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Computational rheology et al. with OpenFOAM® computational library
The current capabilities of numerical codes, able to model very complex processes, and the existing powerful computational resources, clearly
promote the advantages of employing numerical modelling tools to assist any design related tasks. For more than a decade, the Computational
Rheology Group, from the Institute for Polymers and Composites / University of Minho (IPC/UMinho), has been developing and exploiting
modelling codes to aid the design of different tools, with a special focus on polymer processing applications. During the last 5 years, most of the
numerical developments done at IPC/UMinho are based on the OpenFOAM® computational library. This talk aims to provide an overview of the
computational rheology related work done at IPC/UMinho by a large group of researchers, in many cases in close cooperation with industry, and
to report the advantages of using computational codes based on OpenFOAM® to support design activitie
Computational rheology with OpenFOAM® computational library
The current capabilities of numerical codes, which able to model very complex processes, and the existing powerful computational resources, clearly promote the employment of numerical modeling tools to assist design-related tasks. The Computational Rheology Group, from the Institute for Polymers and Composites (IPC) of the University of Minho (UMinho), has been developing and exploiting modeling codes for more than one decade, with a special focus on polymer processing applications. During the last 6 years, most of the numerical developments of the Computational Rheology Group were based on the OpenFOAM® computational library.
This talk aims at providing an overview of the computational rheology-related work done at IPC/UMinho, in close
cooperation with industry, and at illustrating the advantages of using the computational library OpenFOAM ® for
the development of new codes. The presentation will cover both the work done by the group to support the design of polymer processing tools and the development of new solvers in the OpenFOAM® computational library
Surges and Si IV bursts in the solar atmosphere. Understanding IRIS and SST observations through RMHD experiments
Surges often appear as a result of the emergence of magnetized plasma from
the solar interior. Traditionally, they are observed in chromospheric lines
such as H 6563 \AA and Ca II 8542 \AA. However, whether there is a
response to the surge appearance and evolution in the Si IV lines or, in fact,
in many other transition region lines has not been studied. In this paper we
analyze a simultaneous episode of an H surge and a Si IV burst that
occurred on 2016 September 03 in active region AR12585. To that end, we use
coordinated observations from the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)
and the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST). For the first time, we report
emission of Si IV within the surge, finding profiles that are brighter and
broader than the average. Furthermore, the brightest Si IV patches within the
domain of the surge are located mainly near its footpoints. To understand the
relation between the surges and the emission in transition region lines like Si
IV, we have carried out 2.5D radiative MHD (RMHD) experiments of magnetic flux
emergence episodes using the Bifrost code and including the non-equilibrium
ionization of silicon. Through spectral synthesis we explain several features
of the observations. We show that the presence of Si IV emission patches within
the surge, their location near the surge footpoints and various observed
spectral features are a natural consequence of the emergence of magnetized
plasma from the interior to the atmosphere and the ensuing reconnection
processes.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figures. The Astrophysical Journal (Accepted
Pinckney Fracture: do not Underestimate Trauma of the Distal Phalanx of the Hallux
Toe injuries are common in the emergency department and most of them are treated conservatively. In some circumstances, these injuries can present as a physeal fracture with concomitant soft-tissue injury affecting the nail bed and resulting in a hidden open fracture. To adequately treat these patients, a high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose and treat the open fractures and to prevent complications such as infection, osteomyelitis, malunion and premature physeal arrest.We report a case of a patient that was admitted to the hospital with a Salter-Harris type I fracture of the distal phalanx of the hallux. After confirming the diagnosis, antibiotic treatment was started and the fracture was reduced and fixed.The literature on this entity is sparse and most of the management protocols are based on its hand equivalent-the Seymour fracture, emphasising the low threshold for treating these lesions as an open fracture.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Pinckney Fracture: do Not Underestimate Trauma of the Distal Phalanx of the Hallux
Toe injuries are common in the emergency department and most of them are treated conservatively. In some circumstances, these injuries can present as a physeal fracture with concomitant soft-tissue injury affecting the nail bed and resulting in a hidden open fracture. To adequately treat these patients, a high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose and treat the open fractures and to prevent complications such as infection, osteomyelitis, malunion and premature physeal arrest.We report a case of a patient that was admitted to the hospital with a Salter-Harris type I fracture of the distal phalanx of the hallux. After confirming the diagnosis, antibiotic treatment was started and the fracture was reduced and fixed.The literature on this entity is sparse and most of the management protocols are based on its hand equivalent-the Seymour fracture, emphasising the low threshold for treating these lesions as an open fracture.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
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