scholarly journals COMPARISON BETWEEN EXPERIMENT AND THEORY FOR THE THERMAL CASIMIR FORCE

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 155-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. KLIMCHITSKAYA ◽  
M. BORDAG ◽  
V. M. MOSTEPANENKO

We analyze recent experiments on measuring the thermal Casimir force with account of possible background effects. Special attention is paid to the validity of the proximity force approximation (PFA) used in the comparison between the experimental data and computational results in experiments employing a sphere-plate geometry. The PFA results are compared with the exact results where they are available. The possibility to use fitting procedures in theory-experiment comparison is discussed. On this basis we reconsider experiments exploiting spherical lenses of centimeter-size radii.

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (15) ◽  
pp. 1260012 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. KLIMCHITSKAYA ◽  
M. BORDAG ◽  
V. M. MOSTEPANENKO

We analyze recent experiments on measuring the thermal Casimir force with account of possible background effects. Special attention is paid to the validity of the proximity force approximation (PFA) used in the comparison between the experimental data and computational results in experiments employing a sphere-plate geometry. The PFA results are compared with the exact results where they are available. The possibility to use fitting procedures in theory-experiment comparison is discussed. On this basis we reconsider experiments exploiting spherical lenses of centimeter-size radii.


2011 ◽  
Vol 03 ◽  
pp. 515-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. KLIMCHITSKAYA ◽  
M. BORDAG ◽  
E. FISCHBACH ◽  
D. E. KRAUSE ◽  
V. M. MOSTEPANENKO

We discuss theoretical predictions for the thermal Casimir force and compare them with available experimental data. Special attention is paid to the recent claim of the observation of that effect, as predicted by the Drude model approach. We show that this claim is in contradiction with a number of experiments reported so far. We suggest that the experimental errors, as reported in support of the observation of the thermal Casimir force, are significantly underestimated. Furthermore, the experimental data at separations above 3 μm are shown to be in agreement not with the Drude model approach, as is claimed, but with the plasma model. The seeming agreement of the data with the Drude model at separations below 3 μm is explained by the use of an inadequate formulation of the proximity force approximation.


2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (22) ◽  
pp. 3918-3929 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. KLIMCHITSKAYA ◽  
M. BORDAG ◽  
E. FISCHBACH ◽  
D. E. KRAUSE ◽  
V. M. MOSTEPANENKO

We discuss theoretical predictions for the thermal Casimir force and compare them with available experimental data. Special attention is paid to the recent claim of the observation of that effect, as predicted by the Drude model approach. We show that this claim is in contradiction with a number of experiments reported so far. We suggest that the experimental errors, as reported in support of the observation of the thermal Casimir force, are significantly underestimated. Furthermore, the experimental data at separations above 3μm are shown to be in agreement not with the Drude model approach, as is claimed, but with the plasma model. The seeming agreement of the data with the Drude model at separations below 3 μm is explained by the use of an inadequate formulation of the proximity force approximation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudiu N. Lungu ◽  
Bogdan Ionel Bratanovici ◽  
Maria Mirabela Grigore ◽  
Vasilichia Antoci ◽  
Ionel I. Mangalagiu

Lack of specificity and subsequent therapeutic effectiveness of antimicrobial and antitumoral drugs is a common difficulty in therapy. The aim of this study is to investigate, both by experimental and computational methods, the antitumoral and antimicrobial properties of a series of synthesized imidazole-pyridine derivatives. Interaction with three targets was discussed: Dickerson-Drew dodecamer (PDB id 2ADU), G-quadruplex DNA string (PDB id 2F8U) and DNA strain in complex with dioxygenase (PDB id 3S5A). Docking energies were computed and represented graphically. On them, a QSAR model was developed in order to further investigate the structure-activity relationship. Results showed that synthesized compounds have antitumoral and antimicrobial properties. Computational results agreed with the experimental data.


2008 ◽  
Vol 607 ◽  
pp. 64-66
Author(s):  
Nicolas Laforest ◽  
Jérémie De Baerdemaeker ◽  
Corine Bas ◽  
Charles Dauwe

Positron annihilation lifetime measurements on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) at low temperature were performed. Different discrete fitting procedures have been used to analyze the experimental data. It shows that the extracted parameters depend strongly on the fitting procedure. The physical meaning of the results is discussed. The blob model seems to give the best annihilation parameters.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1592
Author(s):  
Dominik Gryboś ◽  
Jacek S. Leszczyński ◽  
Dorota Czopek ◽  
Jerzy Wiciak

In this paper, we demonstrate how to reduce the noise level of expanded air from pneumatic tools. Instead of a muffler, we propose the expanded collecting system, where the air expands through the pneumatic tube and expansion collector. We have elaborated a mathematical model which illustrates the dynamics of the air flow, as well as the acoustic pressure at the end of the tube. The computational results were compared with experimental data to check the air dynamics and sound pressure. Moreover, the study presents the methodology of noise measurement generated in a pneumatic screwdriver in a quiet back room and on a window-fitting stand in a production hall. In addition, we have performed noise measurements for the pneumatic screwdriver and the pneumatic screwdriver on an industrial scale. These measurements prove the noise reduction of the pneumatic tools when the expanded collecting system is used. When the expanded collecting system was applied to the screwdriver, the measured Sound Pressure Level (SPL) decreased from 87 to 80 dB(A).


Author(s):  
H. T. Banks ◽  
C. A. Smith

Abstract In this presentation we will report on joint efforts with D.J. Inman and his colleagues at MSL, SUNY at Buffalo, to develop viable models for the analysis and control of elastic structures exhibiting coupled torsional and flexural vibrations. A model for coupled torsion and bending is developed which incorporates Kelvin Voigt damping and warping. Approximation techniques are introduced and preliminary numerical results are discussed. Experimental data is presented and used to test our computational results.


1988 ◽  
Vol 254 (2) ◽  
pp. H384-H399 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Bert ◽  
B. D. Bowen ◽  
R. K. Reed

A dynamic mathematical model is formulated and used to describe the distribution and transport of fluid and plasma proteins between the circulation, interstitial space of skin and muscle, and the lymphatics in the rat. Two descriptions of transcapillary exchange are investigated: a homoporous "Starling model" and a heteroporous "plasma leak model." Parameters used in the two hypothetical transport mechanisms are determined based on statistical fitting procedures between simulation predictions and selected experimental data. These data consist of interstitial fluid volume and colloid osmotic pressure measurements as a function of venous pressure for muscle and interstitial colloid osmotic pressure vs. venous pressure for skin. The values determined for the transport parameters compare well with data in the literature. The fully determined model is used to simulate steady-state conditions of hypoproteinemia, overhydration, and dehydration, as well as the dynamic response to changes in venous pressure and intravascularly administered protein tracers. Comparisons between the simulation predictions and experimental data for these various perturbations are made. The plasma leak model appears to provide a better description of microvascular exchange.


Author(s):  
Jan E. Anker ◽  
Ju¨rgen F. Mayer

This paper presents the simulation of the flow in a 1.5 stage low-speed axial turbine with shrouded rotor blades and focuses on the interaction of the labyrinth seal leakage flow with the main flow. The presented results were obtained using the Navier-Stokes code ITSM3D developed at University of Stuttgart. A comparison of the computational results with experimental data of this test case gained at Ruhr-Universita¨t Bochum verifies that the flow solver is capable of reproducing the leakage flow effects to a sufficient extent. The computational results are used to examine the influence of the leakage flow on the flow field of the turbine. By varying the clearance height of the labyrinth in the simulations, the impact of the re-entering leakage flow on the main flow is studied. As demonstrated in this paper, leakage flow not only introduces mixing losses but can also dominate the secondary flow and induce severe losses. In agreement with the experimental data the computational results show that at realistic clearance heights the leakage flow gives rise to negative incidence over a considerable part of the downstream stator which causes the flow to separate.


2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 2201-2211 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. REYNAUD ◽  
A. CANAGUIER-DURAND ◽  
R. MESSINA ◽  
A. LAMBRECHT ◽  
P. A. MAIA NETO

We present the scattering approach which is nowadays the best tool for describing the Casimir force in realistic experimental configurations. After reminders on the simple geometries of 1d space and specular scatterers in 3d space, we discuss the case of stationary arbitrarily shaped mirrors in electromagnetic vacuum. We then review specific calculations based on the scattering approach, dealing for example with the forces or torques between nanostructured surfaces and with the force between a plane and a sphere. In these various cases, we account for the material dependence of the forces, and show that the geometry dependence goes beyond the trivial Proximity Force Approximation often used for discussing experiments.


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