(n.) The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.
Example Sentences:
(1) The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the value of combined aerodynamic and endoscopic examination of velopharyngeal function in the revision of prosthetic speech appliances.
(2) Tracheobronchial deposition of inhaled particles in rabbit lung was studied after exposure to monodisperse aerosols 4--9 micrometer (aerodynamic diameter).
(3) In addition an alternate model, consisting of a single circular cylinder, is presented that simplifies the determination of total aerodynamics drag.
(4) However, only a small proportion of the variability in these aerodynamic measurements could be accounted for based on the classification of hypernasality or normal nasal resonance.
(5) Dynamic fractionation of the output from pressurized aerosols using a four-stage liquid impinger showed that the respirable fraction (as measured by the percentage of emitted droplets with aerodynamic diameters less than 5.5 microns) was highly dependent on SPC concentration and R. A significant correlation between RF and actuator score, based on orifice diameter and length, was also found and confirmed that the highest RF values were achieved with the systems of lowest SPC and water concentrations sprayed through an actuator with the smallest and shortest orifice dimensions.
(6) Samples of ash from eastern bituminous coal, western bituminous coal and mid-western bituminous coal with aerodynamic equivalent diameters of less than 15 micron were examined, and the measured emanation coefficients ranged from 0.098 down to 0.007.
(7) From our studies, it is apparent that: (1) a significant difference in air pressure patterns exists between normal speakers and those with vocal cord paralysis, (2) the respiratory apparatus tends to alter normally constant airflow in cases of vocal fold paralysis and (3) either voice therapy or teflon cord injection will significantly alter the aerodynamic relationships from the untreated paralyzed state.
(8) You can drive economically and get somewhere quickly as well" How to get the most from your fuel Shut your windows and turn off the air con You can leave windows open at speeds below 40mph, where there is a minimal increase in fuel-sapping aerodynamic drag.
(9) With reference to the functional importance of the vestibular region, it is recommended that only such operative methods should be practiced for the reconstruction of the ala nasi as take into account the aerodynamics of the vestibular region.
(10) Particles with a mass median aerodynamic diameter of 4.8 microns were produced for inhalation by (a) tidal breathing, (b) six tidal breaths followed by three deep breaths, and (c) six tidal breaths followed by three deep breaths with a five second breath hold after each breath.
(11) Personal air samples, collected with a two-stage impactor, allowed aerosol masses to be measured in three size fractions: less than 3.5 microns, 3.5-9.8 microns, and greater than 9.8 microns aerodynamic diameter.
(12) An important determinant of CAM performance is the ability of the inlet and body of the CAM to transport particulate matter in the inhalable-size range (less than or equal to 10 microns aerodynamic diameter) to the filter without substantial loss or bias with respect to particulate size.
(13) The aerosol had a mean aerodynamic diameter of 0.8 to 1.2 mu with a sigma(g) of 1.6 to 1.9.
(14) We found no indication that from an acoustical and aerodynamical point of view, the Staffieri procedure should be preferred over other alaryngeal voice production methods.
(15) The second important function of the larynx is to serve as a transducer of aerodynamic to acoustic energy; the voice function.
(16) The maximum power output, calculated from the muscle properties, is adequate for the aerodynamic power requirements.
(17) Histamine aerosol caused a similar dose-dependent increase in resistance of aerodynamically large and small airways and fall in dynamic compliance.
(18) This generated aerosol droplets with a mass median aerodynamic diameter of 0.8 micron (GSD 1.5) and 98% were less than 3.9 microns.
(19) Even when unlocked, the aerobrake should not have come on until either pilot operated another lever, but one theory is that aerodynamic forces pushed the braking system into position almost immediately.
(20) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) concentration in airborne particulate also varies with the aerodynamic diameter of the particles.
Streamline
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Speaking in the BBC's Radio Theatre, Hall will emphasise the need for a better, simpler BBC, as part of efforts to streamline management.
(2) The HSE wants to streamline the assessment of new reactor designs by waiving certain aspects through a series of "exclusions".
(3) Instead the government insists that the sparse legislative agenda reflected a streamlining of government priorities to help it better cope with the downturn.
(4) Streamlines are determined by numerical solving of the system of equations defining the current function.
(5) The chancellor also said that the sometimes bewildering array of initiatives already in existence for small firms would be streamlined under the banner of UK Finance for Growth, which will oversee the existing £4bn of schemes.
(6) But the commission called on Spain to streamline border crossings by expanding the infrastructure, and demanded both countries work together more to combat cigarette smuggling, with the UK asked to share more intelligence on the issue with Spain .
(7) A biological process serves as a source and its products are subject t] local dispersive fluid forces constrained by chaotic streamlines.
(8) On Tuesday the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report on financial management at the BBC saying the corporation should do more to streamline internal financial reporting, and monitor more closely whether its spending decisions were aligned with its strategic and editorial objectives.
(9) Abbott says he was streamlining programs and the changes would ensure good outcomes for indigenous people.
(10) Bailey said the company's reporting lines would be streamlined into three areas – product, regions, and operations and finance.
(11) Until we streamline the process and end the tick-box culture, we will continue to put off investors."
(12) I kind of get why this government has sought to streamline 150 Aboriginal programs down to just five broad-based program areas, yet there is room to question some areas of policy contradiction.
(13) We believe this device is a real breakthrough in streamlining orthotopic liver transplantation.
(14) We urgently need a new, streamlined process that gives all EU nationals who have made the UK their home an easy route to permanent residency.
(15) The Coalition argues environmental approvals need to be streamlined into a “one-stop shop”, while opponents claim the states cannot be trusted to safeguard the environment without federal oversight.
(16) And if a smaller, streamlined eurozone failed to materialise, the party has dared to suggest Germany would be better off out of it.
(17) There was the "modern military" trend, which featured a streamlined Victoria-Beckham-like dress.
(18) This, also, is a didactic music workshop with a difference - part of an umbrella programme called Discovery, established 20 years ago by the LSO as the orchestra's outreach wing, with a mission not unlike that of Venezuela's Sistema, but streamlined over two decades for application to home ground.
(19) Even as Germany and Austria have moved in recent days to streamline the movement of refugees from Hungary towards western Europe, people smugglers have found brisk business in helping desperate refugees circumnavigate a European asylum system that seems as weighted against them as ever.
(20) On Saturday, News Corp Australia reported that working groups would be shut down and expensive agencies dismantled in a bid to streamline the public service, saving more than $500m over four years and taking staff numbers back to the levels of seven years ago.