scholarly journals Transport efficiency of metachronal waves in 3D cilium arrays immersed in a two-phase flow

2017 ◽  
Vol 824 ◽  
pp. 931-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Chateau ◽  
J. Favier ◽  
U. D’Ortona ◽  
S. Poncet
Keyword(s):  
Viscosity Ratio ◽  
Coupling Parameter ◽  
Immersed Boundary ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Epithelial Surface ◽  
Transport Efficiency ◽  
Fluid Environment ◽  
Metachronal Waves ◽  
Two Fluid

This work reports the formation and characterization of antipleptic and symplectic metachronal waves in 3D cilium arrays immersed in a two-fluid environment, with a viscosity ratio of 20. A coupled lattice Boltzmann–immersed-boundary solver is used. The periciliary layer is confined between the epithelial surface and the mucus. Its thickness is chosen such that the tips of the cilia can penetrate the mucus. A purely hydrodynamical feedback of the fluid is taken into account and a coupling parameter $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}$ is introduced, which allows tuning of both the direction of the wave propagation and the strength of the fluid feedback. A comparative study of both antipleptic and symplectic waves, mapping a cilium interspacing ranging from 1.67 up to 5 cilium lengths, is performed by imposing metachrony. Antipleptic waves are found to systematically outperform symplectic waves. They are shown to be more efficient for transporting and mixing the fluids, while spending less energy than symplectic, random or synchronized motions.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Suitability of Poly(Lactide)/Poly(Butylene-Adipate-co-Terephthalate) Blown Films for Chilled and Frozen Food Packaging Applications

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arianna Pietrosanto ◽  
Paola Scarfato ◽  
Luciano Di Maio ◽  
Maria Rossella Nobile ◽  
Loredana Incarnato
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Viscosity Ratio ◽  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Packaging Material ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Blown Films ◽  
Frozen Food ◽  
Plastic Materials ◽  
Wide Range

The use of biopolymers can reduce the environmental impact generated by plastic materials. Among biopolymers, blends made of poly(lactide) (PLA) and poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) prove to have adequate performances for food packaging applications. Therefore, the present work deals with the production and the characterization of blown films based on PLA and PBAT blends in a wide range of compositions, in order to evaluate their suitability as chilled and frozen food packaging materials, thus extending their range of applications. The blends were fully characterized: they showed the typical two-phase structure, with a morphology varying from fibrillar to globular in accordance with their viscosity ratio. The increase of PBAT content in the blends led to a decrease of the barrier properties to oxygen and water vapor, and to an increase of the toughness of the films. The mechanical properties of the most ductile blends were also evaluated at 4 °C and −25 °C. The decrease in temperature caused an increase of the stiffness and a decrease of the ductility of the films to a different extent, depending upon the blend composition. The blend with 40% of PLA revealed to be a good candidate for chilled food packaging applications, while the blend with a PLA content of 20% revealed to be the best composition as frozen food packaging material.

Characterization of flow regimes in two phase flow using wavelet analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munzarin Morshed ◽  
Syed Imtiaz ◽  
Mohammad Aziz Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Analysis ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Flow Regimes ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase

Small angle X-ray scattering study of porosity variation in a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer

1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 1675-1681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Baldrian ◽  
Božena N. Kolarz ◽  
Henrik Galina
Keyword(s):  
Small Angle ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Porosity Variation ◽  
Swelling Agent ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Styrene Divinylbenzene ◽  
Ray Scattering

Porosity variations induced by swelling agent exchange were studied in a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer. Standard methods were used in the characterization of copolymer porosity in the dry state and the results were compared with related structural parameters derived from small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements as developed for the characterization of two-phase systems. The SAXS method was also used for porosity determination in swollen samples. The differences in the porosity of dry samples were found to be an effect of the drying process, while in the swollen state the sample swells and deswells isotropically.

scholarly journals Natural modes of the two-fluid model of two-phase flow

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 033324
Author(s):  
Alejandro Clausse ◽  
Martín López de Bertodano
Keyword(s):  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Fluid Model ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Natural Modes ◽  
Two Fluid Model ◽  
Two Fluid
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