Cerâmicas da necrópole da idade do bronze de Alfarrobeira (Silves) : análises macro e microscópicas

Neste trabalho estudam-se três fragmentos de recipientes cerâmicos, recolhidos no interior de duas cistas da necrópole, do Bronze do Sudoeste, de Alfarrobeira (Silves). Os trabalhos efectuados sobre tais fragmentos constaram: da observação macroscópica, na superfície de fractura; da observação em lâmina delgada, ao microscópio petrográfico. São, até ao presente, escassos os trabalhos realizados, no nosso país, sobre análises de pastas cerâmicas recorrendo ao microscópio petrográfico. Parece-nos, no entanto, que se trata de método particularmente aplicável ao estudo das cerâmicas pré-históricas. Estas, com efeito, ao contrário das cerâmicas mais recentes, em geral de pastas mais finas e depuradas, encerram grande quantidade de elementos não plásticos, frequentemente de mineralogia variada. Estão, pois, reunidas as condições para que, através do estudo petrográfico, se possam constituir agrupamentos de pastas, de acordo com a respectiva mineralogia para, numa fase ulterior, tendo presente as características petrográficas dos afloramentos geológicos da região mais ou menos adjacente, se possam definir prováveis zonas de abastecimento da respectiva matéria-prima ou outras informações a que o estudo comparado dos diferentes tipos de pastas devam conduzir. Foi tendo em consideração tais preocupações que se decidiu pela realização do presente trabalho.

Formulação e caracterização de matérias-primas para revestimento cerâmico Semi-Poroso com adição de chamote de telhas

The ceramics industry in Piauí is nowadays with 55 industries where 11 are in Teresina which is the mainstream of the state, producing 55 million shingles; in which 10 % is of this production is wasted being sometimes thrown on the margins of rivers, roads and highways provoking an environmental degradation. The main goal of this work is to verify the potential of producing semi porous ceramic using grog of shingles, on the first part of this work bodies-of-proof were produced from a basic formula of an industry, doping it with 5 %, 10 %, 15 % and 20 % in mass and in the second part of this work some bodies-of-proof were produced from a formula where one raw material was substituted by 50 % of grog and another substituting it all by grog, bodies-of-proof made of a basic formula previously announced was used for experiment control.The grog and the raw materials were characterized by: particle size analysis , thermal differential analysis, X ray diffraction , X ray fluorescence, an thermal gravimetric analysis and rational analyses. The bodies-of-proof were sintetisized in an industrial oven obeying the normal cycle adopted by an industry, with peak temperatures of 1135 oC and a fast burning cycle of 25 minutes having as energetic fuel liquefied petroleum gas . The pieces that were obtained by this were submersed in rehearsed physics of: water absorption of, apparent specific mass, apparent porosity, lineal retraction, rupture tension to the flexural and dilatometry; mineralogical analysis for X ray diffraction; and microstructural for electronic microscope of sweeping. For all the formulas with addition of grog, superior priorities to the requested by the requirements for semi porous and for the formula to F2-2,5 superior priorities to standard formulas which justifies the incorporation of the shingles in mass for the semi porous ceramic

Estudo da moagem de alta energia e sinterização de pós compósitos W-Cu

The Tungsten/copper composites are commonly used for electrical and thermal objectives like heat sinks and lectrical conductors, propitiating an excellent thermal and electrical conductivity. These properties are dependents of the composition, crystallite size and production process. The high energy milling of the powder of W-Cu produces an dispersion high and homogenization levels with crystallite size of W very small in the ductile Cu phase. This work discusses the effect of the HEM in preparation of the W-25Cu composite powders. Three techniques of powder preparation were utilized: milling the dry with powder of thick Cu, milling the dry with powder of fine Cu and milling the wet with powder of thick Cu. The form, size and composition of the particles of the powders milled were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to analyse the phases, lattice parameters, size and microstrain of the crystallite. The analyse of the crystalline structure of the W-25Cu powders milled made by Rietveld Method suggests the partial solid solubility of the constituent elements of the Cu in lattice of the W. This analyse shows too that the HEM produces the reduction high on the crystallite size and the increase in the lattice strain of both phases, this is more intense in the phase W

Estudo da sinterização do aço inox 316L reforçado com 3% Carbeto de Tântalo - TaC

The present work shows a contribution to the studies of development and solid sinterization of a metallic matrix composite MMC that has as starter materials 316L stainless steel atomized with water, and two different Tantalum Carbide TaC powders, with averages crystallite sizes of 13.78 nm and 40.66 nm. Aiming the metallic matrix s density and hardness increase was added different nanometric sizes of TaC by dispersion. The 316L stainless steel is an alloy largely used because it s high resistance to corrosion property. Although, its application is limited by the low wear resistance, consequence of its low hardness. Besides this, it shows low sinterability and it cannot be hardened by thermal treatments traditional methods because of the austenitic structure, face centered cubic, stabilized mainly in nickel presence. Steel samples added with TaC 3% wt (each sample with different type of carbide), following a mechanical milling route using conventional mill for 24 hours. Each one of the resulted samples, as well as the pure steel sample, were compacted at 700 MPa, room temperature, without any addictive, uniaxial tension, using a 5 mm diameter cylindrical mold, and quantity calculated to obtain compacted final average height of 5 mm. Subsequently, were sintered in vacuum atmosphere, temperature of 1290ºC, heating rate of 20ºC/min, using different soaking times of 30 and 60 min and cooled at room temperature. The sintered samples were submitted to density and micro-hardness analysis. The TaC reforced samples showed higher density values and an expressive hardness increase. The complementary analysis in optical microscope, scanning electronic microscope and X ray diffractometer, showed that the TaC, processed form, contributed with the hardness increase, by densification, itself hardness and grains growth control at the metallic matrix, segregating itself to the grain boarders

Sinterização de aço inoxidável reforçado com partículas nanométricas dispersas de carbeto de nióbio - NbC

Metal powder sintering appears to be promising option to achieve new physical and mechanical properties combining raw material with new processing improvements. It interest over many years and continue to gain wide industrial application. Stainless steel is a widely accepted material because high corrosion resistance. However stainless steels have poor sinterability and poor wear resistance due to their low hardness. Metal matrix composite (MMC) combining soft metallic matrix reinforced with carbides or oxides has attracted considerable attention for researchers to improve density and hardness in the bulk material. This thesis focuses on processing 316L stainless steel by addition of 3% wt niobium carbide to control grain growth and improve densification and hardness. The starting powder were water atomized stainless steel manufactured for Höganäs (D 50 = 95.0 μm) and NbC produced in the UFRN and supplied by Aesar Alpha Johnson Matthey Company with medium crystallite size 16.39 nm and 80.35 nm respectively. Samples with addition up to 3% of each NbC were mixed and mechanically milled by 3 routes. The route1 (R1) milled in planetary by 2 hours. The routes 2 (R2) and 3 (R3) milled in a conventional mill by 24 and 48 hours. Each milled samples and pure sample were cold compacted uniaxially in a cylindrical steel die (Ø 5 .0 mm) at 700 MPa, carried out in a vacuum furnace, heated at 1290°C, heating rate 20°C stand by 30 and 60 minutes. The samples containing NbC present higher densities and hardness than those without reinforcement. The results show that nanosized NbC particles precipitate on grain boundary. Thus, promote densification eliminating pores, control grain growth and increase the hardness values

Manejo del dolor en un caso de neuromielitis óptica (enfermedad de Devic)

La neuromielitis óptica (NMO) o enfermedad de Devic es un trastorno autoinmune, inflamatorio y desmielinizante, que afecta principalmente al nervio óptico y la médula espinal. El cuadro clínico está caracterizado por dolor de tipo neuropático, patrón de pérdida de la visión y aparición de fenómenos visuales positivos, como fosfenos inducidos por movimiento. En lesiones activas se ha demostrado que hay amplificación del dolor, esencialmente por acción excitatoria por niveles excesivos de glutamato. En las lesiones establecidas, la pérdida de los astrocitos representa la generalidad del cuadro. El dolor en la enfermedad de Devic es más frecuente y grave que en la esclerosis múltiple, y tiene un grave impacto en la vida cotidiana. Hay literatura que refiere resultados aislados con carbamazepina. En este caso clínico, se ve claramente el efecto analgésico con disminución de los espasmos dolorosos de carbamazepina y neuromoduladores + opioides fuertes en combinación con psicoterapia para disminuir niveles de ansiedad y depresión y lograr un manejo integral del dolor.

Obtenção de filtro cerâmico a partir da diatomita e casca de arroz carbonizada visando tratamento de efluente têxtil

The effluents released by the textile industry have high concentrations of alkali, carbohydrates, proteins, in addition to colors containing heavy metals. Therefore, a filter was prepared aiming primarily to the removal of color. In order to prepare this filter, rice hulls and diatomite were used, which have in their structure, basically amorphous hydrated silica. The silica exists in three crystalline forms: quartz, tridymite and cristobalite. In accordance with the above considerations, this study was divided into two stages; the first corresponds to the preparation of the filter and the second to carry out the tests in the effluent/filter in order to verify the efficiency of the color removal. First, the raw material was subjected to a chemical analysis and XRD, and then the diatomite was mixed, via humid, with a planetarium windmill with 20 %, 40 %, 60 % and 80 % of rice husk ash. To the mixture, 5 % carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) was added as a binder at room temperature. The samples were uniaxially compacted into metallic matrix of 0.3 x 0.1 cm² of area at a pressure of 167 MPa by means of hydraulic press and then sintered at temperatures of 1,000 °C, 1,200 °C and 1,400 °C for 1 h and submitted to granulometry test using laser, linear retraction, water absorption, apparent porosity and resistance to bending, DTA, TMA and XRD. To examine the pore structure of the samples scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used. Also tests were carried out in a mercury porosimeter to verify the average size of the pores and real density of the samples. In the second stage, samples of the effluent were collected from a local industry, whose name will be preserved, located in Igapó, in the State of Rio Grande do Norte - RN. The effluent was first pretreated before filtration and then subjected to a treatment of flotation. The effluent was then characterized before and after filtration, with parameters of color, turbidity, suspended solids, pH, chemical and biochemical oxygen demand (COD and BOD). Thus, through the XRD analysis the formation of cristobalite α in all samples was observed. The best average size of pore was found to be 1.75 μm with 61.04 % apparent porosity, thus obtaining an average 97.9 % color removal and 99.8 % removal of suspended solid

Diagnóstico das espécies ativas do plasma usado em tratamentos termoquímicos do titânio

Plasma diagnostics by Optical Emission Spectroscopy were performed for electrical discharge in three gas mixture respecting the combinations z N2 y Ar x H2, z N2 y Ar x O2 e z N2 y Ar x CH4, in which the indexes z and y systematically vary from 1 to 4 and x varies from 0 to 4, every one has dimension SCCM, resulting in 80 combinations. From the all obtained spectrums, the species CH (387,1 nm), N2+ (391,4 nm), Hβ (486,1 nm), Hα (656,3 nm), Ar (750,4 nm), O (777,4 nm) e O (842,6 nm) were analyzed because of their abundance and importance on the kinetic of reaction from the plasma to surface, besides their high dependences on the gases flows. Particularly interesting z, y and x combinations were chosen in order to study the influence of active species on the surface modification during the thermochemical treatment. From the mixtures N2 Ar O2 e N2 Ar CH4 were chosen three peculiar proportions which presented luminous intensity profile with unexpected maximum or minimum values, denominated as plasma anomaly. Those plasma concentrations were utilized as atmosphere of titanium treatment maintaining constant the control parameters pressure and temperature. It has been verified a relation among luminous intensity associated to N2+ and roughness, nanohardness and O atoms diffusion into the crystalline lattice of treated titanium and it has been seen which those properties becomes more intense precisely in the higher points found in the optical profile associated to the N2+ specie. Those parameters were verified for the mixture which involved O2 gas. For the mixture which involves CH4 gas, the relation was determinate by roughness, number of nitrogen and carbon atoms diffused into the titanium structure which presented direct proportionality with the luminous intensity referent to the N2+ and CH. It has been yet studied the formation of TiCN phases on the surface which presented to be essentially directly proportional to the increasing of the CH specie and inversely proportional to the increasing of the specie N2+

Dentisteria minimamente invasiva: microdureza do esmalte após tratamento com a técnica de microabrasão e Icon®

Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre no Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz

Temple intensivo de un acero AISI/SAE 5160

Componentes fabricados de acero AISI/SAE 5160 son usados en la suspensión de automóviles. El procesamiento en planta incluye un tratamiento térmico convencional que consiste en austenizado, seguido de temple en aceite y revenido. Como post-proceso para generar esfuerzo residuales compresivos en la superficie de los muelles se aplica un granallado que genera los esfuerzos compresivos por deformación. Para esta aplicación, esfuerzos residuales compresivos en la superficie de los muelles es importante para incrementar la resistencia a la fatiga de los materiales e incrementar su vida útil. En esta investigación una metodología alterna para generar esfuerzos residuales compresivos en la superficie de muestras de acero 5160 fue usada. Se diseñó y construyó un equipo de laboratorio para ejecutar temples siguiendo la teoría del temple intensivo. Usando agua convencional como medio de temple, enfriamientos por aspersión y en una cámara de alta velocidad se lograron efectuar en laboratorio. Se caracterizó el equipo de temple por medio de curvas de enfriamiento obtenidas en probetas sacrificio de acero inoxidable. Se obtuvieron velocidades de enfriamiento por encima de 400°C/seg en probetas de sección transversal cuadrada (20mm x 20mm). Además se ejecutaron temples cortos con incrementos de 1 segundo(1-8 seg). En algunas condiciones microestructura tipo coraza-núcleo fue observada en el Microscopio Óptico (MO) y el Microscopio Electrónico de Barrido (MEB). Difracción de Rayos-X se usó para determinar la magnitud de esfuerzos residuales en la superficie de las muestras. Muestras templadas en la cámara de alta velocidad durante 3, 4 y 5 segundos presentaron esfuerzos residuales compresivos con una magnitud de hasta casi -700MPa a una profundidad de 0.30 mm. Detalles de la investigación y resultados se presentan a continuación.

Incorporação de Software multimédia e de informação em sistema informação geográfica

Dissertação de mestrado, Geomática, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2014

Design de equipamento médico

Dissertação de Mestrado para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Design de Produto, apresentada na Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitectura.

Análise de conversores de frequência óptica baseados em amplificadores ópticos semicondutores

Dissertação de mest. em Engenharia de Sistemas e Computação, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Univ. do Algarve, 2002

Measurement of the magnetic field of small magnets with a smartphone: a very economical laboratory practice for introductory physics courses

In this work, we propose an inexpensive laboratory practice for an introductory physics course laboratory for any grade of science and engineering study. This practice was very well received by our students, where a smartphone (iOS, Android, or Windows) is used together with mini magnets (similar to those used on refrigerator doors), a 20 cm long school rule, a paper, and a free application (app) that needs to be downloaded and installed that measures magnetic fields using the smartphone's magnetic field sensor or magnetometer. The apps we have used are: Magnetometer (iOS), Magnetometer Metal Detector, and Physics Toolbox Magnetometer (Android). Nothing else is needed. Cost of this practice: free. The main purpose of the practice is that students determine the dependence of the component x of the magnetic field produced by different magnets (including ring magnets and sphere magnets). We obtained that the dependency of the magnetic field with the distance is of the form x-3, in total agreement with the theoretical analysis. The secondary objective is to apply the technique of least squares fit to obtain this exponent and the magnetic moment of the magnets, with the corresponding absolute error.

Método de inoculação de bactérias diazotróficas em plantas de cana-de-açúcar micropropagadas.

Metodologia. Inoculação. Aclimatação. Marcação com ouro para visualização ao microscópio ótico e eletrônico de transmissão. Microscopia ótica. Microscopia eletrônica de transmissão. Preparação das amostras para visualização ao microscópio eletrônico de varredura. Meios de cultivo.