volume of... 

Gaussian plume models are easy to use and require relatively few input data. Multiple sources are treated by superimposing the calculated contributions of individual sources. It is possible to include the first-order chemical decay of pollutant species within the Gaussian plume framework. For chemically, meteorologically, or geographically complex situations, however, the Gaussian plume model fails to provide an acceptable solution. 

Because there are multiple sources of most pollutants in urban areas, and because the meteorology of urban areas is modified so that the extremes of stability are avoided, concentrations tend to vary much less in urban than in rural areas. 

For VOCs, control options are multiple. Source reduction or removal includes product substitution or reformulation. Particleboard or pressed w ood has been developed and used extensively in building materials for cabinet bases and subflooring and in furniture manufacturing for frames. If the product is not properly manufactured and cured prior to use as a building material, VOCs can outgas into the interior of the residence or building. Other sources of VOCs may be paints, cleaning solutions, fabrics, binders, and adhesives. Proper use of household products will lower volatile emissions. 

Many pieces of equipment are made up of unitized components from several different vendors. The traditional attitude has been to look to the packaging vendor as the source of supply. Many vendors refuse to handle requests for replacement parts on equipment not directly manufactured by them. More and more specialty companies are entering the equipment parts business some are supplying parts directly to OEM companies for resale as their own brand. Others supply parts directly to the end user. The end user must develop multiple sources of supply for as many parts as possible. 

The earliest and still widely used dispersion model to compute pollutant concentration profiles is the Gaussian plume model for single or multiple source pollution problems. Box-type model techniques, which can take into account nonlinear interactions among different species arising from chemical reactions, have been used in longer-range dispersion computations. 

SCREEN can not explicitly determine maximum impacts from multiple sources, except for the procedure to handle multiple nearby stacks by merging emissions into a single "representative" stack. The reader is directed to the MPTER (Pierce and Turner, 1980) or ISC (EPA, 1995b) models on EPA s Support Center for Regulatory Air Models (SCRAM) Bulletin Board System (BBS) to model short-term impacts for multiple sources. With the... 

ISCST3 - Industrial Source Complex - Short Term This model is used in more detailed studies of maximum air quality impacts (Phase 3 - Refined Modeling Analysis). The purpose is to compute short term concentration or deposition values, from multiple sources, on specified locations (i.e., receptors). To download the file, click the filename. This is the latest version of the regulatory model ISCST3 (00101) which was released by U.S. EPA on April 27, 2000. The file ISCST.ZIP is 1.60 MB (Executable, Source, Test Cases). You can also download the ISCST3 model evaluation references. 

Simultaneous inierception of multiple sources may be considered by allowing intercepted compositions of multiple nodes to be treated as optimization variables in the same formulation. See El-Halwagi et n/. (1996) for more details. 

Thus far we have been considering—in Young s experiment, Michelson interference, and even measurements of mutual intensity—what is essentially two source interference. We now turn to multiple source interference. For example, a diffraction grating divides up a beam into an array of sources, which then interfere. By the principle of superposition, the disturbance in the far field is the sum over the sources... 

The Internet has become the best source for thermodynamic data. Run a search on something like chemical thermodynamic data on any serious search engine, and you will hnd multiple sources, most of which allow free downloads. The data in the standard handbooks, e.g. Perry s Handbook (see Suggestions for Further Reading section of Chapter 5), are still correct but rather capricious in scope and likely to be expressed in archaic units like those sprinkled here and there in this book. 

Signal complexity presumably favours the operation of a joint analysis of chemosignals. Multiple sources of signal mixtures, such as the local scent-gland array in Genets (Heading Fig. above), is one such mechanism, and others will doubtless emerge (Natynczuk and Macdonald, 1994 Ferkin and Johnston, 1995). 

Ferkin M.H. and Johnston R.E. (1995). Meadow voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus, use multiple sources of scent for sex recognition. Anim Behav 49, 37-44. 

Quality of food products and the ability to guarantee the quality of a food product is becoming increasingly important in a global economy where there are multiple sources for the food product. This need to measure, control and guarantee quality has resulted in an emphasis to develop more analytical techniques/sensors to measure a product for both external and internal quality. Consider quality evaluation of fresh fruits and vegetables. 

The formulation of this type of product usually employs a small number of ingredients and sometimes only the active ingredient. Particle size and particle size distribution, rugosity, and particle charge should be considered for all ingredients, and the specific grade of excipients should be stated. The excipients should be sourced from a single supplier (with data to demonstrate the suitability of different batches of material), but if multiple sources are used, additional data will be required to establish the suitability of different batches from each supplier. 

Economical factors, such as disposal costs, the availability of conventional materials, and transportation costs, are critical considerations. As with any material, transportation costs are generally the highest cost factor in recycling solid waste. The most economically sustainable options for recycling foundry solid waste will generally match the volume and characteristics of the materials with nearby businesses and construction projects. Small foundries may not generate enough material on a weekly or monthly basis to satisfy the need for construction sands. In this case, it may be necessary to collect similar wastestreams from multiple sources or to partially substitute for conventional materials in order to meet volume requirements. 

The modeling approach has recently been modified to a grid form so as to address problems of exposure from multiple sources and/or multiple chemicals simultaneously. 

IRAP-h View Interface for conducting a comprehensive multipathway human health risk assessment. It simultaneously calculates risk values for multiple chemicals, from multiple sources, at multiple exposure locations. IRAP-h view implements the US EPA - OSW Human Health Risk Assessment Protocol (HHRAP) US EPA [15]... 

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