Simulation of the optimal diameter and wall thickness of hollow Fe3O4 microspheres in magnetorheological fluids

Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 5080-5091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Pei ◽  
Haoming Pang ◽  
Kaihui Chen ◽  
Shouhu Xuan ◽  
Xinglong Gong

The shear stress exhibited a quadratic dependence on the dimensionless wall thickness under a certain particle diameter.

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E M J Hartman ◽  
A M Kok ◽  
A Hoogendoorn ◽  
F J H Gijsen ◽  
A F W Steen ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction Local wall shear stress (WSS) metrics, high local lipid levels (as detected by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)), as well as systemic lipid levels, have been individually associated with atherosclerotic disease progression. However, a possible synergistic effect remains to be elucidated. This study is the first study to combine WSS metrics with NIRS-detected local lipid content to investigate a potential synergistic effect on plaque progression in human coronary arteries. Methods The IMPACT study is a prospective, single centre study investigating the relation between atherosclerotic plaque progression and WSS in human coronary arteries. Patients with ACS treated with PCI were included. At baseline and after 1-year follow-up, patients underwent near-infrared spectroscopy intravascular ultrasound (NIRS-IVUS) imaging and intravascular doppler flow measurements of at least one non-culprit coronary artery. After one month, a CT angiography was made. CT derived centreline combined with IVUS lumen contours resulted in a 3D reconstruction of the vessel. The following WSS metrics were computed using computational fluid dynamics applying the vessel specific invasive flow measurements: time-average wall shear stress (TAWSS), relative residence time (RRT), cross-flow index, oscillatory shear index and transverse wall shear stress. Low TAWSS is known as pro atherogenic, in contrast to all the other shear stress metrics, at which a high magnitude is pro-atherogenic. The arteries were divided into 1.5mm/45° sectors. Based on NIRS-IVUS, wall thickness change over time was determined and NIRS positive sectors detected. Furthermore, per vessel the shear stress was divided into tertiles (low, intermediate, high). To investigate the synergistic effect of local lipids on shear stress related plaque growth, wall thickness change over time was related to the different shear stress metrics comparing the NIRS-positive with the NIRS-negative sectors. Results 15 non-culprit coronary arteries from the first 14 patients were analyzed (age 62±10 years old and 92.9% male). A total of 2219 sectors were studied (5.2%, N=130, NIRS-positive) for wall thickness changes. After studying all five shear stress metrics, we found for TAWSS and RRT that presence of lipids, as detected by NIRS, amplified the effect of shear stress on plaque progression (see figure). Sectors presenting with lipid-rich plaque, compared to NIRS-negative sectors, showed more progression when they were exposed to low TAWSS (p=0.07) or high RRT (p=0.012) and more regression in sectors exposed to high TAWSS (p=0.10) or low RRT (p=0.06). Delta wall thickness vs shear stress Conclusion We presented the first preliminary results of the IMPACT study, showing the synergistic effect of lipid rich plaque and shear stress on plaque progression. Therefore, intravascular lipid-rich plaque (NIRS) assessment has added value to shear stress profiling for the prediction of plaque growth, leading to improved risk stratification. Acknowledgement/Funding ERC starting grant 310457


1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Craig ◽  
R. H. Buckholz ◽  
G. Domoto

This paper studies the rapid simple shearing flow of dry cohesionless metal powders contained between parallel rotating plates. In this study, an annular shear cell test apparatus was used; the dry metal powders are rapidly sheared by rotating one of the shear surfaces while the other shear surface remains fixed. Such a flow geometry is of interest to tribologists working in the area of dry or powder lubrication. The shear stress and normal stress on the stationary surface are measured as a function of the following parameters: shear surface boundary material and roughness, the shear-cell gap thickness, the shear-rate and the fractional solids content. Both the fractional solids content and the gap thickness are kept at prescribed values during stress measurements. In this experiment the metal powder tested is different from the shear transmission surface material; the effect on the measured normal and shear stress data are reported. The results show the dependence of the normal stress and the shear stress on the shear-rate, particle density and particle diameter. Likewise, a significant stress dependence on both the fractional solids content and the shear-cell gap thickness was observed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 62-68
Author(s):  
Roberto Annunziata ◽  
Bettina Reglin ◽  
Axel Pries ◽  
Emanuele Trucco

Purpose: The effect of hemodynamic parameters on vessel tortuosity remains un-clear. Here we investigate the correlation of tortuosity with a set of hemodynamicparameters in a mesenterial vascular network.Methods: A mesenterial vascular network of 389 vessels (131 arteries, 132 veins, and 126 capillaries) was imaged. Eleven hemodynamic parameters were measured (pressure, wall shear stress, diameter, blood velocity and flow, viscosity, haematocrit, partial oxygen saturation, oxygen saturation, wall thickness, and local vessel density). Tortuosity was assessed quantitatively with a validated algorithm and correlation computed with subsets of hemodynamic parameters selected by a lasso regressor.Results: Results suggest that tortuosity is related to pressure, wall shear stress, diameter, blood velocity, viscosity, partial but not full oxygen saturation, and wall thickness for the arteries; diameter, blood flow, hematocrit, and density for the veins; and viscosity (but not hematocrit), partial and full oxygen saturation, and density for the capillaries. The combination of hemodynamic parameters correlating best with tortuosity is the set of all parameters except density (r = 0.64, p < 0.01), using as tortuosity definition the set of tortuosity features (geometric measures) correlating best with a single hemodynamic factor for the arteries.Conclusion: This pilot suggests two general conclusions. First, the quantitative definition of tortuosity (i.e., the set of geometric features adopted) should be tuned to the specific data and problem considered. Second, tortuosity is caused by a combination of hemodynamic factors, not a single one.


Author(s):  
Jong Chull Jo ◽  
Dong Gu Kang ◽  
Kyung Wan Roh

Two-phase flow fields inside feeder pipes of a CANDU reactor have been simulated numerically using a CFD (computational fluid dynamics) code to calculate the shear stress distribution which is the most important factor to be considered in predicting the local areas of feeder pipes highly susceptible to FAC (flow-accelerated corrosion)-induced wall thinning. The CFD approach with schemes used in this study to simulate the turbulent flow situations inside the CANDU feeder pipes had been verified by showing a good agreement between the investigation results for the failed feedwater pipe at Surry Unit 2 plant in U.S. and the CFD calculation. Sensitivity studies of the three geometrical parameters such as angle of the 1st and 2nd bends, length of the 1st span between the grayloc hub and the 1st bend, and length of the 2nd span between the 1st and the 2nd bends had already been performed. In this study, the effects of void fraction of the primary coolant coming out from the exit of pressure tubes containing nuclear fuels on the fluid shear stress distribution at the inner surface of feeder pipe wall have been investigated to find out the local areas of feeder pipes conveying two-phase coolant, where are highly susceptible to FAC (flow-accelerated corrosion)-induced wall thinning. As the results of CFD analysis, it is seen that the local regions of feeder pipes of the operating CANDU reactors in Korea, on which the wall thickness measurements have been performed so far, are not coincided with the worst regions predicted by the present CFD analysis where is the connection region of straight & bend pipe near the inlet part of the bend intrados. Finally, based on the results of the present CFD analysis a guide to the selection of the weakest local positions where the measurement of wall thickness should be performed with higher priority has been provided.


Author(s):  
Sayan Mondal ◽  
Chun Yang ◽  
Joseph D. Petruccelli ◽  
Chun Yuan ◽  
Fei Liu ◽  
...  

It has been well-accepted that atherosclerosis initiation and progression correlate positively with low and oscillating flow wall shear stresses. However, this shear stress mechanism cannot fully explain why advanced plaques continue to grow under elevated flow shear stress conditions. Our previous investigations using 3D computational models with fluid-structure interactions (FSI) based on in vivo/ex vivo magnetic resonance images (MRI) of human carotid atherosclerotic plaques indicated that there is a negative correlation between advanced plaque wall thickness and structural maximum principal stress (Stress-P1) in the plaque and a positive correlation between plaque wall thickness and flow shear stress [3].


Author(s):  
Daoming Wang ◽  
Bin Zi ◽  
Yishan Zeng ◽  
Fangwei Xie ◽  
Youfu Hou

Mechanical properties are critical to the working performance of magnetorheological fluids (MRFs), especially in high temperature situations. This paper presents an experimental investigation to analyze the effects of temperature on mechanical properties of MRFs. First, a parallel disk method was implemented for the shear stress measurement of MRFs and the measurement principle was theoretically illustrated. Then, a detailed introduction to the MRF sample preparation and the testing device development was performed as well. In the study, five kinds of MRF samples with different material parameters were prepared and a shear stress testing device which possesses the temperature control function was developed and evaluated. After these, a series of measurements were conducted on the viscosity–temperature characteristic, shear stress–temperature characteristic and thermal stability of MRF samples. Measuring results indicated that the mechanical properties of MRFs were obviously dependent on temperature. The phenomenon mainly embodied in the reduction of off-field viscosity and shear stress with increasing temperature, as well as the performance degradation after undergoing a low–high–low temperature cycle or a high temperature treatment of more than 150 ℃.


Clay Minerals ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ziadeh ◽  
B. Chwalka ◽  
H. Kalo ◽  
M. R. Schütz ◽  
J. Breu

AbstractThe potential of platy nanofillers like clays in polymer nanocomposites is mostly determined by their aspect ratio. The degree of improvement that may be achieved in respect to reinforcement, gas-barrier properties and flame retardancy critically depends on the aspect ratio. Thus, increasing the aspect ratio is highly desirable in order to explore the full potential of the clay filler. Mechanical shear stress as generated in the grinding chamber of a stirred media mill (ball mill) induced an efficient exfoliation of highly hydrated and therefore ‘shear-labile’ synthetic Mg-fluorohectorite in aqueous dispersion. The attainable degree of exfoliation can be tuned and controlled through the shear forces applied by changing process parameters such as solid content and grinding media diameter. Characterization and evaluation of the exfoliation efficiency during milling was achieved by combining and cross-validating data obtained by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), static light scattering (SLS), specific surface area measurements applying the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) equation, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This led to the identification of optimal processing parameters, allowing for control of the degree of exfoliation and, consequently, the aspect ratio of the nanoplatelets. Not surprisingly, besides exfoliation, increasing the magnitude of the shear stress also resulted in some reduction in platelet size.The clay platelets obtained showed a high average aspect ratio (>600), several times greater than that of original synthetic fluorohectorite. The increase of aspect ratio was reflected in a significant enhancement of both specific surface area and cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the external basal surfaces. This method has substantial advantages compared to microfluidizer processing with respect to feasibility, batch size and particle diameter size preservation. The exfoliated nanoplatelets obtained by milling have great potential to improve mechanical properties of polymer layered silicate nanocomposites (PLSN).


2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 2506-2515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Glasser ◽  
Kai Lawonn ◽  
Thomas Hoffmann ◽  
Martin Skalej ◽  
Bernhard Preim

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