@article{FrotscherStaat2014, author = {Frotscher, Ralf and Staat, Manfred}, title = {Stresses produced by different textile mesh implants in a tissue equivalent}, series = {BioNanoMaterials}, volume = {15}, journal = {BioNanoMaterials}, number = {1-2}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2191-4672 (E-Journal); 2193-066X (E-Journal); 0011-8656 (Print); 1616-0177 (Print); 2193-0651 (Print)}, doi = {10.1515/bnm-2014-0003}, pages = {25 -- 30}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Two single-incision mini-slings used for treating urinary incontinence in women are compared with respect to the stresses they produce in their surrounding tissue. In an earlier paper we experimentally observed that these implants produce considerably different stress distributions in a muscle tissue equivalent. Here we perform 2D finite element analyses to compare the shear stresses and normal stresses in the tissue equivalent for the two meshes and to investigate their failure behavior. The results clearly show that the Gynecare TVT fails for increasing loads in a zipper-like manner because it gradually debonds from the surrounding tissue. Contrary to that, the tissue at the ends of the DynaMesh-SIS direct may rupture but only at higher loads. The simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental observations thus the computational model helps to interpret the experimental results and provides a tool for qualitative evaluation of mesh implants.}, language = {en} } @article{SchroeterHoffmannVoigtetal.2014, author = {Schroeter, Rebecca and Hoffmann, Tamara and Voigt, Birgit and Meyer, Hanna and Bleisteiner, Monika and Muntel, Jan and J{\"u}rgen, Britta and Albrecht, Dirk and Becher, D{\"o}rte and Lalk, Michael and Evers, Stefan and Bongaerts, Johannes and Maurer, Karl-Heinz and Putzer, Harald and Hecker, Michael and Schweder, Thomas and Bremer, Erhard}, title = {Stress responses of the industrial workhorse Bacillus licheniformis to osmotic challenges}, series = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {8}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, number = {11}, publisher = {PLOS}, address = {San Francisco}, issn = {1932-6203}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0080956}, pages = {e80956}, year = {2014}, abstract = {The Gram-positive endospore-forming bacterium Bacillus licheniformis can be found widely in nature and it is exploited in industrial processes for the manufacturing of antibiotics, specialty chemicals, and enzymes. Both in its varied natural habitats and in industrial settings, B. licheniformis cells will be exposed to increases in the external osmolarity, conditions that trigger water efflux, impair turgor, cause the cessation of growth, and negatively affect the productivity of cell factories in biotechnological processes. We have taken here both systems-wide and targeted physiological approaches to unravel the core of the osmostress responses of B. licheniformis. Cells were suddenly subjected to an osmotic upshift of considerable magnitude (with 1 M NaCl), and their transcriptional profile was then recorded in a time-resolved fashion on a genome-wide scale. A bioinformatics cluster analysis was used to group the osmotically up-regulated genes into categories that are functionally associated with the synthesis and import of osmostress-relieving compounds (compatible solutes), the SigB-controlled general stress response, and genes whose functional annotation suggests that salt stress triggers secondary oxidative stress responses in B. licheniformis. The data set focusing on the transcriptional profile of B. licheniformis was enriched by proteomics aimed at identifying those proteins that were accumulated by the cells through increased biosynthesis in response to osmotic stress. Furthermore, these global approaches were augmented by a set of experiments that addressed the synthesis of the compatible solutes proline and glycine betaine and assessed the growth-enhancing effects of various osmoprotectants. Combined, our data provide a blueprint of the cellular adjustment processes of B. licheniformis to both sudden and sustained osmotic stress.}, language = {en} } @article{VerschitzButenweg2014, author = {Verschitz, Daniel and Butenweg, Christoph}, title = {Standsicherheitsnachweis von Beh{\"a}ltern f{\"u}r Kleinkl{\"a}ranlagen}, series = {ACWA aktuell}, journal = {ACWA aktuell}, number = {12 - 9/2014}, publisher = {RWTH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {10}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Die PIA GmbH pr{\"u}ft seit fast 8 Jahren die Standsicherheit von Beh{\"a}ltern f{\"u}r Kleinkl{\"a}ranlagen. Diese bestehen in der Regel aus Kunststoff oder Beton und m{\"u}ssen {\"u}ber ihre gesamte Lebensdauer den Beanspruchungen aus Handhabung, Einbau und Betrieb standhalten. Die Standsicherheit kann nach EN 12566 wahlweise durch einen rechnerischen Nachweis oder durch einen praktischen Nachweis wie die Bruchlastpr{\"u}fung oder die Pr{\"u}fung in der Grube erfolgen.}, language = {de} } @article{NachtrodtTietschMostaccietal.2014, author = {Nachtrodt, Frederik and Tietsch, Wolfgang and Mostacci, Domiziano and Scherer, Ulrich W.}, title = {Set-up and first operation of a plasma oven for treatment of low level radioactive wastes}, series = {Nuclear technology and radiation protection}, volume = {29}, journal = {Nuclear technology and radiation protection}, number = {Suppl.}, publisher = {VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences}, address = {Belgrad}, issn = {1451-3994}, doi = {10.2298/NTRP140SS47N}, pages = {47 -- 51}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @article{ButenwegSchmittRosen2014, author = {Butenweg, Christoph and Schmitt, Timo and Rosen, Britta}, title = {Seismische Einwirkungen auf erdverlegte Rohrleitungssysteme}, series = {Bauingenieur : die richtungsweisende Zeitschrift im Bauingenieurswesen ; offizielle Zeitschrift der VDI-Gesellschaft Bautechnik}, volume = {89 (2014)}, journal = {Bauingenieur : die richtungsweisende Zeitschrift im Bauingenieurswesen ; offizielle Zeitschrift der VDI-Gesellschaft Bautechnik}, number = {Heft 7/8}, publisher = {VDI Fachmedien}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, issn = {0005-6650}, pages = {316 -- 324}, year = {2014}, language = {de} } @article{ButenwegSchmittRosen2014, author = {Butenweg, Christoph and Schmitt, T. and Rosen, B.}, title = {Seismische Einwirkungen auf erdverlegte Rohrleitungen}, series = {Bauingenieur}, volume = {89}, journal = {Bauingenieur}, publisher = {VDI Fachmedien}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, issn = {0005-6650}, pages = {316 -- 324}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Die erdbebensichere Auslegung von erdverlegten Rohrleitungssystemen ist von wesentlicher Bedeutung zur Sicherstellung der Funktionalit{\"a}t der Versorgungsinfrastruktur nach einem Erdbebenereignis. Zur Vermeidung von Netzausf{\"a}llen ist es erforderlich, die r{\"a}umlich weit ausgedehnten Leitungssysteme mit geeigneten rechnerischen Modellen seismisch zu bemessen. Der vorliegende Beitrag behandelt die Beanspruchung von Rohrleitungssystemen durch seismische Welleneinwirkung und stellt geeignete N{\"a}herungsans{\"a}tze und ein detailliertes Rechenmodell f{\"u}r seismische Leitungsanalysen vor. Mit den Ans{\"a}tzen wird in Berechnungsbeispielen der Einfluss wesentlicher Parameter auf die seismisch induzierten Dehnungen in Rohrleitungssystemen untersucht.}, language = {de} } @article{TippkoetterWollnySucketal.2014, author = {Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Wollny, Steffen and Suck, Kirstin and Sohling, Ulrich and Ruf, Friedrich and Ulber, Roland}, title = {Recycling of spent oil bleaching earth as source of glycerol for the anaerobic production of acetone, butanol, and ethanol with Clostridium diolis and lipolytic Clostridium lundense}, series = {Engineering in Life Sciences}, volume = {14}, journal = {Engineering in Life Sciences}, number = {4}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1618-2863}, doi = {10.1002/elsc.201300113}, pages = {425 -- 432}, year = {2014}, abstract = {A major part of edible oil is subjected to bleaching procedures, primarily with minerals applied as adsorbers. Their recycling is currently done either by regaining the oil via organic solvent extraction or by using the spent bleaching earth (SBE) as additive for animal feed, etc. As a new method, the reutilization of the by-product SBE for the microbiologic formation of acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE) is presented as proof-of-concept. The SBE was taken from a palm oil cleaning process. The recycling concept is based on the application of lipolytic clostridia strains. Due to considerably long fermentation times, co-fermentation with Candida rugosa and enzymatic hydrolyses of the bound oil with a subsequent clostridia fermentation are shown as alternative routes. Anaerobic fermentations under comparison of different clostridia strains were performed with glycerol media, enzymatically hydrolyzed palm oil and SBE. Solutes, side product compositions and productivities were quantified via HPLC. A successful production of ABE solutes from SBE has been done with a yield of 0.15 g butanol per gram of bound glycerol. Thus, the biotechnological recycling of the waste stream is possible in principle. Inhibition of the substrate suspension has been observed. A chromatographic ion-exchange of substrates increased the biomass concentration.}, language = {en} } @article{DemnyHebel2014, author = {Demny, Andreas and Hebel, Christoph}, title = {Rechnergest{\"u}tzte Ermittlung der Verbindungsfunktionsstufen und der verbindungsbezogenen Angebotsqualit{\"a}t nach den Richtlinien f{\"u}r integrierte Netzgestaltung nach RIN 2008}, series = {Straßenverkehrstechnik : Organ der Forschungsgesellschaft f{\"u}r Straßen- und Verkehrswesen, der Bundesvereinigung der Straßenbau- und Verkehrsingenieure und der {\"O}sterreichischen Forschungsgesellschaft Straße und Verkehr ; Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Verkehrsplanung, Verkehrsmanagement, Verkehrssicherheit, Verkehrstechnik}, volume = {Jg. 58}, journal = {Straßenverkehrstechnik : Organ der Forschungsgesellschaft f{\"u}r Straßen- und Verkehrswesen, der Bundesvereinigung der Straßenbau- und Verkehrsingenieure und der {\"O}sterreichischen Forschungsgesellschaft Straße und Verkehr ; Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Verkehrsplanung, Verkehrsmanagement, Verkehrssicherheit, Verkehrstechnik}, number = {H. 12}, publisher = {Kirschbaum Verlag}, address = {Bonn}, issn = {0039-2219}, pages = {811 -- 820}, year = {2014}, language = {de} } @article{KluczkaEcksteinAlexopoulosetal.2014, author = {Kluczka, Sven and Eckstein, Julian and Alexopoulos, Spiros and Vaeßen, Christiane and Roeb, Martin}, title = {Process simulation for solar steam and dry reforming}, series = {Energy procedia : Proceedings of the SolarPACES 2013 International Conference}, volume = {49}, journal = {Energy procedia : Proceedings of the SolarPACES 2013 International Conference}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1876-6102 (E-Journal)}, doi = {10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.092}, pages = {850 -- 859}, year = {2014}, abstract = {In co-operation with the German Aerospace Center, the Solar-Institut J{\"u}lich has been analyzing the different technologies that are available for methanol production from CO2 using solar energy. The aim of the project is to extract CO2 from industrial exhaust gases or directly from the atmosphere to recycle it by use of solar energy. Part of the study was the modeling and simulating of a methane reformer for the production of synthesis gas, which can be operated by solar or hybrid heat sources. The reformer has been simplified in such a way that the model is accurate and enables fast calculations. The developed pseudo-homogeneous one- dimensional model can be regarded as a kind of counter-current heat exchanger and is able to incorporate a steam reforming reaction as well as a dry reforming reaction.}, language = {en} } @article{KuertenMottaghyZiegler2014, author = {K{\"u}rten, Sylvia and Mottaghy, Darius and Ziegler, Martin}, title = {Planung, Auslegung und Dimensionierung von thermo-aktiven Bauteilen am Beispiel thermo-aktiver Abdichtungselemente}, series = {Geothermie, Bohr- und Brunnentechnik}, journal = {Geothermie, Bohr- und Brunnentechnik}, publisher = {Ernst \& Sohn}, address = {Berlin}, pages = {18 -- 20}, year = {2014}, language = {de} }