In this study, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed to simulate the aerodynamic performance of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) offshore 5-MW baseline wind turbine with single rotor and full turbine. Using statistical methods, relation between pitch angle when speed is above rated analyzed; furthermore, other published data were compiled establish functional equat...

The turbulence dissipation rate and turbulence shear stress are estimated inside a cylindrical, stirred flow mixer by carrying out Stereo PIV measurements in twelve vertical and three horizontal planes. The flow domain is vertically oriented, filled with the water. A commercially-available, three-blade impeller, HR-100, is used as the agitator. The impeller is mounted near the tip of a thin, ri...

Composite wind turbine blades may experience interlaminar damage, including adhesive failure, cracking, and fracture from manufacturing or external fatigue load. Among these, the failure of joints is critical. Therefore, it important to identify mechanism in between spar cap–shear web trailing edge composite blades. We calculated toughness through Mode I, II, Mixed-mode tests for quantitative a...

BACKGROUND There are two forms of Macintosh laryngoscope blade. Compared with the standard blade, the English blade is longer, its curve is more continuous across the entire length of the blade, the flange of the blade continues much closer to the blade tip, and the height of the flange is shorter. METHOD We studied 300 patients to compare the ease of laryngoscopy with each type of Macintosh ...

The changes in chemical production processes, in particular the shift from chemical production to biotechnology, puts more emphasis on shear rate control of mixing devices. At the same time, mixing devices should be highly optimized with respect to power consumption, both for economical reasons and due to the prevention of additional heat-up of the mixing process. In addition, most biotechnolog...

The objective of this study was to develop an accurate and simple method for measuring the engineering coeffi cients of the 3D elasticity tensor of wood. A method using a semi-ring extensometer (SRE) and a compression specimen (6-specimen technique) is proposed. The SRE is made of a semi-ring stainless steel blade pin-jointed to two aluminum fi xing plates, and two resistance strain gauges bond...

The aim of the present study was to find a more optimal blade design for rowing performance than the Big Blade, which has been shown to be less than optimal for propulsion. As well as the Big Blade, a flat Big Blade, a flat rectangular blade, and a rectangular blade with the same curvature and projected area as the Big Blade were tested in a water flume to determine their fluid dynamic characte...

The objective of this study was to investigate quality changes of salmon fillet muscle during thermal sterilization processes. Small samples (D 30 mm x H 6 mm) from the central dorsal region were heated in an oil bath at 121.1 degrees C for periods varying from 5 to 120 min. The quality variations along the longitudinal axis of salmon fillets (raw and heated) were examined. The quality properti...

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of a system for classifying beef for tenderness based on a rapid, simple method of measuring cooked longissimus shear force. Longissimus steaks (2.54 cm thick) were trimmed free of s.c. fat and bone and rapidly cooked using a belt grill. A 1-cm-thick, 5-cm-long slice was removed from the cooked longissimus parallel with the muscle fiber...

The current body armor systems manufactured using ballistic fibers are not performing as theoretical results predict and are causing injuries. The actual maximum projectile penetration speed that the body armor can endure is significantly lower than the theoretical maximum speed, thus causing a costly build-test relationship that is not aided with modeling design efforts. The main aim of this r...