Particles distributions along a conical fluidized bed were predicted by an alternative arrangement of the minimum fluidization velocity equation. The proposed approach introduces two new equations which present the particle diameter in the bed as function of: height in the bed (Z), angle of inclination of the fluidized bed wall (θ), input flow rate (Qo), and gas distributor diameter (Do, 2ro). ...

We have obtained optical and infrared photometry of the soft X-ray transient GRO J0422+32. From this photometry, we find a secondary star spectral type of M1, and an extinction of AV = 0.74±0.09. We present the first observed infrared (J-, H-, and K-band) ellipsoidal variations, and model them with WD98, a recent version of the Wilson-Devinney light curve modeling code. Assuming no significant ...

BACKGROUND The unique biomechanical demands placed on ballet students predispose to injury and pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of lumbosacral pain in ballet school students and to identify possible risk factors for the pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group comprised 71 ballet school students, including 45 females and 26 males, aged 15-18 years (mean 16.5 years)...

In order to study the heat transfer characteristics, a micro heat pipe (MHP) of circular geometry having inner diameter 1.8 mm and length 150 mm is designed and fabricated. An experimental investigation is carried out also to investigate the performance of the MHP with different experimental parameters. These experimental parameters include inclination angle, coolant flow rate, working fluid an...

BACKGROUND Small and relatively balanced anteroposterior curvatures and symmetric positioning of the shoulders, scapulae, waist triangles, anterior superior iliac spines, knees and feet are the elements of a good posture. The aim of our study was to determine which somatic features and parameters of spinal curvatures in the sagittal plane show statistically significant differences among childre...

With conventional time-of-flight sonar ranging systems, it is impossible to differentiate a reflection from a plane and from a rightangle corner reflector. A multitransducer pulse/echo ranging system is described that differentiates these two reflectors by exploiting the physical properties of sound propagation. The amplitudes and ranges of reflected signals for the different transmitter and re...

[Purpose] This study aimed to determine if the velocity of mechanical horseback-riding training can improve spinal alignment in young adults. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-six subjects were enrolled in this study. The subjects were randomly allocated into high-, moderate-, and low-velocity mechanical horseback-riding training groups. All participants completed one 20-minute session per day, 3 d...

The effect of inclination angle on the steady laminar free convection in a rectangular enclosure (aspect ratio = 5), which is discretely heated by an isoflux flush mounted small heater (L / H = 0.125) is studied numerically. The local and average Nusselt numbers are compared at inclination angles from 0 (bottom heating) to 180o (top heating), for modified Rayleigh numbers 102 ≤ Ra* ≤ 106. The t...

There is limited morphological data on the sex differences between the commonly used pelvic parameters. This study analysed the CT scans of 100 consecutive Caucasian patients, 61 males and 39 females, undergoing hip resurfacing arthroplasty surgery for hip osteoarthritis in one institution.There were no sex differences in femoral torsion/anteversion, femoral neck angle and acetabular inclinatio...