A new simple analytical model for prediction of cooling rate in the solidification process based on the local heat flux density extracted during solidification is introduced. In the modeling procedure, a solidifying control volume is considered in the mushy zone in which a heat balance equation is used to derive the present model. As the local heat flux density is a measurable parameter, the pr...

Heat denaturation studies were carried out and revealed hidden genic variants with the same net charge at the Octanol dehydrogenase-1 locus in Drosophila pseudoobscura. Studies of several genetic crosses between strains with different heat-sensitivity alleles showed that the F(1) retained more in vitro enzyme activity after being heat-treated for a specified amount of time at a given temperatur...

A Bäcklund transformation(BT) and a recurrence formula are derived by the homogeneous balance(HB) method. A initial problem of Burgers equations is reduced to a initial problem of heat equation by the BT, the initial problem of heat equation is resolved by the Fourier transformation method, substituting various solutions of the initial problem of the heat equation will yield solutions of the in...

Convergence properties are established for the piecewise linear heat balance integral solution of a benchmark moving boundary problem, thus generalising earlier results [Numer. Heat Transfer 8 (1985) 373]. A convergence rate of O(n ) is identified with minor effects at large values of the Stefan number b (slow interface movement). The correct O(n ) behaviour for incident heat flux is recovered ...

Applying adiabatic, cyclic two-parameter modulations we investigate quantum heat transfer across an anharmonic molecular junction contacted with two heat baths. We demonstrate that the pumped heat typically exhibits a Berry-phase effect in providing an additional geometric contribution to heat flux. Remarkably, a robust fractional quantized geometric phonon response is identified as well. The p...

Energy balance is a complex trait with relevance to the study of human obesity and maintenance energy requirements of livestock. The objective of this study was to identify, using unique mouse models, quantitative trait loci (QTL) influencing traits that contribute to variation in energy balance. Two F2 resource populations were created from lines of mice differing in heat loss measured by dire...

I. In order to reinvestigate the classical concept of specific dynamic action of food, the thermic effect of ingested glucose (jo g) or essential amino acids (50 g) or both was measured in seven healthy male subjects dressed in shorts, by using both direct and indirect calorimetry simultaneously. Experiments were performed under conditions of thermal comfort at 28”. 2. Energy ‘balance’ (heat pr...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation simultaneously combined with local heat and cold applications enhances pain relief compared with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation alone in patients with knee osteoarthritis. [Subjects and Methods] Fourty-five patients with knee osteoarthritis participated in this study. They wer...