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We had a large fish tank at the old house – it was nice to have and now that Landon is allergic to both cats and dogs, these are some pets he can have in the house that won't make him break out in hives or irritate his eczema. We bought a […]
This is a simple, but fun project that we did on the spur of the moment. Landon's idea was the glitter. Honestly I hate glitter. I mean I love how it's sparkly and makes things pretty – but it is so messy. We do everything we can to keep the mess down by doing it in a […]
I do this project every year in kindergarten. I wanted to try it, knowing it would be a bit of a stretch developmentally for Landon. His independent drawing is still in the scribble and call it a dolphin phase. So I decided to try some directed drawing with him to help him make a snowman for this […]
I absolutely love these snowmen. I love anything that involves the hands of my kiddos, and they love it to – Riley especially, he loves having his hands traced. He'd be happy doing that all day long. Seriously.
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I love using shaving cream and glue to paint. I've done a lot of projects with this medium and it's great because it's thick and puffy and stays that way when it dries. You could color it if you wanted to open endless possibilities.
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This is a great project that I've done almost every year in my classroom. It's a great Christmas craft, but in addition your child can work on ordering objects by length and the math vocabulary and concept of longer and shorter.
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When I was in the classroom I would do a whole unit on the gingerbread man. My class did a play that was stinkin' cute so we were all excited about anything gingerbread man.
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i went into settings and hit the delete ipad button . Now several hours later its stuck on a black screen with a white apple logo in the middle. I tried holding the rest and home button down for 10 seconds, all it does is turn it off then goes back to the same black screen with the apple logo. I also tried hooking it up to itunes and it doesn't recognize that its hooked up. what can i do to fix it
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Publication number | US4066731 A |
Publication type | Grant |
Application number | US 05/676,843 |
Publication date | Jan 3, 1978 |
Filing date | Apr 14, 1976 |
Priority date | Apr 14, 1976 |
Publication number | 05676843, 676843, US 4066731 A, US 4066731A, US-A-4066731, US4066731 A, US4066731A |
Inventors | Gordon P. Hungerford |
Original Assignee | Mobil Oil Corporation |
Export Citation | BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan |
Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (35), Classifications (24) | |
External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet | |
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to films of polymeric acrylonitrile. More particularly, the invention relates to polyacrylonitrile films and to a method of their preparation, which films are characterized by extremely high tensile strength and stiffness, and by outstanding gas barrier properties. The invention also relates to films of acrylonitrile polymer-water, the water being present within the film in an amount of at least 20% by weight, such films being highly fire resistant.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Although polyacrylonitrile has been known and available since the later 1940's, it has not been successfully utilized commercially in film form, probably because of its "intractability", in that it cannot be melted without decomposing, so that conventional hot melt extrusion techniques are simply inapplicable.
Shaped articles of polyacrylonitrile have been described in prior patents. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,858,290 and 3,094,502, which describe polymerizing acrylonitrile in dimethyl sulfoxide to provide a spinning solution of polyacrylonitrile in the foregoing solvent, followed by extrusion. See also U.S. Pat. No. 3,437,717, which describes the preparation of a film made from a copolymer of acrylonitrile and a polyalkenyl monomer, the film being prepared by dissolving the copolymer in a polar organic solvent such as dimethyl formamide or mixtures of dimethyl formamide with dimethyl sulfoxide, followed by casting the film from the foregoing solution, removing part of the solvent, stretching the film biaxially, and removing most of the remaining solvent by air drying.
I have discovered a method of preparing films of acrylonitrile polymer exhibiting very high tensile strength and stiffness, optical clarity, and outstanding gas barrier properties. This method entails applying a hot, concentrated solution of the foregoing polymer in a solvent therefor that is water-soluble (e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide) onto a film-supporting surface, e.g., a cooled, flat surface or a cooled rotating drum, to thereby form a film. An embodiment for applying the solution onto the film-supporting surface includes extrusion of the solution through a slot die as well as other means suitable for casting the solution onto a film-supporting and film-forming assembly. Desirably, the film-supporting surface is a low energy surface such as may be provided by having said surface wetted by an aqueous solution of dimethyl sulfoxide in water, or by having the surface coated with a material such as polytetrafluoroethylene, and stripping the resulting film from said surface.
The resulting film containing the solvent (e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide) is then subjected to contact with water, preferably while being maintained under constrained conditions so as to prevent or limit lateral or longitudinal shrinkage thereof, to thereby remove the solvent (e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide) present. This results in a film composed essentially of acrylonitrile polymer and water. This film per se is highly resistant to ignition because of the large amount of water present therein, and is suitable for use as a semi-permeable membrane, or as a plate separator for batteries.
I have further found that when the foregoing film is subjected to biaxial stretching under substantially non-drying environment, followed by drying the film, while under restraint so as to prevent or limit shrinkage, until substantially all of the water present has been removed, there results a final film that exhibits an exceptionally high tensile strength and stiffness and an exceptionally low permeability to gases.
My invention will be best understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an apparatus that may be utilized in the method of my invention;
FIG. 2 is an illustration in greater detail of the apparatus that is employed in the water washing of the film of polymeric acrylonitrile;
FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic illustrations of the washing apparatus in raised and lowered positions so as to easily accommodate the film;
FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a baffle arrangement for promoting the washing in well defined stages;
FIG. 6 is a plan view taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 5; and
FIG. 7 is a plan view taken along the line 7--7 of FIG. 5.
Considering the monomeric material from which the polymeric film is prepared, the preferred monomer is, of course, acrylonitrile.
In the following discussion, reference will be to films made from the homopolymer of acrylonitrile. It is, however, to be understood that my invention contemplates, in addition, the preparation of films that are made from copolymers of acrylonitrile with other ethylenically unsaturated monomers that are copolymerizable therewith, wherein said copolymers predominate in units derived from the acrylonitrile monomer.
Suitable ethylenically unsaturated monomers copolymerizable with acrylonitrile include, for example, alkyl acrylates such as methyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, and the like. Generally, I prefer to use polyacrylonitrile homopolymer. Where a copolymer is employed, I prefer that the units in said copolymer derived from the acrylonitrile monomer be present in an amount of at least about 80 percent by weight, and preferably in an amount of at least 95 percent by weight.
The polyacrylonitrile (or acrylonitrile copolymer, as the case may be) may be prepared in any conventional manner, as by emulsion polymerization, suspension polymerization, or solution polymerization. However, inasmuch as the method of my invention utilizes a solution of polyacrylonitrile in a solvent that is water soluble as the precursor of the polymer film, it clearly is most efficient to effect the polymerization in solution wherein the solvent is dimethyl sulfoxide.
As noted, the preferred solvent employed for the solution polymerization is dimethyl sulfoxide. Alternatively, the solvent may be succinonitrile or a mixture of dimethyl sulfoxide and dimethyl sulfone wherein at least 50 percent by weight of said mixture is dimethyl sulfoxide.
Solution polymerization of acrylonitrile in dimethyl sulfoxide is known in the art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 3,094,502 previously referred to.
It is generally advantageous to polymerize the acrylonitrile monomer when dissolved in the solvent, preferably dimethyl sulfoxide, in an amount between about 30 and 60 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the solution. The optimum concentration of dissolved monomer for employment in specific instances may vary with such factors as the molecular weight which is desired to be obtained in the polymerized product, the concomitant viscosity that is desired to be achieved in the directly formed extruding solution, and the extrusion conditions.
In preparing the film-forming system, the polymerization is facilitated by use of a suitable vinyl polymerization catalyst.
By the expression "vinyl monomer polymerization catalyst" is meant the well known free radical catalysts conventionally used in vinyl monomer polymerization processes. In this class, there are included organic azo compounds as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,471,959 wherein the azo, --N═N--, group is acyclic and bonded from both of the nitrogens to carbons which are aliphatic in nature and at least one of which carbons is tertiary; diacyl or diaryl peroxides, such as benzoyl peroxide, t-butyl perbenzoate, cyclohexanone peroxide, and others. They may be thermally decomposed or a redox system may be used, such as a peroxide with SO2 and an oxidizable heavy metal iron, such as Fe++, or an N,N'-dialkyl aniline. Salts of perdisulfuric acid are also useful in a redox system. The catalyst may be employed in a conventional manner and in an amount as will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Generally, from 0.1 to about 1% by weight based on the monomer is preferred.
The extruded melt desirably should be substantially free of the volatile monomer. This can be accomplished by removing the residual monomer from a normal polymerization, as by vacuum distillation, or by conducting a post-polymerization at elevated temperatures to attain substantially 100% conversion.
Ordinarily, the polymerization may be terminated with formation of a suitable film-forming solution in a time period which rarely exceeds 60 minutes and often may be as short as about 40 minutes or less.
Advantageously, the film-forming systems may be prepared by polymerizing the dissolved monomeric material with catalytic assistance under atmospheric pressure at a temperature between about 80° and 150° C for a period of time which is between about 30 and 60 minutes. The equipment employed for the polymerization should be equipped with an efficient means for agitation.
If the polyacrylonitrile is prepared by other than solution polymerization in dimethyl sulfoxide, an embodiment for practice of this invention includes recovering the polymer from the solution, washing the polymer, and then dissolving it in dimethyl sulfoxide.
In general, it is preferred that the percent conversion of acrylonitrile monomer to polyacrylonitrile be at least about 90%, and preferably of the order of 95-98%. The polymer will generally have a molecular weight of at least about 80,000. More particularly, the inherent viscosity of the polymer at 0.5 g/100 ml dimethyl sulfoxide, should be from about 0.85 to 1.7.
The polymer solution is then extruded through a suitable extrusion means, e.g., a slot die and cast onto a cool surface. In instances where it is desired to produce a thin smooth film, it is preferred that the drum surface be one that is not easily wet by the extrudate to avoid objectionable striation in the product film. Embodiments to effect same include continuously wetting the surface with an aqueous solution of dimethyl sulfoxide, or using a low energy casting surface, e.g., a drum coated with a polytetrafluoroethylene.
The concentration of the casting solution (that is to say, the solution of polyacrylonitrile in the solvent, e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide) is preferably at least 30 percent by weight of polyacrylonitrile, and preferably from about 40 to 60 percent by weight.
The concentration of the aqueous solution of dimethyl sulfoxide that may be utilized to continuously wet the flat casting surface may be from about 30 to 70 percent by weight of dimethyl sulfoxide.
As a result of the foregoing casting operation, one obtains a polyacrylonitrile film that contains therein substantial amounts of the solvent (e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide). Typically, this film will contain at least about 40 percent by weight of the solvent and, preferably, from about 50 to 65 percent by weight thereof.
In accordance with a further aspect of this invention I have discovered that when the film is contacted with an aqueous medium as for example by countercurrent extraction with an aqueous medium to remove the solvent (e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide), there results a film product having high resistance to ignition as a result of its high water content.
As noted, it is desirable that the treatment (e.g., countercurrent water treatment) of the film to remove or partially replace the solvent with water be carried out under conditions wherein the film is maintained under constraint. Thus, the film should be prevented, during the period of the water treatment, from curling or puckering, so that it remains substantially flat. Thus, non-flatness that would result from puckering or curling would interfere with subsequent processing operations.
After the foregoing water treatment, there results a film composed of polyacrylonitrile and water, with the water typically being present in an amount of from about 20-75 percent by weight. It should be noted that this water is not free. Rather, it appears that the water has entered the interstices and voids present in the film on a molecular scale so that it is an integral part of the film.
Such film is, by virtue of its high water content, highly resistant to ignition. This film has a wide variety of end use applications. For example, such a film is highly suitable as a plate separator for batteries, as a semi-permeable membrane for use in dialysis or reverse osmosis, as a transparent wrap for produce, etc.
In accordance with a further aspect of my invention, I have discovered that the foregoing film, composed essentially of polyacrylonitrile and water, may subsequently be transformed by a series of steps into a final film consisting of polyacrylonitrile, which final film exhibits extraordinarily high tensile strength and extraordinarily low gas permeability.
In accordance with this aspect of my invention, the foregoing film is first subjected to biaxial stretching. The biaxial stretching is preferably carried out in a moist environment, e.g., in the presence of steam, moist gas, or in hot water. The biaxial stretching can be carried out in a one-step operation wherein the film is simultaneously subjected to stretching in two directions that are at right angles to one another. Alternatively, the biaxial stretching can be carried out in stepwise fashion, as first by longitudinal stretching and thereafter by lateral stretching, or vice versa. In general, the biaxial stretching should be carried out such that the amount of stretch imparted to the film in each direction is at least about 1.5 times the original dimension prior to stretching and, generally, from about 1.5 to about 4 times. Preferably, the biaxial stretching is carried out such that the stretch in each direction is at least two times the original dimension.
One means for effecting biaxial stretching simultaneously in both directions is to clamp the film between two plates, one plate having a large circular hole therein and the other plate having a small hole for the introduction of compressed air. The foregoing assembly is then immersed in hot water. At water temperature of at least 40° up to about 100° C, compressed air is admitted under sufficient pressure to cause the film to expand through the large hole so as to form a "bubble". Within that temperature range, it is highly preferable that the higher the temperature the more promptly should the air admittal be initiated. For example, at above 70° C, the air admitted is desirably substantially immediate. The degree of stretch is, of course, determined by the size of the ultimate bubble. After a bubble of desired size has been formed, and while maintaining the air pressure so as to retain the bubble, the entire assembly may then be immersed in cold water so as to "fix" the bubble structure. The bubble portion may then be cut away (this being the portion that was subjected to true biaxial stretching) and then dried while under restraint, as in an oven. During the drying, the film, which initially exhibited the spherical curvature defining the bubble, will shrink and become flat as it loses its water. The resultant flat film is dimensionally stable and has very high tensile strength and extremely low gas permeability.
Rather than the foregoing "bubble" technique, other means well known to the art may be used. Thus, the biaxially oriented films embodied herein may, for example, be produced by sequentially orienting the film as, for example, stretching in a longitudinal direction (machine direction) followed by stretching in a lateral direction (transverse direction) or by subjecting the film to orientation simultaneously in both the longitudinal and transverse direction. Specific apparatus and techniques for effecting biaxial orientation of the film embodied herein include, for example, the drafter-tenter frame arrangement as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,437,717 for sequentially imparting machine direction and transverse direction orientation; and the various means disclosed in, for example, the articles by J. Jack in British Plastics, June 1961, pages 312-317 and July 1961, pages 391-394 for sequential or simultaneous biaxial orientation of plastic films.
I have discovered that if the film which may contain, e.g., 45% water as it emerges from the washer, is preheated to a stretching temperature, e.g., 100° C, in hot water or steam and is allowed to remain at that temperature for a substantial period of time, say two minutes, its water content will drop substantially. Film having a low water content, e.g., as low as about 20%, normally provides difficulty in stretching without breaking. Moreover, such a film develops a white or bluish haze. Thus, to achieve smooth stretching and a haze-free final product, the "wet" film (i.e., film composed of polyacrylonitrile and water) should be rapidly heated while preventing substantial evaporation from occurring, and then stretching the film immediately, before the film can adjust to its new environment and lose much of its water. The temperature at which the stretching is effected should be less than 200° F and, preferably less than 160° F. Preferably, after the film has been heated to the desired stretching temperature, the stretching should be commenced immediately, e.g., less than three seconds after the desired stretching emperature has been attained.
The oriented film obtained after the biaxial stretching will still contain water therein. If this film is dried without being maintained under restrained conditions, it shrinks appreciably. Thus, it can be used as a shrinkable film for packaging. It can then be dried while on the package, as by the application of heat. Alternatively, it can be permitted to dry during storage and/or shipping. The final dry film has excellent gas-barrier properties.
Apart from an end use as a shrinkable film, it is preferred to carry out drying of the oriented film while either preventing it from shrinking or else permitting it to shrink only a controlled amount.
The particular drying technique is not critical. Thus, the following different modes of drying have all proven satisfactory: 30 seconds in high velocity impinging air at 350° F; 15 seconds exposure three inches away from a battery of 1000 watt quartz tube radiant heaters spaced one inch apart; or 2 minutes in a Fisher Convection oven at 350°-400° F (very low air velocity).
The process of my invention will now be described in further detail, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown my overall apparatus, which includes a polymerization reactor generally designated by the reference numeral 10, an extruder 20, a casting drum 30, and a washer 40.
Considering first the polymerization phase, suitable monomer (acrylonitrile), solvent (dimethyl sulfoxide), and polymerization initiator are admixed in monomer feed tank 12. They are then pumped by pump 14 to tubular reactor 10 and into the top of the annular reaction zone 16. The reactor 10 is equipped with an agitator 18, equipped with a pair of screw flight scraper blades 21.
Tubular reactor 10 is surrounded with a water jacket 22 wherein the water can be heated to boiling, as by heaters 24 and the pressure in the jacket 22 is controlled by means of a vacuum pump.
Extruder 20 withdraws polymer from the bottom of the reactor 10, and as it does so, the reactor is maintained charged with monomer feed by a level controller [not shown].
Screw extruder 20 is jacketed with heaters 26, and is driven by a variable speed drive 28. Accordingly, as polymer dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide enters the extruder from the reactor it is passed through the extruder, into slot extrusion die 32, and is extruded therefrom in the form of a thin polymeric film. This film extrudate is cast upon drum 30, which drum rotates in a counter clockwise direction, thereby passing the cast film 33 between the drum and nip roll 34.
In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the casting drum 30 is continuously wetted with an aqueous solution of dimethyl sulfoxide, or alternatively, the drum is provided with a coating of polytetrafluoroethylene. If the aqueous dimethyl sulfoxide is used, as schematically shown in FIG. 1, tank 36 contains aqueous dimethyl sulfoxide solution, which solution passes from the tank through line 38 and directly to the casting drum 30.
A container 21 is disposed beneath casting drum 30. In this container is aqueous dimethyl sulfoxide, which may be continuously introduced via conduit 23. As the drum rotates, the aqueous dimethyl sulfoxide in container 21 helps to coagulate the film on the drum and also serves as a first washing for the film, thereby enhancing the film's strength and rendering it more readily strippable from the drum. Conduit 25 permits the continuous withdrawal of aqueous dimethyl sulfoxide from container 21.
As shown in each of FIGS. 1 and 2, the film 33 then passes to the washer 40 via guide roll 42.
Washer 40 contains therein a multiplicity of pairs of steel-rubber nip rolls for the purpose of conveying the polymer film through the washer while at the same time restraining the film from both longitudinal and lateral shrinkage.
As shown in FIG. 2, the washer contains four steel rolls 44a, 44b, 44c, 44d, and three rubber rolls 46a, 46b, 46c disposed between the steel rolls and in contact with them. The four steel rolls are geared together and positively driven so as to each turn at the same speed, thereby preventing substantial longitudinal shrinkage of the polymer film. The three rubber rolls 46 are idler rolls. By virtue of the tight frictional engagement between adjacent rolls, any tendency toward lateral shrinkage of the polymer film is effectively reduced.
I have found that it is advantageous to mount the rubber rolls 46 on vertical slidable supports (not shown) so that these rollers can readily be raised or lowered. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the rubber rolls are raised so as to permit easy introduction of the polymer film 33. The three rubber rolls 46 are then lowered (FIG. 4) so as to "nip" the polymer film tightly between the rubber rolls 46 and the steel rolls 44.
As illustrated in each of FIGS. 1 and 2, fresh water is introduced into washer 40 via conduit 48. The polymer film 33, rich in dimethyl sulfoxide, is shown entering washer 40 at the left hand side. Accordingly, a countercurrent washing is effected, with the water, as it progresses from right to left becoming ever richer in dimethyl sulfoxide and correspondingly, with the polymer film, rich in dimethyl sulfoxide as it enters from the left, gradually losing the dimethyl sulfoxide and having it replaced with water as the film progresses from left to right. The countercurrent wash solution, rich in dimethyl sulfoxide, is removed from the left side of the wash apparatus 40 by means of conduit 50.
In accordance with a further aspect of my invention, I have found that the foregoing countercurrent washing is best achieved when it is carried out in well defined stages. To achieve this, and as is illustrated in FIG. 5, there are provided transversely mounted squeegees or baffles 52, 54. Squeegees 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d and 52e, are mounted above the rolls, and squeegees 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d, 54e, 54f, 54g are mounted below the rolls. These transverse squeegees effectively prevent the wash water from flowing freely from one end of the tank to the other. Thus, the squeegees divide the washer into 12 compartments, six on the bottom (below polymer film 33) and six on the top. As shown in FIG. 6, water is permitted to flow from one bottom compartment to another bottom compartment via ports 56 in the bottom connected by hoses (not shown). Also, water is permitted to flow from one top compartment to another top compartment via gaps between the top squeegees and the edge. That is to say, and as shown in FIG. 7, the top squeegees do not extend across the entire width of the washer tank, thereby permitting labyrinthine flow of the water.
It should be noted that inasmuch as the polymer film is somewhat narrower than the width of the tank rolls, the water on the top side will come in contact with the water on the bottom side outboard of the edges of the polymeric film, so that the bottom and top wash water are not completely distinguishable.
As previously pointed out, after the polymer has been water washed there results a product that is composed essentially of polyacrylonitrile and water, with the water typically being present in an amount of from about 25 to 50 percent by weight. It is strong, stiff, tough, transparent, and essentially water-white.
The foregoing film if not employed as is, may be subsequently treated so as to remove the water and obtain a final film consisting essentially of polyacrylonitrile. To that end, the film is first subjected to biaxial stretching typically two and a half fold in both the longitudinal and lateral direction. As noted previously, the biaxial stretching may be carried out in either hot water at, e.g., 50° to 80° C, or in a moist atmosphere, typically steam/air mixtures. After the biaxial stretching the film should be dried under restrained conditions, as by drying in hot air at 100° to 200° C. Drying is preferably followed by heat setting for a few seconds at, e.g., 200° C.
Film made by such process generally has an oxygen permeability of 0.005 - 0.03cc/(day)(100 in2) (atm) at 1 mil and a water vapor permeability of about 0.1 - 0.3g/(day)(100 in2). The modulus of elasticity in tension is about 600,000 - 800,000 psi, and the tensile strength is about 20,000 - 30,000 psi with an elongation at break of 50-70%. The films do not appear to shrink at 290° F.
The following example will further illustrate my invention. The apparatus utilized was similar to that of FIG. 1. All parts are by weight unless otherwise indicated.
The following ingredients were mixed at room temperature.
8.38 liters of acrylonitrile (6.75Kg) containing MEHQ (methyl ether of hydroquinone) inhibitor (35-45 parts/million parts of the acrylonitrile).
8.88 liters of dimethyl sulfoxide (9.77Kg).
17.0 g of alpha, alpha'-azo diisobutyronitrile.
No precautions were taken to exclude oxgyen.
This mixture was pumped to the top of a cylindrical reactor, i.e., a 3 inch (I.D.) carbon steel tube 30 inches long equipped with a water jacket and a close fitting screw type agitator (double flighted screw, 6 inch pitch, root diameter 1 1/2inches), at a rate of about 70 ml/min. The jacket temperature was maintained at about 85° C, and the speed of the agitator was 22 RPM. The reactor tube was vented to the atmosphere to permit air in the tube to escape as the reactor was filled.
When the reactor was full, the agitator speed was increased to 74 RPM, and a 1 inch diameter, 20 inch long extruder connected to the bottom of the reactor tube was started in operation at a rotational speed of about 30 RPM. The extruder barrel temperature was maintained at 120° C. The discharge from the extruder was continuously passed into a slot die maintained at 110° C. The resulting extruded sheet was continuously laid down on the surface of a water-cooled rotating casting drum maintained at a temperature of about 10° C. The drum was rotated at such speed that the film or polymer solution on the surface of the drum was about 0.01 inch thick. The surface of the drum was continuously kept wet with a 50% solution of DMSO in water in order to prevent generation of transverse striations in the cast sheet.
The cooled film, which was quite strong but very rubbery, was continuously stripped off the casting drum and conducted through a washing device consisting of a series of seven 2-inch diameter rollers (steel, rubber, steel, rubber, steel, rubber, steel, all operating in contact, and all driven at the same speed) immersed in flowing tap water at about 10° C. The resulting sheet, which was strong, tough, transparent, and stiff, was wound up to form a roll. The final wet sheet (8.5 mils thick) after further washing, contained 55% polyacrylonitrile having an inherent viscosity of 1.3 (0.5g/100 ml DMSO) and 45% volatiles consisting essentially of water and perhaps small amounts of dimethyl sulfoxide and acrylonitrile monomer.
A piece of the above wet sheet was then clamped between two gasketed metal plates, one of which had a 5 inch diameter circular hole in it and the other of which had a hole for the introduction of compressed air. This assembly, with the sheet in it, was immersed in water at 75° to 85° C. Compressed air was immediately admitted under sufficient pressure to cause the sheet to expand out through the five inch hole to form a "bubble" about 4 1/16 inches high, thereby stretching the sheet biaxially. Then the assembly was transferred, while maintaining air pressure in the bubble, to a cold water tank to immobilize the structure of the bubble.
The thus blown sheet was removed from the assembly and a 4 3/4 inch diameter embroidery hoop was used to clamp the "crown" of the hat-shaped blown sheet, where the stretching orientation was substantially biaxial and substantially balanced in both directions (about three fold stretch in each direction). After trimming away the undesired edge portions of the "hat", the embroidery hoop with its piece of wet oriented film was dried in a 200° C low air velocity oven for 120 seconds. During this drying operation, the film, which had possessed a spherical curvature, shrank, became flat and taut, lost its water, and became dimensionally stable.
The resultant film, and other films made by the same technique, were from 0.00032 to 0.00062 inches thick, were clear and water-white, and had the following properties:
Young's modulus (Kpsi); 725-833
Ultimate Tensile Strength (Kpsi); 28-39
Elongation at Break (%); 36-55
Oxygen permeability (dry oxygen at room temp: cc/(100 in2) (day) (atm); 0.006
Water vapor permeability
(50% RH, 73° F): g/(100 in2) (day); 0.11
Shrinkage at 290° F; Negligible
Variations can, of course, be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation announced the appointment of Tribby Warfield to the additional role of Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Automation, Control & Energy platform effective January 1, 2016. Tribby joined Kaman Distribution in August 2014 as Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Fluid Power platform, a position she will continue to hold going forward. Kaman Distribution operates through three product platforms: Bearings & Power Transmission; Fluid Power; and AC&E. Tribby will continue to report to Steve Smidler, Kaman Distribution's President. Before joining Kaman, Tribby served as President, North America Commercial for Gates Corporation where she led all commercial activity for Gates Power Transmission and Fluid Power in the United States, Canada and Mexico. She previously served as President, North America Power Transmission. Tribby's career with the Gates Corporation spanned over 25 years and included an extensive global background serving eleven years in Europe in key management and operational roles across Gates' European Divisions including assignments as Vice President of Gates Industrial Power Transmission operations, headquartered in Erembodegem, Belgium. Warfield succeeds Gary Haseley at AC&E, upon his planned retirement from the Company.
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One of the world's greatest leaders was a gate guard who worked at the main gate of Fort Benning. What made him so great was that he knew his job was more than checking ID cards. With his awesome attitude, he conveyed that he cared to every person passing through his lane.
Somehow he succeeded in making a difference just through his genuine message of "Welcome Home!" I talked with many people who came into contact with him — Soldiers, parents visiting their Soldiers, civilians going to work, and visiting retirees who were stationed at Fort Benning years ago — and all agreed. He made a difference.
We've all seen this type of inspired leadership on every installation. Showing that we care exemplifies the very spirit of the holiday season.
The great thing about being part of the Army Family is that caring goes beyond the holiday season. It is day in, day out, year-round.
Margie and I and our four kids have lived and grown as a Family on Army installations around the world. In addition to the gate guard, we've met many whose sense of service far exceeded their job description — really dedicated people at a housing office, Youth Sports coaches, and child development professionals, to name just a few.
My Family's experience is not unique. Every Soldier and Family member can point to service providers on our garrisons who go out of their way to help.
The same sense of caring is why so many Soldiers, Family members, civilians and retirees volunteer their time and talents across the installation.
Our volunteers welcome newcomers. They teach classes, mentor children and teens, and run play groups for young mothers and toddlers. They plan outings for wounded warriors, build houses for disabled veterans, support survivors, help prepare Families for deployment and throw "Welcome Home" parties. Caring and selfless service is ingrained in our Army culture, and we are much stronger because of it. Army Strong!
To everyone who has extended a helping hand this past year, whether in a professional capacity or as a volunteer, thank you. Thank you for choosing to go the extra mile to make a difference for Soldiers, civilians and Families.
Let's all enjoy what the season offers, wherever we are, and enjoy time with friends and loved ones. As we celebrate, let's remember those who are deployed and extend extra support to their Families at home.
Let's also be mindful of those around us who may find this time of year more difficult. For those who need assistance, our installations provide a number of Soldier and Family support services. If you are unsure where to go, start with Army Community Service or the chaplain's office.
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Catching up with the news (backlog edition):A couple of weeks ago, we reported on a recent audit of school activity funds intended for student extracurricular activities, such as field trips, assemblies and the like. The audit, by the local accounting firm of Creedle, Jones & Alga, P.C., showed that the accounts instead have been tapped by Superintendent of Schools James Thornton to circumvent the normal budget process. For those who wondered where the money came from to buy new desks and chairs for the new Project Based Learning curriculum, now we have our answer. The story in brief: the student activity funds basically are set up as small-potato accounts, the place where the money from athletic concessions and club fees is supposed to go. Under Thornton, the accounts have been used for purposes never envisioned by the Virginia Department of Education, which established the rules for their use. The Creedle, Jones & Alga auditors found that spending from the accounts, normally handled at the individual school level and restricted to student extracurricular activities, has more or less been taken over by Thornton, who has shifted money in and out to pay for items at his whim. The result: decisions that "are not consistent with [DOE] directives" which represent "act[s] of noncompliance." This may sound like dry stuff to the layman's ears, but it's strong language to throw around in the world of accounting. As one reads through the management letter accompanying the audit, the implications grow more ominous. Essentially, Thornton used these funds to pursue pet initiatives without much, if any, oversight, from within or without. This is not to say the superintendent fraudulently spent the money; thumbing his nose at budget rules, however, that's a different story. This is a recurring theme with Thornton: he displays a habit of doing what he wants, when he wants, with seeming little regard for the consequences. He's earned every bit of scrutiny that he's brought upon himself. PBL-inspired purchases of rounded desks and chairs, a topic of widespread derision around the county, offer a telling illustration of the Thornton modus operandi. Ordinary, the purchase of furnishings would have been made using funds from the capital budget, over which the Board of Supervisors exerts some control. By resorting instead to the student activity funds at each school — with the Central Office directing big chunks of money into the accounts to pay for the furniture — Thornton was able to skirt the argument of whether the acquisitions were justified in the first place. We take no position on this latter question; it's possible the PBL curriculum may indeed demand a big investment in ergonomics, although it's hard to look at what would seem to be perfectly serviceable desks and chairs tossed in a junk heap and not think that someone just wasted a lot of money. (It's always hard to know, given the woeful state of Mecklenburg school facilities, what qualifies as wasteful spending and what does not. Our overriding view is that any expenditure to prolong the lifespan of schools whose sell-by date expired sometime in the Nixon Administration represents good money chasing after bad.) Whatever the truth is on the need for new furniture, one thing we do know: school administrators must be open about their actions and accountable for them. To use school-level, little-heeded accounts to make big ticket purchases without the input of people putting up the money is beyond inappropriate; it needs to come to an end, plain and simple. There are a couple of other notable findings from the audit: one, by making purchases at the individual school level, chock-a-block, the Central Office avoided procurement rules that require that major expenditures be put out for bid. This is just bad practice all around, inviting suspicion of favoritism and, if not that, bad management practice. (It's hard to imagine how school-by-school procurement would qualify Mecklenburg schools for any volume price discounts.) The second problem flagged by the auditors is Thornton's penchant for running over anyone who might presume to stand in the way of his decisions. There's a passage in the audit management letter that describes how the superintendent ordered for a check to be cut to give a coach at Bluestone a salary advance. "Our discussions with the staff indicated that they knew it was not proper for them to issue this check but that they had been directly told to do so by the Superintendent of Schools," states the management letter. "The staff should never be directed to circumvent accounting guidelines or controls." The management letter closes out with a set of recommendations for a whistleblower policy to protect employees who may witness abuses. What does it say for the Central Office leadership that the audit letter's big takeaway is a plea to protect the underlings? I get why school superintendents, Thornton being a good example, gravitate towards an autocratic management style. Running a school division is a tough job, one that invites criticism both fair and not so fair, oftentimes coming from people who don't have the best interests of education at heart. Given all this, I'd probably be eager to cut the naysayers and the nags out of the process, too, and keep them in the dark. Yet the system is not meant to work this way. Actions must be justified, decisions must be revealed, money must be spent as budgeted and appropriated, and differences in outlook must be respected. Laundering capital purchases through student activities funds is just the sort of abuse that is supposed to trigger the checks and balances that supposedly make the system work. The most important check on the Mecklenburg school superintendent is the Mecklenburg County School Board. Might the time have arrived for its members to fulfill that role? *** At the time of this writing, Virginians were still voting in elections for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, so we won't venture too many observations about the meaning of it all until next week in this space. However, all the polls and the tea leaves pointed to convincing victories for the top two Democrats on the statewide ticket, Terry McAuliffe for governor and Ralph Northam for lieutenant governor, with a decent shot of the Dems scoring a sweep with Attorney General hopeful Mark Herring taking a much closer win over his rival, GOP nominee Mark Obenshain. If all goes down as expected, we'll be hearing a lot in the next few days about how the outcome turned on this factor or that: the federal government shutdown, the Star Scientific scandal involving Bob McDonnell (and Ken Cuccinelli!), the evolution of Virginia from a red to a purple to (who knows?) a true-blue state. Each of these explanations may have some basis in reality, yet I really don't think any of them captures the nub of the matter. Here's a simpler explanation: people are dog-tired of in-your-face, confrontational, extremist politics, and while no one in the business exactly has clean hands in this regard, no one muddies things up quite like the Tea Party. Candidate Cuccinelli's strident tone throughout the race — the strategy of a man who knows his only real hope is to tear down the other guy — makes him temperamentally the perfect Tea Party candidate. His running mate, E.W. Jackson, burst onto the scene like perfection squared, a hero to the cause, despite exhibiting the classic characteristics (evident to everyone else) of being a charlatan and a fraud. How bad a failure has Cuccinelli's strategy, and persona, been? Let's put it this way: when Terry McAuliffe is able to emerge as the minimally-acceptable alternative in the race, that's a colossal failure of strategy. At any rate, next week we'll attempt to venture a fuller post mortem. And why bother to rush? It's gonna be a long four years ahead. |


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Hui Ling (King Liu Bei's Mausoleum) is located within the Wuhou (Martial Marquis) Memorial Temple which is dedicated to Zhuge Liang, the Martial Marquis of Shu in the Three Kingdoms.
The Wuhou Temple covers 37,000 square meters (398,277 square feet). The date of its establishment is unclear, only that it was built next to the temple of Liu Bei.
It was combined with the Temple of Liu Bei at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty; consequently, the entrance plaque reads 'Zhaolie Temple of Han Dynasty' (Zhaolie is the posthumous title of Liu Bei).
The main body of the temple is divided into five sections, the Gate, the second Gate, the Hall of Liu Bei, the corridor, and the Hall of Zhuge Liang, all of which run south to north. Inside, clay sculptures of Shu Emperor and ministers stand together, making them a special feature.
Liu Bei's grave mound is 12 meters high, enclosed by a 180 meter long wall. According to The Records of Three Kingdoms, King Liu Bei was buried here in August 223AD and later two wives, Madam Gan and Madam Wu were also buried here.
The current temple was rebuilt in 1672. Surrounded by old cypresses and classical red walls.
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But hold on...I just saw some PEOPLE who are red, white and blue--they're Christians and they don't feel like partying--unless it might be a pity party! (Ever have one of them? They're fun when you want to feel really sorry for yourself!) Will each of you happy people grab one of the harried people and bring them to the Well today? They're in chains so don't move too quickly--and if YOU are one of the chained ones, shuffle along! There is help and freedom for you today in Jesus Christ!
There's help for the angry Christian! Take your anger to the Lord. Appropriate the blood of Jesus Christ first to your own heart (1 John 1:9) and when you REALLY do, you will be set free to forgive and to love the person who has wronged you. You will never know real freedom until you do, for in reality, unforgiveness will hurt you far more than the person with whom you are angry! It's not worth it--let it go! Get the wrinkles out of that robe of righteousness (look closely for it's trimmed in RED)--and enjoy a love-filled, sin-cleansed holiday!
There's help for the fearful Christian! Take your fear to the Lord. Appropriate His righteousness, for in it is pure peace, the peace of God which passes all understanding (Philippians 4:6,7). Let God's Word fill your mind until fear HAS to flee in HIS blessed presence. When you TRULY appropriate HIS peace, you will be set free to trust Him. New strength and purpose will fill your heart, and Satan will flee. He cannot stand to be in the presence of a righteous God. And, while you're at it, why not put on the breastplate of His righteousness (wear it UNDER your robe, of course!) It's sparking white and, in HIS strength, you will wear it well! Try it on--and enjoy a fear-free, white-robed holiday!
There's help for the depressed Christian! We've all had deep times of sadness and discouragement--we're human, remember? It's what we DO with these feelings that matter...and do I have an idea for you! Take your depression to the Lord. Appropriate His strength and know even His acceptance of you "just as you are." He knows the problems that have brought you down, and HE is there to pick you up, dust you off, and put on you the robe of righteousness--trimmed in BLUE, representing His faithfulness. You can trust Him to bring you out of the doldrums into the joy of His presence once again. No sorrow lasts forever. Joy truly does come in the morning (Psalm 30:5), no matter how long the night. Receive His joy; trust Him to work out whatever has got you feeling blue-- for He is LORD, high and lifted up. HE will take your sorrows and carry them for you--if you will let Him. Try it--and enjoy a joy-filled, junk-free holiday!
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You may be red, white or blue--you may be red, white AND blue! (Depends on which day I ask, I know!) Maybe you're "none of the above" and living a victorious life. Well, then find someone who's a red, white or blue Christian and let the Lord use you to lift up that person this week! It's no fun to watch the world around you in celebration and happiness, while you, in YOUR damaged red, white and blue shuffle along, chained by the enemy himself, unable to set yourself free. Well, it's INDEPENDENCE DAY for you--Jesus Christ is waiting to set you free! Give it all to JESUS....and get ready to let freedom ring, let the flag wave and let your spirit soar--for "if the Son, therefore, shall make you free, you shall be free indeed!" (John 8:36). Appropriate everything the Lord has for you this week. Hope you have a REAL red, white and blue freedom party to celebrate His goodness....and, by the way, if chocolate is involved, please invite ME....grin....
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Srinivasan and Meiyappan appeared before the committee here. It is learnt that former Chennai Super Kings Team Principal Meiyappan handed over a letter to the committee, exercising his right to remain silent.
A criminal case is being heard against Meiyappan in the Bombay High Court. The committee has also questioned former India captain Kris Srikkanth and IPL chief executive Sundar Raman and will meet BCCI's anti-corruption unit chief Ravi Sawani among others over the next few days.
So far, the three-man committee has questioned a number of people, including the three Rajasthan Royals players -- S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Sidhharth Trivedi, while they have also met with the officials of Delhi and Mumbai police.
The probe committee's brief covers the corruption charges against Meiyappan, CSK team owners India Cements, and Rajasthan Royals team owners Jaipur IPL Cricket Private Ltd, as well as a larger mandate of allegations around betting and spot fixing on IPL matches and the involvement of players.
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For the first time in history, we have five generations in the same workplace. These individuals span nearly a century of life experience, ranging from the Traditionalists (born 1922-1945) of the World War II generation to the tech-savvy Generation Z (born 1995-present) who are just entering the workforce.
Expect big changes over the next few years as Millennials (born 1979-1994) become more than 50% of the workforce by 2025. This generation has an abundance of self confidence, is much more adept with technology than the Baby Boomers they will be replacing, and is driven to change the companies they work for.
Despite the challenges, Linda Knodel, SVP and CNO of Mercy Health in Chesterfield, MO, is optimistic about the new energy Millennials will bring to the healthcare industry. "In my generation, you had time to earn your stripes. This new generation is going to have to adapt very quickly. I have three Millennial daughters, all in healthcare. They are sponges because they want to learn. They are much smarter than we are, and they will be doing things differently. I think we are going to be in great hands."
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Outside the healthcare industry, there is high turnover among Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs).Over the past several years, CHRO turnover in Fortune 100 companies has reached 39%, and many of these roles have been filled with leaders from outside of HR—executives from marketing, finance, operations, or lines of business (Chakrabarti, 2015). According to the consulting firm Deloitte, organizations are looking for bold, data-savvy CHROs who can be "proactive in identifying trouble spots and creating talent initiatives in response" (Chakrabarti, 2015).
Within healthcare, we can expect to see a similar evolution of the role of the CHRO as this position increasingly oversees functions that directly impact organizational revenue. The CHRO of the future will need to play both a strategic and financial role in addressing bottom-line issues such as:
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
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So today is the day I turn 25! I still can't believe I'm a twenty-something girl! So much has happened the last year, I've graduated and got my first job as a doctor, bought my first car... There have been a lot of changes and it's all been just wonderful! :)
I'm one of those people who LOVE birthdays. My own as well as other people's. I spend ages planning what to wear, what to eat, what to DO on the day itself :)
And I love to share my joy with other people, which is why I'm giving away a book of your choice! Open till October 7th, to anywhere the Book Depository ships to.
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Now excuse me while I get back to eating my chocolate pie and put the finishing touches on the EPIC FOOD FEST that will happen tonight! :)
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Daisy, happy birthday!!! Hope you have an absolutely fabulous day and eat lots of chocolate pie (which sounds delicious!)
As for which book I'd want for my birthday...probably Throne of Glass :D I've heard such overwhelmingly positive things about it! Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway :)
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The Homeboy Review
By Christopher Null
Imagine what would happen if Vanilla Ice showed up to fix the sink at Eminem's house, and you've pretty much got the gist of The Homeboy. Dave Gebroe's wacky comedy gives us fading rap star MC2 (Dave McCrea), who slowly figures out that his British sink repairman is in actuality a faded rapper named Hoolie Hooligan (David M. Wallace). "Squared" finds he's on a similar trajectory, so naturally he recruits the once-huge Hoolie to help him mix it up.
But when Hoolie gets smashed on 40s and the other trappings of the modern gangsta, things get a bit hot, and Squared sees his minor empire crumble before his eyes.
It's all played for laughs, thank God, and this little indie film has plenty of them (when you can hear the jokes, that is; bad sound is a perennial problem for indies). Wallace (who has no other screen credits but looks just like Billy Connolly) is often hilarious -- my favorite moment being when Hoolie puts a chopstick in a pencil sharpener to invent the "sharpstick" -- both eating utensil and deadly weapon.
The same can't be said for McCrea, who is supposed to be a pitiable semi-loser despite his triple platinum stature but is really just an unlikeable cad who you want to see get his comeuppance. Unfortunately, Gebroe puts Squared in a hero's boots -- even taking us down one ill-advised path that has the guy falling in love with the waitress at a Chinese restaurant and then trashing her parents' bathroom. Those expecting a Wayne's World type kung fu showdown with dad will be let down.
The lone "star" in the film is MTV's Julie Brown ("Downtown" Julie Brown, not fat Julie Brown), who essentially plays herself with a different name and working for a different music television channel. Her subplot, which involves her anger over Squared's use of the N-word, goes on for a looooooong time ultimately to get paid off by a small gag from Hoolie in the end. But like the Chinese family arc, it doesn't really make it.
Thanks to Wallace's scenes -- and I wish there were more of them -- the film is watchable and often enjoyable. It'll take some doing to get this indie into a bunch of theaters, but should you stumble upon it on cable one drunken night, give it a go.
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Year: 2000
In Theaters: Friday 2nd February 2001
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Director: Dave Gebroe
Producer: Dave Gebroe
Screenwriter: Rick Kronberg
Also starring: Dave McCrea, Benjamin Cain, Julie Brown, Victoria Rong, Dave Gebroe, Rick Kronberg