In this research, hydrodynamics of the Bubble Train Flows (BTF) in circular capillaries has been investigated by Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS).The Volume of Fluid Based (VOF) interface tracking method and streamwise direction periodic boundary conditions has been applied. The results show that there exists an appropriate agreement between DNS and experimental correlation results. The re...

Micro-channel plate ~MCP! was used to intensify the image on the fluorescent screen in reflection high-energy electron diffraction. The primary electron current could be reduced by four orders of magnitude to get the image of the same intensity as in the measurement without MCP. The reduction of electron beam enabled observation of ionic crystal surfaces without causing electrolysis and chargin...

Given that Micro and Nano Technologies (MNTs) is still an emerging field, it is important to adopt a tool for evaluating the maturity of MNT-based products and the production processes enabling their manufacture. In particular, as a risk assessment tool, it could help both the pace of technological adoption and the successful exploitation of these technologies. In this context, the objective of...

Achieving a sustainable level of energy production and consumption is one of the major challenges in our nowadays society. This paper contributes to the objective of increasing energy efficiency by introducing a market mechanism that facilitates the efficient matching of energy (i.e. electricity and heat) demand and supply in Micro Energy Grids. More precisely we propose a combinatorial double ...

Muinuddin, Ahmad, Youhou Kang, Herbert Y. Gaisano, and Nicholas E. Diamant. Regional differences in L-type Ca channel expression in feline lower esophageal sphincter. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 287: G772–G781, 2004. First published June 3, 2004; 10.1152/ajpgi.00102.2004.—In humans and cats, muscle from the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) circular region exhibits greater spontaneou...

Although tamper-resistant devices are specifically designed to thwart invasive attacks, they remain vulnerable to micro-probing. Among several possibilities to provide data obfuscations, keyed hardware permutations can provide compact design and easy diversification. We discuss the efficiency of such primitives, and we give several examples of implementations, along with proofs of effectively l...

The popularity of research on intelligent multimedia services and applications is motivated by the high demand of the convenient access and distribution of pervasive multimedia data. Facing with abundant multimedia resources but inefficient and rather old-fashioned keyword-based retrieval approaches, Intelligent Multimedia Systems (IMS) demand on (i) effective filtering algorithms for storage s...

Mobile IPv6 enables mobile node to roam transparently in any network. It shows good performance for macro mobility but it is not proper for supporting micro mobility because of large latency. Accordingly, IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) mobileip WG(Working Group) suggests Fast Handover Protocol and HMIPv6(Hierarchical Mobile IPv6) for micro mobility management. However, HMIPv6 has some p...

This paper aims at developing a force-guided microassembly technology with in-situ flexible polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) beam force sensing and hybrid force/position control based on an infinite dimensional model of the flexible sensor structure. Besides the designed 1-D PVDF cantilever based microforce sensor, as the soft sensor structure itself is installed at the free end of micromanipulat...

This paper reports on our research in developing a micro power generation system based on gas turbine engine and piezoelectric converter. The micro gas turbine engine consists of a micro combustor, a turbine and a centrifugal compressor. Comprehensive simulation has been implemented to optimal the component design. We have successfully demonstrated a silicon-based micro combustor, which consist...