Release rate

Fracture mechanics (qv) tests are typically used for stmctural adhesives. Thus, tests such as the double cantilever beam test (Fig. 2c), in which two thick adherends joined by an adhesive are broken by cleavage, provide information relating to stmctural flaws. Results can be reported in a number of ways. The most typical uses a quantity known as the strain energy release rate, given in energy per unit area. 

The transparency of methanol flames is usually a safety advantage in racing. In the event of fires, drivers have some visibiUty and the lower heat release rate of methanol provides less danger for drivers, pit crews, and spectators. 

ASTM E906 OSU heat release rate calorimeter heat release and smoke... 

ASTM D5045-91, "Plane Strain Fracture Toughness and Strain Energy Release Rate of Plastic Materials," A.nnualBook ofyiSTM Standards, ASTM Puhhcations, Philadelphia, 1993. 

Given the mechanisms and temperatures, waste combustion systems typically employ higher percentages of excess air, and typically also have lower cross-sectional and volumetric heat release rates than those associated with fossil fuels. Representative combustion conditions are shown in Table 11 for wet wood waste with 50—60% moisture total basis, municipal soHd waste, and RDF. 

Once the scenario has been identified, a source model is used to determine the quantitative effect of an accident. This includes either the release rate of material, if it is a continuous release, or the total amount of material released, if it is an instantaneous release. Eor instance, if the scenario is the mpture of a 10-cm pipe, the source model would describe the rate of flow of material from the broken pipe. 

Microcapsules can have a wide range of geometries and stmctures. Figure 1 illustrates three possible capsule stmctures. Parameters used to characteri2e microcapsules include particle size, size distribution, geometry, actives content, storage stabiHty, and core material release rate. 

The oxygen release rate is directly proportional to the cross-sectional area of the candle for a specific composition and also depends on the linear bum rate. Lower fuel contents decrease the bum rate slightly, eg, ca 2 wt % iron is the lower limit for rehable room temperature operation. Low temperature starts require at least 3.5 wt % iron. Another factor is direction of flow of the evolved gas. If the hot oxygen flows over the unbumed portion of the candle, as much as 15% rate iacreases can be produced. The bum time is halved for each 3.4 MPa (500 psi) pressure rise. The highest pressure that can be produced is ca 138 MPa (20,000 psi). 

The surface burning characteristics (flame spread index and smoke developed index) for wood and wood products as measured by American Society for Testing and Materials (44) can be reduced with fire retardant treatments, either chemical impregnation or coatings (48). Fire retardant treatments also reduce the heat release rate of a burning piece of wood (49,50). The heat release rates (51) of the burning materials are an important factor in fire growth. 

Standard Test Methodfor Heat and Uisible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Ouygen Consumption Calorimeter Standard E 1354, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pa., 1994. 

To analy2e premixed turbulent flames theoretically, two processes should be considered (/) the effects of combustion on the turbulence, and (2) the effects of turbulence on the average chemical reaction rates. In a turbulent flame, the peak time-averaged reaction rate can be orders of magnitude smaller than the corresponding rates in a laminar flame. The reason for this is the existence of turbulence-induced fluctuations in composition, temperature, density, and heat release rate within the flame, which are caused by large eddy stmctures and wrinkled laminar flame fronts. 

CDU in pure form is a white powder. It is made slowly available to the soil solution by nature of its limited solubihty in water. Once in the soil solution, nitrogen from CDU is made available to the plant through a combination of hydrolysis and microbial decomposition. As with any CRE which is dependent on microbial action, the mineralization of CDU is temperature dependent. Product particle size has a significant effect on CDU nitrogen release rate. Smaller particles mineralize more rapidly because of the larger surface contact with the soil solution and the microbial environment. The rate of nitrogen release is also affected by pH because CDU degrades more rapidly in acidic soils. 

To avoid confusion, several researchers have incorporated therapeutic intention into the definition of controlled release (4—7). Thus, controUed-release pharmaceuticals release dmgs in vivo according to a predictable, therapeutically rational, programmed rate to achieve the optimal dmg concentration in the minimal time (4). Specification by release rate complements specification by quantity jointly considered, they fix the duration of dmg release. Therefore, the dmg s duration of action can become a design property of a controlled release dosage form rather than an inherent pharmacokinetic property of the dmg molecule. 

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