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      On bubble rising in a Hele-Shaw cell filled with a non-Newtonian fluid 

      Alexandrou, Andreas N.; Entov, V. M.; Kolganov, S. S.; Kolganova, N. V. (2004)
      The problem of a bubble rising due to buoyancy in a Hele-Shaw cell filled with a viscous fluid is a classical free-boundary problem first posed and solved by Saffman & Taylor. In fact, due to linearity of the flow equations ...
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      On the analogy between streamlined magnetic and solid obstacles 

      Votyakov, E. V.; Kassinos, Stavros C. (2009)
      Analogies are elaborated in the qualitative description of two systems: the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow moving through a region where an external local magnetic field (magnetic obstacle) is applied and the ordinary ...
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      On the cross wavelet analysis of Duffing oscillator 

      Kyprianou, Andreas; Staszewski, W. J. (1999)
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      On the determination of yield surfaces in Herschel-Bulkley fluids 

      Burgos, G. R.; Alexandrou, Andreas N.; Entov, V. (1999)
      Herschel-Bulkley fluids are materials that behave as rigid solids when the local stress τ is lower than a finite yield stress τ0, and flow as nonlinearly viscous fluids for τ > τ0. The flow domain then is characterized by ...
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      On the early breakdown of semisolid suspensions 

      Alexandrou, Andreas N.; Georgiou, G. (2007)
      Semisolid materials are suspensions of metal alloys which are processed while in a mushy state. In this state, the suspensions behave as viscoplastic materials with time-dependent material properties. During processing, ...
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      On the Impact of Chemo-Mechanically Induced Phenotypic Transitions in Gliomas 

      Mascheroni, Pietro; López Alfonso, Juan Carlos; Kalli, Maria; Stylianopoulos, Triantafyllos; Meyer-Hermann, Michael; Hatzikirou, Haralampos (2019)
      Tumor microenvironment is a critical player in glioma progression, and novel therapies for its targeting have been recently proposed. In particular, stress-alleviation strategies act on the tumor by reducing its stiffness, ...
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      On the kinetics of reconfigurable hybrid structures 

      Matheou, Maria; Phocas, Marios C.; Christoforou, Eftychios G.; Müller, Andreas (2018)
      The paper refers to a basic reconfigurable structural typology of hinge-connected members forming of an n-bar planar linkage and a secondary system of struts and cables. The system aims at providing both structural stability ...
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      On the linear stability of turbulent plane strain flow in a rotating frame 

      Akylas, Evaggelos; Langer, C. A.; Kassinos, Stavros C.; Demosthenous, E. (2007)
      We apply inviscid rapid distortion theory to the limiting hyperbolic case of turbulent plain strain flow in a rotating frame and investigate the dependence of the evolution of the turbulent kinetic energy on the frame ...
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      On the modeling of semisolid suspensions 

      Alexandrou, Andreas N. (2008)
      Due to the distinct rheology of semisolid slurries the process has well established advantages over competing near-net-shape manufacturing technologies. Despite the obvious advantages of the process its adoption by the ...
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      On the optical properties of thermoelectric alkali metal chalcogenide compounds 

      Hatzikraniotis, E.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Zorba, T.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (Affiliation: Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceAffiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Hatzikraniotis, E.Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006)
      Solid solutions of K2Bi8-xSbxSe 13 is an interesting series of complex bismuth-chalcogenide compounds, which are attractive for thermoelectric investigations. The highly anisotropic structure in these compounds results in ...
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      On the potential use of quarry waste material for CO2 sequestration 

      Rigopoulos, I.; Petallidou, Klito C.; Vasiliades, M. A.; Delimitis, A.; Ioannou, I.; Efstathiou, A. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2016)
      The use of solid wastes rich in Ca2+, Mg2+ and Fe2+ for the ex situ sequestration of CO2 could provide an economically and technologically viable option for the reduction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Here, we investigate ...
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      On the potential use of quarry waste material for CO2 sequestration 

      Rigopoulos, Ioannis; Petallidou, Klito C.; Vasiliades, Michalis A.; Delimitis, A.; Ioannou, Ioannis; Efstathiou, A. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2016)
      •Novel nanomaterials were produced via ball milling (BM) of quarry waste material.•Various morphological and structural modifications occurred after the BM process.•The optimum conditions are 20h of BM with 50wt% ethanol ...
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      On the steady-state advancement of fingers and bubbles in a Hele-Shaw cell filled by a non-Newtonian fluid 

      Alexandrou, Andreas N.; Entov, V. (1997)
      The problem of steady-state propagation of a finger or a bubble of inviscid fluid through a Hele-Shaw cell filled by a viscous non-Newtonian, including visco-plastic (Bingham) fluid is addressed. Only flows symmetric ...
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      On the transition to turbulence of a viscoplastic fluid past a confined cylinder: A numerical study 

      Kanaris, N.; Kassinos, Stavros C.; Alexandrou, Andreas N. (2015)
      Three-dimensional direct numerical simulations of a Bingham fluid flowing past a confined circular cylinder have been used in order to investigate viscoplastic effects in the wake-transition regime. The case of a cylinder ...
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      On the use of the BLYP functional for the DFT calculation of graphite-hydrogen systems 

      Alexiadis, A.; Kassinos, Stavros C. (2010)
      This letter focuses on a possible pitfall that can occur in the DFT calculation of graphite-hydrogen interactions under tokamaks conditions. Calculations based on the BLYP functional, in fact, result in a stable -C2H3 group ...
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      On the use of thermoelectric (TE) applications based on commercial modules: The case of TE generator and TE cooler 

      Zorbas, K.; Hatzikraniotis, E.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora (Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Zorbas, K.Department of Physics, Aristotle University of ThessalonikiGreece, 2010)
      In recent years, thermoelectricity sees rapidly increasing usages in applications like portable refrigerators, beverage coolers, electronic component coolers etc. when used as Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC), and Thermoelectric ...
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      One-point modelling of rapidly deformed homogeneous turbulence 

      Reynolds, W. C.; Kassinos, Stavros C. (1995)
      Turbulent stresses introduced by Osborne Reynolds do not, by themselves, provide an adequate tensorial base for one-point modelling of rapidly distorted turbulence because they do not carry critical information about the ...
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      One-point turbulence structure tensors 

      Kassinos, Stavros C.; Reynolds, W. C.; Rogers, M. M. (2001)
      The dynamics of the evolution of turbulence statistics depend on the structure of the turbulence. For example, wavenumber anisotropy in homogeneous turbulence is known to affect both the interaction between large and small ...
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      Optical and electrical properties of selectively delta-doped strained InxGa1-xAs/GaAs quantum wells 

      Ke, M. L.; Chen, X.; Zervos, Matthew; Nawaz, R.; Elliott, M.; Westwood, D. I.; Blood, P.; Godfrey, M. J.; Williams, R. H. (1996)
      We report here an investigation of selectively delta-doped strained InGaAs/GaAs quantum wells. Electronic structures of the systems were calculated by self-consistently solving the Schrödinger and Poisson equations and the ...
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      Optical probing of anisotropic heat transport in the quantum spin ladder Ca 9La 5Cu 24O 41 

      Otter, M.; Athanasopoulos, G.; Hlubek, N.; Montagnese, M.; Labois, M.; Fishman, D. A.; Haan, F. De; Singh, S.; Lakehal, D.; Giapintzakis, John; Hess, C.; Revcolevschi, A.; Loosdrecht, P. H. M. Van (2012)
      A transient thermal imaging technique is used to monitor heat diffusion at the surface of the antiferromagnetic spin ladder material Ca 9La 5Cu 24O 41. This material shows highly anisotropic thermal conductivity due to a ...