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Deep ocean clay crusts: behaviour and biological origin
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Engineering, 2011-03-15)
In water depths of 500m to greater than 2,000m, off the West coast of Africa, sediments comprise very soft clays with extremely high water contents and plasticity. In situ CPT and T-bar testing in these areas have identified ...
Fluid characterisation and drop impact in inkjet printing for organic semiconductor devices
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Engineering, 2011-07-12)
An inkjet printer can deposit a very small volume of liquid with high positional accuracy, high speed and low cost. As a maskless, non-contact additive patterning method, inkjet printing technology is increasingly being ...
Simulating intertwined design processes that have similar structures: a case study of a small company that creates made-to-order fashion products
(Inderscience, 2011-01)
The authors use simulation to analyse the resource-driven dependencies between concurrent processes used to create customised products in a company. Such processes are uncertain and unique according to the design changes ...
Redesigning the design process through interactive simulation: A case study of life-cycle engineering in jet engine conceptual design
(Inderscience, 2011-01)
Many aerospace companies are currently making the transition to
providing fully-integrated product-service offerings in which their products are
designed from the outset with life-cycle considerations in mind. Based on ...
Combustion characteristics of alternative liquid fuels
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Engineering, 2011-11-08)
Envisaged application of biodiesel in gas turbine engines or furnaces requires extensive tests on the deflagration properties of biodiesel. The laminar flame speeds of Palm Methyl Esters (PME) and blends of PME with ...
Several applications of a model for dense granular flows
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, 2011-03-15)
This dissertation describes efforts to evaluate a recently proposed continuum model for
the dense flow of dry granular materials (Jop, Forterre & Pouliquen, 2006, Nature, 441,
167-192). The model, based upon a generalisation ...
Instabilities and transport in magnetized plasmas
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsDarwin College, 2011-02-08)
In a magnetized plasma, naturally occurring pressure anisotropies facilitate in- stabilities that are expected to modify the transport properties of the system. In this thesis we examine two such instabilities and, where ...
The solar tachocline: a self-consistent model of magnetic confinement
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsQueens' College, 2011-01-11)
In this dissertation we consider the dynamics of the solar interior, with particular focus on angular momentum balance and magnetic field confinement within the tachocline.
In Part I we review current knowledge of the ...
Scattering of internal gravity waves
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsSelwyn College, 2011-04-19)
Internal gravity waves play a fundamental role in the dynamics of stably stratified regions
of the atmosphere and ocean. In addition to the radiation of momentum and energy remote from
generation sites, internal waves ...
Response to mTOR inhibition: activity of eIF4E predicts sensitivity in cell lines and acquired changes in eIF4E regulation in breast cancer
(2011-02-14)
Abstract Background Inhibitors of the kinase mTOR, such as rapamycin and everolimus, have been used as cancer therapeutics with limited success since some tumours are resistant. Efforts to establish predictive markers to ...