Non-wetting phase saturation after drainage from the wetting-phase-filled porous medium
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, 2015 Understanding and predicting the efficiency of displacement, i.e., the non-wetting phase saturation after drainage, is of great importance in many practical applications.
Tetsuya SUEKANE +2 more
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Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023 To address the heat transfer degradation that occurs in the top section of horizontal pipes when sCO2 fluid flows are heated, the upper half wall with higher temperatures is particularly roughened using uniform sand-grain roughness.
Jun Yang +3 more
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Preparation and Evaluation of Berberine Alginate Beads for Stomach-Specific Delivery
Molecules, 2011 The purpose of this research was to prepare floating calcium alginate beads of berberine for targeting the gastric mucosa and prolonging their gastric residence time.
Hui Pang +5 more
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First insights into the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) fine-scale swimming behaviour
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 As regional endotherms, lamnid sharks can sustain high cruising speeds and perform frequent speed bursts. However, since endothermy comes with high energetic costs, lamnids may adopt different swimming strategies to manage their energy budget ...
Bruno M. Saraiva +4 more
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Design, Control and Implementation of Torus-Type Omniorientational Blimp With Tilting Actuators
IEEE Access, 2021 Buoyancy-aided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a powerful advantage in terms of flight time and safety, compared to conventional multirotors. However, previously developed platforms showed limited flight maneuverability (i.e.
Seung Hwan Song, Hyouk Ryeol Choi
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Direct measurement of swimming and diving kinematics of giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Tunas possess a range of physiological and mechanical adaptations geared towards high-performance swimming that are of considerable interest to physiologists, ecologists and engineers.
Adrian C. Gleiss +4 more
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Mathematical model of hot-air balloon steady-state vertical flight performance
Aviation, 2021 Vertical flight performance of Lighter-than-Air free hot-air balloons is derived and discussed. Novel mathematical model using lumped-parameters has been used to model balloon flight dynamics and steady-state performance in particular.
Nihad E. Daidzic
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From Water to the Stars: A Reinterpretation of Galileo’s Style
Substantia, 2017 Galileo Galilei’s contribution during the early stages of the scientific revolution and his clash with the Catholic Church have been discussed, studied, and written about for many decades.
Louis Caruana Sj
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Analysis of Understanding the Concept of Buoyancy in the Context of its Transfer from Pre-school Teachers to Children [PDF]
Revija za Elementarno Izobraževanje, 2014 Kindergarten curricula (Bahovec et al. 1999, 37) cover different areas of education that are sensibly interconnected and integrated. Science is one of the areas that represent child’s first learning about the surrounding world and the first introduction ...
Petra Furlan, Samo Fošnarič
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The stability of the water column in french ponds (limousin region) by the calculation of the wedderburn number [PDF]
Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului, 2014 Oxygenation and biological life in lakes, reservoirs and ponds depend on the stability of the water column and on the rhythms of stratification and mixing periods.
TOUCHART L. +5 more
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