The paper investigated studies on the application of pulsed electric fields for the treatment of liquid media in a continuous manner in a co-field treatment chamber with elliptic insulator profiles. The electric field distribution and the temperature...
Based on a recently published theoretical model, in this work we experimentally studied the problem of gravity water drainage due to continuous steam injection into an elliptical porous chamber made of glass beads and embedded in a metallic, quasi-2D...
In this work, we have performed an investigation to increase our understanding of the motion of a hybrid nanofluid trapped inside a three-dimensional container. The room also includes a three-dimensional heated obstacle of an elliptic cross-section....
Biaxial compression tests based on an elliptical tunnel were conducted to study the failure characteristics and the meso-crack evolution mechanism of tunnels with different cross-sections constructed in sandstone. The progressive crack propagation pr...
Recently, in a previous study, we experimentally showed the existence of an optimal injected steam mass flow rate, per unit length, ϕopt, which produces the maximal recovery of condensate in a preformed steam chamber with an elliptical cross sec...
Elliptical diesel nozzles affect the fuel–air mixing process, and thus combustion and exhaust emissions. Experiments were conducted to study biodiesel spray liquid-phase behaviors for elliptical and circular nozzles through the Mie-scattering m...
This research numerically studies the transient cooling of partially liquid magma by natural convection in an enclosed magma chamber. The mathematical model is based on the conservation laws for momentum, energy and mass for a non-Newtonian and incom...
The article concerns the possibility of using a fuel pretreatment system in modern compression ignition CI engines, the main task of which is the reduction of toxic emissions in the form of exhaust gases. This fuel pretreatment system consists of a c...
Organ-on-a-chip (OoC) technology has experienced exponential growth driven by the need for a better understanding of in-organ processes and the development of novel approaches. This paper investigates and compares the flow behavior and filling charac...
A numerical investigation of the magnetohydrodynamics of a mixed convection of nano-enhanced phase change material (NEPCM) within a triangular chamber containing an elliptical heat source is presented in this article. The forced convection has result...
This paper proposes an Elliptical Rotor Scraper Pump (ERSP) to address traditional displacement pump defects, such as complex structures, poor self-sealing, low volume utilization, and considerable noise, etc. The ERSP utilizes a swing scraper instea...
This paper includes a numerical investigation of a hybrid fluid containing 4% of Al2O3-Cu nanoparticles in a lid-driven container. The upper wall of the container has a high temperature and is movable. The lower wall is cool and wavy. An obstacle is...
In this paper, we present an approach to develop an optical gas leak sensor that can be used to measure ethylene, dimethyl ether, and methane. The sensor is designed based on the principles of IR absorption spectrum detection, and comprises two cross...
Among the physical attributes of agricultural materials, mass, volume, and sizes have always been important quality parameters. Previous research focused mostly on volume estimation using stereo-based approaches, which rely on manual intervention or...
This study investigates the blast-resistant performance of a polyurea-coated suspension bridge girder under explosive loads. The Hunan Road Bridge of Shandong was used as a case study through combined test and numerical simulation methods. Two 3 kg T...
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from a defect in the production or function of insulin, secreted by β cells of the pancreatic islets. Pancreatic islets are spherical cell aggregates (10...
Addressing the inherent drawbacks of conventional positive displacement pumps, such as complex structure, poor sealing, low volumetric efficiency, and high noise, an innovative design of an elliptical rotor scraper pump (ERSP) was proposed. By segreg...
This paper discusses the output characteristics of the sensor response of infrared ethanol gas detectors based on incident radiation intensity. Sensors placed at each focal point of two elliptical waveguides were fabricated to yield two module combin...
A nanofocusing optical system—referred to as 100 exa—for an X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) was developed to generate an extremely high intensity of 100 EW/cm2 (1020 W/cm2) using total reflection mirrors. The system is based on Kirkpatri...
This study presents an innovative wedge-shaped inlet weir-type microfluidic chip designed to address common issues of clogging and inefficiency in microfiltration processes. Driven solely by centrifugal force, the chip integrates a crossflow separati...
The interconnection of devices, driven by the Internet of Things (IoT), enables a broad variety of smart applications and location-based services. The latter is often realized via transponder based approaches, which actively determine device position...
A simplified analytical method useful for ductile ground support design in underground mine workings is presented. This approach allows for maintaining the stability of sidewalls in rectangular openings extracted in competent and homogeneous rocks, e...
(1) Background: There is no reliable way to assess antenatal fetal pulmonary hypoplasia; however, the biological parameters of the fetal lung can help in evaluating fetal lung development. This study aimed to establish the reference intervals for nor...