... wear in VAM of steel 1.4 Organization of this dissertation This dissertation is composed of eight chapters Chapter first introduces the main principles of CVC and EVC, the benefits of the EVC ... (×1000) of the grooves with different nominal cutting speeds under the EVC method Condition: b= µm 78 Figure 5.2 Example of surface analysis by a white light interferometer (a) Contour image of ... cutting edges of worn diamond tools: (a) after CVC of steel for 1000m, and (b) after EVC of steel for 2800m (Shamoto and Moriwaki, 1999) 24 Figure 2.13 Comparison of cutting performance...
... superimposed on high PEEP favored alveolar overdistension in this model of surfactant depletion (loop C) Reproduced with permission from Rimensberger and coworkers [16] Recruitment maneuvers ... days or weeks [55] References Conclusion On the basis of our review of the literature on experimental and clinical studies, considerable uncertainty remains regarding the use of RMs in humans with ... with permission from reference Villagrá and coworkers [33] Other studies emphasize the importance of body posture (supine or prone) on regional distribution of intrapulmonary ventilation and perfusion,...
... characteristics of each trial were set with the INSTRON computer controller (Merlin 5500 Series) The loading characteristics applied to the liner (including number of cycles, speed, and maximum load) were ... transducer (LVDT) sensors Methods 2.1 Experiment set-up Seven commercially available UHMWPE liners, 28 mm inner diameter and 54 mm outer diameter, were used The experiment set-up is represented in Figure ... used in the experiment was created in ANSYS/LS-DYNA in order to validate the experimental results in terms of stability/micromotion of the liner The load was applied at the center of the femoral...
... Energy Research, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials and Chemical Sciences Divisions of the U S Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC03-76SF00098 We thank Professor M A Vannice of ... choice of the inclusion solvent should also be considered In pure water rather than a water/ethanol (1:1) mixture, Pt particles were mainly deposited on the outer surface of SBA-15 after sonication ... to verify the absence of heat and mass transfer effects during the roomtemperature hydrogenation of ethylene in a differential PFR The MB test requires measurement of the reaction rate (on per...
... fresh conductivity water immersed in a water bath that was maintained at the experimental temperature The flow time of water (tw ) and the flow time of solution (ts ) were measured with a digital ... with an accuracy of 0.01 s (Model: RACER HS-10W) An ultrasonic interferometer (Model: F81) supplied by M/s Mittal Enterprises, New Delhi, with frequency of MHz and overall accuracy of ± ms–1 was ... between the components of the liquid mixtures, it is of interest to discuss the same in term of excess parameters rather than actual values Non-ideal liquid mixtures show considerable deviation from...
... definite nephritis Number of Percentage events/patients with outcome Number of cohorts Any SLE patients Number of Percentage events/patients with outcome Number of cohorts Number of Percentage events/patients ... or increased serum albumin Where numerical data were given, reduction in urinary protein excretion appeared to be of a major magnitude; average reductions were often The number of days spent ... difference, equivalent to an NNT of 8, was clinically useful This better efficacy came with lower mortality, fewer hospital admissions, and lower rates of several adverse events, including severe...
... analysis of a time series from the period 1946 to 2001 in the distribution of mangroves in Singapore After establishment of the wetland reserve in 1992, partial regeneration of mangroves of ~86.8ha ... necessary to understand the mechanism of salt tolerance in halophytes 1.2 Status of mangrove forest in Singapore Though there are smaller patches of mangrove plants grown in Berlayer Creek, the ... engineer salt tolerant crops 16 1.6 Objectives of the study and approach CHAPTER1 The mangrove Avicennia officinalis is known to exhibit salt tolerance property Among the small number of studies...
... strength of lower-layer clay cu2* Strength of lower-layer clay at depth of ‘dummy’ spudcan cu2,0 Strength at the uppermost level of lower-layer clay cu,avg Average of strengths of upper- and lower-layer ... profile containing a thin layer of stiff clay or crust overlying soft clay, hereafter referred to simply as two-layer clay, is often found in the Southeast Asian Sunda Shelf region (Castleberry ... interpreted as follows In the first test where the lower layer is significantly softer than the crust layer, there is greater tendency for the crust material to flow downwards into the underlying...
... 1.2 for the for a heat source temperature of 120 °C, condenser temperature of 30 °C and evaporator temperature of – 15 °C A different cycle pattern-periodic reversal forced convective cycle has ... effect temperature, J kg-1 t Heterogeneity parameter (Eqn 3.8) - T* equilibrium temperature K TA Thermo acoustic - TE Thermoelectric - u specific internal energy J kg-1 U v overall heat transfer coefficient ... internal energy) The entropy (s), enthalpy (h), and internal energy (u) are described in term of pressure (P), temperature (T), and the amount of adsorbate uptake or surface coverage (q), where...
... inelastic carrier-carrier scattering, phonon scattering, exciton-exciton annihilation and Auger recombination (AR) AR is the inverse of II, whereby an exciton recombines via energy transfer to an electron ... Diameter of nanowire ɛ Permittivity η, ηPV Power conversion efficiency of photovoltaic device E Incident photon energy Eg Band gap I Terminal current I0 Dark saturation current IL Light generated ... and therefore cost [8] However, the challenge of improving their efficiencies remains [2] By exploring the possibility of absorption enhancement with different types of materials, several other...
... Scatter plot of free fraction of MPAG versus MPA concentration 90 4.5 Scatter plot of free fraction of MPAG versus MPAG concentration 90 4.6 Scatter plot of free fraction of MPA versus MPAG concentration ... uses of MMF reported in literatures 12 Pharmacodynamic of MPA in different transplant groups of multiple doing reported in literatures 16 Pharmacokinetic parameters of mycophenolic acid in different ... Scatter plot of free fraction of MPAG versus free fraction of MPA 91 5.1 Schematic presentation of the one-compartment model with first order elimination 104 Schematic presentation of a parameterized...
... the order of magnitude and one can note that the viscosity of a supercritical fluid is generally comparable to that of a gas but two orders of magnitude lower than that of a liquid whereas its ... unique properties of supercritical fluids that are attractive to a large number of scientist and experts This chapter is organized as follows Knowledge of the supercritical fluid properties is ... solubility of cholesterol and its acetate, butyrate and benzoate in supercritical CO2 Experimentally determined solubility isotherms in pure supercritical carbon dioxide were obtained over a range of...
... had an overall energy of interaction of -92.74, atomic contact energy of -11.21, attractive and repulsive van der Waals energy of -54.45 and 22.00, respectively, and energy of -4.24 derived from ... solution of lowest overall energy (-43.71) with attractive and repulsive van der Waals energy of -29.86 and 14.05, respectively; an atomic contact energy of -5.27 and an energy of -3.35 derived ... Interaction of STATs heterodimer with VWT by Trp-motif and STAT2 (C) Interaction of heterodimer with VGly by STAT2, lysine residues (Ub) (blue) In B and C, the boxes at right show the interaction...
... methodologic critique of the literature Ann Intern Med 2002, 137:511-520 10 Heuschmann PU, Berger K, Misselwitz B, Hermanek P, Leffmann C, Adelmann M, Buecker-Nott HJ, Rother J, Neundoerfer B, Kalominsky-Rabas ... (indicating that 'patients per site' rates were generally lower in the US and Canada compared with the rest of the world), had lower acute physiology scores, and were more likely to have chronic ... Number of patients with chronic health points (percentage) 221 (24.1%) 476 (27.6%) 0.08 Recent surgery, number (percentage) 321 (35.0%) 681 (39.5%) 0.06 Time from first organ failure to start of...
... (a) of versus ⁄ over ’ plots are plotted against vs at different ⁄ b) Fig 3.7: (a) the intercepts of ‘ (b) at different , with ⁄ and at different (b) versus the signal wavelength at different ... Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI-EUPT) 170 8.2.1 Working Principle of MZI-EUPT 171 8.2.2 Analytical Analysis of Switching Gain for MZI-EUPT 172 8.2.3 Switching Speed and Figure of Merit of Bulk ... Band gap energy of semiconductor : Optical power of incident CW pump beam at wavelength : Optical power of output signal at switch-on state : Optical power of output signal at switch-off state...
... phenomena of interacting manybody system Plenty of theoretical studies on cold dilute atomic gases were carried out and a number of labs were set up to study the properties of BECs The quantity of BEC ... temperature BEC in the semiclassical limit in which the thermal energy (of the order of kB T ) is much larger than the energy levels of the trapping potential and is much larger than the interaction ... by a few thermally excited atoms, can be achieved To achieve the condensed state, an extremely low temperature of the order of 100nK is required so that λdB is of the order of interatomic spacing...
... Pine oil biofuel – An overview 46 3.2 Production of pine oil 46 3.3 Composition of pine oil 47 3.4 Properties of pine oil biofuel 50 3.4.1 General properties ... oil biofuel Most of the studies pertaining to the experimental investigation of biofuels in a diesel engine have been directed to measure pollutant emissions and other engine parameters However, ... lower viscosity, their composition and other properties are distinct Therefore, to being with, an extensive exploration of physical and thermal properties of these fuels is made and the impact of...