著者

Yoshinobu INADA Naoki TAMIYA Maako MIYAKE Tadamichi MORISAKA Mai SAKAI Ikuo WAKABAYASHI Masahiko KASAMATSU Yasuhiro UEKUSA

出版者

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

雑誌

Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering (ISSN:18809863)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.12, no.3, pp.16-00700, 2017 (Released:2017-07-21)

参考文献数

13

被引用文献数

1

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The finless porpoise has characteristic tubercles on its dorsal ridge. These tubercles are supposed to have biological and mechanical functions. In the former, specific nerve endings and fibers exist in the tubercles indicating its function as a sensory organ. In the latter, tubercles provide fluid dynamic functions such as underwater drag reduction or inhibition of wave or spray drag while breathing at the sea surface. This research focuses on the latter function aiming at the application to the drag reduction in moving vehicles. Small projection models, or tubercle models were fabricated with resin and tested in the wind tunnel to investigate the effect on the lift and the drag characteristics of an airplane model with the tubercle models attached on the wing-fuselage connection. In consequence, it was shown that the tubercles effectively delayed the wing stall at high angles of attack without largely degrading the wing performance. The oil flow experiments also clarified that this delay of wing stall was caused by the inhibition of flow separation on the wing surface. The tubercles then had a positive influence on the flow around the wing or fuselage effectively inhibiting the flow separation and thus may be a useful device to reduce drag, noise, or vibration of moving vehicles.

著者

Kanako SAKAGUCHI Hiroko IIMA Kazuko HIRAYAMA Minoru OKAMOTO Kazuya MATSUDA Taku MIYASHO Masahiko KASAMATSU Kazuhiro HASEGAWA Hiroyuki TANIYAMA

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.73, no.9, pp.1217-1220, 2011 (Released:2011-09-30)

参考文献数

20

被引用文献数

11 13

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We report an atypical mycobacterial infection in an Indian flap-shelled turtle, Lissemys punctata punctata, that died in an aquarium in Japan. At necropsy, the turtle showed multiple white nodules on the capsular surface and parenchyma of various organs such as the liver, spleen, intestine, and lung. Histologically, granulomatous inflammation surrounding a central zone of necrosis was observed. Sections stained by the Ziehl-Neelsen method revealed numerous acid-fast bacilli in the cytoplasm of macrophages and in the central area of necrosis. The organisms were identified as a mycobacterial species by PCR and nucleotide sequence analysis and revealed 98-100% homology to M. ulcerans. This is, to our knowledge, the first report of mycobacteriosis due to M. ulcerans in a turtle.