Vadim V. Silberschmidt

Bio: Vadim V. Silberschmidt is an academic researcher from Loughborough University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Machining & Materials science. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 543 publications receiving 8619 citations. Previous affiliations of Vadim V. Silberschmidt include University of Rhode Island & Universities UK.

When superhydrophobic coatings are icephobic : role of surface topology

Abstract: Among different types of anti-icing coatings, superhydrophobic coatings have attracted considerable attention due to their water repellency and low heat-transfer rate. However, condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces at low temperatures usually causes an increase in ice adhesion because of the induced wetting of micro- and nanostructures. By tuning the weight ratio of surface-modified nanoparticles to unmodified ones, five superhydrophobic coatings with different structural features at the microscale were developed. Ice-adhesion strength and ice-nucleation temperature were studied, together with the effect of moisture condensation on ice adhesion. It was found that the ice-adhesion strength and icing temperature of these coatings do not necessarily follow the same order among these surfaces because of different mechanisms involved. Surface roughness is inadequate to describe the necessary surface features that critically affect the anti-icing behavior of the coatings. Detailed topology/geometry has to be considered when designing icephobic coatings. Superhydrophobic coatings can be adopted for icephobic applications once the surface topology is carefully designed.

Measurements of Surface Roughness in Conventional and Ultrasonically Assisted Bone Drilling

Abstract: Bone fracture due to an accident, aging or diseases is a feature of everyday life. One of the principal methods of repair and reconstruction of such a fracture is based on drilling the bone and fixing its separate parts together using screws, wires and plates. Morphology of the drilled hole surface and fixative components such as screws, pins and hooks influences strength of the bonds between them. Modern measurement methods provide researchers with a high-precision data on the main parameters of surface roughness. This study is concerned with measurements of surface roughness of holes drilled in a cortical bone using two drilling techniques. Hole’s surface roughness produced with conventional drilling (CD) and ultrasonically assisted drilling (UAD) was measured with, and compared for, various contact and non-contact methods. The difference in surface roughness for both drilling techniques was explained based on high-speed filming of the bone drilling processes.

Fast parallel algorithms for short-range molecular dynamics

Abstract: Three parallel algorithms for classical molecular dynamics are presented. The first assigns each processor a fixed subset of atoms; the second assigns each a fixed subset of inter-atomic forces to compute; the third assigns each a fixed spatial region. The algorithms are suitable for molecular dynamics models which can be difficult to parallelize efficiently—those with short-range forces where the neighbors of each atom change rapidly. They can be implemented on any distributed-memory parallel machine which allows for message-passing of data between independently executing processors. The algorithms are tested on a standard Lennard-Jones benchmark problem for system sizes ranging from 500 to 100,000,000 atoms on several parallel supercomputers--the nCUBE 2, Intel iPSC/860 and Paragon, and Cray T3D. Comparing the results to the fastest reported vectorized Cray Y-MP and C90 algorithm shows that the current generation of parallel machines is competitive with conventional vector supercomputers even for small problems. For large problems, the spatial algorithm achieves parallel efficiencies of 90% and a 1840-node Intel Paragon performs up to 165 faster than a single Cray C9O processor. Trade-offs between the three algorithms and guidelines for adapting them to more complex molecular dynamics simulations are also discussed.

The Design and Analysis of Experiments

Abstract: THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS. By Oscar Kempthorne. New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1952. 631 pp. $8.50. This book by a teacher of statistics (as well as a consultant for \"experimenters\") is a comprehensive study of the philosophical background for the statistical design of experiment. It is necessary to have some facility with algebraic notation and manipulation to be able to use the volume intelligently. The problems are presented from the theoretical point of view, without such practical examples as would be helpful for those not acquainted with mathematics. The mathematical justification for the techniques is given. As a somewhat advanced treatment of the design and analysis of experiments, this volume will be interesting and helpful for many who approach statistics theoretically as well as practically. With emphasis on the \"why,\" and with description given broadly, the author relates the subject matter to the general theory of statistics and to the general problem of experimental inference. MARGARET J. ROBERTSON

American Society for Testing and Materials

Abstract: The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is an independent organization devoted to the development of standards.

Effect of Temperature

Abstract: A positive temperature coefficient is the term which has been used to indicate that an increase in solubility occurs as the temperature is raised, whereas a negative coefficient indicates a decrease in solubility with rise in temperature.