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BAM-Newsletter Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) Safety and Reliability in Chemical and Materials Technology Current topics:
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Issue Nr. 12 – 1st. Nov. 2005
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Safety at sea Nomination for Adolf Martens Award 2006 "Sensitive“ materials using integrated fibre-optical sensors Berlin Dangerous Goods Technology Seminar 2005 BAM-Annual Report Development of a reference method for quantification of polychlorinated biphenylenes (PCB) in plastic granules Shock induced bubble explosions in liquid cyclohexane Commission Activity
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Adolf-Martens-Kolloquium am 2. November 2005, 15:00 Uhr
Speaker: Professor Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. e. h. Dr. h. c. Eike Lehmann President, German Engineers’ Association (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V., VDI) Hamburg-Harburg Technical University, Nautical Structures and Calculations. Safety at sea for humans and goods is covered by the basic conditions of trade and industrial use of the seas. After a short historical overview on the fundamental issues of safety in navigation and an engineering approach by type, rescue technology for humans and the important topic of tanker safety will be described. Finally, safety aspects of marine engineering for gas and oil production from the sea will be discussed. Venue: BAM Headquarters – Entry is free. Registration is not required. Adolf-Martens-Fonds e. V.: http://www.amf.bam.de
Contact: Silvia Schulz (P.009) Phone: +49 30 8104-1009, E-Mail: silvia.schulz@bam.de ---------------------------------Nomination for Adolf Martens Award 2006
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The Adolf Martens Fond e. V. aims at promoting materials science, material testing, safety engineering and associated tasks in science, technology and industry. These disciplines provide a substantial contribution to the development of competitive products, their quality and safe use and thus to securing investment in Germany. Prior to developing any engineering product, materials from which it will be manufactured are needed. Their characteristics and interactions largely determine the performance and life span of the products and any potential technical improvement. Chemical analysis and safety engineering also contribute to their development and guarantee an environmentally friendly and safe use in performance. The rapid implementation of such research results in engineering practice is an additional condition of enhancing investment. By granting awards for outstanding services in the disciplines mentioned, the Adolf Martens Fonds e. V. initially intends to promote and appreciate the commitment of young researchers. Fundamentally oriented achievements, technical developments and knowledge transfer, which will hopefully provide innovative drives for industry, can be all awarded. Every other year, two Adolf Martens Awards are usually granted for one project each from the two major fields "Materials Science, Materials Research and Testing" and "Chemical Analysis or Safety Engineering including Health and Safety and Related Areas". The Adolf Martens Award 2006 will be granted for the field "Materials Science, Materials Research and Testing" and "Chemical Analysis“.
Contact: Adolf-Martens-Fonds e. V. c/o Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) 12200 Berlin Ohone: +49 30 8104-1009 E-Mail: silvia.schulz@bam.de Adolf-Martens-Fonds: http://www.amf.bam.de/ Adolf-Martens-Preis: http://www.amf.bam.de/adolf-martens-preis.htm ---------------------------------“Sensitive” materials using integrated fibre-optical sensors
BAM-Colloquium on 9. November 2005, 15:00 Uhr Speaker: Dr.-Ing. Katerina Krebber (BAM–S.1)
Glass fibres and glass fibre sensors are particularly suitable for integration into materials due to their small cross-section. They can either be applied on the surface or integrated inside a structure. In this way sensitive and/or "intelligent" structures can be created which can perceive physical changes in their surroundings via the sensors acting as "glass fibre nerves" and can transfer the values of these changes. Sudden mechanical deformations or damage developing over the long term can be recognized in time by a control of state and/or by long-term monitoring of materials and components and thus appropriate preventive measures can be introduced. Abstract: http://www.bam.de/aktuell/veranstaltungen/pdf/krebber.pdf
Venue: BAM Stammgelände – Entry is free. Registration is not required.
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Contact (specialist): Katerina Krebber, Division S.1 Measurement and testing technology, Sensors Phone: +49 30 8104-3718, E-Mail: katerina.krebber@bam.de Contact (organisation): Nadine Woschikowski (MP.009) Phone: +49 30 8104-1039, E-Mail: nadine.woschikowski@bam.de
---------------------------------Berlin Dangerous Goods Technology Seminar 2005 10 to 12 November 2005 The Berlin Dangerous Goods Seminars (Gefahrgut-Technik-Tage Berlin) have been organised by the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) and the Storck Academy for eight years. Every other year, packaged dangerous goods are the highlight of these seminars in. Industrial site Germany, Innovation and IT-aided service will be the themes of this year’s forum and twenty speakers from authorities and industry will report on the following topics:
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Multinational validity of German approvals Manufacture abroad Use of scope of discretion by the authorities Export-relevant differences concerning European and national dangerous goods regulations Innovation – what can we do, what do we need? – conclusions not only for the packaging industry IT-aided service for manufacturers and users
The seminar will be accompanied with realistic tests on dangerous goods packaging, in particular fire tests at BAM’s open-air test facilities in Horstwalde on 12 November 2005. Registration is required. The registration fee is 950.00 including VAT. Photography and video are only allowed after gaining previously written permission by BAM. Information on the event: http://www.bam.de/veranstaltungen.htm Flyer: http://www.storck-verlag.de/termine/gtt2005.pdf Abstract: http://www.bam.de/aktuell/veranstaltungen/pdf/8_gtt.pdf BAM press release: http://www.bam.de/english/media_relations/press_releases/pm_10_05-e.htm Specialist enquiry: Dir. u. Prof. Karol-E. Wieser, Division III.1 Dangerous Goods Packagings Phone: +49 30 8104-1310, Fax: +49 30 8104-1317 E-Mail: karol.wieser@bam.de Accreditation: BAM, Section G.1 Public Relations and Marketing Phone: +49 30 8104-1001, email: presse@bam.de
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The BAM Annual Report 2004 has been published. Send your order to: Ms Martina Scheil, BAM-Z.609 Phone: +49 30 8104-2039, Email: martina.scheil@bam.de Download: http://www.bam.de/service/publikationen/publikationen.htm (pdf, 5.2 MB)
---------------------------------Development of a reference method for quantification of polychlorinated biphenylenes (PCB) in plastic granules R. Becker, M. Koch, H.-G. Buge, I. Nehls 2005, ISBN: 3-86509-320-5 BAM Research Report 270 Within the framework of a project sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour (BMWA) and in co-operation with the Association of German Metal Dealers (Verein deutscher Metallhändler e. V. - VDM) a procedure has been developed and validated for the quantification of the PCB congeners 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180 within the content range from 0.1 to 20 mg/kg in plastic wastes from old cable recycling. For this purpose, representative reference materials have been produced and characterised for laboratory analysis of granulates from different cable dismantling processes. The method development covered grinding, filter and bulk material technological aspects and comparison of various extraction methods and chromatographic conditions.More: http://www.bam.de/service/publikationen/ forschungsberichte.htm Contact: Dr. Roland Becker, Division I.2 Organic Chemical Analysis; Reference Materials Phone: +49 30 8104-1121, email: roland.becker@bam.de Source: Wirtschaftsverlag NW Verlag für neue Wissenschaft GmbH Phone: +49 471 94544-0, email: vertrieb@nw-verlag.de
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K. Mitropetros Shock induced bubble explosions in liquid cyclohexane 192 pages, 2005, ISBN: 3-86509-360-4 BAM Thesis Series Volume 11 The influence of shock waves on organic liquids with and without gas bubbles was investigated in this study. Investigations were performed with the help of highspeed photography and pressure measurements in newly developed equipment. The equipment consisted of a cylindrical autoclave with a bubble generator at the bottom. A pipe section was flanged above the autoclave to produce a detonation wave. The following parameters were varied: distance between adjacent gas bubbles, the composition of the gas mixture in the bubbles, the initial size of the bubbles and the organic liquid.Two different types of bubble explosions were observed. Their main difference is the time delay of ignition. The type I bubble explosion takes place during the first shock-induced bubble oscillation. The type II bubble explosion takes place with a much longer ignition delay. It was only observed under certain conditions. An explosion mechanism was suggested on the basis of the observations. According to this mechanism, even gas bubbles which do not contain any explosive, fuel-rich gas mixtures at the beginning, may become explosive by partial condensation of the fuel. Further investigations deal with cavitation phenomena within the liquid and the interaction between the liquid surface and a shock wave. The explosion limits of cyclohexane in pure oxygen were also determined at increased pressures and temperatures. The safety-relevant aspects of the test results are discussed. Contact: Dr.-Ing. Konstantinos Mitropetros, Division II.2 Reactive Substances and Systems Phone: +49 30 8104-3449, email: konstantinos.mitropetros@bam.de Source: Wirtschaftsverlag NW Verlag für neue Wissenschaft GmbH Phone: +49 471 94544-0, email: vertrieb@nw-verlag.de
---------------------------------Commission Activity Dr. Thomas Böllinghaus, BAM vice president has been named chairman of Commission IX "Behaviour of Materials Subjected to Welding" of the IIW International Institute for Welding. Welding technical associations and/or institutes from 40 countries belong to the international institute which was founded in 1948. Germany is represented by the DVS - German Association for Welding and Associated Procedures (DVS - Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren e. V.) The IIW has the objective of promoting the rapid development of welding engineering world-wide both in scientific and technical fields. In a technical-scientific joint activity, numerous expert committees investigate the phenomena connected with welding and related procedures and their practical use. Research activities are coordinated and information is exchanged about welding processes and their use regarding different materials, design aspects and monitoring possibilities in more than 20 commissions. Dr. Georg Reiners, Head of Division VIII.2 "Surface Technology" was named leader of the German delegation to the newly established technical Committee TC 229 "Nanotechnologies" in the ISO
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---------------------------------Editorial information BAM Newsletter 12/2005 Submission deadline: 1st Nov. 2005 Publication, including excerpts, is free. Pictures will be provided on request. Manuscripts to be sent to: Section G.1 Public Relations and Marketing Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) Unter den Eichen 87, D-12205 Berlin Phone: +49 30 8104-0 Fax: +49 30 8104-3037 mailto:info@bam.de http://www.bam.de/ Editor: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Lexow (spokesperson) mailto:presse@bam.de Phone: +49 30 8104-1001 Editorial management and design: Ms Waltraud Engfer mailto:waltraud.engfer@bam.de Phone: +49 30 8104-3038 To subscribe to BAM Newsletter, please click here http://www.bam.de/service/publikationen/newsletter/newsletter.htm To unsubscribe to BAM Newsletter, please click here mailto:martina.scheil@bam.de?subject=BAM-Newsletter-Abbestellung To be entered to BAM's press mailing , please click here, please click here mailto:waltraud.engfer@bam.de?subject=BAM-Presseverteiler