The numerical implementation of an ocean model based on the incompressible Navier Stokes equations which is designed for studies of the ocean circulation on horizontal scales less than the depth of the ocean right up to global scale is described. A "pressure correction" method is used which is solved as a Poisson equation for the pressure field with Neumann boundary conditions in a geometry as ...

The spontaneous electroluminescence emission of InAs light-emitting diodes ~LEDs! operating at 3.3 mm was studied as a function of applied hydrostatic pressure. An enhancement of a factor of almost four in radiative efficiency at room temperature was observed in the range 0 to 10 kbar. Analysis of the dependence of electroluminescence emission intensity on hydrostatic pressure at constant curre...

When hydrostatic pressure across epithelia fixed between a Ussing-type chamber was oscillated mechanically, the membrane potential was found to oscillate synchronously. When the transepithelial potential was oscillated artificially, the hydrostatic pressure difference also oscillated synchronously. Under such oscillating gradient conditions, concentration changes in the unstirred layer can be m...

The ability of single grain boundaries in YBa2Cu3Ox bicrystalline rings to carry electrical current is found to be significantly enhanced under hydrostatic pressure. Nearly hydrostatic pressures are applied to the alkali metals Li, Na, and K. in a search for superconductivity. Whereas Li becomes superconducting above 20 GPa at temperatures as high as 15 K, no superconductivity was observed abov...

This paper concerns the influence of elastic mounting on the dynamic properties of hydrostatic control system. Digital simulation of the drives with rigid mounting and with elastically mounted load mass was performed in order to adapt their dynamic models to the physical model at the laboratory stand. The influence of parameters of the system, external load and friction on the dynamic propertie...

The study of the electronic structure in GaAs-based delta-doped field effect transistors under applied hydrostatic pressure is presented. A combination of the depletion approximation and the local density Thomas-Fermi theory is used to model the potential energy profile. We present a discussion on the possible effect of the hydrostatic pressure in the formation of high conductivity channels in ...

Mechanical signals can play a key role in regulating the chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The objective of this study was to determine if the long-term application of cyclic hydrostatic pressure could be used to improve the functional properties of cartilaginous tissues engineered using bone marrow derived MSCs. MSCs were isolated from the femora of two porcine don...