the aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of nozzle configurations on spray drift and explain the influences using several atomization characteristics (length of spray sheet, spray angle, velocity distribution of flow field, fluctuation of velocity, and droplet size). nozzles manufactured by one company (lechler gmbh, germany) were tested by spraying local tap water in a win...

There is considerable interest in the potential relationship between postoperative endophthalmitis and clear corneal tunnel incisions for cataract surgery. Earlier work from Ernest et al. clearly demonstrated that incisions that are square in surface architecture are significantly more resistant to deformation and leakage than those that are rectangular. The purpose of this preliminary investig...

Background: Cubital tunnel syndrome, a neuropathy of ulnar nerve, is the second most common entrapping syndrome in the upper limb surpassing carpal tunnel syndrome. This syndrome arises from a high pressure decompressing the nerve for a long time. Patients with cubital tunnel syndrome show numbness in the ring and small fingers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the etiology of cubital tunn...

Because of the particularity of the environment in the tunnel, the rational tunnel illumination system should be developed, so as to optimize the tunnel environment. Considering the high cost of traditional tunnel illumination system with high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps as well as the effect of a single light source on tunnel entrance, the energy-saving illumination system with HPS lamps and L...

This article investigates and presents a case study on the Beijing Subway Line 12 excavation beneath existing Qinghuayuan Tunnel. The composite pre-reinforcement technique was used in conjunction with shallow tunneling method to control distortion of large-diameter tunnel. When building twin tunnels underneath, this strategy considerably decreased impact To systematically mechanical response tu...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare four graft-tunnel angles (GTA), the femoral GTA formed by three different femoral tunneling techniques (the outside-in, a modified inside-out technique in the posterior sag position with knee hyperflexion, and the conventional inside-out technique) and the tibia GTA in 3-dimensional (3D) knee flexion models, as well as to examine the influence of...

A thickness variation of only one Ångström makes a significant difference in the current through a tunnel junction due to the exponential thickness dependence of the current. It is thus important to achieve a uniform thickness along the barrier to enhance, for example, the sensitivity and speed of single electron transistors based on the tunnel junctions. Here, we have observed that grooves at ...

In control of a linear collider, the ground motion is one of the big problems. Various things can be considered as a factor of the ground motion, environmental vibration, atmospheric pressure variation, and the earth tides, etc. This time, we measured the slow ground motions using the tunnel of the underground hydroelectric power station "Shintoyone" located in the granite region. For the follo...