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Compreendendo a influência da titânia no processamento da alumina eletrofundida marrom e sua caracterização para aplicações abrasivas
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2014-01-28) Passos, Edmilson Ricelli dos; Rodrigues, José de Anchieta; https://lattes.cnpq.br/4000441989868775; https://lattes.cnpq.br/9808778046507780
Motivated by increased consumption of abrasive grains and the need of the abrasive market to develop roughing, polishing and increasiling efficient cutting tools, this work aimed to understand the influence of titania in obtaining "blue fired" fused aluminum oxide. This is a material obtained from the brown fused aluminum oxide, which is subjected to a heat treatment and consequently gets higher physical properties than the conventional brown aluminum oxide sold. To ensure that the "blue fired" aluminum oxide acquires the physicochemical characteristics required by the market, it should have a blue color and a friability inferior than brown fused aluminum oxide. Given the strong market demand for this type of product, Elfusa Geral de Eletrofusão LTDA has been working on improving the technology for obtaining industrial scale "blue fired" aluminum oxide since 2009. In this context Elfusa proposed the Coordinator of Process Engineering and Development, Edmilson Ricelli dos Passos, a technological and systematic study on the production of "blue fired" aluminum oxide. Thus, this work discusses the process of electrofusion of bauxite to obtain the "blue fired" aluminum oxide, as well as a comparison of the mechanical properties of this material with conventional brown fused aluminum oxides. Both process variables as the influence of the chemical composition were analyzed during the study, using physical and chemical characterization techniques. It has been proved in this work that controlling for time, temperature and atmosphere variables is essential for the production of "blue fired" aluminum oxide. The blue coloration of the aluminum oxide is explained by electronic transition optical phenomena is the formation of aluminum titanate phase, as some explanations found in the technical literature state.
Efeitos da temperatura e do estado metabólico sobre a função cardíaca do jacaré-de-papo-amarelo (Caiman latirostris)
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2014-01-28) Lopes, André Guelli; Kalinin, Ana Lúcia; https://lattes.cnpq.br/5493936744279888; https://lattes.cnpq.br/7831989297659041
Phenomena as feeding and thermoregulation can challenge both the cardiac output and heart rate (fH). Postprandial changes in many physiological patterns are typically recorded for ectotherms, although predominantly studied in snakes. Furthermore, thermoregulation is a critical process to ensure different survival and reproduction strategies from reptiles. Ventricular preparations in vitro were used to investigate the inotropic plasticity at 30 ºC and 25 ºC and during fasting (30 days fasting group) and after feeding (2 days digesting group). No significant differences were verified in the relative ventricular mass (RVM) after feeding. The peak tension (Fc) was significantly higher and rates (dFc/dt) of contraction (TC) and relaxation (TR) were faster at 25° C than at 30° C for both experimental groups. However, feeding caused significant increase in peak tension (PT) at both temperatures (396.7 % at 30 ºC and 416.7 % at 25 ºC). A significant post-rest potentiation was recorded for digesting group at 25 ºC (121.0 ± 6.4 %), which was inhibited by ryanodine (86.0 ± 2.9 %). At 30 ºC, myocytes from fasting group were able to support higher frequencies (up to 1.6 Hz) than at 25 ºC (up to 1.0 Hz), even with the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) blocked by 10 μM ryanodine (RYA). Data from digestion group showed greater values of the Fc and reached higher frequencies than fasting group, at both temperatures. However, pre-treatment with RYA decreased PT in frequencies between 1.4 and 1.8 Hz for digesting group at 30 ºC. Sarcolemma mechanisms were more representative in the fasting group at 25 ºC, but the SR must contribute to increased speed of contractility under those conditions. During SDA, the SR seem representative at 25 ºC, however the positive inotropic effect caused by SDA enlarged sarcolemma mechanisms representativeness. The SR significance at 30 °C seems critical during high frequencies. At this temperature, the SDA increases the contractility efficiency, even with the RS blocked, despite the relaxation and Fc development at high frequencies been present impaired. Our results indicate that Caiman latirostris myocytes show large inotropic plasticity at different temperatures, frequencies and metabolic states.