Time Dependent Growth of the Block Copolymer P123 Micelles near Cloud Point: Employing Heat Cycling as a Tool to form Kinetically Stable Wormlike Micelles

2009 ◽  
Vol 113 (28) ◽  
pp. 9441-9446 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Ganguly ◽  
M. Kumbhakar ◽  
V. K. Aswal
2017 ◽  
Vol 813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita A. Dey ◽  
Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi ◽  
Jonathan P. Rothstein

It is well known that when a flexible or flexibly mounted structure is placed perpendicular to the flow of a Newtonian fluid, it can oscillate due to the shedding of separated vortices. Here, we show for the first time that fluid–structure interactions can also be observed when the fluid is viscoelastic. For viscoelastic fluids, a flexible structure can become unstable in the absence of fluid inertia, at infinitesimal Reynolds numbers, due to the onset of a purely elastic flow instability. Nonlinear periodic oscillations of the flexible structure are observed and found to be coupled to the time-dependent growth and decay of viscoelastic stresses in the wake of the structure.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 312-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz M Rösken ◽  
Felix Cappel ◽  
Susanne Körsten ◽  
Christian B Fischer ◽  
Andreas Schönleber ◽  
...  

Microbial biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles as needed in catalysis has shown its theoretical ability as an extremely environmentally friendly production method in the last few years, even though the separation of the nanoparticles is challenging. Biosynthesis, summing up biosorption and bioreduction of diluted metal ions to zero valent metals, is especially ecofriendly, when the bioreactor itself is harmless and needs no further harmful reagents. The cyanobacteriumAnabaena cylindrica(SAG 1403.2) is able to form crystalline Au0-nanoparticles from Au3+ions and does not release toxic anatoxin-a. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) are applied to monitor the time-dependent development of gold nanoparticles for up to 40 hours. Some vegetative cells (VC) are filled with nanoparticles within minutes, while the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of vegetative cells and the heterocyst polysaccharide layer (HEP) are the regions, where the first nanoparticles are detected on most other cells. The uptake of gold starts immediately after incubation and within four hours the average size remains constant around 10 nm. Analyzing the TEM images with an image processing program reveals a wide distribution for the diameter of the nanoparticles at all times and in all regions of the cyanobacteria. Finally, the nanoparticle concentration in vegetative cells ofAnabaena cylindricais about 50% higher than in heterocysts (HC). These nanoparticles are found to be located along the thylakoid membranes.


1968 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. F. Young

A common occurrence in the arterial system is the narrowing of arteries due to the development of atherosclerotic plaques or other types of abnormal tissue development. As these growths project into the lumen of the artery, the flow is disturbed and there develops a potential coupling between the growth and the blood flow through the artery. A discussion of the various possible consequences of this interaction is given. It is noted that very small growths leading to mild stenotic obstructions, although not altering the gross flow characteristics significantly, may be important in triggering biological mechanisms such as intimal cell proliferation or changes in vessel caliber. An analysis of the effect of an axially symmetric, time-dependent growth into the lumen of a tube of constant cross section through which a Newtonian fluid is steadily flowing is presented. This analysis is based on a simplified model in which the convective acceleration terms in the Navier-Stokes equations are neglected. Effect of growth on pressure distribution and wall shearing stress is given and possible biological implications are discussed.


Author(s):  
J. A. Beavers ◽  
C. J. Maier ◽  
C. E. Jaske ◽  
T. A. Bubenik

In integrity management programs, crack-like indications am sometimes detected on pipelines by means of hydrostatic testing, direct examination, or in-line inspection. Many of these are non-injurious mill defects while some might undergo time dependent growth. Mechanism for growth include fatigue, corrosion fatigue, and stress corrosion cracking. The cyclic pressure fluctuations typically present on operating pipelines affect all three mechanisms of crack growth. This paper describes several methods for assessing the remaining life of pipeline segments containing growing defects.


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