Umbrella sampling Monte Carlo simulations are used to calculate free energy barriers to homogeneous liquid–vapor nucleation in the superheated Lennard-Jones fluid. The calculated free energy barriers decrease with increased superheating and vanish at the spinodal curve. A statistical geometric analysis reveals the existence of two types of voids: Small interstitial cavities, which are present e...

-The effect of elevated pressure on the stability of the homogeneous bubbly flow regime in a gas-liquid bubble column is examined. Experiments were performed in a 0.15 m diameter bubble column operated at pressures in the range 0.1-1.3 MPa with nitrogen as the gas phase and water as the liquid phase. The transition from homogeneous to heterogeneous flow regime was determined by two procedures. ...

the ionic liquid li(ohch2ch2nh2)(cf3oac) was found to efficiently catalyze the three-component reaction between different enols, aldehydes, and malononitrile , leading to rapid synthesis of 2-amino-4h-chromene derivatives in fairly high yields. the catalyst is easily prepared, highly stable, simple to handle and recycled for several times without significant loss of activity. the method is simp...

This work empirically examines the dependence of entrainment-mixing mechanisms on the averaging scale in cumulus clouds using in situ aircraft observations during the Routine Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Aerial Facility Clouds with Low Optical Water Depths Optical Radiative Observations (RACORO) field campaign. A new measure of homogeneous mixing degree is defined that can encompass all ty...

Chondrocytes are the living cells in articular cartilage (AC). They synthesize and maintain the extracellular matrix. Their activity is regulated by the interplay of genetic and environmental factors, such as soluble mediators, extracellular matrix composition, and mechanical factors. The mechanical environment of the chondrocytes has a significant influence on the health of the joint. In past ...

In the present paper, an asymptotic model is constructed for the short-time deformation of an articular cartilage layer modeled as transversely isotropic, transversely homogeneous (TITH) biphasic material. It is assumed that the layer thickness is relatively small compared with the characteristic size of the normal surface load applied to the upper surface of the cartilage layer, while the bott...

We present experimental and theoretical studies of magnetic levitation of hydrogen gas bubble surrounded by liquid hydrogen confined in a semi-transparent spherical shell of 3 mm internal diameter. Such shells are used as targets for the Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF), for which a homogeneous (within a few per-cent) layer of a hydrogen isotope should be deposited on the internal walls of the...