Browsing by Subject "finite element"
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(2020-06-04)Surface-to-surface, blackbody radiation heat transfer is a fundamental phenomena essential in the evaluation of some heat conduction problems. Representing it in digital simulations is of interest in the nuclear power ...
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(2011-02-22)The problem of inferring or reconstructing the material properties (cross sections) of a domain through noninvasive techniques, methods using only input and output at the domain boundary, is attempted using the governing ...
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(2009-05-15)As technological advances occur, many conventional materials are incapable of providing the unique multi-functional characteristics demanded thus driving an accelerated focus to create new material systems such as carbon ...
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Development of a Finite Element Computer Model of a Motorcycle Using Reverse Engineering Technique (2016-05-18)Over the past years, extensive research efforts have been made to improve roadside safety hardware to reduce injury to occupants of four-wheel vehicles and heavy trucks. In comparison, limited research has been conducted ...
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(2012-12-07)Two immersed boundary methods (IBM) for the simulation of conjugate heat transfer problems with complex geometries are introduced: a finite element (IFEM) and a finite volume (IFVM) immersed boundary methods are discussed. ...
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(2016-08-02)The deepwater and ultra-deepwater drilling industry has created several techniques to overcome the Well-Control challenge in these scenarios. Dual Gradient Drilling is one of those techniques. Created in the mid-90’s the ...
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(2011-10-21)A further understanding of colloidal mixture behavior under applied electric fields would greatly benefit the design of smart material systems such as electrorheological fluidic devices and microfluidic reconfigurable ...
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Higher Order Discontinuous Finite Element Methods for Discrete Ordinates Thermal Radiative Transfer (2015-07-28)The linear discontinuous finite element method (LDFEM) is the current work horse of the radiation transport community. The popularity of LDFEM is a result of LDFEM (and its Q1 multi-dimensional extensions) being both ...
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(2017-12-08)Many naturally occurring structures have been shown to exhibit superior mechanical properties when compared to their constituent materials, such as the pomelo fruit, which, due to its hierarchical arrangement, allows the ...
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(2018-07-30)This study presents a transient analysis of fluid diffusion behavior in polymers, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, and polymeric sandwich composites. The studied polymers and polymer composites consist of pure ...
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(2011-02-22)The existence of polymer constituent in piezoelectric fiber composites (PFCs) could lead to significant viscoelastic behaviors, affecting overall performance of PFCs. High mechanical and electrical stimuli often generate ...
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(2019-07-18)Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) is a fast-developing metal additive manufacturing process offering unique capabilities including geometric freedom, flexibility, and part customization. The process induces complicated thermal ...
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(2020-02-20)Hybrid sliding-rocking (HSR) bridge columns were recently developed in the context of Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) for seismic regions. These columns incorporate end rocking joints, intermediate sliding joints, ...
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(2016-11-28)The focus of this study is to understand the influences of blending silver (Ag) phase into barium titanate (BaTiO3) ceramic on its thermal, mechanical and dielectric properties. Silver-barium titanate (Ag/BaTiO3) active ...
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(2018-06-25)The study investigates perforation interaction in order to find the optimum perforation design which yields the highest productivity while maintaining mechanical stability. The study is composed of i) evaluation of flow ...
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(2011-10-21)Morphing air vehicles enable more efficient and capable multi-role aircraft by adapting their shape to reach an ideal configuration in an ever-changing environment. Morphing capability is envisioned to have a profound ...
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(2020-07-22)Breakaway support in large signs slipbase system is designed to lessen the impact on a vehicle if struck and thereby minimize injury to occupants and damage to vehicles. Several research studies are conducted related to ...
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(2010-07-14)Sandwich beams are composite systems having high stiffness-to-weight and strength-to-weight ratios and are used as light weight load bearing components. The use of thin, strong skin sheets adhered to thicker, lightweight ...
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(2013-08-09)This study presents a combined viscoelastic (VE)-viscoplastic (VP) analysis for Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites subject to simultaneous mechanical load and conduction of heat. The studied FRP composites consist ...