Abstract: Experimental results for the stability of human blood, red cell suspensions and blood plasma to small disturbances in circular Couette flow are presented. The viscoelastic nature of whole blood ...

Abstract: Terrorist attacks are a growing threat worldwide. Explosive devices, the weapon of choice for a majority of these attacks, significantly threaten civilian and military personnel. Seismic ground motions are also associated ...

Abstract: Damping plays an important role in structural dynamics by absorbing energy and reducing structural responses. The inherent damping in a building ranges from approximately 2 to 10% critical damping in the first mode; even ...

Abstract: Terrorist attacks are a growing threat worldwide. Explosive devices, the weapon of choice for a majority of these attacks, significantly threaten civilian and military personnel. Seismic ground motions are also associated ...

Abstract: Materials compatibility and durability of advanced salt/alkali metal slurry thermal energy storage systems has been demonstrated [1]. Applications are being evaluated for both space and terrestrial ...

Abstract: Inlet and outlet pressures and flows were obtained over a wide range of operating conditions for a pneumatically driven sac-type artificial ventricle connected to a mechanical mock circulatory ...

Abstract: Elevated turbulent shear stresses associated with sufficient exposure times are potentially damaging to blood constituents. Since these conditions can be induced by mechanical heart valves, the ...

Abstract: The influence of tilting disk valve orientation on pulsatile flow through a curved tube model of the human aorta was studied. Simultaneous, two-component laser Doppler velocimeter measurements ...

Abstract: Elevated turbulent shear stresses resulting from disturbed blood flow through prosthetic heart valves can cause damage to red blood cells and platelets. The purpose of this study was to measure ...