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Most of the desktop application development I do is in Swing, and I'm curious to hear people's thoughts on using JavaFX and/or Adobe Flex for building desktop applications. Have you had success building desktop apps with these? Or would you stick with Swing for now and use tools to help make Swing development more productive?
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If you're making desktop apps, I'd stick to Swing. JavaFX/Flex/Silverlight would be more appropriate for RIA - rich internet apps. Although I'd argue that none of them would be a choice for the long term - looks to me like HTML5/CSS3/Ajax are winning the day, but thats a pretty subjective area. But for desktop apps - I'm a big fan of Swing (also Java Web Start is a very underrated technology)
I would say that JavaFX can be seen as a kind of extension of Swing with a new way of developing a Java GUI by using a declarative programming language: the JavaFX Script. JavaFX Script code looks exactly like a JSON script, unlike Adobe Flex or Microsoft Silverlight which uses an XML syntax.
JavaFX Script can interface with Java and therefore can call Swing components easily. It's really a new generation of GUI API, like Swing was for AWT: nice graphical components, new easy ways to manage layouts, really nice features to build dynamic interfaces: bindings, timers (to build animations), etc. Have a look here: http://www.javafx.com/samples/ and to the tutorials and see how fast you can build a kind of Google Picasa application... The API even contains some tools to use easily web services: you can find plenty of samples of GUI built in JavaFX connected to some public web services (like a Weather Forecast tool).
And the best... is the deployment part. You can embed your application within an html page, like an applet, and the user can drag and drop the application to her/his desktop to use it whenever she/he wants (without returning to its browser)!
Really, I think JavaFX, at its early stage though (v1.2), is a really good tool and represents the first step for Java toward the next generation of applications: the Rich Internet Applications (RIA).
Java Swing is an established and mature technology for desktop development. You'll be able to find lots of information online and plenty of sample programs. With that said, however, you might want to consider Adobe AIR. AIR is basically a runtime that lets you run your Flex apps on the desktop, and gives them access to local resources such as the file system. I've written Java Swing apps for 10 years and I am amazed at how much more productive I am using Flex/Adobe AIR. One nice aspect of Flex is that you can create your GUIs declaritively, much like how you use HTML to declare the layout of a webpage. It's a much more concise way to specify a GUI, and much faster and easier to maintain than the reams of Java Swing code you need to do the same thing. I wouldn't recommend JavaFX since it is so late to the party and hasn't really gotten with mainstream developers.
You should try them all and see which one fits best with your requirements. If you want to see what you can do with Flex and how to do it then check out Tour de Flex.
Some of the advantages of Flex are that it is mature (over 5 years old now) and a significant area of investment for Adobe. You can also find numerous examples of AIR apps built with Flex in the Adobe AIR Marketplace.
Swing can look good with Substance L&F.
However, if you are developing alone (as opposed to with a team), trying JavaFX might be a good idea.
Please read the about this, write extremely lightweight swing applications and with the same code base move it to web.
I had evaluated these for desktop application and finally desided to go for JavaFx . This have very good media library and hardware accelerated graphics and media capabilities . With Jdk 7 update 6 onwards contains JavaFx totally I integrated no separate installation is required . Java swing is very good technology and will be continued but I see JavaFx is the future for GUI and Internet application to some extent. Biggest advantage for me was that JavaFx app could be converted to exe files with native packaging
Also try scenebuilder for drag and drop component designer
I feel that I do not have enough information to answer this question. There are many applications in which an AIR approach is a better choice, other applications use other technologies better. I am primarily an AS3/Flex developer, but I know there are many instances where one of the Java platforms is a better choice. Now that Flex is no longer an Adobe product but rather a Apache product, it will either improve the product as the users will create the roadmap, or kill it off completely.

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Sums up part of the problem in a gun nutshell.
Ah yes, more guns.
How about the reports where the guy inside fears the knock at the door and starts shooting?
This Alabama story of the guy who shot the bus driver and is holding a five year old in a cellar at gun point illustrates the point that there are too many insane people with weapons.
Such a bloody shame; children, teachers and now a bus driver – people working to make the world better- senselessly murdered.
I greatly fear for the child hostage in Alabama.
Because he can.
Case closed
ConstitutionalRx for anxiety: Take two guns and call me in the morning.
He hates himself and therefore wants the world to end.
How 'bout the sniper and his friend being sniped at the local gun range? How's about putting more guns around the gun range to protect us from sniper snipers, Mr. NRA. Please, we need yer firepower help. We don't know which way to turn from the flying bullets.
I think a homicide, sad as it is of two snipers by a guy they're trying to help, at a GUN RANGE sums up a number of things. Like, mental illness IS a problem, but how did two of the most highly trained MILITARY men, after multiple deployments, get ambushed on a gun range?
Tell me again how a school teacher with a pistol will defend a classroom full of children, and reduce casualties? How about security, when in so many cases around the country, it's the police, and yes, security officers at museums who get shot first.
Yep, guns don't kill people, right.
If only there had been an armed teacher there.
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Earlier today I sent a version of the following email to some
folks around South Florida and the rest of the Sunshine State
who make it their business to pay attention to what's going on
hereabouts in local government, especially as it applies to the
issue of ethics and political miscreants.
Per the Broward Beat and Broward Politics blog postings
I cite and link to for your perusal, it's worth mentioning that
State Senator Chris Smith and State Rep. Perry Thurston
both voted against Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff's common sense
ethics proposal at the Broward Legislative Delegation public
meeting that I attended three weeks ago at the FAU campus
in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
(Ellyn Bogdanoff, who I think is a very impressive person
and full of moxie and enthusiasm, is running for State Senate
District 25 this Fall, which is currently represented by
Jeff Atwater, who's running for Florida Chief Financial Officer.
See http://www.ellynbogdanoff.com/ and
That BLD meeting was scheduled to iron-out aspects of a bill
that would provide the proper legal framework for an IG
position to be created in ethics-starved Broward County.
Not surprisingly, this important meeting got ZERO coverage
on local Miami TV newscasts, so citizens here heard nothing
about the absurd histrionics and melodrama that took place,
with petty verbal tantrums thrown by Messrs Smith and
Thurston, with an assist to State Sen. Dan Gelber,
chiefly for his wasting so much time chasing-his-tail that
the public's ability to actually speak at the end of the meeting
was greatly compromised, as some people who wanted to
speak, were not able to, including myself.
But at least Gelber voted in favor of it, unlike the other two.
That is, after he lectured everyone in the room as he channeled
a Law prof schooling kids on the intricacies of property law,
when all they really wanted was to retrieve their errant ball
from his front yard.
Instead of dealing with it forthrightly, he chose to use it as a
pretext to share what he, apparently, believes to be his colossal
legal mind.
It would seem Gelber loves to get on a soap box, even when
it's not necessary.
Personally, I was already inclined to support another candidate
for State Attorney General this Fall, but I can tell you after
this particular first-hand experience, State Sen. Dan Gelber,
in person, makes a very poor case for the plausibility of
Dan Gelber the FL AG candidate.
He was every bit the caricature of a preening pol and left many
of the people who attended the meeting dumbfounded, if my
subsequent conversations and emails from fellow attendees
is any indication.
Some even volunteered that they'd actually been leaning towards
Gelber instead of State Sen. Dave Aronberg for AG, but now
were re-thinking that decision.
I guess I hardly need mention that people who'd be attending this
sort of meeting are more well-informed about what's really going on
here than the average voter and that their opinion, among friends,
neighbors and co-workers, is considerably more persuasive than
any paid ad.
In that sense, Gelber's performance that day was almost like an
in-kind political contribution to Aronberg.
On a more important note, to me, one of the most obvious but
least-discussed aspect of the current Broward County ethics
killing-zone is the almost complete absence of any African-American
or Hispanic individuals or groups speaking publicly for making
stronger ethics both a reality and a priority here, and not just an
abstract idea in a book or political campaign.
All the minority "Usual Suspects" who generally clamor to get
their spin out to the public and news media in order to be thought
of as serious players in this community's future, were and are
almost entirely MIA -Missing in Action!
I can name the exceptions, since I know who some of them are,
like Ted Mena, a former Coral Springs city commissioner and
business owner, whom I met in 2008 while he was on the county's
Charter Review Commission.
He has been a consistent voice for greater public accountability
and transparency in local government and stronger ethical standards.
In my opinion, he'd exactly the sort of person with integrity and
common sense that we need dozens of clones of in Broward County
and local government to flush-out the defective govt. and political
miscreants and ticking-time bombs.
He recently wrote something about the current ethics debacle,
which I've placed at the bottom of this post for you to consider.
But as is the case with so many other issues I could name,
along with you, the South Florida news media hasn't even noticed
this absence of diverse voices on this important issue, even though
we're constantly told -lectured!- by theses same newspapers
and TV stations how important diversity is.
The news media has been too preoccupied the past few weeks by...
well, now that you mention it, nothing in particular.
I plan on posting some things in the near future on the above topics
and what I observed first-hand, and will try to post some video
I shot up in Fort Lauderdale as well.
Broward Beat
Commissioners Loving Ethics Reform To Death
By Buddy Nevins
In Tallahassee its called, "Loving It To Death".
That is defined as loading up of a piece of legislation with so much unnecessary baggage that it is sure to fail.
Some Broward County Commissioners appear to be using that tactic to kill the ethics regulations that the public is clamoring for.
Read the rest of the story at:
Sun-Sentinel's Broward Politics blog
Gunzburger runs into trouble protecting proposed ethics code
By Scott Wyman
February 23, 2010
A move by Commissioner Suzanne Gunzburger to protect Broward's fledgling ethics ordinance ran into trouble Tuesday. Gunzburger wanted to draw up a ballot issue to place the ethics rules in the county charter – meaning they could only be changed in the future by voters. As a task force wrapped up its work to write the code this month, concern grew that the commission could immediately gut or rescind it.
Read the rest of the story at: http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2010/02/gunzburger_runs_into_trouble_p.html
Sun-Sentinel's Broward Politics blog
Bogdanoff sees passage of legislation to create anti-corruption office
By Anthony Man
February 22, 2010
State Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, said Monday she's confident there's enough momentum to win passage of legislation that could lead to creation of an inspector general to police corruption in Broward's local governments.
Action on the legislation moves to Tallahassee next week when lawmakers gather for the annual legislative session. Bogdanoff said she expects lawmakers will soon put the finishing touches on the inspector general legislation.
The IG would be an independent office with authority to investigate the County Commission, the School Board, independent agencies such as the North Broward Hospital District, and all the cities, towns and villages in the county. The office would have the power to subpoena people and documents.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
January 20, 2010
By Ted Mena
Most municipalities in our country have a declaration of policy concerning ethics as it applies to municipal employees, which of course is what politicians are in most county and some city governments.
Most of these declarations state that municipal employees are there to work for the citizens of a city or county. These statements of policy also say that it is the responsibility of that person to "act in a manner that promotes trust and confidence in government with complete transparency and honesty in their services, and to avoid even the appearance and perception of impropriety."
It seems to me that some people in Broward County government and the School Board have not read, nor understand, this simple and straightforward statement of policy. Most of these policies are in most cases being ignored here in Broward.
Presently, there is a committee on ethics looking into this matter. They need input from the public as well as the media, who need to step up and publish what these politicians are up to and investigate them to see who else has "conflicts of interest." When I was a city commissioner in Coral Springs, where city commissioners do not get involved in any procurement process at all, I was appointed to the Broward County Charter Review. As a member for two years of this committee, the issue of ethics came up and was looked into. The present Ethics Commission is the result. I can tell you that many of the county commissioners serving in Broward did not want to have this committee on ethics.
One of the reasons that some county commissioners give for being involved in the procurement process is that they do not want county staff to provide them the "backup" on issues before them. They say that they don't have time to read it. But that's what they are paid to do!
(It must be because they are too busy hobnobbing with lobbyists to obtain money to be reelected at parties on yachts or hotel.)
Thanks to Eggelletion, Salesman, and Gallagher, we now have a strong reason to do something about it. Let's put some teeth in the ethic rules and some consequences to misbehavior. We need a watchdog group to make sure these ethic violations do not occur and that this group is independent of the commissioners. County commissioners should not be involved in any role in the procurement process since back in November 2008, the public voted to have the Ethics Commission created. Commissioner Angelo Castillo of Pembroke Pines wrote recently, "We are becoming a community of disbelievers in government to operate effectively..." Hopefully, we will get something done this time.
Ted Mena is a former Coral Springs city commissioner and a Broward County business owner.
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Missing voices in Broward County's ethics debate are ignored by South Florida news media. It's our old media friend: Mr. Lack of Curiosity!
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If you lived in this part of South Florida, you'd ALREADY be stuck in stultifying traffic, paying higher-than-necessary taxes and continually musing about the chronic lack of accountability among not only elected govt. officials, but also of city, county and state employees as well. Collectively, with a few rare exceptions, they couldn't be farther from the sort of strong results-oriented, eager work-ethic mentality that local residents deserve and expect. But seldom if ever see...
This is particularly true in the Broward County city I live in, the City of Hallandale Beach, north of Aventura and south of Hollywood and right on the Atlantic Ocean. Here, the "Perfect Storm" of years of apathy, incompetency and cronyism are all too readily apparent. Sadly for its beleaguered residents, HB is where even easily-solved, quality-of-life problems are left to fester for YEARS on end, because of myopia, lack of common sense and ineffective supervisory management. It's a city with tremendous potential because of its terrific location and well-educated populace, yet its citizens have almost become numb to HB City Hall's frequent outrages and screw-ups, the result of YEARS of the worst kind of mismanagement and lack of foresight. On a daily basis, residents and Small Business owners wake up and see the same old problems that have never being adequately resolved by the city in a logical and responsible fashion, merely kicked -once again- further down the road for others to solve in the future.
I used to ask myself, not always rhetorically, "Where are all the enterprising young reporters who want to show that through their own hard work and enterprise, what REAL investigative reporting can produce?" Hearing no response, I decided to start a blog of my own that could try to do some of these things, taking the p.o.v. of a reasonable-but-skeptical person seeing the situation for the first time with fresh eyes, and wanting questions answered in a honest and logical way that citizens have the right to expect.
Hallandale Beach Blog intends to be a catalyst for positive change in public policy and goivernment engagement. If there's one constant gripe in South Florida, regardless of your age, race, nationality or political persuasion, it's about the fundamental lack of PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY of Florida's state, regional and local govt./agency officials, elected and otherwise. Hallandale Beach Blog aims to be a small step towards regaining some of that needed accountability, whether it's thru shining some well-needed public scrutiny on the issue or pol, or requires a higher degree of follow-up investigation and public exposure of the incompetency, cronyism or negligence -South Florida's usual governing style.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan woman who said her photo was the inspiration for a popular poster lauding the efforts of working women during World War II has died.
Geraldine Doyle died Sunday in Lansing. She was 86.
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Shopping for a mortgage has just gotten simpler.
Lenders are now required to use easy-to-understand forms providing basic loan terms and good-faith estimates of closing costs. And closing agents are required to provide a settlement statement that clearly compares borrowers' final and estimated closing costs, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The new rules, added to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, went into effect Jan. 1.
The new, simplified documentation is aimed at helping consumers fully understand the terms of a mortgage and more easily compare loans from different lenders. It also reminds consumers that they can shop around for the various required closing services, instead of simply accepting their lender's suggestions.
HUD estimates that the improvement of mortgage disclosures and the promotion of comparison shopping could help save consumers an average of $700 in mortgage costs.
The standardized forms are a shift from the varied documents lenders provided in the past -- which could range from a single page with hand-scrawled numbers to typed pages of costs, says Keith Gumbinger, vice president of HSH Associates, a Pompton Plains, N.J., publisher of consumer-loan information
How does the new form look? The first page states how long the information is valid for, along with a summary of the loan characteristics -- such as the initial loan amount, the loan term, the initial interest rate, whether the rate can rise and if the loan has a prepayment penalty or a balloon payment. It also discloses whether an escrow account is required for the loan and an estimate of settlement charges.
The second page breaks down origination costs and settlement charges. The third page explains which charges can and which can't increase at the time of settlement, as well as which ones can only increase by a maximum 10%. The bottom of the third page serves as a worksheet for borrowers to compare options.
What this new good-faith estimate doesn't explicitly do, however, is spell out what a borrower's monthly payment would be under the loan and what funds he or she needs at closing, says Steve Jacobson, CEO of Fairway Independent Mortgage in Sun Prairie, Wis. Consumers need to fully understand those costs before proceeding with a mortgage, he says.
When it comes to choosing a lender and other service providers, the new forms make the process easier.
Many people may assume that they need to or should go with the recommendations of the lender. But it's possible to shop around for title and settlement services and home and pest inspectors, for example, says Tony Farwell, CEO of La Jolla, Calif.-based Closing.com, a site that helps consumers shop for closing services.
It will take some time to go from bank to bank, compare quotes, look for inspectors and title services and decide what companies offer the best value, says Timothy Dwyer, president and CEO of Entitle Direct Group, a Stamford, Conn., title-insurance firm. But it could be well worth your time. And in today's economy, consumers may be more willing to do that extra work.
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Patent application title: METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ABSORBER FOR MICROWAVES AND ABSORBER PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD
Hans-Dieter Cornelius (Dresden, DE)
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Publication date: 2010-08-12
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The invention concerns a method for production of an absorber for
microwaves, consisting of a packing of expanded polystyrene elements (EPS
elements), on which a coating of ferrimagnetic particles is applied, and
an absorber produced accordingly. According to the method, an enclosure
of synthetic polymers formed on the EPS elements and a polymer matrix, in
which the ferrimagnetic particles are embedded, is applied. The coated
EPS elements are introduced to a mold and a water vapor stream
introduced. The EPS elements expand through the vapor pressure of the
residual fraction of pentane in the EPS elements and assume their final
size and shape.
The absorber produced with the method consists of a packing of EPS
elements, which are coated with a ferrimagnetic powder within a polymer
matrix, and whose outer structure corresponds to a processing mold.
1. Method for production of an absorber for microwaves, consisting of a
packing of expanded polystyrene elements (EPS elements), on which a
coating of ferrimagnetic particles is applied, characterized by the fact
thatEPS elements with a residual fraction of pentane are chosen,an
aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution is applied and then dried in an air
stream at 60.degree. C., so that an enclosure of synthetic polymer is
formed, which prevents diffusion of pentane at temperatures lower than
100.degree. C.,application of a mixture of an aqueous dispersion of
copolymers and ferrimagnetic particles,drying of the coated EPS elements,
so that the applied mixture is converted to a polymer matrix, in which
the ferrimagnetic particles are embedded,introduction of the coated EPS
elements to a mold stipulated by the process, andintroduction of a water
vapor stream with a temperature above 100.degree. C. into the mold, so
that the EPS elements assume their final size and shape through the vapor
pressure of the residual pentane fraction.
2. M Method according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that a polyvinyl acetate with a polyisocyanate cross-linker, an aqueous anionic dispersion of a carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymer of a finely dispersed aqueous dispersion of an acrylic acid ester-styrene copolymer, having an anionic emulsifier system is used as aqueous dispersion of copolymers.
3. Method according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the mixture of aqueous dispersion of copolymers and ferrimagnetic particles is produced from the following solid fractions: 5-40 wt % polymer, 2-5 wt % acetylene carbon black and 93-55 wt % ferrimagnetic particles.
4. Method according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that EPS particles with a shape and a diameter from 0.5 to 10 mm are chosen as EPS elements.
5. Method according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that ferrimagnetic powder with a particle size of 200 nm to 15 μm is chosen as ferrimagnetic powder.
6. Absorber for microwaves, produced with a method according to claim 1, consisting of a packing of EPS elements, coated with a ferrimagnetic powder within a polymer matrix, and whose outer structure corresponds to a processing mold.
7. MAbsorber according to claim 6, characterized by the fact that the absorber has flat lattice support (1) of angled or tubular honeycombs, in which the EPS elements (3), which are coated with a ferrimagnetic powder within a polymer matrix are glued in at least one monolayer.
8. Absorber according to claim 6, characterized by the fact that the absorber is an element for reducing the weight and/or heat conductivity or increasing the sound absorption capacity of an end product.
[0001]The invention concerns a method for production of an absorber for
microwaves according to the preamble of claim 1 and an absorber produced
accordingly for microwaves with a wide bandwidth (1-100 GHz). Such
absorbers can be used advantageously anywhere reflection coefficients of
>20 dB are also required in the far field without transmission. This
is then a quasi-closed-cell foam absorber, with which flat surface forms
can also be implemented.
[0002]According to the prior art, different solutions are known for absorption of microwaves. For example, DE 296 21 804 U1 describes a radiation-absorbing material, consisting of a fine-grained component, for example, a polymer, glass, rock or ceramic, with limited density and an electrically conducting component, which are bonded with a binder. The fine-grained component can have expanded polystyrene grains.
[0003]The underlying task of the invention is to offer a method for production of an absorber for microwaves, consisting of a packing of elements made of expanded polystyrene, subsequently referred to as EPS elements, on which a coating of ferrimagnetic material is applied, with which a reflection coefficient of >20 dB is achieved without transmission and the evaluable radar cross section therefore remains small. An absorber for microwaves is also to be provided, which is produced with a method according to the invention.
[0004]The invention solves the task for the method by the features stated in claim 1. The task for an absorber is solved by the features of claim 6. Advantageous modifications of the invention are characterized in the dependent claims and are further presented below, together with the description of the preferred variant of the invention, including the drawing.
[0005]The absorber for microwaves is constructed from a packing of EPS elements, on which a coating of ferrimagnetic material is applied. The EPS elements have the advantage that the transmission-inhibiting effect caused by the material-dependent low dielectric constant of polystyrene and the very small weight-volume ratio caused by expansion of polystyrene are negligibly small and therefore practically transparent for microwaves.
[0006]In a packing of EPS elements coated with a ferrimagnetic material, the evaluable radar cross-section is reduced according to the invention for the following reasons. The first reason is that the packing has a large number of walls made of ferrimagnetic material, and at frequencies of <15 GHz, the penetration depth is still large enough, that a number of spheres of correspondingly limited layer thicknesses are traversed by the microwaves and fractional damping of the microwaves by diffuse reflection therefore occurs on the interface transitions from ferrimagnetic material to EPS elements, which ultimately leads to absorption of microwaves. In addition, the absorbent ferrimagnetic material is distributed as a foam-like absorption surface over the entire volume of the packing. The number of EPS elements is then chosen as large as possible. The second reason for reduction of the evaluable radar cross section is present, when the relief of the exposed packing surface is formed by caps of spherical EPS elements. Such a packing surface is formed when the spherical EPS elements are arranged as a hexagonally packed monolayer. The packing surface is then two-times larger relative to flat surface structures and increases the absorption capacity even at frequencies of >15 GHz, where absorption occurs almost exclusively in the near-surface regions, because of the diminishing penetration depth. The drawback of the enlarged reflection surface is then insignificant, since the spherical cap-like shape initiates a diffuse reflection and therefore the evaluable radar cross section remains small. Diffuse reflection remains constant with incident radiation within an azimuth of 170°, caused by the spherical cap shape. The diameter of the coated spherical EPS elements is then adapted accordingly as a function of wavelength, in order to initiate diffuse reflection.
[0007]If the thickness of the packing is limited because of the application, the still present transmission of microwaves through the packing can be prevented by a metal protective film insulated relative to the EPS elements on the side facing away from the incoming rays. The microwaves reflected in the protective film are then absorbed on passing through the packing in the opposite direction.
[0008]According to the method, the absorber is produced by selecting EPS elements with a residual fraction of pentane. The EPS elements are enclosed with a polymer, so that diffusion of pentane from the EPS elements is hampered at temperatures lower than 100° C. A mixture of a polymer matrix and a ferrimagnetic powder is applied as coating of ferrimagnetic material. The EPS elements coated in this way are introduced to a process stipulated mold and exposed in the mold to a water vapor stream with a temperature above 100° C. until the residual fraction of pentane is evaporated and the EPS elements are inflated. Depending on the employed polymer matrix according to claim 3, this is dissolved again either by the water vapor or softens as a result of heat input, both effects ultimately leading to gluing together of the coated EPS elements. By inflation of the coated EPS elements, the open porosity is eliminated, the adhesive surface enlarged and additional adhesive is therefore avoided. This solution is particularly advantageous, since any additional adhesive fraction reduces the penetration capacity of the microwaves.
[0009]EPS elements with a diameter from 0.5 to 10 mm are chosen. The sphere diameters within the packing are then chosen differently, so that the maximum possible number of spheres per unit volume is present.
[0010]Particles of metal oxide solids are used as ferrimagnetic material, which have small coercivity field intensities at high initial permeabilities. This condition is present independently of particle size in soft magnetic, crystalline materials, like spinels, from Mn--Zn ferrite. The particle size is determined by the coating process and should be <5 μm during spraying in conjunction with the aqueous dispersion from copolymers. Metal oxide solids with hexagonal lattice structure, for example, Sr- or Ba-ferrite, have unduly high coercive field intensities relative to spinels and are not excited as energetically by the incoming electromagnetic wave in the far field, i.e., at radiation energies of about 10 mW, so that magnetic reversal can occur. These ferrites, for example, Sr-ferrite as M-type, therefore must be reduced by grinding to a particle size of <500 nm and only then do they reach coercive field intensities of <50 kA/m, i.e., similar to the values of soft magnetic materials. These ground hexagonal ferrites are mostly used in absorbers for frequencies of >15 GHz, since, relative to spinels, the required frequency-dependent permeability is still large enough.
[0011]The selective particles of ferrimagnetic material are generally powdered and have an average size of 200 nm to 5 μm diameter, depending on the described applications.
[0012]The ferrimagnetic particles are embedded in a polymer matrix. The polymer matrix not only glues the particles to each other, but also prevents direct surface contact between particles from being restricted as a result of agglomerate formation. Depending on the complex resistance of the employed ferrimagnetic particles, the conductivity of the polymer is adjusted by adding carbon particles, for example, carbon black.
[0013]The EPS elements are spray-coated before coating with the polymer matrix with an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution and dried in an air stream at 60° C. The film coating so formed serves as an additional barrier and prevents premature diffusion of pentane from the EPS elements.
[0014]For the polymer matrix, during use of spinel ferrites for example, Mn--Zn-ferrite, polyvinyl acetate, which has an aqueous dispersions as pH values of ≦7, has worked, to which a polyisocyanate cross-linking agent can be additionally added. On the other hand, during use of hexagonal ferrites, for example, Sr-ferrite as M-type, a polymer matrix of styrene-butadiene copolymers or acrylic acid ester-styrene copolymers is necessary. The aqueous dispersions of styrene-butadiene copolymers have dispersants with pH values >7 and restrict formation of Sr-ions through the OH-ion excess. In addition, their use is also useful, since these copolymers, relative to polyvinyl acetate, have lower dielectric constant, which is an advantage at frequencies of >15 GHz connected with the lower penetration depth.
[0015]The absorbers produced according to the method consist of a packing of EPS elements coated with a ferrimagnetic powder within a polymer matrix, which corresponds to the outer structure of a processing mold.
[0016]The absorber can exhibit a lattice support or tubular honeycombs, in which the coated EPS elements are glued in at least one monolayer
[0017]The absorber from packed coated EPS elements or this constructed as a monolayer in flat lattices with a coating of particles of ferrimagnetic material possesses in a wide band region (1-100 GHz) for microwaves a high absorption capacity and constructed as a monolayer additionally have diffuse reflection properties that reduce the evaluable radar cross section. The packed coating EPS elements have limited weight, low heat conductivity, and also high sound absorption capacity. The product "absorber for microwaves" with these properties can also be advantageously produced and used for other end products. The absorber according to claim 8 is an element for reduction of the weight and heat conductivity of for an increase in sound absorption capacity of an end product.
[0018]The invention is further explained below with two practical examples. FIG. 1 shows a diagram with the reflection coefficient as a function of frequency. Relative to practical example II, FIG. 2 shows a perspective section through an absorber produced according to the invention.
Practical Example I
[0019]In practical example I, the method according to the invention for production of absorber for microwaves <15 GHz is further described, in which the absorber is supposed to have a stipulated shape not further defined here.
[0020]EPS elements with an average diameter of 6 mm, which still contain a residual fraction of pentane, are chosen.
[0021]Initially, the still expandable EPS elements (Styropore spheres) are spray-coated with an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution and dried in an air stream at 60° C. This process feature is supposed to prevent the pentane still present from escaping in the expanded polystyrene, but at least hampering it as a result of additional process steps.
[0022]Further coating with a mixture of a polymer matrix and powdered spinels from Mn--Zn-ferrites then occurs as ferrimagnetic material. A so-called slurry is prepared as starting material for subsequent spray coating. It consists of an aqueous dispersion of polyvinyl acetate and a polyisocyanate cross-linking agent, in which the powdered ferrimagnetic material is mixed. During spray-coating, the slurry must be permanently agitated, otherwise the ferrimagnetic particles decant and demixing occurs. The EPS elements coated in this way are dried in an air stream at 80° C. By water removal, the polymer matrix from polyvinyl acetate forms and glues the ferrimagnetic particles to each other. The optical absorption is achieved when the EPS element packing has a thickness of 50 mm and the coating on the individual EPS elements has a thickness of about 0.1 mm. The transmission is then no longer detectable at a packing density of 50 mm.
[0023]The prepared aqueous slurry consists of the following solid fractions: 70 wt % Mn--Zn-ferrite powder with a particle size of <5 μm, 25 wt % polyvinyl acetate and polyisocyanate cross-linking agent and 5 wt % acetylene carbon black.
[0024]The coated EPS elements are then introduced to a closable mold, which is the negative of the molded article being produced. the coated EPS elements are exposed to water vapor in the mold, having a temperature of 115° C. (the usual range lies between 100 and 130° C.). Heat input means that the EPS elements become elastic and are inflated by the increasing pentane vapor pressure, the still open porosity is eliminated and the contact surfaces of the EPS element are enlarged. The hot water vapor also means that the polymer matrix and the barrier layer from polyvinyl alcohol becomes elastic and partially detaches, so that inflation of the EPS element is not adversely affected. The compressed coated EPS elements are glued to each other by means of the polymer under the deformation pressure. The polyisocyanate cross-linking agent is calculated so that the polymer matrix is only partially dissolved in the hot water vapor and remains elastic.
[0025]The entire packing of coated EPS elements is then dried in the mold at 100° C. and the finished absorber can be removed from the mold.
[0026]FIG. 1 shows as an example for an absorber produced according to the method the reflection coefficients as a function of frequency with non-detectable transmission. The incident radiation powder was 10 mW. The packing thickness is 50 mm.
Practical Example II
[0027]In practical example II, production of a flexible absorber is described, in which the coated EPS elements are arranged as a monolayer, and which can be used for frequencies of >15 GHz. The corresponding drawing in FIG. 2 shows a partial section through the absorber with the coated EPS elements positioned in the lattice support, before the EPS elements in a subsequent process step are inflated with water vapor at 125° C. and the open porosity between the honeycomb walls and the coated EPS elements is closed. Using the method, the absorber is constructed on an elastic lattice support 1 from plastic with a honeycomb structure. FIG. 2 also shows, with item number 2, an adhesive, the coated EPS element 3, the spherical cap 4 and the walls 5 of the lattice support 1.
[0028]EPS elements with an average diameter of 3.2 mm are chosen, which still contain a residual fraction of pentane and, as individual spheres, roughly fill up the hexagonal honeycomb opening, referred to their diameter.
[0029]Initially, the EPS spheres are spray-coated similar to practical example I with an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution and dried in an air stream at 60° C. Since absorption of electromagnetic waves with frequencies >15 GHz is involved, it is necessary to alter the polymer matrix and the ferrimagnetic material relative to practical example I. A so-called slurry is prepared as starting material for subsequent spray-coating. It consists of an aqueous dispersion of styrene-butadiene copolymers, in which the powdered ferrimagnetic material from Sr-ferrite as M-type is mixed. During spray-coating, the slurry must be permanently agitated, otherwise the ferrimagnetic material decants, despite the lower particle size relative to the practical example I and demixing occurs.
[0030]The EPS elements coated in this way are dried in an air stream at 80° C. By water removal, the polymer matrix forms from the styrene-butadiene copolymer and glues the ferrimagnetic particles or groups of agglomerated particles to each other. The optimal absorption, i.e., no transmission occurs, is achieved at frequencies >70 GHz, when the thickness of the coating on the individual coated EPS elements 3 is about 0.1 mm.
[0031]For production of the absorber, a so-called honeycomb is chosen as lattice support 1, which supports the structure of hexagonally packed monolayer. Honeycombs are honeycombed-shaped hexagonal structures of polyamide paper and have a dielectric constant of <2, also because of their limited weight. The honeycomb height is 1.5 mm, i.e., about 0.5-times the diameter of the employed EPS element. Before introduction of the coated EPS element, the hexagonal honeycomb openings are sprayed with a liquid, solvent-containing styrene-butadiene copolymer as adhesive 2. The coated EPS elements 3 are then pushed into the openings of the honeycomb, adhering glue 2 is pushed onto the faces of the honeycomb walls by the spheres in the wall area of the honeycomb. Because of the ratio honeycomb height/spherical diameter=about 0.5, part of the spherical element protrudes as cap surfaces 4 above the honeycomb height level and the monolayer surface necessary for absorption and diffuse reflection of the incoming rays is formed. The monolayer surface so configured therefore has no additional adhesive on the cap surfaces as required, since the adhesive 2 is always situated on the walls 5 of the honeycomb.
[0032]In a continuation of the method according to the invention, the lattice support is introduced with the inserted monolayer of coated EPS elements into a closable container, which serves to introduce water vapor with a temperature of 125° C. through the open porosity between the coated EPS elements and the honeycomb walls. As in practical example I, the residual fraction of pentane in the coated EPS elements means that they are inflated, pressed against the honeycomb wall and glued to it. The protruding caps mutually approach each other as a result of the diameter expansion, so that the "visible" part of the honeycomb connectors for the radiation reaches a minimal value even in the worst case, when the electromagnetic radiation reaches the monolayer at right angles to the honeycomb surface. The glue situated on the honeycomb wall prevents the previously assumed initial position within the honeycomb lattice from being maintained. The absorber can then be removed from the closable container and dried in an air stream at 110° C.
[0033]The absorber is extremely flexible and in use can be readily adapted to the process devices and can be used from 70 GHz.
[0034]The aforementioned absorber with a monolayer of coated EPS elements 2 on a lattice support 1 can be slightly modified, if the frequency in use lies between 15 and 70 GHz, by arranging two layers of coated EPS elements with a correspondingly larger honeycomb height or, similar to the application of example I, by positioning an additional spherical packing, but with the polymer matrix and the ferrimagnetic material according to practical example I on the side of the monolayer facing away from the incoming rays.
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Released: May 05th, 2011
Running Time: 87 Min.
Distribution Companies: Juicy Entertainment
Cast: Paola (II) (Trans), Sheyrie (Trans), Lucrecia (Trans), Mia Isabella, Itiel (Trans)
Genre: Trans
Known worldwide as the "cutest little TS chick with the biggest candy stick," transsexual superstar Mia Isabella will show you why she was the winner of the 2011 XBIZ Transsexual Performer of the Year! Mia Isabella's beautiful face and 10 inch Tgirl cock will leave you hard and begging for more.