It is well-known that a 2-edge-connected cubic graph has a 3-edge-colouring if and only if it has a 4-flow. Snarks are usually regarded to be, in some sense, the minimal cubic graphs without a 3-edge-colouring. We defined the notion of 4-flow-critical graphs as an alternative concept towards minimal graphs. It turns out that every snark has a 4-flow-critical snark as a minor. We verify, surpris...

This report provided a good description of a generic large scale composting plant. In this light, it is useful to those who have little knowledge of how such a facility is composed. Of particular interest is the detailed compo­ sition of the Portland waste stream which is presented and which can be compared to other areas. While the flow diagram is complete, generally it would be more illuminat...

long-throated flumes are measurement structures often used in water and wastewater systems to determine the flow discharge. the head-discharge relationship of long-throated flumes is traditionally determined following the critical flow theory and the boundary layer concept. after a review of the traditional approach and an analysis of the approximate assumptions of the boundary layer approach, ...

the rectangular broad crested weirs are widely used to measure the water dischargewhich is one of the most popular tools in the irrigation canals particularly, in developingcountries.the present article is trying to demonstrate the results of an experimental work carriedout on rectangular broad crested weir with sloped upstream face to investigate the effect ofupstream slope on discharge effici...

effect of small al additions, from 0.14% to 0.31% ai, on the hot deformation behavior of low carbon steels containing 1%cu-1.2%mn was investigated in the temperature range of 750-800•c over the strain rate range of 1o.3.1o.1s•1 by a hot compression testing machine. the flow curves obtained, exhibited typical characteristics of dynamic recovery type of softening mechanism, and the critical strai...

abstract weirs are the most common structures for discharge measurement in engineering research. streamline curvature, non hydrostatic pressure distribution on weir and nappe adherence to the weir lead to differences between calculated and measured discharges. thus discharge coefficient, which is the ratio of real and theoretic discharges, is usually less than unity. in circular weirs the press...