We present Helmholtz or Helmholtz like equations for the approximation of the timeharmonic wave propagation in gases with small viscosity, which are completed with local boundary conditions on rigid walls. We derived approximative models based on the method of multiple scales for the pressure and the velocity separately, both up to order 2. Approximations to the pressure are described by the He...

Replicate velocity observations using conventional equipment under typical field conditions are used to evaluate the precision of different methods for estimating local boundary shear stress from velocity measurements. The bed shear velocity u, can be estimated within 3% using the depth-averaged velocity in the vertically averaged logarithmic velocity profile. To be accurate, this method is lim...

drying is one of the most important steps in raisin processing. during this step, initial moisture content decreases up to 15-17% (db) for suitable storage. achieving optimum drying conditions can affect the processing time and improve raisin quality. temperature, air velocity and pretreatment are important factors in the quality of the grape drying process. in this research, the effect of temp...

in some conditions, to avoid deterioration and field losses of soybean seeds (glycine max merr.) from weathering at end of the season, farmers start to harvest seeds with a high moisture content and so, careful post-harvest drying would be required to maintain the physiological quality of seeds. response surface methodology (rsm) was used to optimize the operating conditions of soybean seed dry...

Fluid velocity has the potential to cause severe erosion damage to oil & gas production infrastructure. In order to avoid or alleviate damage due to erosion, the American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice (API RP) 14E recommends a threshold fluid velocity for production tubing and pipelines. However, field and laboratory data have proven that the applied empirical constants, known as C-f...

The current study critically assessed the relationship between cognitive functions and gait in nondemented older adults. Quantitative measures of gait (velocity, cadence, and a coefficient of variance in stride length) were assessed in single and dual-task conditions. Three cognitive factors captured the domains of Executive Attention, Verbal IQ, and Memory. Linear regressions showed that Execu...

In this work, we studied the adaptation of H1, a motion-sensitive neuron in the fly visual system, to the variance of randomly fluctuating velocity stimuli. We ask two questions. 1) Which components of the motion detection system undergo genuine adaptational changes in response to the variance of the fluctuating velocity signal? 2) What are the consequences of this adaptation for the informatio...

The stability and convergence rate of coupled atomistic-continuum methods are studied analytically and numerically. These methods couple a continuum model with molecular dynamics through the exchange of boundary conditions in the continuumparticle overlapping region. Different coupling schemes, including velocity-velocity, flux-velocity, velocity-flux and flux-flux, are studied. It is found tha...