Reducing dampness

Bai Xian Pi enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians. It can effectively reduce damp-heat in the Middle-Jiao and reduce jaundice. 

Qin Jiao is pungent, bitter and neutral, and is able to induce mild sweating and reduce dampness in the superficial region of the body, as well as treat stiffness, heaviness and pain of the muscles. 

Da Huang is used as assistant. It is bitter and cold, and enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians. It is used in a relatively small dosage compared with the formulas of Dr Zhang Zhong Jing to purge the bowel. Here it is used to reduce damp-heat, increase urination, promote blood circulation and reduce heat-toxin and dampness accumulation. 

Da Huang is used in small dosage to reduce damp-heat, increase urination, promote blood circulation and reduce heat-toxin and dampness accumulation. 

At the same time, Da Huang is used to promote bowel movement, which is a strategy to reduce dampness via the intestines. 

They are often used as assistants in the formula to enhance the ability of herbs that strongly reduce damp-heat, such as Huang Qin (Scutellariae radix), Huang lian (Coptidis rhizoma) and Huang Bai (Phellodendri cortex). 

Softer cantilevers are used for contact mode imaging of softer samples and tapping mode in liquid due to the lower resonance frequencies that reduce damping effects. In terms of force spectroscopy, the cantilever stiffness has to be... 

It has to be stressed that geotextiles cannot always replace the granular filter completely (see Sec. 19.2.3). A granular layer can often be needed to reduce (damp) the hydraulic loadings (internal gradients) to an acceptable level at the soil interface. After that, a geotextile can be applied to fulfill the filtration function. 

The properties of the piezocomposite material mentioned above offer special benefits when the transducer is coupled to a material of low acoustic impedance. This especially applies to probes having plastic delay lines or wedges and to immersion and medical probes. These probes with piezocomposite elements can be designed to have not only a high sensitivity but also at the same time an excellent resolution and, in addition, the effort required for the probe s mechanical damping can be reduced. 

The damping coefficient a can be determined by measuring the exponential reduced wave amplitude p, at various points during propagation. 

This ensures the correct connection between the one-dimensional Kramers model in the regime of large friction and multidimensional imimolecular rate theory in that of low friction, where Kramers model is known to be incorrect as it is restricted to the energy diflfiision limit. For low damping, equation (A3.6.29) reduces to the Lindemann-Flinshelwood expression, while in the case of very large damping, it attains the Smoluchowski limit... 

There are, however, a variety of other sources of methane that have been considered for fuel supply. Eor example, methane present in coal (qv) deposits and formed during mining operations can form explosive mixtures known as fire damp. In Western Europe, some methane has been recovered by suction from bore holes drilled in coal beds and the U.S. Bureau of Mines has tested the economic practicaUty of such a system. Removal of methane prior to mining the coal would reduce explosion ha2ards associated with coal removal. As much as 11.3 x 10 (400 trillion (10 ) cubic feet or 400 TCE) of... 

Damping reduces the transmissibihty at the natural frequency, but increases the transmissibihty at higher frequencies. The natural frequency of isolators made from most materials also can be expressed as a function of the static deflection of the isolator due to the load imposed by the supported equipment that is, / = 5/v where 5 is the static deflection of the isolator, cm (5). 

The large variety of displacement-type flmd-transport devices makes it difficult to list characteristics common to each. However, for most types it is correct to state that (1) they are adaptable to high-pressure operation, (2) the flow rate through the pump is variable (auxiliary damping systems may be employed to reduce the magnitude of pressure pulsation and flow variation), (3) mechanical considerations limit maximum throughputs, and (4) the devices are capable of efficient performance at extremely low-volume throughput rates. 

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