Effect of strain and magnetic field on the critical current and electric resistance of the joints between HTS coated conductors

Engineering of devices and systems such as magnets, fault current limiters or cables, based on High Temperature Superconducting wires requires a deep characterization of the possible degradation of their properties by handling at room temperature as well as during the service life thus establishing the limits for building up functional devices and systems. In the present work we report our study regarding the mechanical behavior of spliced joints between commercial HTS coated conductors based on YBCO at room temperature and service temperature, 77 K. Tensile tests under axial stress and the evolution of the critical current and the electric resistance of the joints have been measured. The complete strain contour for the tape and the joints has been obtained by using Digital Image Correlation. Also, tensile tests under external magnetic field have been performed and the effect of the applied field on the critical current and the electric resistance of the joints has been studied. Additionally, fatigue tests under constant cyclic stress and loading-unloading ramps have been carried out in order to evaluate the electromechanical behavior of the joints and the effect of maximum applied stress on the critical current. Finally, a preliminary numerical study by means of the Finite Element Method (FEM) of the electromechanical behavior of the joints between commercial HTS is presented.

Indium-cadmium-oxide films having exceptional electrical conductivity and optical transparency: Clues for optimizing transparent conductors

Materials with high electrical conductivity and optical transparency are needed for future flat panel display, solar energy, and other opto-electronic technologies. InxCd1-xO films having a simple cubic microstructure have been grown on amorphous glass substrates by a straightforward chemical vapor deposition process. The x = 0.05 film conductivity of 17,000 S/cm, carrier mobility of 70 cm2/Vs, and visible region optical transparency window considerably exceed the corresponding parameters for commercial indium-tin oxide. Ab initio electronic structure calculations reveal small conduction electron effective masses, a dramatic shift of the CdO band gap with doping, and a conduction band hybridization gap caused by extensive Cd 5s + In 5s mixing.

Referee's memorandum and award in the matter of: Whether further wage increases are justified ... in relation to employees represented by 15 cooperating railway labor organizations, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway Conductors, and railroads as represented by Eastern, Western and Southeastern carriers; Conference committees, before Paul N. Guthrie.

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Kaleidophone : new resources of melody and harmony : pitch scales in relation to chord structures : an aid to composers, performers, arrangers, teachers, song-writers, students, conductors, critics, and all who work with music /

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Modern music and musicians /

"Philharmonic edition."

Modern music and musicians ... /

[pt. 1] Compositions for piano -- [pt. 2] Encyclopedic. v.2-3 The great composers: critical and biographical sketches.

Modern music and musicians. [music] : compositions for piano /

Vol. 5 does not have "compositions for piano" on the title page by includes it on the spine.

Modern music and musicians.

Head and tail pieces.

Modern music and musicians.

Vol. [8]-[10] have binder's title: Modern music and musicians. Encyclopedic. I-III.

Modern musicians; a book for players, singers and listeners,

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Report to the President by the Emergency Board appointed June 16, 1945 Pursuant to section 10 of the Railway Labor Act as amended to investigate an unadjusted dispute between the Georgia & Florida Railroad, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway Conductors of America, and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Augusta, Ga., July 7, 1945.

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Famous composers and their works.

Includes index.

Banquet scene, divided into two registers: upper, men and women sit together attended by one servant-girl; lower, four musicians shown seated on the ground while two dancers provide entertainment for the guests

Thebes (deserted settlement), Egypt; 2 ft. 10 41/64 in.x 3 ft. 3 11/64 in.x 8 21/32 in.; painted plaster

Report to the President by the Emergency Board created July 27, 1946 pursuant to section 10 of the Railway labor act to investigate an unadjusted dispute between the Pullman Company and certain of its employees represented by the Order of Railway conductors. Chicago, Illinois, August 23, 1946. No. 40.

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Report to the President by the Emergency Board appointed March 15, 1949 by Executive order 10045 pursuant to Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended : to investigate and report in respect to a dispute involving the Wabash Railroad Co. and the Ann Arbor Railroad Co., carriers, and certain of their employees, represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway Conductors, and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen : (NMB case A-3028) : St. Louis, Mo., April 6, 1949.

Signed: Roger I. McDonough, chairman, Curtis G. Shake, member, John W. Yeager, member.