Progress in Material Science and Engineering

Foreword
Contents
Innovation in Non-destructive Testing
Informative Potential of Eddy Current Tomography
	1 Introduction
	2 Experiments and Results
	3 Conclusion
	References
Application of Elliptical Properties in Building a Tomographic Image of an Inspected Object Using Multi-Element Ultrasonic Sensor Data
	1 Introduction
	2 The Principle of Constructing an Image of the Tested Object
	3 Application of Ellipse Properties in Processing, Storing and Transmitting Information of a Tested Object
	4 Results of the Implementation of Ellipse Properties
	5 Experiment
	6 Conclusion
	References
Gaussian Filtered Small-Angle Ultrasonic Computed Tomography Using Linear Arrays
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Results
	3 Conclusions
	References
Inspection of Transformer Mechanical Integrity Using Sweep Frequency Response Method
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Setup and Results
	3 Model of the Transformer Ladder Network
	4 Proposed Algorithm for Reference Ladder Network
	5 Proposed Algorithm for Axial Deformation Detection
	6 Case Study and Simulation
	7 Conclusion
	References
Detection of Damages in Electrically Dead Power Lines
	1 Introduction
	2 Results
	3 Conclusion
	References
Thermoelectric Quality Control of the Application of Heat-Conducting Compound
	1 Introduction
	2 Statement of Problem
	3 Problem Solution
	4 Experimental Results
	5 Conclusion
	References
Simulation Study of an Ultrasonic Signal Compression
	1 Introduction
	2 Compression Ratio and Quality of Signal Reconstruction
	3 Signal Compression with Linear Time Quantization Algorithm
	4 Signal Compression with Algorithm Based on Calculation of the Rate of Signal Change
	5 Signal Compression with Random Sampling Algorithm
	6 Conclusion
	References
Mathematical Model of the Throughput of an IP Network Switching Node with a Non-constant Amount of Space in the Router RAM
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Part
	3 Experimental Part
	4 Conclusion
	References
Investigation of the Liquid Flow on Rough Surfaces to Solve the Problems of Liquid Penetrant Testing
	1 Introduction
	2 Program Description
	3 Model Experiments
	4 Experimental Study of Liquid Wettability
	5 Conclusion
	References
Innovations in Technical Diagnostics and Materials Science
Diagnostics of Metal Nanopowders Produced by Electrical Explosion of Wires
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Disperse Composition and Particle Size Distribution
		3.2 Reactivity Parameters
	4 Conclusion
	References
Influence of the Insulation Defects Size on the Value of the Wire Capacitance
	1 Introduction
	2 Wire Model
	3 Insulation Defects
		3.1 Local Thinning of the Wire Insulation
		3.2 Eccentricity
		3.3 Foreign Inclusion
	4 Conclusion
	References
New Factors of Reliability of Electric Furnaces for Vermiculite Firing with Mobile Base Plates
	1 Introduction
	2 Reliability Factors of Electric Furnaces for Vermiculites Firing
	3 The Device of a Two-Section Six-Module Industrial Electric Furnace
	4 Results and Discussion
		4.1 Redistribution of Thermal Power and Temperature of the Heating System
	5 Conclusion
	References
Complex Studies of the Innovative Vortex Burner Device with Optimization of Design
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Modeling
		2.2 Results of Numerical Study and Considerations
	3 Results and Discussions
	4 Conclusion
	References
Cause Analysis of the Facility Failure Leading to the Explosion
	1 Introduction
	2 Results and Discussion
	3 Conclusion
	References
Designing of a Laboratory Complex for Spectral Analysis of Measurement Data of Different Materials
	1 Introduction
	2 Research Method
	3 Description of the Installation
	4 Results and Considerations
	5 Conclusion
	References
Method of Polarizing Infrared Spectroscopy for Studying the Orientation of Protons in Protonated Crystals
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Procedures
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Visual Control Methods—The Basis of Quality Control
	1 Introduction
	2 Modern Concepts of Performance Improvement
		2.1 QMS Based on ISO 9001: 2015 [1]
		2.2 Lean Manufacturing (LM)
		2.3 Six Sigma
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Innovations in Biomedical Engineering
Test Signal Generator for High-Resolution Electrocardiography
	1 Introduction
	2 ECG Test Signal Generator
	3 Conclusions
	References
Vibration Installation for Research of Erythrocytes Agglutination
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
	3 Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
New Approaches to Stratification of Patients by the Level of Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Using the Data on Energies of Cardiac Micropotentials Obtained by Nanosensor-Based Hardware and Software Complex
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	Conflicts of Interest
	References
Search for the Frequency of Ultrasonic Exposure to Intensify Drug Treatment of Gallstone Disease
	1 Introduction
	2 Gallstone Disease: Etiology and Treatment Methods
		2.1 Physiology of the Gallbladder
		2.2 Pathogenesis of Gallstone Disease
		2.3 Methods of Treatment of Cholelithiasis
	3 Biological Effects of Ultrasound
	4 Simulation of Tissue Heating Caused by Focused Ultrasound
	5 Conclusion
	References
Engineering of Humic Acids in Biostimulants of Plant Growths
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental
		2.1 Humic Acid
		2.2 UV-Irradiation
		2.3 Chemiluminescence Spectroscopy
		2.4 Biotesting of Humic Acids
		2.5 Bioluminescence Measurements
		2.6 Mechanoactivation
	3 Results and Discussions
		3.1 Chemiluminescence Analysis
		3.2 Bioluminescent Analysis
		3.3 Biotesting of Humic Acids
	4 Conclusion
	References