We report an optical wall shear stress sensor based on the whispering gallery mode (WGM) shifts of dielectric micro-resonators. The optical resonators are spheres with a typical diameter of several hundred microns and they serve as the sensing element. The wall shear force acting on a movable plate is transmitted mechanically to the microsphere. As a result of the applied force, the shape of th...

Breast fillet quality was evaluated from 37-, 39-, 42-, 44-, 46-, 49-, and 51-d-old broilers after post-chill (PC) aging of the carcass 0, 2, 4, or 6 h and deboning. Fillets were vacuum sealed in cooking bags and heated to an internal temperature of 72 C by submersion in a 95 C water bath. Cook yield was determined as the weight percentage of the fillet remaining after cooking. Texture of the c...

This paper describes features in the structure of a laminar vortex ring ejected vertically from an elevated pipe into a uniform horizontal cross flow. Measurements are obtained by particleimage velocimetry (PIV) and flow-visualisation images are obtained by planar-laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF). Cross flow produces a shear layer over the open end of the elevated pipe. As a vortex ring is eje...

Bovine aortic endothelial cells (ECs) respond to nitric oxide (NO) donors by activating the redox-sensitive NF-E2-related factor 2/antioxidant response element pathway and up-regulating heme oxygenase (HO)-1 expression. EC exposure to steady laminar shear stress causes a sustained increase in NO, a transient increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS), and activation of the HO-1 gene. Because ste...

This will be a discussion of the non-invasive determination of the viscosity of a non-Newtonian fluid in laminar pipe flow over the range of shear rates present in the pipe. The procedure used requires knowledge of the flow profile in and the pressure drop along a long straight run of pipe. The profile is determined by using a pulsed ultrasonic Doppler velocimeter. This approach is ideal for ma...