Drying of green peas in a Fluidized Bed Dryer (FBD) with inert particle, heated by combined sources of hot air and InfraRed (IR) radiation, has been experimentally and theoretically studied. For this purpose, an experimental set up was constructed. This setup was composed of a cylindrical bed dryer containing some inert particles which are fluidized by hot air. Some infrared lamps were also pla...

The occurrence of paroxysmal narcotic episodes including psychotic-like symptoms in divers participating to experimental deep diving programs with various gas mixtures has constituted, beyond the classical symptoms of the high-pressure neurological syndrome, the major limitation for deep diving. With the development of new saturation deep diving programs and experiments by the eastern nations, ...

In an analytical model channel transport is analyzed as a function of key parameters, determining efficiency and selectivity of particle transport in a competitive molecular environment. These key parameters are the concentration of particles, solvent-channel exchange dynamics, as well as particle-in-channel- and interparticle interaction. These parameters are explicitly related to translocatio...

In this work we consider a model for particle dark matter where an extra inert Higgs doublet and an additional scalar singlet is added to the Standard Model (SM) Lagrangian. The dark matter candidate is obtained from only the inert doublet. The stability of this one component dark matter is ensured by imposing a Z2 symmetry on this additional inert doublet. The additional singlet scalar has a v...

There are many assumptions that have been considered when describing black liquor droplet combustion. These include assuming an isothermal particle, a constant diameter particle, inert inorganic species, and one-film diffusion model. This paper shows the effects of systematically relaxing these factors for a 1-D spherical model for black liquor combustion. The flame is described using boundary ...

The influence of the type and size of solid particles on their emptying from the stomach was studied using isotopically labelled chicken liver and inert particles in normal subjects and in patients who had undergone gastric surgery. In normal subjects, initial emptying of the liver was slower than that of inert particles both for large liver cubes (1 cm) and small cubes (0.3 cm). Liver emptying...

Consider a massive (inert) particle impinged from above by N Brownian particles that are instantaneously reflected upon collision with the inert particle. The velocity of increases due to influence an external Newtonian potential (e.g. gravitation) and decreases in proportion total local time collisions particles. This system models semi-permeable membrane fluid having microscopic impurities (K...

Percolation theory has been applied to study the drug release behaviour in multicomponent inert matrices containing ethylcellulose as a matrix forming polymer. Global influence of major formulation factors such as polymer viscosity, polymer particle size, drug and filler solubility and porosity of the tablets in drug release kinetics has been studied for the first time. Batches containing three...