Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Thermoelectric properties of group VI metal silicide semiconductors
Abstract The electrical and thermoelectric properties of group VI metal silicides, such as the Mo- and W-silicides as well as CrSi2, were investigated. The electronic band structures of the hexagonal- MoSi2, - WSi2 and CrSi2, were calculated using...
2011 / T. Nonomura, C. Wen, A. Kato, K. Isobe, Y. Kubota, et al. -
Additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V using welding wire: comparison of laser and arc beam deposition and evaluation with respect to aerospace material specifications
Abstract In this paper, the results of two different wire based additive-layer-manufacturing systems are compared: in one system Ti-6Al4V is deposited by a Nd:YAG laser beam, in the other by an arc beam (tungsten inert gas process). Mechanical...
2010 / E. Brandl, B. Baufeld, C. Leyens, R. Gault -
Multimode interference waveguide switch of electro-optic polymer with tapered access waveguides
Abstract High speed optical switch is a key device for optical communications system. Many kinds of multimode interference (MMI) waveguide switch have been reported by using thermo-optical polymer whose response time is limited in milisencond...
2011 / Feng Yu, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Xianqing Piao, Shiyoshi Yokoyama -
Influence of Sputter Pressure on the Texture and Magnetic Properties of Barium Ferrite Thin Films
Abstract M-type barium ferrite thin films were deposited onto sapphire (00l) substrates by radio frequency magnetron sputtering. Columnar grains were formed on the surface of the films under lower sputter pressure with bubble magnetic domains, which ...
2012 / Fang Li, Wanli Zhang, Huizhong Xu, Bin Peng, Wenxu Zhang -
A Dynamic Management Method for Fast Manufacturing Resource Reconfiguration
Abstract To fast and optimally reconfigure manufacturing resource, a dynamic management method for fast manufacturing resource reconfiguration based on holon was proposed. In this method, a dynamic management structure for fast manufacturing...
2012 / Zhiye Yuan -
Initial Study of Positively Charged Muonium Motion in ZnO, CdO, TiO2, and SnO2
Abstract Transparent conducting oxide materials ZnO, CdO, TiO2 and SnO2 are being studied to determine the motional characteristics of diamagnetic muonium. These materials are being studied with an eye for future applications in solar cells, LEDs,...
2012 / B.B. Baker, Y.G. Celebi, R.L. Lichti, H.N. Bani-Salameh, P.W. Mengyan, et al. -
Microstructural and Electron-Emission Characteristics of Nb-Si-N Films in Surface-Conduction Electron-Emitter Display
Abstract We proposed ternary nitride Nb-Si-N film as a promising surface-conduction electron emitter (SCE) in surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED). Nb-Si-N films consisted of continuous NbN polycrystalline phase with (Si3-xNb4x)N4...
2012 / Huiyan Wu, Jianfeng Wang, Zhongxiao Song, Shengli Wu, Yanhuai Li, et al. -
Performance of Graphit Oxide load Co3O4/Oxone system for Acid Orange II degradation
Abstract A composit catalyst of Graphite Oxide load Co3O4 (GO-Co3O4) was prepared with a simple method, and its performance in the degradation of azo dyes Acid Orange II (AO7) using potassium monopersulfate compound (Oxone) as an oxidant was...
2011 / Fengzhi Wan, Penghui Shi, Enqiang Wang, Shihong Xu -
Investigation of the ventilation simulation model in mine based on multiphase flow
Abstract A three-dimensional mathematical model of the working face in mine was set up by using computational fluid dynamics, and the moving and heat exchange of the multiphase flow in ventilation pipeline in mine was simulated. The distribution of...
2009 / Guan-nan Liu, Feng Gao, Ming Ji, Xing-guang Liu -
Isolation and Characteristics of a Bacterial Strain for Deodorization of Dimethyl Sulfide
Abstract The removal characteristics of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) with a peat packed tower were studied. The peat itself did not remove DMS. The peat inoculated with activated sludge as a source of microorganisms showed an efficient removal of DMS....
2012 / Xiaohui Wang, Ying Zhang, Xinran Peng, Shuyan Ma, Miao Hu, et al. -
The Enhancement of Naphthalene Degradation in Soil by Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin
Abstract The enriched anaerobic naphthalene-adapted mixed bacteria were capable of biodegrading naphthalene efficiently and without a lag phase in soil upon inoculating under nitrate reducing conditions when the initial concentration was below...
2011 / Junfeng Dou, Shuairan Li, Lirong Cheng, Aizhong Ding, Xiang Liu, et al. -
Assessing Alternatives for Sustainable Management of A Flood Control Dam
Abstract Dam decay provides opportunity to restore degraded ecosystems. When choose an alternative to manage a dangerous dam to ensure dam safety and satisfy other human needs, ecological needs should be considered. In this paper, based on...
2010 / Meng Yang, Xin Qian, Yuchao Zhang, Jinbao Sheng, Dengle Shen -
High Performance Titanium Milling at Low Cutting Speed
Abstract When machining titanium alloys the process stability limits increase very rapidly with reduced cutting speed. The stability rise is stronger than the drop of the cutting speed and it results in growth of removal rate. The increase in...
2012 / Pavel Bach, George Trmal, Pavel Zeman, Jiri Vana, Jan Maly -
Apparent Resistivity Calculation Method of the Wide-area, Multi-component Transient Electromagnetic Field
Abstract From the transient electromagnetic vector field theory, this paper analyzed the mathematics characteristic of the transient electromagnetic vector field nuclear function. By analyzing, we know that the function forms of vertical and...
2011 / Wenbo Guo, Xiu Li, Yin’ai Liu, Zhipeng Qi -
Establishment of a Database and a Classification of the Defects in the Metal of Pipes According to their Severity
Abstract Given the distances between areas of production and consumption of hydrocarbons, transport by pipeline is the most competitive means. These pipelines made of metal pipes can contain several types of defects of different origins. These...
2012 / M. Bettayeba, E. Bouali, N. Abdelbaki, M. Gaceb -
The Development of a New Safety Culture Evaluation Index System
Abstract Safety culture has become an important issue in safety research and organizational safety management due to its latent implications on safety performance. The main aim of this research is to develop a reliable safety culture evaluation...
2012 / Lei Wang, Ruishan Sun -
Innovative Techniques in Non-Destructive Testing and Industrial Applications on Pressure Equipment
Abstract The average age of pressure vessels in service worldwide is increasing from year to year. A major concern of industrial operators is to ensure the security of their facilities and people, while extending the life of their fleet of pressure...
2012 / Mohammed Cherfaoui -
Elastic Behaviour of DEAP Film in the Development of Actuators
Abstract Smart materials are used in many critical actuation systems for different applications and among them Dielectric Electroactive polymer (DEAP) material produce flexible actuators. These materials are anisotropic and hence knowledge on their...
2012 / S. Usha, M. Sreekumar -
Operation of Surface Miner: Retrospect of a Decade Journey in India
Abstract Surface miners made their debut in Indian surface mining industry in 1996 on a limestone deposit. The application of surface miner was extended for coal mining in the year 1999. Presently, more than 100 surface miners are working in Indian...
2012 / Kaushik Dey, Jayanta Bhattacharya -
A Flow Shop Scheduling Problem with Transportation Time and Separated Setup Time of Jobs
Abstract A flowshop scheduling problem has been one of the classical problems in production scheduling since Johnson proposed the well-known Johnson's rule in the two-stage flow-shop make-span scheduling problem. Mitten and Johnson (1959) separately ...
2012 / S. Agrawal, A. Gautam, D.K. Chauhan, L.M. Tiwari, S. Kapoor