Wet friction clutches have become widely used in today’s transmissions, e.g. automatic transmissions, dual clutch transmissions, etc. It is known that the central role of this particular component is strongly determined by its friction characteristics. While a clutch is in use, degradation inevitably takes place that consequently deteriorates its friction characteristics. However, to the author...

tation—often confused by the fact that there is but one Chinese term for both, “fa xiao.” While fermentation also utilizes oxygen, it relates more to cellular breakdown caused by the presence of bacteria. Puerh tea is unique in that it is covered in bacteria: the jungle trees themselves are teaming with it, as are the villages where the tea is processed. When the cakes are steamed and compresse...

The current paradigm regarding sodium handling in animals and humans postulates that total body sodium is regulated predominately via regulation of extracellular volume. Active sodium storage independent of volume retention is thought to be negligible. However, studies in animals, hypertensive patients, and healthy humans suggest water-free storage of sodium in skin. We hypothesized that tissue...

Floriculture is among Kenya’s top foreign exchange earners. Gladiolus is one of the four famous cut flowers in the world whose popularity in Kenya is attributed to its heat tolerance, many spike forms and color combinations. However, the perishable nature of the flower renders it vulnerable to huge post-harvest losses. The study aimed to evaluate pulsing effect of cut Gladiolus</em...

CO2 geo-storage in basaltic formations has recently been identi?ed as a viable option to rapidly dispose large quantities of , hence mitigating anthropogenic emissions. However, it shown that basalt is weakly water-wet or intermediate-wet at typical storage conditions, which reduces capillary trapping capacities and increases lateral vertical spreading the plume; these effects increase project ...

Abstract Three-phase flow in porous media is encountered many applications including subsurface carbon dioxide storage, enhanced oil recovery, groundwater remediation and the design of microfluidic devices. However, pore-scale physics that controls three-phase under capillary dominated conditions still not fully understood. Recent advances three-dimensional imaging have provided new insights in...