CD = dimensionless mean drag coefficient, 2F D= fU meanD F D = drag force per unit spanwise length on the cylinder and plate, Nm 1 D = diameter of the cylinder, m E = dimensionless Young’s modulus, E = fU mean f = dimensionless oscillation frequency of the plate, f D=Umean Re = Reynolds number, fUmeanD= Umean = mean velocity at the left boundary of the channel, ms 1 V = dimensionless dilatation...

B = Einstein absorption coefficient E = total energy, P ns s s es 12 uiui , J=m g = electronic state degeneracy H = shape factor, = , dimensionless h = specific enthalpy, J=kg h = Planck’s constant h = enthalpy of formation, J=kg I = radiative intensity,W=cm-sr J = diffusive mass flux, kg=m s Le = Lewis number, dimensionless M = Mach number, dimensionless n = number density, m 3 p = pressure, P...

A particle, shaped as an ellipsoid of revolution and rotating about an arbitrary axis, experiences a torque in a rarefied monatomic gas because of the impact with the gas atoms. This torque is calculated for the case where the linear dimensions of the ellipsoid are small compared with the mean free path of the gas. The interaction of the gas atoms with the ellipsoidal surface is taken into acco...

An analysis is presented of the three-dimensional creeping flow in and around a porous sphere, modelled as a generalized Brinkman medium, near a smooth plane where the sphere (i) translates uniformly without rotating in an otherwise quiescent Newtonian fluid, (ii) rotates uniformly without translating in an otherwise quiescent Newtonian fluid, and (iii) is fixed in a shear field, which is unifo...

Expansive growth is central to development, morphogenesis, and sensory responses of algal, fungal and plant cells. These walled cells generate turgor pressure by absorbing water. The turgor pressure produces irreversible (plastic) and reversible (elastic) deformations in a wall whose mechanical properties are regulated biochemically. These biophysical processes (water uptake and wall deformatio...

Abstract Friction force is a crucial factor causing power loss and fatigue spalling of rolling element bearings. A combined experimental analytical method proposed to quantitatively determine the elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) friction distribution between rollers outer raceway in cylindrical roller bearing (CRB). An system with instrumented housing was developed for measuring radial load...

Unmanned aerial vehicles are being utilized by numerous groups around the world for various missions. Most of the smaller vehicles that have been developed use commercially-offthe-shelf parts, and little information about the performance characteristics of the propulsion systems is available in the archival literature. In light of this, the aim of the present research was to determine the perfo...

Calcined coke is an important material for making carbon anodes for smelting of alumina to aluminum. Calcining is an energy intensive industry and a significant amount of heat is wasted in the calcining process. Efficiently managing this energy resource is tied to the profit margin and survivability of a calcining plant. To help improve the energy efficiency of the calcining process, a 3-D comp...