Abstract: Fluid transients in a pipeline caused by valve operation can be minimized by operating the valve in an optimally prescribed manner, in a given time of closure (t c > 2L /a ). Dynamic ...

Abstract: A momentum integral analysis is presented for the incompressible, steady, axisymmetric flow in a short vortex chamber of the type commonly used in vortex valves. The analysis is developed with ...

Abstract: Hydraulic mining involves the erosion of a material with a high speed water jet. This technique can be applied to coal mining, tunnelling for high speed ground transportation systems and ...

Abstract: An inviscid analysis is conducted of two-dimensional flow between a flat plate pivoting about an external point and falling onto another plate at rest. The motion of the fluid between the two ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the reflection produced when a waterhammer pressure wave encounters any device that produces a sudden energy loss such as an orifice, a valve, or an elbow. The classical ...

Abstract: A new method of design, using the concept of equivalent solid thick plate on elastic foundation is described. Component theory that takes into account the influence of transverse shearing strain ...

Abstract: Nanofibers are known to have incredible properties and applications in diverse field such as defense, energy, aerospace, filtration, and biotechnology, to name a few. Forcespinning (FS) is a new experimental process that ...

Abstract: A high quality inertial navigation platform, originally developed for the TSR 2 aircraft, is now being used by the Meteorological Research Flight in order to measure vertical gust velocities and horizontal wind shear from ...

Abstract: The coalescence efficiency of drops of diameter 0.5≤d≤2.5 mm colliding in an electric field of 70 V cm?1 was found to be about 0.5. The interactions were observed in the test section of a vertical wind tunnel; for events ...