A quasi three-dimensional numerical model is developed to study vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of two tandem flexible circular cylinders. In this model, the whole cylinder is divided into many sections along its length. The hydrodynamics of each section are represented by the solution of the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. The dynamic response of the flexible cylinder is predicted by t...

The 5-axis Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) is widely used for quality data collection of the machining parts, such as cylinder blocks and heads engines. High efficient inspection path planning multiple feature groups from different stations one key tasks CMM application. In engineering practice, diverse accounts large labor cost process development cycle. To improve efficiency generation com...

The rotational motion of crossbridges, formed when myosin heads bind to actin, is an essential element of most molecular models of muscle contraction. To obtain direct information about this molecular motion, we have performed saturation transfer EPR experiments in which spin labels were selectively and rigidly attached to myosin heads in purified myosin and in glycerinated myofibrils. In synth...

A boundary value problem for certain elliptic operators in the comple ment of an in nite cylinder is studied We prove that for these operators P D with some general zero boundary conditions if P D u has support inside a cylinder and decays exponentially in one direction of the cylinder then the solution u under a certain strong radiation condition at in nity must have support inside the cylinde...

In this work, we focus on two-dimensional, incompressible viscous channel flow over an infinitely long cylinder and examine the effect of controlled rotational cylinder oscillation in reducing the drag exerted on the cylinder. Based on an analysis of the open-loop simulations, a control system is designed that automatically determines the frequency of cylinder oscillation, based on the Reynolds...

Experiments are conducted in a shock tube to study the shock loading of a cylinder and a cylinder bank. The experiments model the loading of the cooling tubes in an inertial confinement fusion reactor where banks of tubes line the reaction chamber. The diffraction of the shock wave is visualized using shadowgraphy. Shock loading of the cylinder(s) is measured with flush mounted piezoelectric pr...

We present an experimental study of the motion of a viscoelastic micellar fluid around a moving cylinder, which ranges from fluidlike flow to solidlike tearing and fracture, depending on the cylinder radius and velocity. The observation of crack propagation driven by the cylinder indicates an extremely low tear strength, approximately equal to the steady state surface tension of the fluid. At t...

R544 Current Biology 26, R543–R576, July be repaired, replaced and renewed, and in principle this renewal could go on indefi nitely. And at least in the freshwater polyp Hydra, there don’t seem to be any signs of senescence. But from an evolutionary perspective, things look different. Typically, many organisms die before they reach old age, due to circumstances beyond their control, like being ...