The method of multiple scales, a long standing alternative to the method of matched expansions, is applied to the nonlinear boundary value problem modelling the operation of a one-dimensional gas lubricated slider bearing, at large values of the bearing number. Approximate expansions for the pressure profile, load bearing capacity and the location of the centre of pressure are obtained, and compared with the results of applying matched expansions and numerical techniques.

     This paper deals with the steady free convection over an isothermal vertical circular cylinder embedded in a fluid-saturated porous medium in the presence of the thermophoresis particle deposition effect. The governing partial differential equations are transformed into a set of non-similar equations, which are solved numerically using an implicit finite-difference method. Comparisons with the previously published work are performed and the results are found to be in excellent agreement. Many results are obtained and a representative set of these results is displayed graphically to illustrate the influence of the various physical parameters on the wall thermophoretic deposition velocity and concentration profiles.

     A numerical solution for the flow of fluid with dusty particles past a semi-infinite inclined plate with a constant heat flux is obtained by an implicit finite difference method, which is unconditionally stable. Gas-velocity, dust-velocity, temperature, skin friction and Nusselt number are shown graphically. It is observed that the velocity of the dusty-gas decreases with decreasing the inclination angle 'phi' to the horizontal. An increase in the mass concentration of dust also causes a fall in the gas-velocity.

     In the paper, the range of application of tools made of low-alloy high speed steels has been determined on the basis of the investigation of the temperature field distribution in the cutting edge, hardness measurement of the cutting edge, the hot hardness and the assumed systematisation of wear causes. The most effective surface treatment methods have been proposed.

     Blood flow in an asymmetrically dilated fusiform artery has been investigated under pulsatile inflow conditions for a full cycle of period T. The coupled non-linear partial differential equations governing the conservation of mass and momentum of a viscous incompressible fluid flow has been numerically analyzed by a time accurate Finite Volume Scheme in an implicit Euler time marching setting. Roe's flux difference splitting of non-linear terms and the pseudo-compressibility technique in the current numerical scheme makes it robust both in space and time. The combined influence of asymmetric geometry and Reynolds number on the hemodynamic factors like WSS, pressure and velocity has been analyzed. Vortices favoring the thrombogenesis are seen to periodically manifest with 3D shedding in the diastolic phase of the flow cycle. During the whole cycle, relatively high WSS is noticed at the head and toe of the aneurysm. Further for the entire period (T) considerable pressures, with relatively large ones on the distal portion, are noticed on the hull of the aneurysm.

     We investigate the nature of heat transfer and entropy generation for natural convection in a two-dimensional circular section enclosure vibrating sinusoidally perpendicular to the applied temperature gradient in a zero-gravity field. The enclosure is assumed to fill with porous media. The Darcy momentum equation is used to model the porous media. The full governing differential equations are simplified with the Boussinesq approximation and solved by a finite volume method. Whereas the Prandtl number Pr is fixed to 1.0. Results are presented in terms of the average Nusselt number (Nu_av), entropy generation number (Ns_av), Bejan number (Be_av), and kinetic energy (KE_av).

     We examined the heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics inside a bent cavity made of two horizontal straight walls and two vertical bent walls. Bent walls are assumed to follow a profile of cosine curve. Horizontal straight walls are kept adiabatic, while the bent walls are isothermal but kept at different temperatures. Laminar nature convection inside the cavity is considered. Governing equations were discretized using the Finite Volume method with collocated variable arrangement. Simulation was carried out for a range of wave ratio 'lambda' = 0.00-0.6, aspect ratio A = 1.0-4.0, and Rayleigh number Ra = 10⁰-10⁷ for a fluid having Prandtl number 1.0. Streamlines and isothermal lines are used to present the corresponding flow and thermal field inside the enclosure. Local and global distributions of Nusselt number are presented for the above configuration. Lastly, velocity profiles are presented for some selected cases of A and 'lambda' inside the enclosure for better understanding of the influence of flow field on the thermal field.

     An efficient and efficacious response to the continuous request of "high performance", in terms of qualitative standards, becomes one of the most important factors in determining the profit of a business. The aim of this paper is to check the reliability of a signal analysis method based on a Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). This algorithm appears useful in revealing anomalies that are added to a regular signal. Such anomalies, characterized by high frequency, small amplitude and short period, generally are filtered in a data logging or sampling. Moreover, it has been illustrated how, for each level of the DWT, the maximum value of the entropy allows the location as well as the best graphical representation of the phenomenon in study. In this paper the results obtained during the functioning of an experimental equipment will be shown.

     The numerical solution to the problem of viscous incompressible flow of a Newtonian fluid in a locally expanded channel has been obtained for low and moderate high Reynolds numbers under laminar conditions. The well-known finite difference scheme in a staggered grid due to Harlow and Welch (1965) is used to discretize the equations of fluid flow. The present algorithm is of two-stages. In the first stage, Poisson equation for pressure has been solved iteratively and then pressure velocity corrections are made in the second stage. The flow characteristics such as the wall shear stress, velocity distribution and pressure distribution are then calculated. The results are presented graphically and discussed.

     For liquids such as water, for a range of pressures for which the density remains nearly constant, the viscosity could change by several orders of magnitude. Thus, such liquids could be approximated as incompressible liquids whose viscosity depends on the pressure. Stokes (1945) recognized this possibility and the fact that the viscosity could be considered to be independent of the pressure in only special flows. That this is indeed so has been verified in the case of numerous liquids (Bridgman, 1931). In this short study, we allow the viscosity of the fluid to be dependent on the pressure and investigate the consequence of the effect of gravity in simple flows such as Couette flows between parallel plates. We find that gravity can have a profound effect on the structure of the flow. Its presence leads to the concentration of vorticity adjacent to one of the plates.

     In this paper, the boundary value problem concerning the propagation of plane harmonic thermoelastic waves in flat infinite homogeneous transversely isotropic plate of finite thickness in the generalized theory of thermoelasticity with two thermal relaxation times is studied. The frequency equations for a heat conducting thermoelastic plate corresponding to the extensional (symmetric) and flexural (antisymmetric) thermoelastic modes of vibration are obtained and discussed. Special cases of the frequency equations are also discussed. The horizontally polarized SH wave gets decoupled from the rest of motion and propagates without dispersion or damping, and is not affected by thermal variations on the same plate. A numerical solution to the frequency equations for an aluminum plate (isotropic) and zinc plate (transversely isotropic) is given, and the dispersion curves are presented. The three motions namely, longitudinal, transverse and thermal of the medium are found dispersive and coupled with each other due to the thermal and anisotropic effects. The phase velocity of the waves is modified due to the thermal and anisotropic effects and is also influenced by the thermal relaxation time. Relevant results of previous investigations are deduced as special cases.

     The flow of a viscous fluid induced by the rotation of a disk bounded by a porous medium fully saturated with the liquid is discussed. It is assumed that the flow between the disk and the porous medium is governed by Navier-Stokes equations and that in the porous medium by Brinkman (1947) equations. Flows in the two regions are matched at the interface by the conditions suggested by Ochao-Tapia and Whittaker (1995a; b). Analytical expressions for velocity and skin-friction are obtained and discussed.

     This paper studied theoretically the net effect of pressure and the consequences arising due to the addition of a layer of a magnetic fluid to the fingering phenomenon through homogeneous porous media by comparing the model with the conventional one.