A field deterministic model of the vehicular dynamics in a generic urban street canyon with two neighboring canyons is considered. The assumed hydrodynamical model of vehicular movement is coupled to the gasdynamical model of the air and emitted pollutants. The vehicles are assumed to move on distinct left lanes and right ones. At the upstream and downstream ends there are coordinated traffic l...

A field deterministic model of the vehicular dynamics in a generic urban street canyon with two neighboring canyons is considered. The assumed hydrodynamical model of vehicular movement is coupled to the gasdynamical model of the air and emitted pollutants. The vehicles are assumed to move on distinct left lanes and right ones. At the upstream and downstream ends there are coordinated traffic l...

Background: The utilization of methane for production of Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) not only cuts the emissions of greenhouse gases but also greatly reduces PHB production cost. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of gas-phase conditions on PHB production by Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b. Ma...

The ship is safest when it is in port, but that's not what ships were built for. ABSTRACT Due to coming emission legislations, the temperature is expected to increase in heavy-duty diesel engines, specifically in the hot-end of the exhaust system affecting components, such as exhaust-and turbo manifolds. Since the current material in the turbo manifold, a ductile cast iron named SiMo51, is oper...

To maintain arterial oxygen saturation (Sa,O2) above 90% in patients with acute respiratory failure, oxygen (O2) is often added to the circuit of two-level noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). However, the final inspiratory oxygen fraction (Fi,O2) is not known. To clarify this issue, the effect of different inspiratory positive airway pressures (IPAP) of the oxygen tubing connectio...

There are a variety of approaches to removing gaseous pollutants from effluent streams: absorption, adsorption, condensation, chemical reaction, incineration, and selective diffusion through a membrane. Absorption is an operation involving mass transfer of a soluble vapor component to a solvent liquid in a device that promotes intimate contact between the gas and the liquid. The driving force f...

We describe a case of sulfhemoglobinemia associated with toxic paint ingestion. Blood gases, oxygen content, and fractional hemoglobin derivatives were assayed with Radiometer 520 and OSM3 instruments. Although the CO-oximeters indicated the presence of sulfhemoglobin (SulfHb), the results were not quantitative. An OSM3 service software program was activated to obtain the actual concentrations ...