Shock-boundary layer interaction (SBLI) is a kind of problem which is frequently met in supersonic engine inlet flow and external flow. A detail study on mechanism of reduction of shock induced flow separation by MVG is carried out by high order implicit large eddy simulation (LES). To generate the fully developed turbulent flow, a series of turbulent profiles are given by previous DNS simulati...

OBJECTIVE This study was conducted (1) to examine the relationship between left atrial appendage (LAA) flow velocity and pulmonary venous flow (PVF) variables during nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation (AF), and (2) to determine whether a reduction in LAA flow is reflected by the fibrillatory wave amplitude on the surface ECG. BACKGROUND Although LAA Doppler echocardiographic signals provide inf...

Rarefied Couette flow between concentric rotating cylinders is investigated using Maxwell’s slip-velocity boundary treatment. The study provides an independent reassessment of the velocity inversion process and demonstrates that the occurrence of an inverted velocity profile depends solely on the accommodation coefficient of the stationary outer cylinder. From the analysis, criteria are derived...

Doppler echocardiography can provide insight into the diastolic properties of the left ventricle. The hemodynamic origins of the diastolic mitral flow velocity profile are reviewed and Doppler information is compared to other measures of left ventricular diastolic function. Factors affecting the mitral diastolic flow velocity in both normal populations and pathologic conditions are discussed an...

Contrast-Enhanced Second Harmonic Echo Doppler To the Editor: With regard to the recent article by Caiati et al on the use of echo Doppler for the noninvasive determination of coronary flow reserve,1 several issues regarding this methodology should be clarified to ensure correct interpretation of the data. The authors used contrast-enhanced Doppler to determine blood flow velocity in coronary a...

Contrast-Enhanced Second Harmonic Echo Doppler To the Editor: With regard to the recent article by Caiati et al on the use of echo Doppler for the noninvasive determination of coronary flow reserve,1 several issues regarding this methodology should be clarified to ensure correct interpretation of the data. The authors used contrast-enhanced Doppler to determine blood flow velocity in coronary a...

A series of experiments are presented which study the flow kinematics of water past drag-reducing superhydrophobic surfaces. The ultrahydrophobic surfaces are fabricated from silicon wafers using photolithography and are designed to incorporate precise patterns of micrometer-sized ridges aligned in the flow direction. The ridges are made hydrophobic through a chemical reaction with an organosil...

We present the velocity profile measured within a porous bed below rough turbulent open channel flow. Mean streamwise velocity has a minimum in the top pore, just below the bed surface, and then increases towards a constant value in the deeper pores. We argue that the velocity minimum in the top pore is due to enhanced turbulence generated within the external flow. This produces a flow regime s...