Flame holders are widely used in ramjet combustors. We propose using surface nanosecond-pulsed surface-dielectric-barrier-discharge (NS-DBD) to manipulate the flame-holder flow field experimentally. The electrical characteristics, induced performance, and temperature distribution of NS-DBD were investigated via optical measurement system. In filamentary discharge mode, energy rose with decrease...

A simple, minimal-reagent procedure for analysis of cadmium in blood is introduced. Blood samples from workers occupationally exposed to cadmium were collected with heparin. Titon X-100 surfactant was added, and 15-mul aliquots of the blood were pipetted into small nickel sampling cups and placed in a holder for 100 cups, which was enclosed in a stainless steel box. After the samples were drie...

Ion-selective electrodes have been applied to analysis of blood electrolytes with some success. However, currently available ion-selective electrode systems tend to be elaborate and expensive. We describe a clinical electrolyte analyzer in which inexpensive ion-selective electrodes are used. The elec‘trodes are in the configuration of thin wires and are all solid in construction. They may be di...

in this paper, a novel technique on friction aided deep drawing using tapered blank holder divided into eight segments is proposed to overcome defect of friction aided deep drawing using four segments tapered blank holder technique. a taper blank holder is designed to be of two parts: stationary part with 5 degree taper angle and moving parts divided into eight tapered segments. the main functi...

suggests are either slight or problematical themselves. But given that the profession still refuses to listen, the long, sad story of the scholarly tradition in English metrics cannot be told too often. Both experienced prosodists and those who are only occasional visitors to this field will find RM a useful and enjoyable guide to what Holder calls ’the muddled kingdom of meter’ (Chapter 1), ’t...

Closed-loop flow control is gaining more and more interest in the last few years. Whereas most of the published results are based on simulation studies, this work explores the synthesis of black-box model based closed-loop controllers for separated, wall-bounded shear flows in experiments. In this paper we compare a linear robust controller with a flatness based approach. To consider both the u...

Aim: During minimal access surgery an assistant is controlling the laparoscope and surgeon should be free to manipulate instruments. Although the advantages of laparoscopic surgery are well documented, one disadvantage is that, for optimum performance, an experienced camera driver is required who can provide the necessary views for the operating surgeon. There are many drawbacks in human camera...