start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=89 end-page=94 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Backward Scheduling to Minimize the Actual Mean Flow Time with Dependent and Independent Setup Times en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The present paper deals with a new perfomance measure, the actual mean flow time, defined as a mean of the elapsed time of each job counted from the start time on a schedule to the corresponding due date. For the one machine backward scheduling model with a common due date and independent setup times, LPT schedule is shown as the optimal solution for the proposed measure. An optimal algorithm is presented for the case with dependent setup times on the basis of the algorithm by Arcelus and Chandra for a n / 1 / F forward scheduling problem. The proposed algorithm is coded in C-language and a computational experience is reported through a 16-bit computer. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SekoguchiKenji en-aut-sei=Sekoguchi en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyazakiShigeji en-aut-sei=Miyazaki en-aut-mei=Shigeji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=The Graduate School of Natural Sience and Technology affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Engineering Mathematics END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=83 end-page=88 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Effect of Alcohol on Bioactivity of Glasses en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=One of the CaO,SiO(2)-based bioactive glasses(5OCaO･ 5OSiO (2) in mol%) were soaked for various periods in a simulated body fluid(SBF) with or without containing alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, and 1-propanol. Effect of the alcohols was investigated on the apatite formation on the glass surface with thin-film X-ray diffraction, FT-IR reflection spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Under the presence of alcohols up to 0.1mol/l in the SBF an apatite layer was formed on the glass, while it consisted of crystallites similar in morphology but larger in size than that found for the SBF without the alcohols. It was concluded that the alcohols little influenced the the apatite forming ability of the CaO,SiO(2)-based glasses. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TsuruKanji en-aut-sei=Tsuru en-aut-mei=Kanji kn-aut-name=都留寛治 kn-aut-sei=都留 kn-aut-mei=寛治 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=NishiyamaChikako kn-aut-sei=Nishiyama kn-aut-mei=Chikako aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhtsukiChikara en-aut-sei=Ohtsuki en-aut-mei=Chikara kn-aut-name=大槻主税 kn-aut-sei=大槻 kn-aut-mei=主税 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OsakaAkiyoshi en-aut-sei=Osaka en-aut-mei=Akiyoshi kn-aut-name=尾坂明義 kn-aut-sei=尾坂 kn-aut-mei=明義 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioengineering Science affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioengineering Science affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioengineering Science affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioengineering Science END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=77 end-page=81 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Ultrasonic Implantation of Bioactive Glass Particles into Poly(methyl methacrylate) Substrates en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Poly(methyl methacrylate) substrates were immersed in suspensions containing bioactive 50CaO･50SiO(2) (mol%) glass particles (45 μm in diameter) and a 6:4 (volume fraction) mixture of ethanol and THF, and an ultrasonic energy was applied to the system. A layer of glass particles was implanted and covered more than 50% of the substrate surface. Thin film X-ray diffraction patterns and FT-IR reflection spectra indicated deposition of apatite on the glass-implanted substrates after they were soaked for 12 h in a simulated body fluid similar in apatite-deposition ability to the human blood plasma. Flake-like apatite crystallites formed on the substrate soaked in SBF for 3 days. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TsuruKanji en-aut-sei=Tsuru en-aut-mei=Kanji kn-aut-name=都留寛治 kn-aut-sei=都留 kn-aut-mei=寛治 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=NishiyamaChikako kn-aut-sei=Nishiyama kn-aut-mei=Chikako aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhtsukiChikara en-aut-sei=Ohtsuki en-aut-mei=Chikara kn-aut-name=大槻主税 kn-aut-sei=大槻 kn-aut-mei=主税 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OsakaAkiyoshi en-aut-sei=Osaka en-aut-mei=Akiyoshi kn-aut-name=尾坂明義 kn-aut-sei=尾坂 kn-aut-mei=明義 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioengineering Science affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioengineering Science affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioengineering Science affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioengineering Science END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=67 end-page=76 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The Electronic Structure of C(60) Molecule -Structure of π-electron Band- en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The π-electron band of C(60) molecule has been obtained by the tight binding approximation. Application of molecular orbital wave functions derived on the basis of the optimized bond orbital model gives, with simpler calculations, the results in satisfactory agreement with those of previous theoretical analyses. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TotsujiChieko en-aut-sei=Totsuji en-aut-mei=Chieko kn-aut-name=東辻千枝子 kn-aut-sei=東辻 kn-aut-mei=千枝子 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=MatsubaraTakeo kn-aut-sei=Matsubara kn-aut-mei=Takeo aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=ObuchiMasumi kn-aut-sei=Obuchi kn-aut-mei=Masumi aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama University of Science affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama University of Science END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=57 end-page=65 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=One-Dimensional Classical Plasmas in Ion Traps, Ion Storage Rings, and Semiconductor Quantum Wires en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=As plasmas with extremely reduced dimensionality, properties of one-dimensional classical plasmas are analyzed in the domain of strong coupling and static and dynamic structure factors and the plasmon dispersion relation are obtained. These plasmas may be realized in Penning traps with sufficiently strong confinement and also in semiconductor quantum wires under appropriate conditions. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TotsujiHiroo en-aut-sei=Totsuji en-aut-mei=Hiroo kn-aut-name=東辻浩夫 kn-aut-sei=東辻 kn-aut-mei=浩夫 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=49 end-page=55 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Evaluation of Eigenmodes of Dielectric Waveguides by a Numerical Method Based on the BPM en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=For weakly guiding dielectric waveguides, the eigenmode field distributions are calculated numerically with a simple algorithm. In this numerical method, the transverse sampling space can be chosen arbitrarily, and hence a narrow waveguide can be analyzed. The field satisfying scalar wave equation is expressed by the discrete Fourier transform and the mode eigenvalues and eigenfunctions are calculated by solving an eigenvalue equation numerically. The validity of this method is checked for 2-D waveguides having step and parabolic or square index distributions. It is found that for the well guided TE modes of the slab waveguide, the accuracy of this method is remarkably good, but some discrepancies are found if the mode is near cut off. In the problems where the normalized guide index b is small, caution should be taken in applying the results of this numerical method. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=AhmedAnis en-aut-sei=Ahmed en-aut-mei=Anis kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TaniguchiShinji en-aut-sei=Taniguchi en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=WadaOsami en-aut-sei=Wada en-aut-mei=Osami kn-aut-name=和田修己 kn-aut-sei=和田 kn-aut-mei=修己 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=WangMing en-aut-sei=Wang en-aut-mei=Ming kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KogaRyuji en-aut-sei=Koga en-aut-mei=Ryuji kn-aut-name=古賀隆治 kn-aut-sei=古賀 kn-aut-mei=隆治 aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=39 end-page=47 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Correction of Apparent Viscoelasticity of Skin Surface en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The body structures under the skin surface, such as bones and tendon, have an influence on the stiffness evaluation observed from the surface. In this case, the observed stiffness should be called an apparent stiffness. To obtain the biomechanical properties of skin itself, the influence of body structure should be removed. This study deals with the correction method of apparent viscoelasticity which calculated from apparent biomechanical impedance. This method is applied to the measured result of the forearm and the right chest to confirm its effectiveness. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OkaHisao en-aut-sei=Oka en-aut-mei=Hisao kn-aut-name=岡久雄 kn-aut-sei=岡 kn-aut-mei=久雄 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShun-ya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shun-ya kn-aut-name=坂本俊哉 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=俊哉 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=IrieTakashi kn-aut-sei=Irie kn-aut-mei=Takashi aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Faculty of Education, University of Kochi END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=29 end-page=37 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Estimation of Body Structure by Biomechanical Impedance en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=In the stiffness evaluation from the skin surface, the body structure under the skin, like a bone and muscle, influences on the measurement results. The authors developed the measurement system of biomechanical impedance with applying a vibration of acoustic frequency onto the body surface. We measured the viscoelasticity of the silicone-gel model, which involves metal blocks, from the gel surface by using this system. The internal structure of model is estimated from the relation between the viscoelasticity and the distance from the gel surface to the internal block. Applying this method, the shape of ribs of the right chest are estimated. The shapes and viscoelasticity of silicone-gel tumor model, which has two different tumors, are also estimated. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OkaHisao en-aut-sei=Oka en-aut-mei=Hisao kn-aut-name=岡久雄 kn-aut-sei=岡 kn-aut-mei=久雄 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FukudaTakashi en-aut-sei=Fukuda en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name=福田敬 kn-aut-sei=福田 kn-aut-mei=敬 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=23 end-page=27 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=An Expert System for Reducing the Variety of Parts in Multi-item Production en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A method for reducing the variety of parts is proposed. The variety of parts in a product and the variety of parts among products are evaluated in consideration of some factors that influence the production cost. Rules are formulated for selecting parts which should be eliminated or whose designs should be changed to reduce these varieties. An expert system is developed based on this method for reducing the variety of parts. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KajiharaYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Kajihara en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name=梶原康博 kn-aut-sei=梶原 kn-aut-mei=康博 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OsakiHirokazu en-aut-sei=Osaki en-aut-mei=Hirokazu kn-aut-name=大崎紘一 kn-aut-sei=大崎 kn-aut-mei=紘一 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=DongRui kn-aut-sei=Dong kn-aut-mei=Rui aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Mechanical Engineering affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Mechanical Engineering affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Mechanical Engineering END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=13 end-page=21 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=A Method for Designing the Supplying Method of Parts to an Assembly Line en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We propose a method to design the supplying method of parts to an assembly line. Three types of supplying model (Serial, Parallel, and Mixed) are proposed based on the relation between the area of part and that of the transportation equipment. The part is supplied by the pallet on which the all parts of one product are arranged or by the lot of one part. AGV or conveyor are used to transport the pallet. The supplying model is evaluated from the total transportation cost calculated from the price of the transportation equipment and of land. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=DwiantoGatot kn-aut-sei=Dwianto kn-aut-mei=Gatot aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OsakiHirokazu en-aut-sei=Osaki en-aut-mei=Hirokazu kn-aut-name=大崎紘一 kn-aut-sei=大崎 kn-aut-mei=紘一 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KajiharaYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Kajihara en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name=梶原康博 kn-aut-sei=梶原 kn-aut-mei=康博 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Faculty of Engineering affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Faculty of Engineering END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=5 end-page=12 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Numerical Study on Transient Heat Characteristics of a Rectangular Latent Heat Storage Vessel en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Transient characteristics of the rectangular latent heat storage vessel packed with shape-stabilized phase change (solid-liquid) material (PCM) are investigated numerically by solving the governing equations of both the PCM and the heat transfer medium(water) simultaneously as a conjugate problem with the finite difference technique. It's found that the heat storage characteristics are greatly affected by the flow direction of the heat transfer medium since the natural and forced convection coexists in the heat storage vessel. That is, it is classified that the effectively thermal efficiency of the latent heat storage system is obtained by the downflow along vertical PCM for heat storage process and the upflow for heat release process. The effect of the inlet velocity of heat transfer medium(water) on transient heat characteristics of the latent heat storage system is also revealed in the present study. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=InabaHideo en-aut-sei=Inaba en-aut-mei=Hideo kn-aut-name=稲葉英男 kn-aut-sei=稲葉 kn-aut-mei=英男 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=TuPing kn-aut-sei=Tu kn-aut-mei=Ping aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OzakiKoichi en-aut-sei=Ozaki en-aut-mei=Koichi kn-aut-name=尾崎公一 kn-aut-sei=尾崎 kn-aut-mei=公一 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Mechenical Engineering affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Okayama University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Mechenical Engineering END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=1 end-page=4 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19950327 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Low Temperature Age-Hardening of Al-12mass % Zn-0.5mass % Cu Alloy en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Effect of addition of a small amount of copper to Al- 12mass % Zn binary alloy on the process of low temperature aging is studied by hardness test and transmission electron microscopy. Age hardening rate after quenching from various temperatures is slowed down by addition of 0.5mass % copper to the binary alloy. The hardness obtained after long aging, however, is increased a little by the addition of copper. The extent of soft surface layer formed by aging in the copper-added alloy is nearly equal to that obtained in the binary alloy. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakakibaraAkira en-aut-sei=Sakakibara en-aut-mei=Akira kn-aut-name=榊原精 kn-aut-sei=榊原 kn-aut-mei=精 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakagawaKeiyu en-aut-sei=Nakagawa en-aut-mei=Keiyu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanadaniTeruto en-aut-sei=Kanadani en-aut-mei=Teruto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Mechanical Engineering affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama University of Science affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama University of Science END