Wall-to-bed (or wall-to-fluid) heat transfer issues in trickle bed reactors (TBR) has an important impact on operation and efficiency in this category of reactors. In this study, the hydrodynamic and thermal behavior of trickle bed reactors was simulated by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. The multiphase behavior of trickle bed reactor was studied by the implementation of ...

Bed bugs appear to be feared more than vector insects and other household pests. The reasons for this exaggerated fear are not fully understood. One hypothesis is that the folk knowledge on recognising and controlling bed bugs decreased as bed bugs became rarer in the 1960s and led to irrational perceptions. Here, we examine people's ability to recognise a bed bug and their response what to do ...

in this paper the effectiveness combination of bed sill and collar in reduction of local scour depth at cylindrical piers under clear water flow condition was investigated (v/vc=0.9). in the first of experiments, the bed sill was located in downstream and different distances from the piers. results indicated that minimum distance of the bed sill from the piers in downstream has maximum reductio...

This paper explores live coding environments in the context of notational systems. The improvisational practice of live coding as combining both composition and performance is introduced and selected systems are discussed. The author’s Threnoscope system is described, but this is a system that enables the performer to work with both descriptive and prescriptive scores that can be run and altere...

In this paper, we present some preliminary studies on reducing the emittance of the Hefei light source II (HLS-II) storage ring by redistributing the synchrotron damping partition factor using a Robinson wiggler. The studies demonstrate that it is possible to reduce the emittance by 50% using a 2-meter long wiggler on a rematched lattice. This encouraging result suggests a feasible option to si...

In England and Wales, 53% of live births were born within marriage in 2013, compared to 59% in 2003 and 93% in 1963 [1] . The average age at marriage has increased and more children are born to women older than 30 years. In the UK, there were 2.0 million lone parents with dependent children in 2015. This figure has grown steadily from 1.9 million in 2005. Lone parents with dependent children re...

This paper investigates whether an outcome-based aid formula can improve fiscal and outcome equity across local school districts more strongly than a typical aid formula does, including Ohio’s recent aid formula. When the outcome-based aid formula is applied to foundation aid, fiscal and outcome equity deteriorates compared with the Ohio’s recent aid formula. However, when it is applied to powe...

Before passing to the principal aspect of this subject it is necessary to consider first the train of reactions which are known to set in when a person is subjected to physical trauma, and then to appreciate their bearing on dietary requirements. It is also important to note the influence of the patient's physiological condition at the time of trauma on the subsequent sequence of events. In cas...