The flow of gas in the suction chamber of an air brake compressor was analyzed, and losses due to pressure drop and heat transfer were identified by CFD simulations. Based on the results of the calculations the geometry of the suction chamber was modified to investigate possible improvements. Due to simple design modifications the flow direction of the gas was changed, which resulted in a reduc...

The evolution of the ejected liquid sheet, or lamella, created after impact of a liquid drop onto a solid surface is studied using high-speed video in order to observe the detailed time evolution of the thickness of the rim of the lamella. Since it has been suggested that splashing behavior is set at very early times after impact, we study early times up to D0 /U0, where D0 and U0 are the diame...

Simulation of the nonlinear mechanical response of materials with explicit representation of microstructural features is extremely challenging. These models typically involve a very large number of degrees of freedom, and are prone to convergence difficulties when searching for roots to nonlinear equilibrium equations. We focus on an idealized material model that is motivated by the microstruct...

We demonstrate a new circuit design for fast measurements of the voltage drop across the gap of a scanning tunneling microscope ~STM! based on the simultaneous operation of two different amplifiers. The first is a fast instrumentation amplifier, sensing directly the voltage drop across the tunneling barrier, the second is a medium speed current amplifier with an overall gain of 10 V/A, suitable...

In conventional dropwise condensation on a hydrophobic surface, the condensate drops must be removed by external forces for continuous operation. This Letter reports continuous dropwise condensation spontaneously occurring on a superhydrophobic surface without any external forces. The spontaneous drop removal results from the surface energy released upon drop coalescence, which leads to a surpr...

The design and implementation of a new control system for reactive power compensation and mechanical torque, voltage regulation and transient stability enhancement for wind turbines equipped with fixed-speed induction generators (IGs) in power systems is presented in this study. The designed optimal linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controller provides an acceptable post fault performance for bo...

At low capillary number, drop formation in a T-junction is dominated by interfacial effects: as the dispersed fluid flows into the drop maker nozzle, it blocks the path of the continuous fluid; this leads to a pressure rise in the continuous fluid that, in turn, squeezes on the dispersed fluid, inducing pinch-off of a drop. While the resulting drop volume predicted by this "squeezing" mechanism...

Traditionally, area-minimization and speed-maximization were the only factors relative to a design's effectiveness that were measured. Low power, high-throughput, and computationally intensive circuits are also critical application domains\ In addition to these three design parameters; area, speed, and power, there are two design metrics, which have been of great importance to current designs. ...