Thesis(M.S.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references.

A microestrutura e a composição química dos aços inoxidáveis duplex são responsáveis pela sua resistência mecânica e sua resistência à corrosão que, geralmente, é superior aos aços inoxidáveis ferríticos e austeníticos convencionais. A soldagem destes materiais causa tanto alteração de microestrutura como de composição química, que podem ser alteradas dependendo dos processos de soldagem, dos parâmetros de soldagem, da utilização ou não de metal de adição e da composição química do gás de proteção, nos processos que utilizam proteção gasosa. No caso dos aços inoxidáveis duplex baixa liga, a solidificação é completamente ferrítica, podendo produzir tamanho de grão exagerado no metal de solda e na ZAC. O objetivo deste trabalho é de avaliar o efeito da freqüência de pulsação do processo TIG autógeno na soldagem de aços inoxidáveis duplex baixa liga. Foram soldadas chapas de aços inoxidáveis duplex baixa liga UNS S32304 e UNS S32101 (lean duplex), sem metal de adição e empregando-se argônio como gás de proteção. A soldagem foi executada com o processo TIG, mantendo-se a energia de soldagem constante, de 340 J/mm, e variando-se a freqüência de pulsação entre 1, 5, 10 e 20 Hz. As microestruturas resultantes tanto no metal de solda, região central e região sem mistura, bem como na zona afetada pelo calor foram caracterizadas através de microscopia ótica. Os resultados mostraram que, na soldagem autógena, independente de ter ou não a pulsação da corrente, ocorre um aumento no tamanho do grão da zona fundida devido a solidificação ferrítica deste aço. Comparando-se os resultados do tamanho do grão e da fração volumétrica de ferrita no metal de solda, notouse um aumento no tamanho de grão e na fração volumétrica da ferrita com o aumento da freqüência de pulsação. / The microstructure and chemical composition of duplex stainless steel are responsible for their mechanical strength and corrosion resistance. The welding of these materials produces a change in the microstructure and chemical composition. These changes depend on: welding processes, welding parameters, the use or absence of filler metal and composition of shielding gas in processes that use shielding gas. In the case of lean duplex stainless steel the solidification is fully ferritic, which may produce an excessive grain size in the weld metal and in the heat affected zone (HAZ). The main goal of this paper is to evaluate the effect of pulse frequency in autogenous TIG welding process of lean duplex stainless steel. In this sense, plates of UNS S32304 and UNS S32101 lean duplex were welded without filler metal and using argon as shielding gas. The welds were made using the GTAW process, keeping the heat input constant at 340 J/mm and varying the pulse frequency between 1,5,10 and 20 Hz. The results showed that, independent of pulse frequency, grain growth in the fusion zone took place since this duplex stainless steel type has a ferritic solidification mode. Comparing the grain size and ferrite volumetric fraction in the weld bead, an increase in the mean value of grain size in the central region and unmixed region of weld beads was related to an increase of pulse frequency.

A microestrutura e a composição química dos aços inoxidáveis duplex são responsáveis pela sua resistência mecânica e sua resistência à corrosão que, geralmente, é superior aos aços inoxidáveis ferríticos e austeníticos convencionais. A soldagem destes materiais causa tanto alteração de microestrutura como de composição química, que podem ser alteradas dependendo dos processos de soldagem, dos parâmetros de soldagem, da utilização ou não de metal de adição e da composição química do gás de proteção, nos processos que utilizam proteção gasosa. No caso dos aços inoxidáveis duplex baixa liga, a solidificação é completamente ferrítica, podendo produzir tamanho de grão exagerado no metal de solda e na ZAC. O objetivo deste trabalho é de avaliar o efeito da freqüência de pulsação do processo TIG autógeno na soldagem de aços inoxidáveis duplex baixa liga. Foram soldadas chapas de aços inoxidáveis duplex baixa liga UNS S32304 e UNS S32101 (lean duplex), sem metal de adição e empregando-se argônio como gás de proteção. A soldagem foi executada com o processo TIG, mantendo-se a energia de soldagem constante, de 340 J/mm, e variando-se a freqüência de pulsação entre 1, 5, 10 e 20 Hz. As microestruturas resultantes tanto no metal de solda, região central e região sem mistura, bem como na zona afetada pelo calor foram caracterizadas através de microscopia ótica. Os resultados mostraram que, na soldagem autógena, independente de ter ou não a pulsação da corrente, ocorre um aumento no tamanho do grão da zona fundida devido a solidificação ferrítica deste aço. Comparando-se os resultados do tamanho do grão e da fração volumétrica de ferrita no metal de solda, notouse um aumento no tamanho de grão e na fração volumétrica da ferrita com o aumento da freqüência de pulsação. / The microstructure and chemical composition of duplex stainless steel are responsible for their mechanical strength and corrosion resistance. The welding of these materials produces a change in the microstructure and chemical composition. These changes depend on: welding processes, welding parameters, the use or absence of filler metal and composition of shielding gas in processes that use shielding gas. In the case of lean duplex stainless steel the solidification is fully ferritic, which may produce an excessive grain size in the weld metal and in the heat affected zone (HAZ). The main goal of this paper is to evaluate the effect of pulse frequency in autogenous TIG welding process of lean duplex stainless steel. In this sense, plates of UNS S32304 and UNS S32101 lean duplex were welded without filler metal and using argon as shielding gas. The welds were made using the GTAW process, keeping the heat input constant at 340 J/mm and varying the pulse frequency between 1,5,10 and 20 Hz. The results showed that, independent of pulse frequency, grain growth in the fusion zone took place since this duplex stainless steel type has a ferritic solidification mode. Comparing the grain size and ferrite volumetric fraction in the weld bead, an increase in the mean value of grain size in the central region and unmixed region of weld beads was related to an increase of pulse frequency.

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In multi-tier cellular networks, user performance is largely a ected by the varying transmit powers, distances, and non-uniform tra c loads of di erent base stations (BSs) in both the downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) directions of transmission. In presence of such heterogeneity, decoupled UL-DL user association (DUDe), which allows users to associate with di erent BSs for UL and DL transmissions, can be used to optimize network performance. Again, in-band full-duplex (FD) communi- cation is considered as a promising technique to improve the spectral e ciency of future multi-tier fth generation (5G) cellular networks. Nonetheless, due to severe UL-to-DL and DL-to-UL interference issues arising due to FD communications, the performance gains of DUDe in FD multi-tier networks are inconspicuous. To this end, this thesis develops a comprehensive framework to analyze the usefulness of DUDe in a full-duplex multi-tier cellular network. We rst formulate a joint UL and DL user association problem (with the provision of decoupled association) that maximizes the sum-rate for UL and DL transmission of all users. Since the formulated problem is a mixed-integer non-linear programming (MINLP) problem, we invoke approxi- mations and binary constraint relaxations to convert the problem into a Geometric Programming (GP) problem that is solved using Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) opti- mality conditions. Given the centralized nature and complexity of the GP problem, the solution of which serves as the upper bound for any sub-optimal solution, we formulate a distributed two-sided iterative matching game and develop a solution to obtain the solution of the game. In this game, the users and BSs rank one another using preference metrics that are subject to the externalities (i.e., dynamic interfer- ence conditions). The solution of the game is guaranteed to converge and provides Pareto-e cient stable associations. Finally, we derive e cient light-weight versions of the iterative matching solution, i.e., non-iterative matching and sequential UL-DL matching algorithms. The performances of all the solutions are critically evaluated in terms of aggregate UL and DL rates of all users, the number of unassociated users, and the number of coupled/decoupled associations. Simulation results demonstrate the e cacy of the proposed algorithms over the centralized GP solution as well as traditional coupled and decoupled user association schemes. / October 2016

No presente trabalho foram estudados os fenômenos de encruamento e, principalmente, a formação e reversão da martensita alfa-linha (a\', cúbica de corpo centrado, CCC, ferromagnética) induzida por deformação em um aço inoxidável dúplex UNS S31803 e um super dúplex UNS S32520. Inicialmente, as microestruturas dos dois materiais na condição solubilizada foram caracterizadas com auxílio de várias técnicas complementares de análise microestrutural. Foram determinadas fração volumétrica, estrutura cristalina, composição química, tamanho e morfologia das duas fases (ferrita e austenita). Posteriormente, os dois aços foram deformados por dois métodos: a laminação a frio, dividida em vários estágios, com menores graus de deformação e a limagem, sendo que o cavaco limado resultante apresenta altos graus de deformação. Algumas amostras deformadas foram recozidas. Os fenômenos de encruamento, formação e reversão de martensita induzida por deformação na austenita, recuperação, recristalização da austenita e da ferrita no cavaco limado foram estudados predominantemente por difratometria de raios X e usando o método de Rietveld. A difratometria de raios X também foi utilizada para determinação das microdeformações residuais e tamanhos de cristalito (subgrão), calculadas a partir do alargamento dos picos de difração causado pelas deformações. Desta forma, puderam-se comparar os níveis de deformação da laminação e limagem. Qualitativamente, a formação e reversão da martensita induzida por deformação também foi estudada por meio de medidas magnéticas utilizando-se dados de saturação magnética das curvas de histerese obtidas com o auxílio de um magnetômetro de amostra vibrante. Observou-se que para o aço inoxidável dúplex, tanto a laminação quanto a limagem causaram a formação de martensita induzida por deformação e para o aço inoxidável super dúplex, apenas a limagem promoveu essa transformação. Em comparação com o aço dúplex, o aço super dúplex apresentou maior resistência à formação de martensita induzida por deformação, pois apresenta uma austenita mais rica em nitrogênio e uma maior propensão à formação de fase sigma durante o recozimento, pois apresenta uma ferrita mais rica em cromo e nitrogênio. / In the present work the phenomena of strain hardening, formation and reversion of the strain induced alpha-prime martensite (a\', body centered cubic, BCC, Ferromagnetic) in an UNS S31803 duplex and UNS S32520 super duplex stainless steels have been studied. Firstly, the microstructures of both materials in the solution annealed condition were characterized with the aid of several microstructural analysis complementary techniques. The volume fraction, crystalline structure, chemical composition, size and morphology of the two phases (ferrite and austenite) have been determined. Further, both steels were deformed by two methods: cold rolling, divided into several stages, with lower strain levels than filing, which the chips resulting had higher strain levels. The phenomena of strain hardening, formation and reversion of strain induced martensite in the austenite phase, recovery and recrystallization of austenite and ferrite phases have been studied, mainly using X-ray diffraction and the Rietveld method. X-ray diffraction was also used to determine the residual microstrain and crystallite size (sub grain), calculated from the diffraction peak broadening caused by straining. Thus, the levels of cold rolling and filing strains could be compared. Qualitatively, the formation and reversion of strain induced martensite was also studied by magnetic measurements using data from magnetic saturation of hysteresis curves obtained with the aid of a vibrating sample magnetometer. It has been observed that for the duplex stainless steel, both filing as well as cold rolling promoted strain induced martensite. On the other hand, for the super duplex stainless steel, just filing promoted this transformation. In the comparing with duplex, the super duplex stainless steel austenite is more stable that is why is richer in nitrogen, so, the strain induced martensite formation is more difficult. The easier sigma phase precipitation during annealing as well in the super duplex stainless steel is due higher levels of chrome and molybdenum than the duplex stainless steel.

In this thesis, we analyze the performance of three promising technologies being considered for future fifth generation (5G) and beyond wireless communication systems, with primary goals to: i) render 10-100 times higher user data rate, ii) serve 10-100 times more users simultaneously, iii) 1000 times more data volume per unit area, iv) improve energy efficiency on the order of 100 times, and iv) provide higher bandwidths. Accordingly, we focus on massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems and other future wireless technologies, namely millimeter wave (mmWave) and full-duplex (FD) systems that are being considered to fulfill the above requirements. We begin by focusing on fundamental performance limits of massive MIMO systems under practical constraints such as low complexity processing, array size and limited physical space. First, we analyze the performance of a massive MIMO base station (BS) serving spatially distributed multi-antenna users within a fixed coverage area. Stochastic geometry is used to characterize the spatially distributed users while large dimensional random matrix theory is used to achieve deterministic approximations of the sum rate of the system. We then examine the deployment of a massive MIMO BS and the resulting energy efficiency (EE) by considering a more realistic set-up of a rectangular array with increasing antenna elements within a fixed physical space. The effects of mutual coupling and correlation among the BS antennas are incorporated by deriving a practical mutual coupling matrix which considers coupling among all antenna elements within the BS. Accordingly, the optimum number of antennas that can be deployed for a particular antenna spacing when EE is considered as a design criteria is derived. Also, it is found that mutual coupling effect reduces the EE of the massive system by around 40-45% depending on the precoder/receiver used and the physical space available for antenna deployment. After establishing the constraints of antenna spacing on massive MIMO systems for the current microwave spectrum, we shift our focus to mmWave frequencies (more than 100GHz available bandwidth), where the wavelength is very small and as a result more antennas can be rigged within a constrained space. Accordingly, we integrate the massive MIMO technology with mmWave networks. In particular, we analyze the performance of a mmWave network consisting of spatially distributed BS equipped with very large uniform circular arrays (UCA) serving spatially distributed users within a fixed coverage area. The use of UCA is due to its capability of scanning through both the azimuth as well as elevation dimensions. We show that using such 3D massive MIMO techniques in mmWave systems yield significant performance gains. Further, we show the effect of blockages and path loss on mmWave networks. Since blockages are found to be quite detrimental to mmWave networks, we create alternative propagation paths with the aid of relays. In particular, we consider the deployment of relays in outdoor mmWave networks and then derive expressions for the coverage probability and transmission capacity from sources to a destination for such relay aided mmWave networks using stochastic geometric tools. Overall, relay aided mmWave transmission is seen to improve the signal to noise ratio at the destination by around 5-10dB with respect to specific coverage probabilities. Finally, due to the fact that the current half duplex (HD) mode transmission only utilizes half the spectrum at the same time in the same frequency, we consider a multiuser MIMO cellular system, where a FD BS serves multiple HD users simultaneously. However, since FD systems are plagued by severe self-interference (SI), we focus on the design of robust transceivers, which can cancel the residual SI left after antenna and analog cancellations. In particular, we address the sum mean-squared-errors (MSE) minimization problem by transforming it into an equivalent semidefinite programming (SDP) problem. We propose iterative alternating algorithms to design the transceiver matrices jointly and accordingly show the gains of FD over HD systems. We show that with proper SI cancellation, it is possible to achieve gains on sum rate of up to 70-80% over HD systems.

Abstract The evolutions of microstructure and texture in 2205 duplex stainless steel (DSS) welds produced by two high energy density (HED) processes, CO2 laser beam welding (LBW) and electron beam welding (EBW) were investigated. A variety of analytical techniques were applied for the study on microstructure and texture of the welds. In which, optical microscopy and electron microscopy were used to evaluate the detailed microstructure. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was put to investigate the crystallographic textures among the base metal, heat affected zone and fusion zone. Particular attention was focused on the determination of microtexture in HED welds by using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique. After that, an effort was put to compare the results by both of X-ray macro-texture and EBSD-microtexture. The recorded micrographs illustrates that the HED welds are mainly composed of d-ferrite grained structure, which is further decorated with allotriomorphic and Widmanst&#x00E4;tten austenite (g) at grain boundaries. With preheating treatment, the volume fraction of austenite in LB weld is gradually increased, and then leading to a completely different morphology. An apparent amount of transformation twins are found in g phase under TEM observations. No matter that they are Widmanst&#x00E4;tten austenite in nonpreheated welds or blocky austenite in preheated welds, all of the transformation twins have the same {111} twin boundary. Furthermore, modulated fringes composed of ferrite, secondary austenite and amorphous phase are also found in the nonpreheated LB weld. It is ascribed to the rapid cooling effect occurred in the nonpreheated LB weld. Two chromium nitrides (CrN and Cr2N) are also identified and attributed to their different driving forces. A remarkable texture gradient is found in the base metal along the thickness direction for both of austenite and ferrite phases in 2205 duplex stainless steel. The texture is governed separately by the {001}//ND-fibre, a-fibre, Goss and rotated cube components. Despite the analogous local texture evolutions revealing in both LB and EB welds, the global solidification textures in the two processes are considerably different. For which, the texture of LB weld is predominantly evolved with the Goss component. However, the texture of EB weld is mainly composed of the pronounced cube {001}<100>, while the Goss {011}<100> and rotated cube {001}<110> are weakened. The microtexture analysis shows that the centre region of the weld is dominated by oriented nucleation mechanism. Whereas, regions near the fusion boundaries are governed by oriented growth mechanism. The texture feature from EBSD does consist well with the XRD measured result. Moreover, the measurement of local texture from EB weld clearly indicates that a high percentage of high angle grain boundaries distributed in the crown. By contrary, a high percentage of low angle grain boundaries distributed in the root. Both of them again reflect the cooling effect of weld on the solidification mechanism. Throughout this study, the key factors to be responsible for the evolution of solidification texture of HED welded DSS are summarized. Those are thermal conductivity of the weld, turbulent flow in the molten pool, parent textures and the orientation relationship between ferrite and austenite.

Half-Duplex Multiuser Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (HD MU-MIMO) systemscurrently employed in communication systems are not experiencing the selfinterference(SI) problem but they are not optimal in terms of efficiency and interms of resources used (time and frequency resources). Ignoring the effect of largescalefading, we start by explaining the uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) parts ofthe MU-MIMO system and how the sum-rate is calculated. We also introduce thethree linear receivers/precoders, Maximum-Ratio Combining (MRC)/Maximum-Ratio Transmission (MRT), Zero-Forcing (ZF), and Minimum Mean-Square Error(MMSE) and which of the three types is going to be used in the study of Full-Duplex Multiuser Multiple-input Multiple-output (FD MU-MIMO) system. Thenwe introduce FD MU-MIMO system, and how the equation used to calculate thesum-rate of the UL part changes when the SI occurs, and why SI problem is notpresent in the DL part. Next, we introduce the spectral efficiency (SE), and howto calculate it and why it is taken as a parameter to compare HD and FD systems.Also the effect of SI on FD MU-MIMO system is presented through simulationgraphs, then we move to show how to reduce SI effect by increasing the number ofantennas in the base-station (BS). Lastly, we take the effect of large scale fading inorder to reach a simple statistical model in the form cumulative distribution function(CDF) graph for different values of SI and compare those of FD MU-MIMOsystem to HD MU-MIMO. The results show that FD MU-MIMO together withmassive MIMO technology is very promising and would save time and frequencyresources which means an increase in the SE but SI must be below a certain level.

Thesis (M.App.Sc. in Physiotherapy)--University of South Australia, 1997.