27 Result(s)
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Simplifying biochemical signal transport in steady flows within a single-cell-trap** microchannel by linear low-order systems
Precise controlling and quantitative loading of dynamic biochemical stimulations to single cells are crucial for single cell dynamic analysis in vitro. Many microfluidic platforms have been proposed for provid...
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Deep-learning-assisted extraction of height-averaged velocity from scalar signal transport in a shallow microfluidic channel
Precise measurement of flow velocity in microfluidic channels is of importance in microfluidic applications, such as quantitative chemical analysis, sample preparation and drug synthesis. However, simple appro...
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Microfluidic focusing of microparticles utilizing negative magnetophoresis and oscillatory flow
Focusing of biological particles has important applications in the fields of biology, medicine, chemistry and environment. The emergence of microfluidic technology has brought new opportunities for the manipul...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Structural Safety Assessment of Lift Apparatus on Jack-Up Barge for Eco-Friendly Offshore Installation
Jack-up barge, one of the representative special vessels for installation and maintenance of offshore structures such as offshore plants, offshore facilities, and offshore renewable energy systems, secures the...
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The visualization of turbulent coherent structure in open channel flow
Due to its multiscale and multi-layer natures, the coherent structures of turbulent in the open channel flow is complex and difficult to be visualized for understanding its evolution. In this paper, five types...
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Revisit of advection-dispersion equation model with velocity-dependent dispersion in capturing tracer dynamics in single empty fractures
An accurate quantification of the contaminant transport through fractured media is critical for dealing with water-quality related scientific and engineering issues, where the dispersion coefficient is an impo...
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Numerical and experimental study of continuous and discontinuous turbidity currents on a flat slope
When the sediment and the dissolved matter laden in the river meet a clear water in reservoirs, the turbid water will plunge and spread into the clear water, forming the turbidity current and influencing the w...
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Single-cell compressibility quantification for assessing metastatic potential of cancer cells through multi-frequency acoustophoresis
Analyzing cancer cell compressibility with single-cell resolution is of high interest in understanding cancer metastasis as well as in other cell biology applications. Here, a multi-frequency acoustophoretic c...
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Concentrated force-induced fracture of a multiferroic composite cylinder
Although the cracking problems of multiferroic structures have been widely investigated, concentrated force-induced fracture still remains as an un-fully explored failure mode that has considerable significanc...
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Effects of the volume fraction of piezoelectric particles in the magneto-electro-elastic interfacial region on the fracture behavior of a laminate multiferroic plate
Magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) interfacial regions may be formed in multiferroic composites consisting of alternate piezoelectric (PE) and piezomagnetic layers during the hot-pressing process. The existence of ...
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Multiple parallel cracks in a magnetoelectroelastic strip under in-plane magnetic/electric field and clam**-induced antiplane pre-deformation
Many magnetoelectroelastic devices are mechanically clamped during service, and the clam** may lead to pre-deformation, which will in return affect the magnetoelectroelastic behavior. In the present paper, a...
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A noninvasive method to predict fluid viscosity and nanoparticle size using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM) imaging
This study examines the development of an automated particle tracking algorithm to predict the hindered Brownian movement of fluorescent nanoparticles within an evanescent wave field created using total intern...
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Experimental study of the transition from non-Darcian to Darcy behavior for flow through a single fracture
Laboratory experiments are designed in this paper using single fractures made of cement and coarse sand for a series of hydraulic tests under the conditions of different fracture apertures, and for the simulat...
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Coupled interfacial imperfections and their effects on the fracture behavior of a layered multiferroic cylinder
An interfacial imperfection coupling model is proposed to characterize the imperfect interface in a bi-layered multiferroic cylinder by extending the generalized linear spring model of the uncoupled imperfect ...
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Improvement of numerical simulation of bimolecular reactive transport using time-dependent parameters
The overestimation of the contaminant concentration is a main issue in simulating the reactive transport using the common advection-dispersion-reaction equation (ADRE). To solve this problem, a new modeling me...
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Simulation of the load rejection transient process of a francis turbine by using a 1-D-3-D coupling approach
This paper presents the simulation and the analysis of the transient process of a Francis turbine during the load rejection by employing a one-dimensional and three-dimensional (1-D-3-D) coupling approach. The...
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Interfacial fracture analysis of a piezoelectric–polythene composite cylindrical shell patch under axial shear
The present work studies the interfacial fracture in a piezoelectric cylindrical shell patch. The problem is solved by the methods of infinite trigonometric series and Cauchy singular integral equation, and th...
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Valid hydrodynamic interaction regions of multiple ships advancing in waves
Based on the 3-D surface panel method combined with the translating-pulsating source Green function, an approximate approach is developed to solve the hydrodynamic interacting problem of multiple ships advanci...
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Numerical study on wave loads and motions of two ships advancing in waves by using three-dimensional translating-pulsating source
A frequency domain analysis method based on the three-dimensional translating-pulsating (3DTP) source Green function is developed to investigate wave loads and free motions of two ships advancing on parallel c...
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Experimental investigation and numerical analysis of unsteady attached sheetcavitating flows in a centrifugal pump
This paper studies the attached sheet cavitation in centrifugal pumps. A pump casted from Perspex is used as the test subject. The cavitation bubbles were observed in the entrance of the impeller and the drops...
