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In all cases, however, the valve initially stops or controls flow. This is done by placing an obstruction in the path of the fluid, an obstruction that can be moved about as desired inside the pipe with little or no leakage of the fluid from the pipe to the outside. Where the resistance to flow introduced by an open valve must be small, the obstruction and the opening that can be closed by it are large. For precise control of flow rate, usually obtained at the price of a large pressure drop, the cross-sectional area of the flow channel is greatly reduced, and a small obstruction is set into the small opening. 

It is also possible to obtain images by measuring /tun with the z-piezo maintained at a given voltage (the constant height mode). However this mode is only useful for very smooth samples, since any small obstruction on the surface would result in a tip crash. 

Short cycle/high pressure/lowjlow flow lines too small/obstruction in outlet line/ pump sucking air/pressure differential too low/wide fluctuations in feedrate/air trapped in filter/too high a filtration rate. 

As suspect behavioral disturbances changes in anxiety and character are typical. Most frequent are disturbed defensive reactions such as being easily startled (in 66% of animals), anxiety (in 66% of animals), and nervousness or restlessness (in 64% of animals). Concerning aggressive behavior, increased readiness to repulse approaches was apparent in 36% of the animals, maliciousness and lashing out in 20% of animals. Fear of narrow passages and small obstructions was more seldom. 

For steady state conditions, they calculated a 100°C buildup behind a small obstruction with a radius of 0.085 m. in a reactor 6 m in diameter. Their calculation showed that at the conditions they chose, the hot spot would materialize at about 0.2 m downstream from the obstruction. The transient analysis further showed that temperature could rise as much as 500°C in a short time, approximately 600 seconds. This dramatic rise in temperature is acconpanied by a depletion of the liquid phase and hydrogen. This hot spot temperature is several times higher than the adiabatic temperature rise given by the steady state value at the hot spot. 

Fig. 5.42a,b. Small obstructive ureterocele, a Small intravesical ureterocele (arrow), b Important dilatation (D) of the corresponding upper pole... 

Normally such mills are installed in groups known as wind farms to provide a sizeable power source, except in remote areas, where power demand may be restricted to a very limited area and small mills may suffice. When mills are installed in groups, precautions are necessary to ensure that there is enough distance between any two mills so that there is no hindrance to routine maintenance, on the one hand, and obstruction of wind to other mills, on the other. For more details, refer to the literature available on the subject in the Further reading at the end of the chapter. 

The second cutwater and volute channel create an additional obstruction to the flow through this pump, and for that reason it robs some energy from the fluid. This will reduce the efficiency to a small degree, but the operational range of these pumps is quite broad as you can see in the graph. The dual volute design easing is an optional cost accessory with some pump companies, and offered standard with others. 

Nitrous gases originating from the combustion units in nitric acid plants carry small amounts of unreacted ammonia, NH3. The ammonia may react with the nitrous gas to form microscopic particles of ammonium nitrate that adhere to solid surfaces. Within a short time, there is a growing layer of ammonium nitrate salt covering the internal surface of the nitrous gas compressor (Figure 4-27). This layer can obstruct the flow passages because it tends to increase the power consumption, provoke excessive vibrations, and even present a safety hazard since ammonium nitrate explosions can occur. 

Decrements in vigilance (i.e., ability to detect small changes in one s environment that occur at unpredictable times) decreased exercise performance in both healthy persons and those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease... 

By copolymerising with a small amount of second monomer which acts as an obstruction to the unzipping reaction, in the event of this being allowed to start. On the industrial scale methyl methacrylate is sometimes copolymerised with a small amount of ethyl acrylate, and formaldehyde copolymerised with ethylene oxide or 1,3-dioxolane for this very reason. 

Check for underventilation caused by obstructed vents, faulty dampers or other HVAC system malfunctions, or from problems within the occupied space. Furniture, papers, or other materials can interfere with air movement around thermostats or block airflow from wall or floor-mounted registers. If office cubicles are used, a small space (i.e., two to four inches) between the bottom of the partitions and the floor may improve air circulation. 

Molecular sieves are available with a variety of pore sizes. A molecular sieve should be selected with a pore size that will admit H2S and water while preventing heavy hydrocarbons and aromatic compound.s from entering the pores. However, carbon dioxide molecules are about the same size as H2S molecules and present problems. Even thougli die COi is non-polar and will not bond to the active sites, the CO2 will entci the pores. Small quantities of CO2 will become trapped in the pores In this way small portions of CO2 are removed. More importantly, CO ih obstruct the access of H2S and water to active sites and decrease the eflectiveness ot the pores. Beds must be sized to remove all water and to pi ovitte for interference from other molecules in order to remove all H i.S. 

The results of Petree and Small are summarized in [29]. These coils present a solid vertical face, with the coils vertical but impressed in the plates for flow of the heating or cooling medium. They take the place of vertical baffles, and are more solid obstructions to through flow in die vessel than individual vertical coils. Usually four or six banks are used. 

Most rigid polyurethane foams have a closed cell structure. Closed cells form when the plastic cell walls remain intact during the expansion process and are not ruptured by the increasing cell pressure. Depending on the blowing process a small fraction (5-10%) of the cells remain open. Closed cell structures provide rigidity and obstruct gaseous or fluid diffusional processes. 

Obstruction of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and colon has occurred when bulk-forming laxatives are administered without adequate fluid intake or in patients with intestinal stenosis. 

For the flow not to be appreciably disturbed, the diameter of the instrument must not exceed about one-fiftieth of the diameter of the pipe the standard instrument (diameter 7.94 mm) should therefore not be used in pipes of less than 0.4 m diameter. An accurate measurement of the impact pressure can be obtained using a tube of very small diameter with its open end at right angles to the direction of flow hypodermic tubing is convenient for this purpose. The static pressure is measured using a single piezometer tube or a piezometer ring upstream at a distance equal approximately to the diameter of the pipe measurement should be made at least 50 diameters from any bend or obstruction. 

If the surface has a number of closely spaced obstructions, however, all of the same height e, the shear stress is affected when Rer > about 3. If the obstructions are of varying heights, with e as the arithmetic mean, the shear stress is increased if Rer > about 0.3, because the effect of one relatively large obstruction is greater than that of several small ones. 

Other potential adverse effects resulting from liposome administration which need to be studied are undesired complement activation (Cunningham et al., 1979), blood clotting, and pharmacological effects of the lipid components as well as physical obstruction of small capillaries by large particles. 

In fluid dynamics the behavior in this system is described by the full set of hydrodynamic equations. This behavior can be characterized by the Reynolds number. Re, which is the ratio of characteristic flow scales to viscosity scales. We recall that the Reynolds number is a measure of the dominating terms in the Navier-Stokes equation and, if the Reynolds number is small, linear terms will dominate if it is large, nonlinear terms will dominate. In this system, the nonlinear term, (u V)u, serves to convert linear momentum into angular momentum. This phenomena is evidenced by the appearance of two counter-rotating vortices or eddies immediately behind the obstacle. Experiments and numerical integration of the Navier-Stokes equations predict the formation of these vortices at the length scale of the obstacle. Further, they predict that the distance between the vortex center and the obstacle is proportional to the Reynolds number. All these have been observed in our 2-dimensional flow system obstructed by a thermal plate at microscopic scales. ... 

The Group II (biliary tract) enzymes are abnormal usually when the serum bilirubin concentration is also abnormal. Most commonly used is alkaline phosphatase which is a highly sensitive indicator of biliary tract obstruction, perhaps because the enzyme is synthesized as an induced response to obstruction of even small bile ducts. Most techniques used to identify the origin of an elevated serum alkaline phosphatase are not very useful from a clinical viewpoint (23). The simultaneous measurement of GMT activity has been found to be useful in differentiating between the hepatic and bony origin of alkaline phosphatase. An increased GMT activity in a patient with an increased ALP activity is a good indication that there is biliary biliary tract disease (62,63). 

Small bowel resection, severe diarrhea, intractable vomiting, bowel obstruction, and fistulas ° Critically ill patients with nonfunctioning GI tract... 

Gastrointestinal involvement may present initially as small bowel obstruction shortly after birth (known as meconium ileus) due to abnormally thick meconium that cannot be passed. Older CF patients may develop distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS), formerly called meconium ileus equivalent, which occurs due to fecal impaction in the terminal ileum and cecum. 

Formation of strictures, abscesses, fistulae, and obstructions in patients with CD is possible. Patients with CD may develop significant weight loss or nutritional deficiencies secondary to malabsorption of nutrients in the small intestine, or as a consequence of multiple small- or large-bowel resections. Common nutritional deficiencies encountered in IBD include vitamin B12, fat-soluble vitamins, zinc, folate, and iron. Malabsorption in children with CD may contribute to significant reductions in growth and development. 

Obstructing disorders Pyloric obstruction Small bowel obstruction Colonic obstruction Achalasia... 

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