An analysis is performed to study the effect of non-uniform slot injection (suction) into a steady two-dimensional laminar boundary layer flow with an applied magnetic field. Non-similar solutions have been obtained from the starting point of the streamwise co-ordiante to the exact point of separation. The difficulties arising at the starting point of the streamwise co-ordinate, at the edges of...

The torque resistance of zirconia ceramic heads/titanium taper trunnion junctions was tested in accordance with ISO 7206-9:1994(E); using twelve modified heads of 32 mm diameter under representative physiological conditions. Test parameters studied included assembly force, vertical load during test (test load) and head length. Mean torque resistances measured were 8.9 N m for a 1 kN test load a...

The orientational relaxation dynamics of perylene in the room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl imide were studied as a function of lithium ion concentration. Perylene is nonpolar and locates in the alkyl regions of the RTIL. The lithium cation was added as lithium bis(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl imide, so the addition of Li(+) did not change ...

The framed structure infilled with a mortarless brick (MB) panel exhibits considerable in-plane energy dissipation because of the relative sliding between bricks and good out-of-plane stability resulting from the use of interlocking mechanisms. The cyclic behaviors of MB are investigated experimentally in this study. Two different types of bricks, namely non-interlocking mortarless brick (N-IMB...

Slippery surfaces are a continuous concern in equine veterinary practice during both treatment and orthopaedic work-ups, especially when horses have to trot on circles. Sliding of the equine foot on the ground with the potential of injury is prevented if the horizontally acting accelerating or decelerating forces on the foot do not exceed maximal friction. Friction can be calculated and therefo...

Diamondlike carbon (DLC) films have attracted great interest in recent years mainly because of their unusual optical, electrical, mechanical, and tribological properties. Such properties are currently being exploited for a wide range of engineering applications including magnetic hard disks, gears, sliding and roller bearings, scratch resistant glasses, biomedical implants, etc. Systematic stud...

OBJECTIVES We hypothesized that high-molecular-weight (MW) cross-linked (CL) hyaluronic acid (HA) improves joint lubrication and has an enhanced chondroprotective effect. We examined the histopathological changes and friction coefficients in osteoarthritic knee joints after injecting high-MW CL HA. DESIGN A bilateral anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) model in 20 Japanese white rab...

High altitudes, heavy snow, and sharp mountainous relief of Mont Blanc massif make the upper part of the Arve valley (Chamonix, France) one of the most threatened areas by snow avalanches. 115 paths from this area were included in the avalanches national observatory, 26 of them have experienced between 20 and 100 events over a period of almost 100 years, among these avalanches 729 are posterior...

Spatial geometric effects on the friction coefficients of UHMWPe Alison C. Dunn a, Jason G. Steffens a, David L. Burris a, Scott A. Banks b, W. Gregory Sawyer a,∗ a Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, P.O. Box 116300 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA b Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, J. Crayton Pruitt Department of Biomedical Engineering, P.O....

A new axial method for measuring the friction coefficient with the atomic force microscope is given. This axial method requires no calibration steps and is performed simultaneously with a normal force measurement by measuring the difference between the constant compliance slopes of the extend and retract force curves. The algorithm can be applied retrospectively to extract the friction coeffici...