I use dynamical simulations of the line-driven instability to examine the potential role of the resulting flow structure in reducing the observed strength of wind absorption lines. Instead of the porosity length formalism used to model effects on continuum absorption, I suggest reductions in line strength can be better characterized in terms of a velocity clumping factor that is insensitive to ...

Diode-laser-based absorption spectroscopy for the evaluation of embedded gas concentrations in porous materials is demonstrated in measurements of molecular oxygen dispersed throughout scattering polystyrene foam, used here as a generic test material. The mean path length of light scattered in the material is determined with the temporal characteristics of the radiation transmitted through the ...

Porous shallow-water models (porosity models) simulate urban flood flows orders of magnitude faster than classical shallow-water models due to a relately coarse grid and large time step, enabling flood hazard mapping over far greater spatial extents than is possible with classical shallow-water models. Here the errors of both isotropic and anistropic porosity models are examined in the presence...

he possibility to obtain sintered material from alkaline basaltic tuffs is demonstrated. The parent rock was milled for 10–15 min, the resulting owder was pressed at 100 MPa and the obtained samples were heat-treated in the range of 1000–1140 ◦C. The sintering behaviour and the phase ormation were studied by pycnometry, dilatometry, DTA, XRD and SEM. The final material was obtained by sintering...

The potential of recycled waste polymeric materials as a substitute for aggregates in concrete has been investigated in the study. Two different types of waste polymer, namely polyurethane formaldehyde (PUF) based packaging waste and high density polyethylene (HDPE) were recycled and used in the experiment. Concrete and masonry poly block specimens were prepared using recycled polymer materials...

The possibility to obtain a cheap ceramic material based on 50 wt % basaltic tuffs and 50 wt % industrial clays was studied. The tuffs were characterized by optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analysis. It was shown that this material is appropriate for the ceramic industry: it is easy for milling and is characterized by low liquidus temperature. The sintering behavio...

In the study, availability of tuffs around Erkilet (Kayseri), Kayseri and Mustafa Pasa (Nevsehir), Göreme (Nevsehir) and Nevsehir for using in many stages of construction materials, especially in blocks, shaped production, pavement, sideways, bordure and in landscape architecture was examined and samples were collected. For this purpose, standards experimental samples size of tuffs were prepare...

This study presents the potential of modified Palm Kernel Shell (MPKS) particles in production blocks as an alternative building material using cement or clay binders. Several studies on (PKS) a blend with other natural fibres/fillers found that due to its hydrophilic nature, it has low physical and mechanical capabilities comparison MPKS, making less compatible any polymeric matrix. Experiment...

Fe is a heavy metal that often found in water. If the level exceeds maximum limit and continuously consumed, it will cause various kinds of diseases so method needed can reduce Fe2+. In this study, Fe2+ ion adsorption was carried out using pumice which aims to determine characteristics include surface area, density porosity, ability, contact time required absorb ions. The used batch method, wit...

New-generation electromagnetic (EM) and sonic logging tools are capable of measuring multi-frequency multi-component data at multiple depths of investigation. This allows us to image the formation around the borehole by using an inversion method. A method is developed for directly obtaining porosity and fluid saturation distributions by simultaneously inverting borehole EM and sonic measurement...