External parameter

Dimensionless numbers in mixing, 16 685 used in convection heat-transfer analysis, 73 246-247 Dimensionless parameter, external mass transfer resistance and, 25 290-292 Dimensionless reactor design formulation, 21 350... 

Apart from patient-specific parameters, external factors - most importantly the concomitant uptake of certain other chemicals present in diet, environment and especially other drugs - influence drug actions. Possible effects are manifold and can affect all stages of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in the body. Also direct interaction and inactivation of concomitantly administered substances are possible. Drug-drug interactions via modulation of metabolism present a very hot topic in pharmaceutical research and drug design. 

Influence of Mass Transfer on the Reaction Parameters External diffusion... 

The system of differential equations describing the extraction of porous particles with SC CO2 contain 3 adjustable parameters external mass transfer coeficient (Kq), a solute solubility (K) and an effective diffusivity of solute in the pores. In order to avoid simultaneous fitting of these parameters that may result in non significant values, the following strategy was adopted to reduce the number of adjustable parameters. 

Total number of variables (excluding constant parameters) Externally specified ... 

Petersen [86] has demonstrated that with realistic values of the mass transfer and diffusion parameters, external transport limitations will never exist unless internal diffusion limitations are also present. This is most easily seen by comparing the reduction in reaction rate caused by internal limitations alone, tf, with that caused by the additional external transport limitations, (ticM)- Using Eq. 3.6.d-4... 

Noise effects include all those effects that produce a random response at the output of the multiplier phototube. Noise effects in the tube itself have been described however, noise also may be a part of the incoming light signal. This type of noise, external to the multiplier phototube, cannot be controlled by adjustment of the tube operating parameters. External noise also limits the precision of the analytical determination. 

Differences in ideal and real values may manifest themselves not only through the temperature dependence of the electrode reaction rate, but also in the dependence of the latter on other intensive parameters, external pressure being one of them. ... 

Petersen [1965a, b] has demonstrated that with realistic values of the mass transfer and diffusion parameters, external transport limitations will never exist unless internal diffusion limitations are also present. 

Data Logger it acquires the external plant parameter signals (e.g. load steam flow, temperature and pressure etc.) required for correlation with the AE activity. 

In contrast to a direct injection of dc or ac currents in the sample to be tested, the induction of eddy currents by an external excitation coil generates a locally limited current distribution. Since no electrical connection to the sample is required, eddy current NDE is easier to use from a practical point of view, however, the choice of the optimum measurement parameters, like e.g. the excitation frequency, is more critical. Furthermore, the calculation of the current flow in the sample from the measured field distribution tends to be more difficult than in case of a direct current injection. A homogenous field distribution produced by e.g. direct current injection or a sheet inducer [1] allows one to estimate more easily the defect geometry. However, for the detection of technically relevant cracks, these methods do not seem to be easily applicable and sensitive enough, especially in the case of deep lying and small cracks. 

Figure A2.5.19. Isothemis showing the reduced external magnetic field B. = P Bq/ZcTj versus the order parameter s = for various reduced temperatures J = TIT. ...

The parameter J.j is a measure of the energy of interaction between sites and j while h is an external potential or field common to the whole system. The tenn ll, 4s a generalized work temi (i.e. -pV, p N, VB M, etc), so is a kind of generalized enthalpy. If the interactions J are zero for all but nearest-neighbour sites, there is a single nonzero value for J, and then... 

Here we shall consider two simple cases one in which the order parameter is a non-conserved scalar variable and another in which it is a conserved scalar variable. The latter is exemplified by the binary mixture phase separation, and is treated here at much greater length. The fonner occurs in a variety of examples, including some order-disorder transitions and antrferromagnets. The example of the para-ferro transition is one in which the magnetization is a conserved quantity in the absence of an external magnetic field, but becomes non-conserved in its presence. 

Let us now assemble the complete set of dimensionless parameters for the problem. These are set out in Table 11.1, where the last column indicates the nature of their dependence on the external pressure p, the mean pore diameter and the pellet radius a. Symbols ft and 0... 

When possible, quantitative analyses are best conducted using external standards. Emission intensity, however, is affected significantly by many parameters, including the temperature of the excitation source and the efficiency of atomization. An increase in temperature of 10 K, for example, results in a 4% change in the fraction of Na atoms present in the 3p excited state. The method of internal standards can be used when variations in source parameters are difficult to control. In this case an internal standard is selected that has an emission line close to that of the analyte to compensate for changes in the temperature of the excitation source. In addition, the internal standard should be subject to the same chemical interferences to compensate for changes in atomization efficiency. To accurately compensate for these errors, the analyte and internal standard emission lines must be monitored simultaneously. The method of standard additions also can be used. 

We assume that the physical parameters of the lower plate coincide with those of the upper plate in particular, the stress tensors and strain tensors of the lower plate satisfy (3.44). The thickness of the lower plate is 2s. The following conditions are considered at the external boundary T ... 

Sonochemistry is strongly affected by a variety of external variables, including acoustic frequency, acoustic intensity, bulk temperature, static pressure, ambient gas, and solvent (47). These are the important parameters which need consideration in the effective appHcation of ultrasound to chemical reactions. The origin of these influences is easily understood in terms of the hot-spot mechanism of sonochemistry. 

Polarization which can be induced in nonconducting materials by means of an externally appHed electric field is one of the most important parameters in the theory of insulators, which are called dielectrics when their polarizabiUty is under consideration (1). Experimental investigations have shown that these materials can be divided into linear and nonlinear dielectrics in accordance with their behavior in a realizable range of the electric field. The electric polarization PI of linear dielectrics depends linearly on the electric field E, whereas that of nonlinear dielectrics is a nonlinear function of the electric field (2). The polarization values which can be measured in linear (normal) dielectrics upon appHcation of experimentally attainable electric fields are usually small. However, a certain group of nonlinear dielectrics exhibit polarization values which are several orders of magnitude larger than those observed in normal dielectrics (3). Consequentiy, a number of useful physical properties related to the polarization of the materials, such as elastic, thermal, optical, electromechanical, etc, are observed in these groups of nonlinear dielectrics (4). 

The apphcation of microwave power to gaseous plasmas is also of interest (see Plasma technology). The basic microwave engineering procedure is first to calculate the microwave fields internal to the plasma and then calculate the internal power absorption given the externally appHed fields. The constitutive dielectric parameters are useful in such calculations. In the absence of d-c magnetic fields, the dielectric permittivity, S, of a plasma is given by equation 10 ... 

This discussion refers to external plasticization only. Several theories, varyiag ia detail and complexity, have been proposed ia order to explain plasticizer action. Some theories iavolve detailed analysis of polarity, solubiHty, and iateraction parameters and the thermodynamics of polymer behavior, whereas others treat plasticization as a simple lubrication of chains of polymer from each other, analogous to the lubrication of metal parts by oil. Although each theory is not exhaustive, an understanding of the plasticization process can be gained by combining ideas from each theory, and an overall theory of plasticization must include all these aspects. 

Because few scatter events are recorded, attenuation compensation is relatively easier for PET using an external positron emitting source. As a result, the technology for quantitative determinations of radioactivity distributions is significantly more advanced in PET imaging. Technology development for SPECT, however, is improving this parameter. 

Indicators can be utilized to distinguish packages that have been processed from those that have not been processed. These are external indicators that do not have the capabiUty to detect critical shortcomings in cycle parameters because they are not located inside the packages. A weU-known example of this type is autoclave tape, which is also used to hold together packages wrapped in muslin or other kinds of wrap-type packaging materials (qv). 

In general, low level detection is masked by the noise level inherent in any measuring device. Electrochemical methods are susceptible to electrical interference from external sources, variations in reference electrode parameters resulting from aging or contamination, and interference from redox... 

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