Abstract: A novel method for irrigation with saline water uses a polymer membrane, formed into a tube, to treat and distribute the water simultaneously. The flux of water across the membrane occurs by the process of pervaporation, ...

Abstract: A bench-scale study was conducted to determine the inactivation of adenovirus (Ad) types 2, 5, and 41 by ultraviolet (UV) light, chlorine, and monochloramine. The motivation for this study was to determine whether UV ...

Abstract: The durability of superhydrophobic surfaces in fully immersed conditions is a major obstacle to their application in engineering applications. We perform an experimental study to measure the friction factor fd as a function ...