The problem of bending of an infinite plate containing an array of trough closable cracks and narrow slits is considered in a two-dimensional statement. A crack is treated as a mathematical cut, the edges of which are able to contact along the line on the plate outside. A slit is referred to as a cut with contact stress-free surfaces and the negati...

By Taras M. Dalyak, Ivan P. Shatskyi

The ferrofluid flow model of the Shliomis and continuity equation for the film and porous interface with the theory of Darcy, the modified Reynolds equation for ferrofluid squeeze film between curved annular plates is discussed with the impact of the rotation of Ferro-particles and slip velocity at the boundary. Beavers and Joseph’s slip cond...

By Niru C. Patel, Jimit R. Patel

Free radical scavenging potency of physiologically active equol molecule, derived by gut microbiota from soy isoflavone daidzein, was investigated by using M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory, accompanied with the TST and Eckart tunneling corrections for the estimation of rate constants. Phenolic hydrogens of equol are recognized as much more abst...

By Ana Amić, Dejan Milenković, Jasmina Dimitrić Marković, Zoran Marković

The effect of surface roughness on characteristics of magnetic fluid based squeeze film between porous circular plates is hypothetically analysed. The pressure distribution is obtained by solving concern Reynolds type equation with suitable boundary conditions and the result is utilized to obtain load carrying capacity. It is concluded that the loa...

By P. L. Thakkar, H. C. Patel

Predicting crack initiation life (CIL) of a mechanical component or a structure in service remains difficult since the crack formation process is of stochastic nature. To ensure a high level of safety and reliability, it is essential to have an appropriate probability distribution law of the CIL to ensure that cracks can be detected before reaching...

By R. Yahiaoui, R. Noureddine, B. Ait Saadi

This paper presents a numerical investigation of mixed convection heat transfer around a pair of identical circular cylinders placed in side-by-side arrangement inside a square cavity of single inlet and outlet ports. The investigation provided the analysis of gradual effect of aiding thermal buoyancy on upward flow around cylinders and its effect ...

By H. Laidoudi

The paper develops a method for approximation of the discontinuous functions of two variables by discontinuous interlination splines using arbitrary triangular elements. Experimental data are one-sided traces of a function given along a system of lines (such data are commonly used in remote methods, in particular in tomography). The paper also prop...

By V. Mezhuyev, O. M. Lytvyn, I. Pershyna, O. Nechuiviter

The relationship between the resolvent and Estrada indices for the alkanes has been recently demonstrated. That relationship involved the first Zagreb index besides these two eigenvalue-based molecular descriptors. In this paper, the quality of the correlation is tested in the case of isomeric benzenoid hydrocarbons, where the first Zagreb index is...

By Izudin Redžepović, Boris Furtula

The antioxidant activity of cynodontin was studied in the absence and the presence of free radical species. This in silico study was performed in water and benzene, with the aim to simulate polar and non-polar environment. To determine the most probable mechanism of antioxidant action, density functional theory (DFT) was employed. The change in rea...

By Jelena Đorović, Marko Antonijević, Zoran Marković

The antioxidant activity of bergaptol (4-hydroxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one, BER) and xanthotoxol (9-hydroxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one, XAN) was investigated in water and benzene, as solvents. For this purpose, the density functional theory (DFT) was used. The free radical scavenging potency of investigated compounds towards different reactive oxygen sp...

By Žiko Milanović, Marko Antonijević, Jelena Đorović, Dejan Milenković