Initial results of an ongoing Navier-Stokes Computational Fluid Dynamics study of horizontal axis tidal current turbine hydrodynamics are presented. Part of the underlying motivation is assessing the effects of the Reynolds number on turbine performance and loads in steady and unsteady flow regimes. The study aims at a) providing initial verification and validation of Navier-Stokes CFD for stea...

The relationship between bulk tank somatic cell count (SCC) and farm management and infrastructure was examined using data from 398 randomly selected, yet representative, Irish dairy farms where the basal diet is grazed grass. Median bulk tank SCC for the farms was 282,887 cells/ml ranging from 82,209 to 773,028 cells/ml. Two questionnaires were administered through face-to-face contact with ea...

The evolution along a tank of unidirectional nonlinear wave groups with narrow spectrum previously studied in [1] is compared with numerical simulations based on weakly, strongly and fully nonlinear models. Measurements of the instantaneous surface elevation within the laboratory tank were carried out using digital processing of video-recorded sequences of images of the contact line movement at...

Often when fuel prices rise as they have during 2005, weights and measures officials see an increase in the number of complaints related to the accuracy of gasoline pumps (retail motor-fuel dispensers). Frequently, weights and measures jurisdictions report receiving consumer complaints from motorists who believe they filled their vehicle's fuel tank with more gasoline than the tank is specified...

In order to analyze the changing rules of temperature and pressure of the gas-liquid coupled field of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) tank under fire, the application of the wavelet finite element method on it is studied in depth. First, the research achievements of thermodynamics response of the LPG tank under fire and the wavelet finite element theory is summarized. Second the temperature-press...

To study the effect of galactic cosmic rays on aerosols and clouds, the Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets (CLOUD) project was established. Experiments are carried out at a 26.1 m3 tank at CERN (Switzerland). In the experiments, the effect of ionizing radiation on H2SO4 particle formation and growth is investigated. To evaluate the experimental configuration, the experiment was simulated using a ...

Dicamba plus glyphosate tank mixture have been largely adopted for postemergence weed control after the development of dicamba-tolerant crops. Ammonium sulfate is commonly used as water conditioner (WC) to increase efficacy, but its use restricted dicamba herbicides. The non-AMS and other adjuvants could be a way optimize efficacy this while mitigating herbicide off-target movement. objective s...