The rotating cage apparatus is used in the oil industry as a simple and effective test for corrosion. The apparatus generates a large amount of flow induced corrosion and is used by researchers to design effective corrosion inhibitors. While the apparatus is used frequently, the fluid mechanics of the problem is not well understood. Importantly, there is no correct model for the shear stress pr...

The increase in the number of discarded tires every year is becoming a major issue all over world. Tires stockpiles and landfills have become critical as they are considered fertile environment for breeding rats insects, real fire hazard that may take up to months extinguish occupy valuable, large area land. One safest effective ways recycling use them backfilling material, among different usag...

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