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... occurred for similar Uc /Uw ratios of less than 196 Chapter Conclusions and Recommendations 8.1 Conclusions of this study This thesis research is carried out to establish and understand the dynamics ... monitor translational and rotational motions, as well as response velocities and accelerations Measuring motion responses experimentally is close to reality as these sensors can be installed remotely ... recent researches had shown promise in installing a PIV system on a towing facility This is possible through miniaturized laser optics and streamlined underwater housing suitable for focusing laser...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 15:54

... access memory RANS Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes simulation SEMI Semi-Submersible offshore floating structure SPAR SPAR offshore floating platform SVR Symmetrical vortex reversal TAD Tender assisted ... Meter used in this study Table Properties of the glass bead seedlings used in PIV measurements Table PIV Timing Setup factors in this study Table 10 Test matrix of kinematics measurements in the ... responses of two tandem offshore structures in collinear waves and currents The beat phenomenon gave rise to high responses that posed potential risks to mooring and tethering systems The present...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 15:54

... B2 Forces on downstream cylinder placed at x = ½ D, y = 0, for combined waves and currents, T = 0. 7s, and: (a) C= 150 mm /s, (b) C= 125 mm /s, (c) C= 100 mm /s, (d) C= 75 mm /s, (e) C= 50 mm /s and ... Hz Forces on downstream cylinder placed at x = ½ D, y = 0, for combined waves and currents, T = 0.85 s, and: (a) C= 150 mm /s, (b) C= 125 mm /s, (c) C= 100 mm /s, (d) C= 75 mm /s, (e) C= 50 mm /s, ... B4 Forces on downstream cylinder placed at x = ½ D, y = 0, for combined waves and currents, T = 1.0 s, and: (a) C= 150 mm /s, (b) C= 125 mm /s, (c) C= 100 mm /s, (d) C= 75 mm /s, (e) C= 50 mm /s, and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 15:54

... currents run, C= 50 mm /s, T=0. 7s, at time intervals of T’ (First 24T’ s of run Downstream cylinder spacing at x = ½ D, y = 0.6 D) Figure H2 Iso surface plots of wave and currents run, C= 75 mm /s, ... T=0. 7s, at time intervals of T’ (First 24T’ s of run Downstream cylinder spacing at x = ½ D, y = 0.6 D) Figure H3 Iso surface plots of wave and currents run, C=100mm /s, T=0. 7s, at time intervals ... (First 24T’ s of run Downstream cylinder spacing at x = ½ D, y = 0.6 D) Figure H4 Iso surface plots of wave only run, T = 0. 7s, at time intervals of T (First 24T’ s of run Downstream cylinder spacing...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 15:54

... such as SolidWorks (SW) At the beginning, the 3D geometries construct of intake manifolds are built by the CAD software SW; as shown in Figure The files created by SW are imported into FloWorks to ... is the velocity, ‘p’ is the pressure, ‘Si’ is a mass-distributed external force per unit mass, ‘e’ is the internal energy, ‘QH’ is a heat source or sink per unit volume, ‘τij’ is the viscous shear ... mixture) So far, this research aims at the 3D numerical analysis of flow in two manifold geometries using a CFD code FloWorks is chosen for its capabilities flow analysis for both in gas and liquid simultaneously...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:30

... expressions and statistical relationships (scaling equations), whereas in many other cases process-based mulation models are necessary This definition of scaling is also referred to as scale transfer ... essential in scaling-related studies In general, similarity exists between two systems whenever they share some properties that can be related across the systems by a simple conversion factor ... REMOTE SENSING DATA: QUANTIFYING ERRORS AND SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY Thomas P Hollenhorst, George E Host, and Lucinda B Johnson Chapter 16 SCALE ISSUES IN LAKE-WATERSHED INTERACTIONS: ASSESSING SHORELINE...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 19:20

... real cases In each country, suppose that there are two economic sectors, a natural resource sector and a sector that includes manufacturing, services, or agriculture Let us assume initially that ... non-resource sectors, in resource-rich and resource-poor countries alike One useful indicator comes from the industrial capital share, that is, payments to capital as a proportion of industrial ... of the world.3 I argue here, however, that such cases are not democracies despite oil but instead are democratic in part because of oil or other natural resources I suggest that a set of structural...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 06:20

... fastest SCGIS comes the second, while GIS is the last This result is consistent with the tightness of their approximation functions; see (14) LBFGS has fast final convergence, but it does not perform ... method possesses nice implementation properties However, since it less aggressively updates w, it usually converges slower If A(z) satisfies (7), taking z = zt et implies that (4) and (6) hold for any ... needs l) extra spaces to store all Sw(x, y) and Tw(x) This trick for updating Pw(y|x) has been used in SCGIS (Goodman, 2002) Thus, the first Newton iteration of all methods discussed here takes...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 17:20

... published transcriptions of these songs are widely available, such songbooks are not designed for descriptive or analytical purposes.13 Instead, they are sets of instructions for how to play simplified ... of the specific songs that I address.12 This is not to suggest that, just because Wonder employs Western notation, it is acceptable to limit my interest to those parameters of music that are well ... there is no scholarly study of his life or his works—an enormous omission, given the high levels of popular, critical, and artistic success of his music Yet there is another, more compelling reason...

Ngày tải lên: 29/05/2014, 21:49

... subspaces These subspaces are known as scaling or approximation subspaces In this paper, the approximation subspace denoted V j is spanned by the orthonormal spline basis functions of degree d ... Orthonormal spline scaling basis on bounded intervals The aim of this subsection is to explicitly construct the orthonormal spline basis of the spline scaling space A multiresolution analysis ... initial sequence In this case, the support of the B-spline is reduced to two consecutive knots in the sequence The orthonormalization process of the basic spline basis is performed with the classical...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 19:20

... observations made in the forest with the same species, where seedlings develop vigorously in gaps while they merely survive in close stands The endomycorrhizal symbiosis enhances this contrast In the shade, ... very significantly improves growth and even water stress tolerance, in relation with enhanced phosphorus uptake According to our results, the endomycorrhizal symbiosis is decisive for the success ... D., Prevost M.F., Quelques données sur la composition floristique et la diversité des peuplements forestiers de Guyane française, Bois et Forêts des Tropiques 219 (1990) 31–55 [39] Schmitt L.,...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:22

... effects on other minor, heavy metals and soil formation processes It seems that undisturbed forest soils are more resistant to changes in patterns of pH and nitrogen mineralization, therefore, ... data ANOVA was used to assess the treatments for significant effects RESULTS Changes in the untreated soil 20 months Untreated control soil was during the used to check for changes resulting from ... acides soumis de forts apports acides : effet des formes et doses d’amendements sur le fonctionnement d’un sol acide forestier Thèse dc Doct, Université Nancy-I, Nancy, France, 188 p Belkacem S, ...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 18:21

... models Another advantage is that the transformation can suggest more parsimonious models For example, one could consider a constrained model of the form: SES’ = S BS I, ST = B T and ST S AS = ... X[3! )s _ _ X(3!)’H-1 (Y! - X#!) !,, with a matrix of effects for the traits yi, y* and (Y c a x matrix of sums of squares and cross-products of residuals for these traits By using these relationships, ... the pvariates in Y after adjusting S B x for all the effects ) p Differentiation of [10] with respect to S shows that the estimates of S that AS BS [8] for given values of T and T satisfy maximize...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 18:21

... contrast to most 'internal' organs, vasoconstriction in skin is mediated almost exclusively by receptors [26]; therefore, one could assume that the vasoconstrictor response to any vasopressor agent ... reperfusion oscillations Frequencies corresponding to heart rate or mechanical ventilation were discarded Mean values of oscillation were used for statistical comparisons Statistical analysis The ... patients, this finding may indicate that AVP/ norepinephrine does not result in further deterioration in microcirculatory oxygen supply in skin These findings are in striking contrast to the results...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:22

... is shown in the results Furthermore, the 10 integration steps for Brownian motion are considered as the time step size [10] Results and discussion To verify the fluid flow simulation, the results ... flows, gas-particle flows in the respiratory airways, HVAC systems in buildings and particle dispersion for indoor air Email address: kiao.inthavong@rmit.edu.au GoodarzAhmadi received his B .S in ... expressions for the fully developed flow in pipes based on the diffusion parameter Note that the point source analysis in a uniform flow is performed for validating the Brownian motion The first...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:06

... Dickinson Cytometry Systems, San Jose, CA) was used with filter combinations for propidium iodide For analyses and calculations the Cellquest program (Becton Dickinson Cytometry Systems, San Jose, ... Anti-angiogenesis strategies avoiding the disappointing results are discussed [39] The increasing understanding of molecular mechanisms and of the complex regulatory cellular network gives reason for several ... however proves to be insensitive against TMZ and the G1 phase seems to be reduced because the cells reach the S phase as shown in the measurements The diploid cells in the S phase are reduced...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:48

... covers of algae and seagrass （%） Sargassum fusiforme Calliarthron yessoense Sargassum horneri Grateloupia turuturu Phyllospadix iwatensis Undaria pinnatifida Crustose coralline algae Cladophora sakaii ... Hiroyuki Takahashi and Atsushi Fukaya for the field assistance Professor Dr Mitsuru Takasaki is acknowledged for giving us the opportunity to this research This work would not have been possible without ... covers of algae and seagrass （%） Sargassum fusiforme Calliarthron yessoense Serraticardia maxima Corallina pilulifera Gigartinales Codium fragile Phyllospadix iwatensis Undaria pinnatifida Crustose...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... compounds in soil, water and rice was developed The model structure is shown in Fig The gravel zone was not considered in the model Advection & diffusion NHus ,s NHus,w Adsorption/ desorption ... above-ground biomass (3,000) [g/m2] (assumed based on the observations in this study), frad is the radiation factor, fgs is a factor dependent on growth stage, wr,i is the root weight per unit area [g-root/m2], ... AND DISCUSSION") The factor fNW,rice was determined as shown in Fig based on another experimental observations (data not shown) The vertical distribution of the root abundance, ζi, was assumed...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... (y+>30) [14], as in the present cases Correct values of y+ allows a proper assessment of the mesh In this case, this requirement was accomplished for all walls When the mesh has been completed, ... particular solutions in real scale models CFD as design technique represents lower costs in terms of time and resources It allows designers to have a general idea about the new system performance ... conditions in summer Mediterranean climates are assumed, measured in laboratory conditions for real ventilated façade panels d) Steady sunlight action is considered for the outer ceramic panel Results...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 14:58