Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Advancing Innovation and Development of IT and Quantitative Management: Preface for ITQM 20132013 / Yong Shi, Youmin Xi, Peter Wolcott, Yingjie Tian, Jianping Li, et al.
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Development of Safety Regulation and Management System in Energy Industry of China: Comparative and Case Study Perspectives
Abstract Safety regulation and management in China is reviewed. The review provides insight into the regulation, standards and management practice adopted, and it identifies trends and needs for improvement in China. The research finds that China is ...
2013 / Lin-jun Huang, Dong Liang -
Local decomposition induced by dislocation motions inside precipitates in an Al-alloy2013 / B. Yang, Y. T. Zhou, D. Chen, X. L. Ma
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The Optimization of Intelligent Control Interfaces Using Versatile Intelligent Portable Robot Platform
Abstract The paper presents a VIPRO versatile, intelligent and mobile platform for robots, using an original virtual projection method which involves the representation of modern mobile robots in a 3D virtual environment using a strong robotic...
2015 / Victor Vladareanu, Radu I. Munteanu, Ali Mumtaz, Florentin Smarandache, Luige Vladareanu -
Investigation of the focus characteristics of a triode structure in FED2008 / Zichen Zhang, Wei Lei, Xiaobing Zhang, Baoping Wang, Hanchun Yin, et al.
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Creation of wear-resistant near-surface-layers with inhomogeneous structure on NiTi alloy by ion implantation technology
Abstract In the present study we report the changes in the modified near-surface layer on NiTi shape memory alloy, caused by ion implantation as well as their influence on the structure and mechanical properties of this material. Experimental...
2011 / Z. Swiatek, N. Levintant-Zayonts, M. Michalec, T. Czeppe, M. Lipinski, et al. -
Influence of Elastic Properties of Thin Films deposited on Si and/or Mg substrates on Rayleigh velocity dispersion evolution
Abstract In this work, we present a quantitative investigation of dispersion curves of Rayleigh velocity, V R, in several loading layers/(Si, Mg) substrates. For every layer/substrate system, it is shown that as the thickness, h, increases the...
2010 / I. Touati, Z. Hadjoub, L. Touati-Tilba, A. Doghmane -
How Wind Turbines Alignment to Wind Direction Affects Efficiency? A Case Study through SCADA Data Mining
Abstract SCADA control systems are the keystone for reliable performance optimization of wind farms. Processing into knowledge the amount of information they spread is a challenging task, involving engineering, physics, statistics and computer...
2015 / Francesco Castellani, Davide Astolfi, Alberto Garinei, Stefania Proietti, Paolo Sdringola, et al. -
Determination of Elastic Modulus of Gelatin Gels by Indentation Experiments
Abstract Mechanical characterization of hydrogels is a challenging task because they are much softer than metals, ceramics or polymers. The elastic modulus of hydrogels is within 100-102kPa range. Because they easily break and slump under their own...
2015 / Marina Czerner, Lucas Sanchez Fellay, María P. Suárez, Patricia M. Frontini, Laura A. Fasce -
Effects of the front surface field in n-type interdigitated back contact silicon heterojunctions solar cells
Abstract Previous simulations of interdigitated back contact silicon heterojunction (IBC-SiHJ) solar cells have indicated that front surface passivation is a critical factor in the performance of such cells. This is why we here focus on the effect...
2010 / D. Diouf, J.P. Kleider, T. Desrues, P.-J. Ribeyron -
Analysis of the Energy Efficiency in the Large Enterprises from an Industrial Ecology Perspective: Case Study from BaoGang Group
Abstract According to the industry ecology theory, in the simulating flowing way between substance and energy in the nature ecology, to design the industrial production systems can use less resource reasonably and reduce emissions. As the most...
2011 / Du Yongwei, Zhang Pu, Ren Jie -
Optimal study design for Wind farm in Arwad Island
Abstract This research purpose is to design a wind Farm for Arwad Island to stand a necessity for electricity energy, and we are set to perform a complete study for the situation of the Island (climatic – geographic – population) and its electricity ...
2011 / E. Rodeyna Amer, Fareed Abou Hamed -
Analysis of electronic and optical losses in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 /dye sensitized cell tandem solar cells
Abstract To optimize dual junction solar cells using a dye-sensitized cell (DSC) as top cell and a Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) cell as bottom cell, both optical and electronic loss mechanisms were investigated. The light absorption and optical losses in...
2010 / S. Seyrling, S. Wenger, M. Grätzel, A.N. Tiwari -
Investigation of melt-grown dilute GaAsN and GaInAsN nanostructures for photovoltaics
Abstract The present work demonstrates the possibility to use liquid phase epitaxy to incorporate nitrogen in epitaxial GaAsN/GaAs and GaInAsN/GaAs heterostructures, including nanoscaled ones. The structures are grown from Ga - and GaIn - melts...
2010 / M. Milanova, G. Koleva, R. Kakanakov, P. Vitanov, E. Goranova, et al. -
Fiber-optic voltage sensor using fiber gyro technology
Abstract The technique of non-reciprocal optical phase modulation known from fiber gyroscopes is adapted to interrogate a polarimetric optical voltage sensor. The piezoelectric deformation of a transducer by an applied ac voltage is transmitted to a ...
2010 / K. Bohnert, S. Wildermuth, A. Frank, H. Brändle -
An electrowetting on dielectrics based lab-on-a-chip utilizing an integrated high fundamental frequency quartz crystal resonator as a biosensor
Abstract We demonstrate the operation of an Electro Wetting on Dielectrics (EWOD) hybrid lab-on-a-chip system by utilizing a High Fundamental Frequency (HFF; 50MHz) Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) resonator as masssensitive sensor. In a first...
2010 / Thomas Lederer, Brigitte P. Stehrer, Siegfried Bauer, Bernhard Jakoby, Wolfgang Hilber -
Analysis and Design of Attachment Module Based on Sine Vibrating Suction Method for Wall-climbing Robot
Abstract This paper presents an attachment module for mini wall-climbing robot based on sine vibrating suction method. The basic idea of this method is that the vacuum can be generated inside a suction cup attaching on a surface, if a periodically...
2011 / Kun Wang, Wei Wang, Houxiang Zhang -
Influence of hydrogen coverage on the parameters of a cohesive zone model dedicated to fatigue crack propagation
Abstract Experimental studies indicate a deleterious influence of a hydrogenous environment on the fatigue crack propagation resistance of metallic materials. In order to provide a predictive tool to assess fatigue lifetime of structures subjected...
2011 / C. Moriconi, G. Henaff, D. Halm -
Investigation of Size Effect on the Pull-in Instability of Beam-type NEMS under van der Waals Attraction
Abstract When the dimensions decrease to nano-scale, many essential phenomena appear which are not important at macro scales. In this paper, two effects of these sub-micron phenomena are demonstrated and considered for simulation of pull-in...
2011 / Y. Tadi Beni, M.R. Abadyan, Aminreza Noghrehabadi -
Effect of Soft Surface Layer on Fatigue Strength of Age-Hardened Al-Cu Alloy
Abstract Fatigue strength of Al-Cu alloy was examined by a repeated tensile mode when the specimens were aged and reversion annealed. The specimen quenched from 723K and aged fully around room temperature showed fatigue strength which depended on...
2011 / T. Kanadani, K. Nakagawa, A. Sakakibara, K. Murakamican, M. Hino