Abstract: In the gas-gathering pipeline networks in gas fields, launching pigs in the downstream pipeline causes dramatic fluctuations in the gas transportation volume and pressure in upstream pipelines. It is important to shorten ...

Abstract: Elastin is essential to accommodate physiological deformation and provide elastic support for blood vessels. As a long-lived extracellular matrix protein, elastin can suffer from cumulative effects ...

Abstract: The moisture gathering line of the Puguang Gas Field in China renders it prone to accumulating liquid at certain points due to topographic differences. Under operational conditions of pigging, liquid slug volumes, end ...

Abstract: Pulmonary obstruction occurs in many common forms of congenital heart disease. In this study, pulmonary artery (PA) banding is used as a model for pulmonary stenosis. Significant remodeling of ...