In this study, the performance of an irreversible regenerative Brayton cycle is sought through power maximizations using finite-time thermodynamic concept in finite-size components. Optimizations are performed using a genetic algorithm. In order to take into account the finite-time and finite-size concepts in the current problem, a dimensionless mass-flow rate parameter is used to deploy ti...

We review simple connectionist and firing rate models for mutually inhibiting pools of neurons that discriminate between pairs of stimuli. Both are two-dimensional nonlinear stochastic ordinary differential equations, and although they differ in how inputs and stimuli enter, we show that they are equivalent under state variable and parameter coordinate changes. A key parameter is gain: the maxi...

An experimental investigation of chemical reaction fronts, created by an initial separation of reactants, is reported for a system of two competing reactions. Spatiotemporal patterns are observed experimentally for the competing reaction front and are accounted for quantitatively by a reaction-diffusion model. We use the reaction of xylenol orange with Cr3+ in aqueous solution. Different oligom...

In this work, a Homotopy Perturbation Solution of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model of boundary-layer equations for an electrically conducting Nanofluid flow bounded by an infinite parallel vertical permeable plates is to be introduced. This model is applied to study the mass and heat transfer of an unsteady nanofluid, incompressible flow with suction, internal heat generation, Hall Effect and Ch...

In this work, a lipase-catalyzed selective enzymatic hydrolysis of the borage oil was carried out using commercial enzymes and native crude enzymatic extract from Brazil as biocatalysts for the reaction. Two crude enzymatic extracts home-produced and three commercial lipases were screened for concentrating γlinolenic acid of the triacylglycerols in unhydrolyzed acylglycerols. The kinetics of en...

In this study, the performance of an irreversible regenerative Brayton cycle is sought through power maximizations using finite-time thermodynamic concept in finite-size components. Optimizations are performed using a genetic algorithm. In order to take into account the finite-time and finite-size concepts in the current problem, a dimensionless mass-flow rate parameter is used to deploy ti...