Two-phase flow regimes are affected by conduit position, alignment, geometry, flow direction, physical characteristics, and flow rate of each phase as well as the heat flux toward the boundaries. Due to the importance of two-phase flow, numerous regimes have been identified. The first step in studying micro-bubble formation inside a venturi tube is to recognize the type of flow regimes. In this...

The patient was a 65‐year‐old man who had undergone cataract surgery. Owing to a minor Descemet’s membrane detachment in the frontal part of the main wound, an air bubble was injected into the anterior chamber (AC) of the eye. On postoperative day (POD) 1, approximately 50% of the AC consisted of air, and the AC cells were reported to be 2 plus. On POD 2, the patient was referred to the clinic ...

A contact angle observed for a liquid–solid system is not necessarily unique value, and few angles need to be considered carefully in relation liquid spreading, adhesion phase separation. Understanding of the significance different has improved last years through direct measurements interactive forces between droplets/bubbles solids together with simultaneous visualization changes their shapes....

This paper presents a 3D numerical study of the bubble generation process in a T-junction, performed with the commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics solver ANSYS Fluent v15.0.7. Numerical results on bubble generation frequency, bubble velocity, volume void fraction, bubble volume, and characteristics bubble lengths are compared with experimental data. Additionally, a new simple tting for the b...

Numerical simulation of bubble growth during pool boiling under the influence of low frequency vibration was performed to understand the influence of common vibrations such as those induced by wind, highway transportation, and nearby mechanical devices on the performance of thermal systems that rely on boiling. The simulations were done for saturated R123 boiling at 277.6 K with a 15 K wall sup...

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a frequent condition following complex retinal detachments or trauma, and subretinal PVR is a common cause of retinal redetachment. Subretinal PVR removal is challenging and may require creating multiple or large retinotomies, making manipulation of the retina difficult and sometimes hazardous. We propose a novel surgical technique that may facilitate su...

In the present paper we present an experimental investigation of the onset and detachment of leading edge cavitation. Tests are conducted in the LMH high speed cavitation tunnel on a 2-D Naca0009 hydrofoil having 100 mm chord length. Both Particle Image Velocimetry and flow visualisation are conducted for different test conditions. At low incidence angles, in the case of non cavitating flow, th...

Abstract We performed a characterization of the bubbly and slug flow regimes in minichannels in conditions relevant to microgravity. Two-phase flows were generated on ground by means of a T-junction device (1 mm i.d.), whose operation is independent to changes in gravity level [1]. Air and water were injected at several superficial velocities ranging from 0 up to 2 m/s. The generation and detac...

PURPOSE To review the occurrence of macular retinal folds following retinal detachment surgery. METHOD Review of the literature. RESULTS Macular folds have been reported in up to 3% of cases postoperatively. Risk factors are tamponading gas bubble, large exoplants, detachments with bullous configuration or running through the fovea, and incomplete drainage of subretinal fluid. Preventive me...