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Study of air infiltration energy consumption
(1992)
The influence of heat recovery on the energy impact of air infiltration, and the systematic error due to the steady-state method were studied both experimentally and theoretically. Two methodologies suitable for measurement ...
Turbulent heat/mass transfer enhancement with V-shaped ribs in a square channel
(1992)
This dissertation presents a comprehensive experimental investigation of the effects of V-shaped ribs on the heat transfer enhancement and the increased pressure drop for turbulent air flow in a square channel. The test ...
Development of a transient heat and mass transfer model of residential attics to predict energy savings produced by the use of radiant barriers
(1992)
A transient heat and mass transfer model was developed to predict ceiling heat gain/loss through the attic space in residences and to accurately estimate savings in cooling and heating loads produced by the use of radiant ...
Synthesis of compensators for non-overshooting step responses
(1992)
In many physical systems, a non-overshooting step response is often desirable if not required. Presented in this dissertation is a general design methodology for synthesizing compensators for a non-overshooting step response ...
A design methodology for synthesizing low order robust controllers for flexible structures
(1992)
In this research, a design methodology is developed for realizing low order robust controllers for flexible structures modelled as partial differential equations (PDEs). The efficacy of the methodology is illustrated by ...
Group combustion of coal particles
(1992)
Most practical combustor systems such as boilers, gas turbines, Diesel engines, rocket engines, etc. use liquid and/or solid fuels as the energy source. Combustion intensity is controlled by the gasification, mixing and ...
Local heat transfer in an enclosed corotating disk with axial throughflow
(1992)
Local heat transfer in an enclosed corotating disk with axial throughflow was investigated. The rotating cavity has two plane disks and a cylindrical rim (shroud). The ratio of the rim span to the disk outer radius is 0.4 ...
An experimental comparison of robot kinematic calibration methods
(1992)
It has been shown that the kinematic calibration can help to improve the accuracy of the industrial robot. This research has involved using two different calibration methods, the CMM and VBAT, to calibrate PUMA 560 ...
Thermohydrodynamic analysis of product-lubricated hydrostatic bearings in turbulent regime
(1992)
A bulk-flow thermohydrodynamic (THD) analysis is developed for accurate predictions of the static and dynamic performance characteristics of turbulent flow product-lubricated hydrostatic journal bearings (HJBs). Pointwise ...