GOALS To test the hypothesis that the use of a low-residue breakfast (LRB) the day prior to colonoscopy was not inferior to consuming clear fluids alone (CFD) in patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy with a polyethylene glycol (PEG) bowel preparation. BACKGROUND Optimal colon cleansing is essential for complete visualisation of the mucosa during colonoscopy. Few studies have examined the...

Background Coronary atherosclerosis is common at vessel bifurcations. A quantitative approach to measuring blood velocity, vorticity and more complex flow features at bifurcations would enhance the understanding of the mechanisms of atheroma development, and potentially predict vessels at highest risk. The aim of this work was to validate 4D phase contrast (PC) magnetic resonance imaging flow m...

Gas solid fluidized bed application has gained popularity as an excellent contacting device that is been widely used in thermo-chemical processes, drying food processing industries etc. due to its favorable heat transfer characteristics. Most of the outmoded fluidization activities reported confined with columnar/cylindrical shaped reactors. Conventionally, tapered/conical reactors are for ener...

The convective heat transfer and pressure drop of water based Al2O3 nanofluid in a horizontal tube subject to constant wall temperature condition is investigated by computational fluid dynamic (CFD) method. The Al2O3 nanofluid at five volume concentration of 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2 % are applied as a non Newtonian power law and Newtonian fluid with experimentally measured properties of density...

The process of synthesizing silica nanopowder by the gas phase thermal oxidation of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) in a diffusion flame reactor was simulated using a commercial computational fluid dynamic (CFD) code. The fuel combustion process and silica particle formation and growth in the flame are modeled. The temperature, velocity and particle size distribution (PSD) fields inside the reac...

BACKGROUND Controlling airborne contamination is of major importance in burn units because of the high susceptibility of burned patients to infections and the unique environmental conditions that can accentuate the infection risk. In particular the required elevated temperatures in the patient room can create thermal convection flows which can transport airborne contaminates throughout the unit...

This paper gave an overview of the past and present applications of various Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods for indoor environment modeling. Typical applications used the CFD to calculate airflow, air temperature, contaminant concentrations, and turbulence in enclosed environment for studying or designing thermal comfort and indoor air quality. With simple airflow and geometry, the C...