Industrial turbomachinery design requires fast and reliable algorithms for the numerical optimization of design parameters that innuence the ow in the turbomachine. The problem considered in this paper is to determine the cross-sectional shape of a blade in a turbomachine in order to reproduce as well as possible a given velocity proole of the ow around the blade. It is formulated as a least sq...

BACKGROUND Tracheal intubation using Storz's C-Mac D-blade(TM) videolaryngoscope is associated with difficult negotiation of the tracheal tube into the glottis due to steep angulation of its blade. OBJECTIVES In this study, we hypothesized that Truflex(TM) articulating stylet with its ability to dynamically tailor the ETT shape to patients' oropharyngeal anatomy would be better suited to the ...

crops and agricultural products are subject to natural loading during growth. different mechanical forces are also exerted on them during harvest. one product, sugar cane, experiences large shear forces are during harvest. an examination of the crop properties and machine parameters of sugar cane are necessary to develop appropriate cutting tools and the optimization and design of harvesting ma...

background: there are few studies comparing the biomechanical properties of angled blade plate and locking compression plates in supracondylar osteotomy. in the current randomized study, we prospectively compared the clinical and radiological outcomes of supracondylar osteotomy using these two plates. methods: forty patients with valgus knee malalignment were randomly assigned to two equal numb...

Taro is an important crop species in Côte d’Ivoire. It cultivated for its tubers and leaves. But knowledge genetic diversity differentiation are very weakly documented. Several morphological types found rural area, but their identification not clear, agronomic potentiality underexploited. In this context we initiated a survey collected 213 accessions from 14 growing regions of The was evaluated...

The objective of this research is to develop a turbine blade investment casting cost advisor model to assist a blade designer in decision-making in a concurrent engineering environment. It is a microcomputer based cost estimating system that employs a manufacturing knowledge base. The concept of the manufacturing process for blade production by the investment casting method is used to develop t...