... indicating that the waves are the dominant transport mechanism However, the tidal currents modify the transport patterns In the interior ofthe estuary, transport by tide dominates that of waves ... calculates tidal propagation; the current driven by the tide, waves, and wind; sediment transport; and bottom morphology change 91 Simulation specifications for circulation model and another one ... difference from the case with storm waves 9B, indicating the dominance ofthe waves in sediment transport The most notable difference between the two simulations (Figs 9, 10) is that the mud transported...
... indicating that the waves are the dominant transport mechanism However, the tidal currents modify the transport patterns In the interior ofthe estuary, transport by tide dominates that of waves ... calculates tidal propagation; the current driven by the tide, waves, and wind; sediment transport; and bottom morphology change 91 Simulation specifications for circulation model and another one ... difference from the case with storm waves 9B, indicating the dominance ofthe waves in sediment transport The most notable difference between the two simulations (Figs 9, 10) is that the mud transported...
... accuracy ofthesimulation results Therefore, it is of key importance that the front mesh has a more or less constant quality and uniform resolution throughout the duration ofthesimulation In ... multi-processing • Simulationof flows in an extended, wider range of Reynolds and Bond numbers for large, realistic ratios ofthe density and viscosity ofthe fluids: – Simulationof air bubbles rising ... our attention to the mathematical formulation ofthe model problem, which will be presented in Section 2.2 2.2 Model and governing equations This section will establish the mathematical formulation...
... physical and chemical nature ofthe hydrogel The significances of those factors on the equilibrium deformation can be inferred by tracking the changes ofthe average curvature or dimension ofthe ... determined the deformation of polymer gel However, the behavior can be changed with the application of electric field They also gave a quantitative calculation ofthe bending, derived from the simple ... both hydrogel and bathing solution domain in response to chemical and electric potential changes Prior to the presentation ofthe mathematical model, a few ofthe significant mathematical models...
... Q.108b (n) Jan-95 Jan-96 Jan-97 Jan-98 Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Jan-03 Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 -10 Q.109b (n) Time Figure 2.9: Time-series of monthly ... of water balance this research used the water balance equation to determine the groundwater safe yield Numericalsimulationof a hypothetical case was used to demonstrate the natural groundwater ... parameters ofthe aquifers and the chemical composition of water [6] "Planning of water supply and sanitation in Nam Dinh province in 1999 – 2010 period" – report by the Center for Water and Sanitation,...
... key issue In view ofthe complexity ofthe phenomena, experiments aiming atthe identification ofthe physical effects within the film and the evaluation of their relative importance appear to be ... specially important atthe beginning ofthe flash time when the viscosity ofthe paint is still relatively low Atthe end ofthe flash time, the leveling slows down until the topography ofthe layer ... complete simulationofthe film evolution during the painting process, which demonstrated that the Newtonian model was able to reproduce the leveling ofthe paint layer accurately and that Marangoni...
... such as the factor of safety ofan embankment slope against translational and/or rotational failure With the limitations often exhibited by analytical solutions and the practical limitations of convergence ... solve the finite element formulation ofthe h-based form of Richards equation The performance of this combination approach is to be examined in the sense of convergence rate ofthe pore-water pressures ... with respect to changes ofthe net stress φb angle of internal friction with respect to changes ofthe matric suction χ factor related to the degree of saturation ofthe soil xxv Chapter Introduction...
... theoretical relation In the simulation, we find that the complicate relation ofthe static contact angle and the wettability ofthe boundary ρs can be well approximated by a simply linear relation ... It indicates that the thermodynamical interpretation for the theory ofthe static contact angle is reasonable and successful From the relation between analytic static contact angle and the wettability ... simulate the static contact line problems and verify the relation between the static contact angle and the wettabilities ofthe substrate in the liquid-vapor system without the gravity The numerical...
... in size and location with time due to the variation ofthe instantaneous flow rate There is no constant flow stationary point in the pulsatile flowThe variation of Reynolds number can greatly ... significant impact on theflow behaviors for the physiological pulsatile flowTheflow fields can be greatly affected by theflow rate at previous instants for the higher Womersley number The constriction ... is theflow rate, Qm is the mean flow rate, T is the time period ofthe pulsation and t is time This type of pulsatile flow was first used by Zendehbudi and Moayeri (1999) It is hoped to have the...
... with the high laser energy density during bending Therefore, it is assumed that the thermal and mechanical problems are decoupled, so that the thermal analysis and the stress and strain calculation ... to the maximum at 60 ns, then decreasing to zero atthe end ofthe pulse at 120 ns The local radiation intensity I(x,y,z,t) within the target is calculated considering exponential attenuation and ... Analysis The thermal analysis is based on solving the three-dimensional heat conduction equation The initial condition is that the whole specimen is atthe room temperature ͑300 K͒ Since the left and...
... generation ofthe geometry ofthe material (random placement of aggregates within the mortar) and the detailed discretisation ofthe elements to adequately reproduce the geometry ofthe interfaces ... Baˇant and Planas (1998) A study made by Elices and Planas (1996) showed that z within the practical range of laboratory size specimens, thesize effect predictions ofthesize effect model (Baˇant, ... stated immediately following the derivation and formulation of mathematical expressions used in the thesis The following are assumed throughout: The formulation is applied to quasibrittle materials...
... important clinically, as the one ofthe rationale behind fabricating such hollow-screw implants was to increase bone-implant contact and improve the biomechanical performance of these implants The ... torque ofthe implant in bone The force applied to the handle of manual torque wrench was transferred as "torque" to the bone-implant interface along the implant axis via the surgical- and rachet-adapter ... with bone so far In the present study, the authors assume that there has not been any limitation of quantification of failure torque in the clinic test, but the implementation of this informa- tion...
... salvaging of various offshore structures The stability ofthe floating crane in such situations is of outmost importance as it operates at sea and determination ofthe critical ranges of its operating ... further assumed that the crane vessel and the load move in a vertical plane and the amplitudes ofthe waves and the rigid body motion are small so that superposition can be applied Two mathematical ... force calculation scheme The remaining portion ofthe chapter describes the issues related to the successful implementation ofthenumericalsimulation 2.1 Mathematical formulation The hydrodynamic...
... experimentally and theoretically The Lagrangian variational approach was used in the mathematical model by applying to the potential formulation ofthe fluid motion The theoretical solution ofthe mathematical ... many investigators Updating ofthe free surface is a key factor in the identification oftheflow domain as well as in the application of free surface boundary conditions The 21 Chapter Literature ... density and viscosity of liquid in simulationof impact pressure of sloshing waves in the work of Lee et al (2007b) They concluded that the effects of viscosity and density ratio are insignificant,...
... pressure and water film thickness 1.4 Organization of Thesis The organization ofthe report would be as follows: Chapter provides the background ofthe study of hydroplaning and skid resistance, the ... Hoe ofthe Transportation Engineering Laboratory; Mr Wang Junhong ofthe Supercomputing and Visualization Unit ofthe National University of Singapore Computer Center for their kind assistance and ... objective and the scope of research Chapter reviews the existing literature on the mechanism of skid resistance and hydroplaning, and the different factors that affect hydroplaning and skid resistance...
... vortex cavitation occurs atthe tips of lifting surfaces and atthe hubs of propellers and hydraulic turbines Tip vortex cavitation can be viewed as a canonical problem that captures many ofthe essential ... appropriate is obviously problem-related To taken into account the influence ofthe material properties, an approximate Riemann 19 CHAPTER MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION: NUMERICAL METHODS problem atthe ... For the closure of (2.1), the equations of state are required for all mediums (phases) We assume the materials are characterized with an equation of state developed by Cochran and Chan (1979) and...
... - and ε -equations, the generation, transport and dissipation ofthe turbulence quantities in theflowfield can be determined ˆ ˆ Since the introduction ofthe k − ε turbulence model into the ... implies that the turbulence is generated and dissipated locally and there is no transport of turbulence in theflowfieldThe examples of using this model include Zhou (1995) and Zhou and Stansby ... Comparisons ofthe time histories ofthe normalized water surface elevation / H (a) atthe center m, m and (b) atthe corner 0, ofthe tank among the linear analytical solution (solid line), the...
... particulate pipe flow by a Eulerian-Lagrangian mathematical model The turbulence of air flow was calculated by the standard k-ε model The predicted average heat transfer coefficients atthe inner ... was found that the lateral heat conduction within the plate did not have any significant effect on the transmission of thermal fluctuations from the fluid in the plate and by this means a simple ... vortices emanating from the jet nozzle The correlation between the local heat transfer and theflowfield was examined Some studies on the impinging jet flow and heat transfer with high Prandtl number...
... study the buckling patterns of various annular plates to illustrate the undulating patterns ofthe leaves of flower cabbage and other numerical models mimicking the growth of apples, capsicums and ... (2000) further explored the original formation of patterns and managed to explain the pattern formation with the buckling theories of beams, plates and shells With the buckling mechanism, they successfully ... patterns of annular plates with various values of inner radius to outer radius ratio illustrate the relationship between the geometry ofthe annular plate and the inhomogeneous deformation of...
... concentration and energy level of interface traps as well as thermal effects were investigated Thesimulationofthe effect of stress due to the DLC liner on the performance ofthe GaN MOSHEMTs ... considerations in the design ofthe device and other test structures is done The fabrication ofthe device is then described followed by the characterisation techniques Characterisation of AlGaN/GaN ... would dictate the gate width of a transistor 3.1.1 Mesa Isolation The formation ofthe mesa is an important step that requires several considerations The mesa isolation defines the gate width (Figure...