Flow-rate measurement in rivers under different conditions is required for river management purposes including water resources planning, pollution prevention, and flood control. This study proposed a new discharge estimation method by using a mean velocity derived from a 2D velocity distribution formula based on Tsallis entropy concept. This procedure is done based on several factors which refl...

The article presents a practical technique for enhancing thermo-hydraulic performance of a circular tube. In this way, numerical method focusing on laminar tubular flow is used to compare the effectiveness of utilizing center-cleared twisted tapes instead of typical shape of short width tapes. Numerical analysis represented that using both center-cleared and typical shape of twisted tapes, Re e...

Beef cattle feedlots contain unconsolidated surface material that accumulates within feedlot pens during a feeding cycle. Runoff from feedlot surfaces is diverted into settling basins. The storage capacity of the settling basins will be substantially reduced if large quantities of solid material are transported in runoff from the feedlot surfaces. The objective of this study was to identify the...

Original scientific paper The necessary forces for the control of a hydraulic sliding-spool valve are normally determined by the stationary axial momentum forces of the oil flow through a valve. These forces increase with an increase in the volume flow and the pressure difference. Because of the limited actuating-force potential of normal electromechanical actuators, the direct actuation of con...

Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) is a method for separating suspended, microscopic particles in water and wastewater treatment. The basic idea is to generate huge amounts of microscopic bubbles, which should attach to the particles whereby less dense aggregates are obtained, rising to the water surface. The flow structure in a flotation tank is important for the separation efficiency. ADV measurem...

Groundwater flow in sedimentary rock saprolite, and in soils derived from this material, is strongly influenced by sedimentary layering and fractures inherited from the parent bedrock. The main objectives of this study were to determine whether parent bedrock lithology and infilling of fractures and other macropores with pedogenically derived clays and Fe/Mn oxides also play major roles in cont...