BABY ALIVE REFILLS

Applications of High Temperature Superconductors to Electric Power Equipment

The only one-stop reference to design, analysis, and manufacturing concepts for power devices utilizing HTS.
High temperature superconductors (HTS) have been used for building many devices for electric grids worldwide and for large ship propulsion motors for the U.S. Navy. And yet, there has been no single source discussing theory and design issues relating to power applications of HTS—until now. This book provides design and analysis for various devices and includes examples of devices built over the last decade.
Starting with a complete overview of HTS, the subsequent chapters are dedicated to specific devices: cooling and thermal insulation systems; rotating AC and DC machines; transformers; fault current limiters; power cables; and Maglev transport. As applicable, each chapter provides a history of the device, principles, configuration, design and design challenges, prototypes, and manufacturing issues, with each ending with a summary of the material covered. The design analysis and design examples provide critical insight for readers to successfully design their own devices. Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) designers, industry and utilities users, universities and defense services research groups, and senior/postgraduate engineering students and instructors will rely on this resource.
"HTS technology reduces electric losses and increases the efficiency of power equipment. This book by Swarn Kalsi, a leading expert on the HTS subject, provides a survey of the HTS technology and the design rules, performance analyses, and manufacturing concepts for power application-related devices. It compares conventional and HTS technology approaches for device design and provides significant examples of devices utilizing the HTS technology today. The book is useful for a broad spectrum of professionals worldwide: students, teaching staff, and OEM designers as well as users in industry and electric utilities."
—Professor Dr. Rolf Hellinger, Research and Technologies Corporate Technology, Siemens AG

The only one-stop reference to design, analysis, and manufacturing concepts for power devices utilizing HTS.
High temperature superconductors (HTS) have been used for building many devices for electric grids worldwide and for large ship propulsion motors for the U.S. Navy. And yet, there has been no single source discussing theory and design issues relating to power applications of HTS—until now. This book provides design and analysis for various devices and includes examples of devices built over the last decade.
Starting with a complete overview of HTS, the subsequent chapters are dedicated to specific devices: cooling and thermal insulation systems; rotating AC and DC machines; transformers; fault current limiters; power cables; and Maglev transport. As applicable, each chapter provides a history of the device, principles, configuration, design and design challenges, prototypes, and manufacturing issues, with each ending with a summary of the material covered. The design analysis and design examples provide critical insight for readers to successfully design their own devices. Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) designers, industry and utilities users, universities and defense services research groups, and senior/postgraduate engineering students and instructors will rely on this resource.
"HTS technology reduces electric losses and increases the efficiency of power equipment. This book by Swarn Kalsi, a leading expert on the HTS subject, provides a survey of the HTS technology and the design rules, performance analyses, and manufacturing concepts for power application-related devices. It compares conventional and HTS technology approaches for device design and provides significant examples of devices utilizing the HTS technology today. The book is useful for a broad spectrum of professionals worldwide: students, teaching staff, and OEM designers as well as users in industry and electric utilities."
—Professor Dr. Rolf Hellinger, Research and Technologies Corporate Technology, Siemens AG

On January 18, 1968, Ioana Claudia Moga was born. She was a healthy little baby girl and very, very pretty. She had dark hair and big eyes. What an amazing creature she was. I fell in love with her instantly.

Because I had a Caesarian-section, Ioana and I spent a little more than a week in the hospital. A few days before we left, she didn’t feel well. She had a slight fever and the doctors were a bit concerned. But they decided that the two of us would be more comfortable at home and discharged us.

It turned out to be a mistake.

We went home, and the next evening Ioana’s condition worsened. She began throwing up. Her temperature rose. And she had a terrible fever. We rushed her to the emergency room, and when the doctor drew blood, he discovered what was wrong. Ioana had a staph infection that she must have contracted in the hospital. At that point, everyone became extremely concerned.

Later, we learned that the hospital where Ioana was born wasn’t very clean. Nearly 20 babies had died from staph infections they contracted there during a short period of time.

Ioana survived for two months. The staph infection ate her. At the end, she had a big hole in her back because the infection ate her flesh. It was the worst thing you could imagine, and it made me crazy. I can’t explain how distraught I was; I was with Ioana in the hospital all day and all night during those two months.

It was hard. I remember the ugly hospital. I remember that everybody tried to save her. I even prayed to God, but nothing helped.

Then near the end, on March 18, 1968, my mother pulled me aside. She was a smart lady and knew Ioana was about to die. She wanted to spare me the terrible pain of watching my daughter die.

“Go home, Stella,” she said.

“I can’t, mom.”

“Go,” she said. “Change your clothes, take a shower and then come back. I will stay with Ioana.”

My mother knew what was about to happen. She knew that if Ioana died in my arms I’d never recover from the loss. So she did what any good mother would have done, she protected her daughter.

“OK, mom,” I finally said. “I’ll go.”

I left. I went home and showered and changed my clothes and took a break from that terrible hospital and the dank, dark hospital room. It was the last time I saw my daughter alive. As my mother had foreseen, Ioana died. And she died in my mother’s arms.

When I returned to the hospital and found out that Ioana was dead, I quite literally lost my mind. It’s hard to recall everything that happened after that. I was very, very depressed for quite a while and they had to keep me in the hospital for a few days. My mother stayed with me to help pull me through that challenging time.

We buried Ioana in a very little casket in the same grave as my grandfather. He was one of the best people the Earth had ever seen, and I wanted my little girl to be with him forever. They made a little hole in the dirt at his grave and put the casket in there with him. Years later, I wanted to bring Ioana’s remains from Romania to America, but they couldn’t find any bones. She was so, so tiny when she died.

My whole world changed with Ioana’s death.

Nothing ever was going to be the same again. Nothing. In the days that followed, I felt so guilty. I wondered if because we had sex before marriage that God was punishing me with bad luck. That was an old Romanian superstition, and I was sure it had happened to me. I should have divorced John right then, after Ioana died, but I didn’t. Everybody told me to stick with him, that it was just the grief speaking. So I stayed with John. And together, we went back to finish college.

The first year after her death was a blur. I didn’t want to go on. Holding that beautiful angel in my arms was all I wanted to do. I went through all the stages of grief just like every normal human being. I had no idea then why this had to happen. God doesn’t make mistakes. We may not understand why horrible things happen to good people.

Once I started to heal emotionally, I began to ask myself the question why my little girl didn’t get to stay with me. I waited and waited for the answer. It never came. I was in too much emotional pain to find the answer buried deep within my heart. I know that God was cradling me through every miserable existence. And I let him.

From deep within the strength of my soul, I wanted another baby. How could I even feel this way? I asked myself that question again and again. But somehow that’s what was supposed to happen next for me.

I was gentle with myself. It was the darkest year of my life. I learned then one of the biggest lessons of my life – that this too shall pass. I wasn’t ready to get back to feeling good about myself and my life. Somehow, staying in a perpetual state of grief kept my daughter alive and close to me in my thoughts.

My parents were very seasoned with dealing with tragedy. This one was their worst moment as well. Just when you think you can handle anything, life in Romania threw us anoth

While at my baby Dr appointment today, my Dr started talking about her love of Mac and Cheese-ok, obsession really. She called it her crack. So of course, I couldn't stop thinking about making it for dinner tonight.

Below is the recipe I use with notes about what I changed, since I can't follow a recipe to save my life.

By the way, I highly suggest having a simple green salad on the side, so you don't die of a heart attack while eating so much fat.


Vegas style Mac 'N' Cheese with Grilled Lobster
Recipe courtesy Adam Gertler

3 ounces (6 tablespoons) salted butter
(I used a full stick-I hate having left over butter)
1 1/2 tablespoons finely minced fresh onion
(I used about 2.5 tablespoons)
1 1/2 tablespoons finely minced fresh garlic
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
(I used eight to compensate for the extra butter)
1/2 teaspoon Hungarian paprika
(Just had plain old Paprika)
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for pasta water
1 teaspoon dry mustard
(Only had honey mustard)
2 teaspoons hot sauce
1 quart heavy cream
(Oh my hell! I used 16 ounces cream & 16 ounces Heavy Cream)
1/2 pound processed cheese singles, diced
4 ounces sharp yellow Cheddar, shredded, plus about 4 cups for topping
(I topped with only 2 cups of cheese here..you know to keep it healthy)
2 ounces Italian fontina cheese, shredded
4 ounces fresh grated Italian Parmigiano
2 pounds dry macaroni elbows

(Did not add the three following items)
Grilled lobster, recipe follows
Bread crumbs, recipe follows
Chopped parsley, for garnish

In a heavy 6-quart saucepan over low heat, melt butter and add onions and garlic. Slowly sweat over low heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add flour, stirring to combine, and incorporate all dry ingredients, along with hot sauce. Stir until uniform.

Slowly whisk in heavy cream. Raise heat to medium, add cheeses and stir constantly just until cheese is melted. Cook's Note: do not bring this mixture to a boil; the temperature shouldn't exceed 140 degrees F.

Bring 2 gallons of salted water (you should be able to taste the salt, about 1/2 cup) to a boil in a 12-quart pot. Add macaroni; boil about 6 minutes, or until al dente. Strain, and immediately cool by rinsing with ice-cold water.
Ten minutes before you want the mac on the table, in a very large nonstick pan, warm cheese sauce over medium-high heat, stirring constantly with a heat-resistant rubber spatula. Once cheese sauce comes to a simmer, add cold pasta and lobster meat. Return to a simmer, stirring constantly. Turn out warm noodles and sauce into large casserole dish, about 6-quart size. Cook's Note: For individual servings, separate noodles into 8 individual casserole dishes.

Top generously with additional shredded Cheddar and bread crumb mixture. Smooth bread crumbs into an even layer over the pasta and pat down with fingers to form a loose crust. Place under broiler until crumbs are an even golden brown. Garnish with chopped parsley, and serve immediately.

Grilled Lobster:
1 cup parsley leaves
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for brushing grill
2 teaspoons salt
2 (1 1/2-pound) lobsters (live)

In a food processor, combine parsley, garlic, oil and salt. Split lobsters in half from the head down. Remove claws and cook for 5 minutes in boiling water. Remove parcooked claw and knuckle meat and marinate along with split tails in parsley mixture for 20 to 30 minutes. On a well oiled high heat grill, grill lobster tail meat down, along with claw and knuckle meat until charred slightly. Chop lobster meat into 1/2-inch cubes.

Bread Crumbs:
2 cups panko bread crumbs
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup fresh grated Italian Romano cheese
In a medium bowl, mix all ingredients until combined. Set aside.