Three-dimensional pore characteristics and permeability properties of calcareous sand with different particle sizes

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 2659-2670
Author(s):  
Zhihan Fan ◽  
Cong Hu ◽  
Qianlin Zhu ◽  
Yonggang Jia ◽  
Dianjun Zuo ◽  
...  
2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Monroy ◽  
Emilio Hernández-García ◽  
Vincent Rossi ◽  
Cristóbal López

Abstract. We study the problem of sinking particles in a realistic oceanic flow, with major energetic structures in the mesoscale, focussing on the range of particle sizes and densities appropriate for marine biogenic particles. Our aim is to evaluate the relevance of theoretical results of finite size particle dynamics in their applications in the oceanographic context. By using a simplified equation of motion of small particles in a mesoscale simulation of the oceanic velocity field, we estimate the influence of physical processes such as the Coriolis force and the inertia of the particles, and we conclude that they represent negligible corrections to the most important terms, which are passive motion with the velocity of the flow, and a constant added vertical velocity due to gravity. Even if within this approximation three-dimensional clustering of particles can not occur, two-dimensional cuts or projections of the evolving three-dimensional density can display inhomogeneities similar to the ones observed in sinking ocean particles.


Author(s):  
Vahid Tajeddini ◽  
Chien-hong Lin ◽  
Anastasia Muliana ◽  
Martin Lévesque

This study introduces a micromechanical model that incorporates detailed microstructures for analyzing the effective electro-mechanical properties, such as piezoelectric and permittivity constants as well as elastic moduli, of piezoelectric particle reinforced composites. The studied composites consist of polarized spherical piezoelectric particles dispersed into a continuous and elastic polymeric matrix. A micromechanical model generated using three-dimensional (3D) continuum elements within a finite element (FE) framework. For each volume fraction (VF) of particles, realization with different particle sizes and arrangements were generated in order to represent microstructures of a particle composite. We examined the effects of microstructural morphologies, such as particle sizes and distributions, and particle volume fractions on the overall effective electro-mechanical properties of the active composites. The overall electro-mechanical properties determined from the present micromechanical model were compared to those generated using the Mori-Tanaka, self-consistent, and simplified unit-cell micromechanical models.


Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2134
Author(s):  
Aytug Kara ◽  
Athina Vassiliadou ◽  
Baris Ongoren ◽  
William Keeble ◽  
Richard Hing ◽  
...  

Currently, there is an unmet need to manufacture nanomedicines in a continuous and controlled manner. Three-dimensional (3D) printed microfluidic chips are an alternative to conventional PDMS chips as they can be easily designed and manufactured to allow for customized designs that are able to reproducibly manufacture nanomedicines at an affordable cost. The manufacturing of microfluidic chips using existing 3D printing technologies remains very challenging because of the intricate geometry of the channels. Here, we demonstrate the manufacture and characterization of nifedipine (NFD) polymeric nanoparticles based on Eudragit L-100 using 3D printed microfluidic chips with 1 mm diameter channels produced with two 3D printing techniques that are widely available, stereolithography (SLA) and fuse deposition modeling (FDM). Fabricated polymeric nanoparticles showed good encapsulation efficiencies and particle sizes in the range of 50–100 nm. SLA chips possessed better channel resolution and smoother channel surfaces, leading to smaller particle sizes similar to those obtained by conventional manufacturing methods based on solvent evaporation, while SLA manufactured nanoparticles showed a minimal burst effect in acid media compared to nanoparticles fabricated with FDM chips. Three-dimensional printed microfluidic chips are a novel and easily amenable cost-effective strategy to allow for customization of the design process for continuous manufacture of nanomedicines under controlled conditions, enabling easy scale-up and reducing nanomedicine development times, while maintaining high-quality standards.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 7228
Author(s):  
Xinchao Zheng ◽  
Fang Liu ◽  
Tao Luo ◽  
Yanfu Duan ◽  
Yu Yi ◽  
...  

The macroscopic mechanical properties and frost resistance durability of concrete are closely related to the changes in the internal pore structure. In this study, the two-dimensional and three-dimensional ICT (Industrial Computerized Tomography) pore characteristics of C30 concrete specimens before and after freezing and thawing in clean water, 5 wt.% NaCl, 5 wt.% CaCl2, and 5 wt.% CH3COOK solution environments are obtained through concrete frost resistance durability test and ICT scanning technology. The effects of pore structure changes on concrete frost resistance, durability, and compressive strength mechanical properties after freezing and thawing cycles in different salt solution environments are analyzed. This paper provides new means and ideas for the study of concrete pores. The results show that with the increase in the freezing and thawing times, the concrete porosity, two-dimensional pore area, three-dimensional pore volume, and pore number generally increase in any solution environment, resulting in the loss of concrete compressive strength, mortar spalling, and the decrease in the relative dynamic elastic modulus. Among them, the CH3COOK solution has the least influence on the concrete pore changes; the NaCl solution has the greatest influence on the change in the concrete internal porosity. The damage of CaCl2 solution to concrete is second only to the NaCl solution, followed by clean water. The increase in the concrete internal porosity from high to low is NaCl, CaCl2, clean water, and CH3COOK. The change in the pore volume of 0.1 to 1 mm3 after the freeze–thaw cycle is the main factor for reducing concrete strength. The test results have certain guiding value for the selection of deicing salt in engineering.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-88
Author(s):  
Dewi Muliyati ◽  
Dadan Sumardani ◽  
Fauzi Bakri ◽  
Handjoko Permana ◽  
Erfan Handoko ◽  
...  

Simulations were carried out to visualize the ratio of granular attachment to porous surfaces. This simulation uses a uFlex three-dimensional simulation using three sizes of porous surface systems in the condition of the smallest human pores and the most extensive human pores and the condition of wet skin and dry skin. Each system was tested using five granular particle sizes according to the range of the makeup granules’ size to determine the optimal adhesive. The results show that the number of cosmetic granular particles entering the porous surface system is directly proportional to the porous surface volume and moisture and inversely proportional to the granular cosmetic size. The larger the cosmetic granular used, the less granular enters the pore.


1996 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold M. Farrell ◽  
Thomas F. Kumosinski ◽  
Peter H. Cooke ◽  
Gregory King ◽  
Peter D. Hoagland ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Wei Rao ◽  
Liang-Qi Ouyang ◽  
Xian-lei Jia ◽  
Da-Ping Quan ◽  
Yang-Bin Xu

Objective: To explore how to fabricate the three-dimensional (3D) porous sericin/fibroin blended scaffolds for the first time. Methods: The 3D porous sericin/fibroin blended scaffolds were fabricated by salt leaching method, its morphology was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), its structure was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), its mechanical property was characterized by resistance to mechanical compression and rebound/compressed ratio, protease XIV was used to tested its degradation in vitro, MTT assay was used to quantitatively analyze the PC12 cells' viability co cultured with its extraction fluid. Results: Varying the ratios of sericin/fibroin and the particle sizes of granular NaCl used in the process, leads to the control of morphological and functional properties of the scaffolds. The 3D porous sericin/fibroin blended scaffolds had homogeneous and interconnected pores which controlled by the particle sizes of granular NaCl , shared similar crystal structure of β-sheet with the natural silk, importantly, and had excellent mechanical properties. MTT assay results showed that the sericin/fibroin blended scaffolds also had good biocompatibility. Conclusion: The 3D porous sericin/fibroin blended scaffolds provide useful properties as control of pore size, degradability, excellent mechanical property, and good biocompatibility, which substantiated the potential of it for use in tissue engineering applications.


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