Reprocessing of uni-directional Biosense Webster ablation catheters: a novel disassembly method: Extraction of the yielding parts and/or materials from the Thermocool Smarttouch SF Uni-directional ablation catheter

Annually, around 180,000 cardiac ablation procedures are performed as a result of people experiencing cardiac arrhythmia’s. During this ablation procedure, an ablation catheter is used to scar the problematic cardiac tissue after which the arrhythmia will stop. The ablation catheter is discarded after one single use. Incineration of these...

Static Recrystallization of austenite after initial deformation of a Ni-30Fe alloy

The Static Recrystallization (SRX) phenomenon of austenite in C-Mn steels have a large impact on the final mechanical properties of the steel. However, the austenite recrystallization kinetics are difficult to investigate experimentally, due to solid-state phase transformations during cooling to room temperature. The best model alloys to examine...

Best integer equivariant estimation: performance analysis using real data collected by low-cost, single- and dual-frequency, multi-GNSS receivers for short- to long-baseline RTK positioning

The key to precise global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning is carrier phase integer ambiguity resolution with a high success rate. On the other hand when the success rate is too low, the user will normally prefer the float solution. The alternative can be to use the best integer equivariant (BIE) estimator, since it is optimal in...

Use of explicit filtering, second-order scheme and SGS models in LES of turbulent flow

In large eddy simulations (LES) using low-order finite-difference-type methods, the numerical error can be large in comparison to the effect of the sub-grid scale (SGS) model. In this paper, we study two approaches to explicit filtering which can reduce the numerical error involved. In the first approach, the non-linear convection term of the...

Towards electrical transport on single molecules

Three-dimensional finite element analysis of tunnels and foundations. (Analyse tridimensionnelle aux elements finis de tunnels et de fondations)

Finite-size effects on the vortex-glass transition in thin YBa2Cu3O7-d films

Voltage noise of YBa2Cu3O7-d films in the vortex-liquid phase

Computational mechanics: Recent developments in DIANA ; Mecanique par ordinateur: developpements recents realises a l'aide du logiciel DIANA

Spin-glass dynamics in the two-dimensional Ising system rubidium copper cobalt fluoride (Rb2Cu1-xCoxF4)

Activated dynamics in a two-dimensional Ising spin glass: Rubidium copper cobalt fluoride (Rb2Cu1-xCoxF4)

Proton magnetic resonance spectra and stereochemistry of amminenitrocobalt(III) complexes