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Software applications have both static and dynamic dependencies. Static dependencies are those derived from the source code. Dynamic runtime dependencies are established at runtime and may be based on information external to the source code, such as configuration files. Flexible applications commonly rely on configuration to adapt to diverse environments. An application's configuration encodes runtime dependencies between the various parts of the application. Reverse engineering tools have traditionally been based solely on static dependencies extracted from the source code. Neglecting dynamic dependencies encoded in an application's configuration can result in incorrect or incomplete program comprehension. Unfortunately, many applications store their configuration in an ad hoc, unstructured format from which it is not feasible to extract runtime dependencies by traditional reverse engineering. Our work takes advantage of well structured, published configuration formats, such as that of J2EE applications. Using these formats we are able to extend reverse engineering to analyse this previously neglected information. We introduce a technique called crystallization, which extracts configuration facts that encode dynamic dependencies. We use these recovered facts to predict and validate dynamic dependencies. Crystallizing configurations has the potential to increase developer productivity by providing better program comprehension.

Monodispersed nanoparticles of poly-N-isopropylacrylamide-co-allylamine (PNIPAM-co-allylamine) and PNIPAM-co-acrylic acid (AA) have been synthesized and used as building blocks for creating three-dimensional networks. The close-packed PNIPAM-co-allylamine and PNIPAM-co-AA nanoparticles were stabilized by covalently bonding neighboring particles at room temperature and at neutral pH; factors which make these networks amicable for drug loading and release. Controlled release studies have been performed on the networks using dextran markers of various molecular weights as model macromolecular drugs. Drug release was quantified under various physical conditions including a range of temperature and molecular weight. These nanoparticle networks have several advantages over the conventional bulk gels for controlling the release of biomolecules with large molecular weights. Monodispersed nanoparticles of poly-N-isopropylacrylamide-co-allylamine (PNIPAM-co-allylamine) can self-assemble into crystals with a lattice spacing on the order of the wavelength of visible light. By initiating the crystallization process near the colloidal crystal melting temperature, while subsequently bonding the PNIPAM-co-allylamine particles below the glass transition temperature, a nanostructured hydrogel has been created. The crystalline hydrogels exhibit iridescent patterns that are tunable by the change of temperature, pH value or even protein concentration. This kind of soft and wet hydrogel with periodic structures may lead to new sensors, devices, and displays operating in aqueous solutions, where most biological and biomedical systems reside. The volume-transition equilibrium and the interaction potential between neutral PINPAM particles dispersed in pure water were investigated by using static and dynamic light-scattering experiments. From the temperature-dependent size and energy parameters, the Sutherland-like potential provides a reasonable representation of the inter-particle potential for PNIPAM particles in swollen and in collapsed phases. An aqueous dispersion of PNIPAM particles can freeze at both high and low temperatures. At low temperatures, the freezing occurs at a large particle volume fraction, similar to that in a hard-sphere system; while at high temperature, the freezing occurs at low particle concentrations, driven by the strong van der Waals attraction due to the collapsed microgel particles. The calculated phase diagram has been confirmed semi-quantitatively by experiments.

Chalcogenide phase change (PC) materials can be reversibly transformed between the high resistivity (~ 1 Ω∙m) amorphous state (OFF-state) and low resistivity (~ 10-6 Ω∙m) crystalline state (ON-state) thermally, both are stable at the room temperature. This makes them well suited as reconfigurable RF switches and non-volatile memories. This work will present the understandings of two key characteristics of PC materials, the crystallization dynamics and the threshold voltage (Vth), as they determine performance limitations in these applications. Crystallization dynamics describe the correlations of the states, temperature and time; the Vth is the trigger of the threshold switching which leads to the “break down” of PC materials from OFF-state to ON-state. The four-terminal indirectly-heated RF switches with high cut-off frequency (> 5 THz) has advantages over other technologies but its programming power (~ 1.5 W) is yet to be reduced. Measuring the maximum allowed RESET quench time in the crystallization dynamics is critical for designing low power switches. As a major contribution, this work provides a universal methodology for accurate heater thermometry and in-situ crystallization measurements for this study. On the other hand, understanding the Vth is essential for high power handling applications as it determines the maximum power that an OFF-state switch can withstand without being spontaneously turned on. This work will discuss new observations and learnings from Vth measurements including the geometry dependent Vth variations which provide insights into the threshold switching mechanism. Unlike RF switches, faster crystallization is desired for memories to improve the write speed. The non-Arrhenius crystallization needs to be explored to achieve short crystallization time (< 10 ns) at high temperature (> 700 K). As another major contribution, this work will present a nano-scale (~ 100 nm) high-speed (thermal time constant < 5 ns) PC device for assessing the crystallization time in this regime, and provide a comprehensive learning for the crystallization dynamics from 300 K to 1000 K by developing a unified framework based on the fragility model and growth-dominated crystallization. This can be used to accurately simulate the crystallization process for any device geometry and estimate the RF switches power and Vth.

Zeolites are porous aluminosilicates that occur both naturally and synthetically, having numerous applications in catalysis, adsorption and separations. Despite over a half century of characterization and synthetic optimization of hundreds of frameworks, the exact mechanism of synthesis remains highly contested, with crystallization typically occurring under transport-limited regimes. In this work, a microcrystallization reactor working under segmented oscillatory flow has been designed to produce a semi-continuous flow of zeolite A. The fast injection of the reactants in a mixing section forms droplets of aqueous precursors in a stream of paraffin, dispersing microdroplets and avoiding any clog from occurring in the system. The crystallization occurred in the system at atmospheric pressure and isothermal conditions (65ºC). This allowed for a rather slow crystallization kinetics which was important to study and highlight the different crystallization mechanisms between flow and batch synthesis. The morphology, size distributions, crystallinity, and porosity were examined by ex-situ characterization of the samples by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and N2 Physisorption to support the conclusions drawn. The size distribution of the particles achieved in the flow reactor was conclusively narrower than the distribution achieved in the batch reactor. The average size of the crystals for both synthesis methods is reported as 400 nm and the crystallinity achieved was comparable between the two. However, the morphology was quite different between the two systems, the flow products having a much higher mesoporosity due to the presence of crystal aggregates at high crystallinity when compared to the batch crystals. Finally, extended crystallization times leads to a decline of the crystallinity of the product, which might be explained by the metastable state of zeolites in solution.

Zeolites are porous aluminosilicates that occur both naturally and synthetically, having numerous applications in catalysis, adsorption and separations. Despite over a half century of characterization and synthetic optimization of hundreds of frameworks, the exact mechanism of synthesis remains highly contested, with crystallization typically occurring under transport-limited regimes. In this work, a microcrystallization reactor working under segmented oscillatory flow has been designed to produce a semi-continuous flow of zeolite A. The fast injection of the reactants in a mixing section forms droplets of aqueous precursors in a stream of paraffin, dispersing microdroplets and avoiding any clog from occurring in the system. The crystallization occurred in the system at atmospheric pressure and isothermal conditions (65ºC). This allowed for a rather slow crystallization kinetics which was important to study and highlight the different crystallization mechanisms between flow and batch synthesis. The morphology, size distributions, crystallinity, and porosity were examined by ex-situ characterization of the samples by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and N2 Physisorption to support the conclusions drawn. The size distribution of the particles achieved in the flow reactor was conclusively narrower than the distribution achieved in the batch reactor. The average size of the crystals for both synthesis methods is reported as 400 nm and the crystallinity achieved was comparable between the two. However, the morphology was quite different between the two systems, the flow products having a much higher mesoporosity due to the presence of crystal aggregates at high crystallinity when compared to the batch crystals. Finally, extended crystallization times leads to a decline of the crystallinity of the product, which might be explained by the metastable state of zeolites in solution.

La cristallisation de trois grades de PA66 différant par leur masse molaire et leur caractère branché ou linéaire a été étudiée en termes de cinétique de cristallisation et de morphologie.Nous avons utilisé une platine chauffante pour étudier les cristallisations isothermes à haute température. Puis, grâce au calorimètre l’Hyper DSC, nous avons pu cristalliser nos échantillons à des vitesses de refroidissement constantes allant jusqu’à 700°C/min. Ces essais ont été complétés à l’aide d’une DSC Flash qui nous a permis d’atteindre des vitesses constantes de refroidissement allant jusqu’à 60000°C/min.Les cinétiques globales de cristallisation ont pu être recalculées grâce au modèle d’Avrami dans le cas des cristallisations isothermes et du modèle d’Ozawa dans le cas des cristallisations anisothermes à vitesse de refroidissement constante allant jusqu’à 700°C/min.Des coupes microtomiques réalisées à l’aide d’un microtome à lame de verre sur les échantillons issus des essais en platine chauffante et en Hyper DSC ont permis de mettre en évidence le caractère très transcristallin de l’une des nuances de PA66 étudiée, les deux autres nuances étant de nature plus sphérolitique.La présence de zone de croissance transcritalline modifie les exothermes de cristallisation. Les cinétiques globales de cristallisation sont une combinaison des apports de la cristallisation de surface et de la cristallisation de volume (intrinsèque au matériau). Nous avons donc utilisé la méthode proposée par Billon & al. pour déterminer la contribution de la cristallisation intrinsèque à la fraction transformée α en utilisant aux moins deux épaisseurs d’échantillons différentes en DSC.Par ailleurs, une analyse particulière de ces exothermes de cristallisation donne accès à des paramètres de cristallisation tels que la vitesse de croissance. Malgré un certain niveau d’incertitude, les résultats obtenus par cette méthode sont corroborés par des résultats issus de la littérature. Cette méthode est particulièrement intéressante lorsque l’observation directe est impossible.L’utilisation du formalisme d’Hoffman et Lauritzen nous a permis de déterminer un changement de régime de croissance entre le régime I et le régime II. D’autre part, il nous a permis de calculer les énergies de surface latérale et d’extrémité ainsi que de repliement de chaîne. Enfin, ce modèle nous permet de recalculer l’évolution de la vitesse de croissance sphérolitique sur tout le domaine de température étudié. / Crystallization of three PA66 grades of different molar mass, linear or branched, has been studied in terms of crystallization kinetics and morphology.A hot stage has been used to study isothermal crystallization at high temperatures. A Hyper DSC has been used to study crystallization at constant cooling rates up to 700°C/min. Further investigations have been carried out using a Flash DSC setup increasing the reachable constant cooling rate up to 60000°C/min.Overall kinetics of crystallization have been successfully calculated thanks to Avrami model for isothermal crystallization and thanks to Ozawa model for anisothermal crystallization at constant cooling rate up to 700°C/min.Microtomed sections made with a glass knife microtome out of hot stage and Hyper DSC samples have been observed with a polarized light microscope. For one grade of PA66 studied, morphologies are very transcrystalline whereas for the two other grades, morphologies are spherulitic.The presence of transcrytalline zones while performing DSC experiments modifies the exotherms of crystallization with a contribution of surface crystallization and bulk crystallization. This leads to a polluted determination of crystallization kinetics. Then, we used the method proposed by Billon & al in order to discriminate the part of the exotherm due to transcrystalline crystallization and to bulk crystallization.Moreover, crystallization parameters as growth rate is identified thanks to the analyses of DSC crystallization trancrystalline-perturbed exotherms using two different thicknesses of DSC samples. Despite of a certain degree of uncertainty, the results obtained by this new method compare well with already published data. This method is particularly of interest when direct observation of spherulites is impossible.The lateral and folding surface free energies as well as the work of chain folding have been determined from Hoffman & Lauritzen treatment. Indeed, it allows us to see the change of growth regime from regime I to regime II and to calculate accurately growth rate vs temperature for the whole temperature range studied.

No processo de obtenção de níquel de fontes de minério limonita, a lixiviação ácida do minério resulta na dissolução de íons metálicos em uma solução aquosa. Com o uso da tecnologia apropriada, é possível recuperar esses íons metálicos em vez de descartá-los. O presente estudo tem como objetivo a recuperação de magnésio de uma solução contendo íons magnésio e sulfato utilizando-se a técnica da cristalização a alta temperatura. A aplicação da cristalização a alta temperatura para recuperar o magnésio na forma de sulfato de magnésio hidratado pode ser vantajosa uma vez que sua decomposição térmica resulta em MgO e SO2, produtos que podem ser reutilizados no processo de mineração da limonita. Isso reduz o volume de resíduo formado e custo de reagentes no processo. Foi projetado um sistema de cristalizador acoplado a filtração e foi verificado a influência da temperatura, tempo de residência e pH da solução na quantidade de magnésio cristalizado. A solução residual de cada batelada foi analisada por cromatografia de íons para quantificar o magnésio na solução. Os cristais formados foram analisados utilizando-se a técnica de difração de raios-X (DRX), por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV-EDS) e agitamento de peneiras a fim de avaliar a composição química, morfologia e granulometria dos cristais. A solubilidade do sulfato de magnésio foi determinada experimentalmente com o intuito de ampliar a compreensão da solubilidade do sal e obter valores de Kps. Em 5 horas de tempo de residência o sistema foi estabilizado, indicando que não haverá mais crescimento cristalino em tempos de residência maiores que 5 horas. Em pH 5,7 a 230°C e em 5 horas de tempo de residência ocorreu a maior remoção de magnésio com cerca de 81% cristalizado. Os cristais apresentaram morfologia esférica com exceção do cristal obtido a 230 °C em pH 2, que apresentou formato retangular. A análise por DRX mostrou a presença de um produto constituído majoritariamente por sulfato de magnésio monohidratado. / In the process of obtaining nickel from sources of limonite ore, the acid leaching of the ore results in the dissolution of metallic ions in solution. With the use of appropriate technology, it is possible to recover these metal ions instead of discarding them. The present study aims to recover magnesium from a solution containing magnesium and sulfate ions using high temperature crystallization. The application of high temperature crystallization to recover magnesium in the form of hydrated magnesium sulfate may be advantageous since its thermal decomposition results in MgO and SO2, products which can be reused in the limonite mining process. This reduces the volume of waste formed and the cost of reagents in the process. A crystallizer coupled to a filtration system was designed and the influence of the temperature, residence time and pH of the solution on the amount of crystallized magnesium from solution was investigated. The residual solution was analyzed by ion chromatography to quantify the magnesium in the solution. The crystals formed were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM-EDS) and sieve shakers in order to evaluate the chemical composition, morphology and grain size of the crystals. The solubility of magnesium sulphate was determined experimentally to increase the understanding of the solubility of the salt and obtain values of Kps. In 5 hours of residence time the system was stabilized, indicating that there will be no more crystalline growth at residence times greater than 5 hours. At pH 5.7 at 230 ° C and in 5 hours of residence time 81% of Mg crystallized. The crystals presented spherical morphology except for crystals obtained at 230 °C, at pH 2, which presented a rectangular shape. XRD analysis showed the presence of a product consisting mainly of magnesium sulphate monohydrate.

Foi estudada a cristalização de suspensões aquosas de esferas de poliestireno (850&#197, 910&#197 e 1090&#197 de diâmetro) no limite de baixas concentrações -1011 a 1013 esferas / cm3. A dependência do parâmetro de rede com a concentração original (n) da suspensão aquosa apresenta uma transição de fase da fase bcc para fcc, conforme já foi observada por outros autores. Observamos também que durante a cristalização a concentração de esferas no cristal Ra sistematicamente maior do que na solução original, portanto a água estaria sendo expelida para a solução durante a cristalização. Baseado nestas observações nós propomos um modelo de cristalização onde os cristalites (concentração n1) estão em equilíbrio termodinâmico com uma solução com concentração n2 (n1&#62 n &#62 n2), dando para cada concentração inicial um diferente parâmetro de rede determinado por este equilíbrio. Nossos resultados mostraram que o coeficiente de expulsão da água durante a cristalização é dependente do raio da esfera. Para realizar as medidas de parâmetro de rede nós adaptamos para as nossas condições particulares o método de Debye-Scherrer usado em difração de raios-X por cristais. O equivalente à fonte de raios-X era um laser de Argônio com comprimentos de onda variáveis. Diversas experiências novas são sugeridas. / The crystallization of aqueous suspensions of polystyrene spheres 850&#197, 910&#197 and 1090&#197 of diameter) was studied in the limit of low concentration -1011 to 1013 spheres / cm3. The dependence of the lattice parameter with the original concentration (n) of the aqueous suspension shows a phase transition from bcc to fcc phase as it was already been observed by others authors. We also observed that during crystallization the concentration of spheres in the crystal was systematically higher than in the original solution, showing that water should be expelled toward the solution during crystallization where the crystallites (concentration n1) are in thermodynamic equilibrium with a solution with concentration n2 (n1&#62 n &#62 n2) giving for each initial concentration a different lattice parameter determined by this equilibrium. Our results showed that coefficient of water rejection during crystallization is dependent on the sphere radius. In order to make the measurements of the lattice parameter we adapted to our particular conditions the Debye-Scherrer method used in X-ray diffraction of crystals. The equivalent to the X-ray source was a tunable Argon laser. Several new experiments are suggested.

Este trabalho teve como principal objetivo a síntese e o estudo do processo de cristalização dos sistemas vítreos B2O3-BaO-SiO2, e B2O3-BaO-SiO2-Al2O3, assim como do sistema B2O3-BaO-SiO2 dopado com cério e prata. Amostras do sistema B2O3-BaO-SiO2 contendo 8 e 15% de SiO2, amostras do sistema B2O3-BaO-SiO2-Al2O3 contendo 2, 4 e 8 mol% de Al2O3 e amostras do sistema B2O3-BaO-SiO2 contendo 15% de SiO2 dopada com cério e prata foram caracterizadas através da técnica de analise térmica diferencial (DTA), difração de raios X (DRX), microscopia óptica (MO), espectroscopia Raman, medidas de transmissão na região do ultra-violeta/visível e medidas de luminescência. O estudo do processo de cristalização revelou que em todas as amostras prevaleceu o mecanismo de cristalização superficial. O tratamento térmico em temperaturas acima de Tg e abaixo de Tc levou a formação de uma única fase cristalina, a fase beta -BaB2O4 (beta-BBO). A morfologia dos cristais da fase beta -BBO presentes na superfície das amostras vítreas depende da quantidade de SiO2 e Al2O3. A amostra dopada com cério e prata quando submetida a radiação proveniente de um laser de HeCd e a um posterior tratamento térmico a 400 ºC apresentou somente um efeito de fotosensibilidade superficial devido a alta absorção dos átomos de cério presentes na amostra. / The main purpose of this work was the synthesis and study of the crystallization process of B2O3-BaO-SiO2 and B2O3-BaO-SiO2-Al2O3 as well cerium and silver co-doped B2O3-BaO-SiO2 glassy systems. Samples of 8 and 15 mol% SiO2-containing B2O3-BaO-SiO2 system, 2, 4 and 8 mol% Al2O3-containing B2O3-BaO-SiO2-Al2O3 system and samples 15% mol % SiO2-containing B2O3-BaO-SiO2 system doped with cerium and silver were characterized by different techniques as differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopy (OM) and Raman spectroscopy. The study of the crystallization process showed that, in all the prepared samples, surface crystallization was the predominant mechanism. The heat treatment at temperatures above Tg and below Tc led to the formation of a single crystalline phase: beta-BaB2O4 (abbreviated as beta-BBO). The morphology of the crystals that appear at the glass surface depends on the amount of SiO2 and Al2O3 in the systems. When subjected to radiation from a HeCd laser and a subsequent heat treatment at 400 ºC, the glass system doped with cerium and silver, showed a photosensitivity effect on the surface due to high absorption of cerium atoms present on the glass sample.