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- ItemGravitational lensing in astronomy(Berlin : Springer, 1998) Wambsganss, J.Deflection of light by gravity was predicted by General Relativity and observationally confirmed in 1919. In the following decades, various aspects of the gravitational lens effect were explored theoretically. Among them were: the possibility of multiple or ring-like images of background sources, the use of lensing as a gravitational telescope on very faint and distant objects, and the possibility of determining Hubble's constant with lensing. It is only relatively recently, (after the discovery of the first doubly imaged quasar in 1979), that gravitational lensing has became an observational science. Today lensing is a booming part of astrophysics. In addition to multiply-imaged quasars, a number of other aspects of lensing have been discovered: For example, giant luminous arcs, quasar microlensing, Einstein rings, galactic microlensing events, arclets, and weak gravitational lensing. At present, literally hundreds of individual gravitational lens phenomena are known. Although still in its childhood, lensing has established itself as a very useful astrophysical tool with some remarkable successes. It has contributed significant new results in areas as different as the cosmological distance scale, the large scale matter distribution in the universe, mass and mass distribution of galaxy clusters, the physics of quasars, dark matter in galaxy halos, and galaxy structure. Looking at these successes in the recent past we predict an even more luminous future for gravitational lensing.
- Itemstress generation modulus as a counterpart of the stress relaxation modulus(Offenbach : Verlag der Deutschen Glastechnischen Gesellschaft, 1995) Brückner, Rolf; Hessenkemper, Heiko; Habeck, Andreas; Yue, YuanzhengIn order to measure the time dependence of the stress relaxation modulus, E, a stress-strain deformation has to precede which induces a stress within the viscoelastic sample from which the sample relaxes. The generation of stress is characterized by a strain rate-dependent and relaxation rate-dependent portion which exhibits a maximum value, E_max, which is called "stress generation modulus". E_max was called the "maximum stress relaxation modulus" in earlier papers. Meanwhile, however, it turned out that a better verbal distinction should be made in future by the new term "stress generation modulus" because E_max is about one order of magnitude larger than E.
- ItemAdvanced oxygen burner for the glass industry(Offenbach : Verlag der Deutschen Glastechnischen Gesellschaft, 1997) Legiret, Thierry; Philippe, Louis; Tsiava, Remi; Marié, Bruno[no abstract available]
- ItemKonventionell beheizte Glasschmelzöfen für die Hohl- und Flachglasherstellung im deutschsprachigen Raum - Ergebnisse einer HVG-Umfrage - Teil 1. Beheizung, bauliche Merkmale, Schmelzleistung(Offenbach : Verlag der Deutschen Glastechnischen Gesellschaft, 1997) Fleischmann, Bernhard[no abstract available]
- ItemIn-situ investigations of sintering and crystallization of lithium aluminosilicate glass-ceramics(Offenbach : Verlag der Deutschen Glastechnischen Gesellschaft, 1997) Zimemr, José; Raether, Friedrich; Müller, GerdThe sintering and crystalhzation behaviour of a Li₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ glass powder containing TiO₂ and ZrO₂ was investigated by the in-situ measuring methods of high-temperature dilatometry, high-temperature X-ray diffractometry and differential thermal analysis at heating rates between 0.5 a n d 20 K/min. By comparing the results of the different methods the shrinkage could be explained as an overlap of sintering and crystallization processes. When increasing the heating rate, the sintering and crystallization processes are separated mor e sharply, so that higher final densities of the sintered samples can be achieved.
- ItemEinsatz von Recyclingglas in der Hohlglasschmelze(Offenbach : Verlag der Deutschen Glastechnischen Gesellschaft, 1995) Beutinger, Markus[no abstract available]
- ItemThermodynamic approach to viscosity in the glass transition(Offenbach : Verlag der Deutschen Glastechnischen Gesellschaft, 1994) Conradt, ReinhardThe glass transition is re-investigated by means of the formahsm of linear nonequilibrium thermodynamics. The process is treated for melts cooled down below their liquidus temperatures in terms of three events. These events are, in the order of decreasing temperature: by-passing of crystallization, freezing-in of stress relaxation, and freezing-in o f near-range structural relaxation. Conditions for the viscosity levels are derived at which each of these events is accomplished. The model is tested against data of five one-component, three simple binary and ternary, and three multicomponent systems. Within the scope of this test, it is confirmed that the model correctly describes the viscosity levels typical of the glass transition, as well as their dependence on the cooling rate. An explanation for the 10¹³dPa*s rule at Tg is included.
- ItemRedox chemistry of iron-manganese and iron-chromium interactions in soda-lime-silica glass melts(Offenbach : Verlag der Deutschen Glastechnischen Gesellschaft, 1998) Nölle, GüntherGlass melts are mostly not in a chemical equilibrium with a coexisting gas phase, it does not adjust before maintaining the melt at a constant temperature and a constant gas phase for hours. But the one-phase equilibrium between several polyvalent Clements in a melt above the glass transition temperature always exists, it adjusts spontaneously. Below the transition temperature the redox State is invariably frozen-in. The calculation of redox states must be based on the matter and Charge balance (stoichiometric equations) and equilibrium relations (mass-action law). Such a calculation of Schreiber's experimental results was consistently possible. Accordingly cooled glasses are free from Cr⁶⁺, if the glass contains Fe²⁺. To achieve this one has to melt oxidized chromium-containing glasses with sufficient iron content.
- ItemBorosilicate glass matrix composites reinforced with short metal fibres(Offenbach : Verlag der Deutschen Glastechnischen Gesellschaft, 1994) Boccaccini, Aldo R.; Ondracek, Gerhard; Syhre, ClaudiaThe reinforcement of a borosihcate glass with Hastelloy X short fibres is discussed. A fabrication process consisting of wet mixing of the glass powder and the metallic fibres and hot pressing of the mixtures was developed. Composites containing 15 vol.% fibres homogeneously distributed in a near fully dense glass matrix were obtained. Both Young's modulus and fracture strength increased with increasing volume fraction of fibres. The experimental values for the Young's modulus are in agreement with theoretical predictions. No fibre pull-out during fracture was detected and there is a good interfacial bond. By means of a rule-of-mixture calculation for the fracture energy, a five-fold increase in fracture toughness for composites containing 15 vol.% fibres can be predicted.
- ItemOxygen balance in sulfur-containing glass melts(Offenbach : Verlag der Deutschen Glastechnischen Gesellschaft, 1998) Müller-Simon, HayoIn sulfur-containing glasses the Fe²⁺/Fe³⁺ ratio at a given oxygen partial pressure shows a considerable shift compared to glasses without sulfur. This effect is caused by an electron exchange and governs the redox behavior of industrial glass melts at fming temperature. The electron exchange is formulated by a thermodynamic approach which can quantitatively describe the redox reactions between melting temperature and room temperature in flint glasses. In amber and green glasses this dependence is superimposed by the dissolution of SO₂-containing bubbles, which results in an additional shift of the oxygen partial pressure in the direction of the sulfur solubility minimum during cooling. From this shift the maximum solubility of sulfite in soda-lime-sihca glass melts can be estimated to be about 0.025 wt% SO₃. Resorption curves of sulfite sulfur in the melt describe the refining quahty. They can serve as a tool for improving the secondary refining in sulfur-containing industrial glass melts.