this paper presents mathematical models of thin layer forced convection solar drying of cuminum cyminum using two drying methods (mixed and indirect) at different operating conditions. the average initial moisture content of the seeds for all tests was about 43% d.b. and the drying was performed continuously, in each test, for a uniform period of 90 minutes drying time in a solar cabinet dryer ...

The testing of mode III and mixed mode failure is every so often encountered in the dedicated literature of mechanical characterization of brittle and quasi-brittle materials. In this work, the application of the mixed strain displacement ε − u finite element formulation to three examples involving skew notched beams is presented. The use of this FE technology is effective in problems involving...

BACKGROUND Increasing availability of the Internet allows using only online data collection for more epidemiological studies. We compare response patterns in a population-based health survey using two survey designs: mixed-mode (choice between paper-and-pencil and online questionnaires) and online-only design (without choice). METHODS We used data from a longitudinal panel, the Hygiene and Be...

in this paper, the mixed-mode dynamic fracture analysis of a fgm plate is performed using mlpg method also the effect of changes in value and angle of material gradation on the dynamic stress intensity fctor(sif) of mode i, ii, and effective are investigated. to solve time dependent equations that discretized by mlpg method, the central difference method (cdm) and the newmark method are used. a...