Model and App of Hydrophobic Meshes Used in Oil Spill Recovery
O. Silva [1], E. Coene [1], J. Molinero [1], B. Shafei [1]
[1] Amphos 21 Consulting S.L., Barcelona, Spain
Hydrophobic meshes are a new, promising technique for the recovery of spilled oil in the ocean. They allow to recover and store oil, while filtering it ...
Simulating Forced Convection in a Bingham Plastic Fluid
E. Tejaswini [1], B. Sreenivasulu [1], B. Srinivas [1],
[1]Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
In this work, the heat transfer characteristics of two heated cylinders of square cross-section immersed in a streaming Bingham plastic medium have ...
Iterative Learning Control for Spatio-Temporal Repetitive Processes
D. Kowalów [1], M. Patan [1]
[1] Institute of Control & Computation Engineering, Zielona Góra, Poland
Recently, due to the dynamically increasing complexity of modern systems, a strong necessity appears for more systematic approaches to high quality ...
Thermal Design of Lithium Sulfur Batteries
R. Purkayastha [1], S. Schleuter [1], G. Minton [1], S. Walus [1], M. Wild [1],
[1] Oxis Energy Ltd, E1 Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, United Kingdom
OXIS Energy Ltd is a pioneer in the research and development of Lithium Sulfur batteries. Scaling up from R&D level coin cells to pouch cells for ...
Modeling the Vanadium Oxygen Fuel Cell
F.T. Wandschneider[1], M. Küttinger[1], P. Fischer[1], K. Pinkwart[1], J. Tübke[1], H. Nirschl[2]
[1]Fraunhofer-Institute for Chemical Technology, Pfinztal, Germany
[2]Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
A two-dimensional stationary model of a vanadium oxygen fuel cell is developed in COMSOL Multiphysics®. This energy storage device combines a vanadium ...
PDT Study Using a Model Incorporating Initial Oxygen Concentration and Blood Flow Increase
R. Penjweini[1], T. C. Zhu[1],
[1] Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Introduction: Type II photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an experimental modality for cancer treatment based on the combined action of a photosensitizing ...
Modeling Bio-Sensing Functionalized Graphene Building Blocks under Environmental Stimuli
E. Lacatus [1],
[1] Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Successive studies on graphene, reactive-edge graphene, and pore functionalized graphene were conducted throughout the use of the extended capabilities ...
Electron Beam Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon Thin Films
S. Saager [1],
[1] Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP), Dresden, Germany
A promising method for low cost production of efficient silicon thin film solar cells is the electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD) of high ...
Optimization of the Slot Dimensions of a Large Air-gap Linear Synchronous Motor - new
F. Giacometti[1], C. R. Lines[1], R. J. Cruise[1]
[1]Texchange Limited, London, UK
A COMSOL Multiphysics® model is used to optimise the slot geometry of a large air-gap linear synchronous motor. Fixed dimensions are used for the pole ...
Simplified CFD Modeling of Air Pollution Reduction by Means of Greenery in Urban Canyons
S. Lazzari [1], K. Perini [1], E. R. di Schio [2], E. Roccotiello [3],
[1] University of Genova, Dept. of Sciences for Architecture, Genova, Italy
[2] University of Bologna, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Bologna, Italy
[3] University of Genova, Dept. of Sciences of Earth, Environment and Life, Genova, Italy
As known, air quality in urban areas is dramatically affected in particular by the noteworthy presence of respirable suspended particulate matter (such ...
