Abstract: The elastic properties of the cell membrane play a crucial role in determining the equilibrium shape of the cell, as well as its response to the external forces it experiences in its ...

Abstract: Interaction between rotating impeller and stationary diffuser in a centrifugal compressor is of practical importance in evaluating system performance. The present study aims at investigating how the interaction influences ...

Abstract: The study of flow physics in microshock tubes is of growing importance with the recent development of microscale technology. The flow characteristics in a microshock tube is considerably different from that of the conventional ...

Abstract: Objective seasonal forecasts of temperature and precipitation for the conterminous United States are produced using tropical Pacific sea surface temperature forecasts for the Niño-3.4 region in conjunction with composites ...

Abstract: With the rapid developments of advanced manufacturing and its ability to manufacture microscale features, architected materials are receiving ever increasing attention in many physics fields. Such a design problem can be ...

Abstract: This work presents a method for generating concept designs for coupled multiphysics problems by employing generative adversarial networks (GANs). Since the optimal designs of multiphysics problems often contain a combination ...

Abstract: This paper applies stress-based shape optimization to microstructures, a scarcely explored topic in the literature. As the actual stresses arising at the macroscopic structure are scale separated, the microstrucural stress ...

Abstract: Column experiments were performed to compare the removals of Cd, Cu, and Zn from synthetic storm water by bioretention media at 3.6 and 19.4°C and to investigate the potential for metals retained on the bioretention media ...

Abstract: The weight of a bipolar plate is one of the most crucial properties from the viewpoint of improving the power density of a protonexchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack. Aluminum alloys have good material characteristics ...

Abstract: Batch and column experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of compost volume fraction (CVF; 0–50%) on bioretention media hydraulic conductivity, toxic metal (i.e., Cd, Zn, and Cu) capture, and phosphorus (P) ...