How to visualize stress in a coating defined by "Skin" in Abaqus?

Hello All! I'm trying to model a contact between a coated substrate and a tip in Abaqus. The coating is ultra-thin compared to the geometry of the substrate. So I defined the coating using the...

16 February 2021 1,594 3 View

Why does the band sizes on Agarose gel electrophoresis differ from the peaks at capillary electrophoresis?

14 February 2021 4,773 4 View

Is a Strong correlation between the Moderator variable and the dependent variable an issue for moderation model (model 1) in Hayes PROCESS?

In a typical moderation model with one moderator, is it a problem if the moderator and the dependent variable show a strong correlation (say 0.85)? What if a strong correlation exists between the...

27 January 2021 4,937 4 View

Can we find receiver sensitivity using MATLAB simulation?

I have a MATLAB code for point to point based new LPWAN system and evaluated its BER performance. Can I use the same code with some modifications to find its sensitivity?

11 January 2021 1,374 3 View

Which syringe filters (e.g., PTFE, MCE, PVDF, CA, PES, etc.) are the best to filter TBS/PBS buffer (pH 7.5-8.5) and glycine buffer (pH 2-3) solutions?

I intend to purify antibodies from serum using the affinity procedure, and I need to filter the binding (TBS/PBS) and elution (Glycine) buffers before applying them to my solution.

06 January 2021 5,769 3 View

Gear reduction for back-drivability of a motor?

Hi everyone, Does anyone know up to what reduction ratio of gear does a motor remain back-drivable? I want my robot to have safe interactions with the environment and other humans. Can you give a...

26 December 2020 7,142 3 View

What was your best and worst experience of working on a research paper during LOCKDOWN/COVID19?

Working during pandemic was the most challenging task I have ever seen. I will be sharing my experience and research output during lockdown in Indian scenario, do share your experience and...

25 December 2020 3,072 7 View

How to export DigSilent Plots with high quality?

Hi all; I've started using DigSilent these days. However, I'm wondering how can I export the results with high quality the same as MATLAB plots as I currently do. Thanks

19 December 2020 2,666 2 View

How to assign initial stress to a coating in Abaqus?

Hello! I am trying to define/assign initial stress to a coating I modeled on a substrate. I defined the coating using "skin" function. I have tried "predefine filed" in load section. But it only...

10 December 2020 2,921 8 View

How to model a multilayer coating in ABAQUS?

Hello! I'm trying to model a multi-layer coating on a substrate in abaqus. The layers are homogenous and isotropic. My question is how should I approach the modeling? WHAT I'VE TRIED SO FAR: I...

09 December 2020 1,235 3 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

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what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

How the parameters (such as Mw, Chemical bonds, polymer bland and so on) affect the mechanic property of polymer (such as storage, loss modulus) ?

Anyone can recommend any books on such topics? Thanks in advance.

02 March 2021 8,457 2 View

Why almost every element would be metallized in sufficiently high pressure and low temperature?

(This statement is from wikipedia, BTW). What is so special about metallic bond that is limiting high-P low-T state of a matter (as long as individual atoms exist, not white dwarf of neutron star...

02 March 2021 3,309 2 View

How Relativistic effects is one reason for lanthanide contraction?

The Lanthanide contraction which is the decrease in ionic radii of the elements in the lanthanide series from atomic number 57, lanthanum, to 71, lutetium, is due to poor shielding of the 4f...

01 March 2021 2,272 4 View

What thickness need for ITO to use as conductive layer?

I want to do RF sputtering of ITO on glass substrate using magnetron sputtering. what thickness do i need to make it good conductive layer to use it for PSC. Moreover, whats about thickness of...

01 March 2021 395 3 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

Glass fiber content in a gypsum board ?

Any idea on how to get the volumic ratio of glass fiber in a gypsum board ? Thank you for your help !

01 March 2021 2,501 3 View

Concrete compressive strength databases?

I am looking for datasets similar to this one: http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Concrete+Compressive+Strength I am looking for concretes with different types of aggregates (Recycled,...

27 February 2021 6,801 3 View

How to properly calculate the fluid solid heat transfer between polypropylene matrix and glass fiber in a porous medium?

I'm building a cfx model of thermoplastic pultrusion process on ansys and i have a doubt on how is the proper way to set this parameter in a porous medium

24 February 2021 1,915 1 View