Optimal Operating Region for Chemically-Foamed Cable Coating Process.

Selective dip-coating of chemically micropatterned surfaces

We characterize the selective deposition of liquid microstructures on chemically heterogeneous surfaces by means of dip coating processes. The maximum deposited film thickness depends critically on the speed of withdrawal as well as the pattern size, geometry, and angular orientation. For vertically oriented hydrophilic strips, we derive a hydrodynamic scaling relation for the deposited film th...

Design of Optimal Process Flowsheet for Fractional Crystallization Separation Process

A procedure is presented that synthesizes fractional crystallization separation processes to obtain pure solids from multi-component solutions. The method includes a procedure to generate a network flow model to identify alternative process designs for fractional crystallization. The main advantage of this systematic procedure with respect to other reported procedures is using non-equilibri...

Optimal Surface Coating

The short-term clinical failures of cementless stems, such as proximal bone resorption and thigh pain, have limited their acceptance despite the potential long-term benefits of biological fixation for younger and more active patients. The clinical problems are believed to be related to failure at the bone-stem interface. By optimizing the design of the prosthesis to prevent or minimize failure ...

Choosing the Optimal Coating for Thermographic Inspection

Lately, the method of thermography is becoming an unavoidable method in non-destructive testing of different metal materials and constructions. The application of this method is found in testing the energy efficiency, deterioration of structural components, as well as testing the energy efficiency of housing units. Using the thermographic method it is possible to reduce the negative environment...

Optimal Trajectory Planning for Spray Coating