Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Prediction of the adhesive behavior of bio-inspired functionally graded materials against rough surfaces2014 / Chen Peijian, Peng Juan, Zhao Yucheng, Gao Feng
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A Review on Approaches for Handling Bezier Curves in CAD for Manufacturing
Abstract Ever since aesthetics have emerged in modern design, parametric curve like Bezier is widely used in CAD design. Various techniques and methodologies like curve fitting, curve manipulation, blending and merging of curves have been proposed...
2014 / Hetal N. Fitter, Akash B. Pandey, Divyang D. Patel, Jitendra M. Mistry -
Solar Hydrogen Generation from Water Splitting Using ZnO/CuO Hetero Nanostructures
Abstract We first report a facile green strategy for in situ synthesis of CuO nanostructures on ZnO nanorods to form new ZnO-CuO hetero nanostructures by a novel method and further investigate them as photoanodes in PEC cells for solar hydrogen...
2015 / Qiaobao Zhang, Daguo Xu, Xiang Zhou, Kaili Zhang -
Application of Combined Passive Cooling and Passive Heating Techniques to Achieve Thermal Comfort in a Hot Dry Climate
Abstract The hot dry regions in Mexico occupy more than seventy-five percentage of total land surface with severe climate conditions for both cooling and heating seasons. The buildings located in these regions present large energy consumption...
2014 / José Roberto García Chávez, Francisco Fernández Melchor -
Low Voltage Acoustic Particle Velocity Sensor with Integrated Low Noise Chopper Pre-amplifier
Abstract Novel acoustic particle velocity (APV) sensors suitable for low voltage, battery-powered systems are proposed. The sensing structure consists of four silicide polysilicon wires placed over suspended dielectric membranes and arranged in a...
2014 / Massimo Piotto, Federico Butti, Alessia Di Pancrazio, Paolo Bruschi -
Advanced Technologies in Life Cycle Engineering
Abstract Increasing competitive pressure within industries producing long-living, cost intensive products drive the need to optimize product life cycles in terms of faster time to market, sustainable operation, reengineering and recycling. In this...
2014 / Rainer Stark, Hendrik Grosser, Boris Beckmann-Dobrev, Simon Kind -
Techniques for intergranular crack formation and assessment in alloy 600 base and alloy 182 weld metals
Abstract Background A technique developed to produce artificial intergranular stress corrosion cracks in structural components was applied to thick, forged alloy 600 base and alloy 182 weld metals for use in the qualification of...
2015 / Tae Hyun Lee, Il Soon Hwang, Hong Deok Kim, Ji Hyun Kim -
Effect of pyrolysis temperature on the properties of carbon/nickel nanocomposites prepared by sol–gel method
Abstract Carbon–nickel nanocomposites (C/Ni) were prepared by sol–gel method after the incorporation of nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles in organic matrix based on pyrogallol-formaldehyde (PF). The nanocomposites heated under inert atmosphere have...
2015 / N. Ben Mansour, I. Najeh, S. Mansouri, L. El Mir -
Estimation of Machining Performances Using MRA, GMDH and Artificial Neural Network in Wire EDM of EN-31
Abstract Wire Electrical Discharge Machining (WEDM) is a specialized thermal machining process capable of accurately machining parts with varying hardness or complex shapes, which have sharp edges that are very difficult to be machined by the main...
2014 / G. Ugrasen, H.V. Ravindra, G.V. Naveen Prakash, R. Keshavamurthy -
Thermal Exergy Analysis of a Building
Abstract Exergy analysis has been contemplated to evaluate the direct energy impact of a building on the environment. The authors’ approach is to consider the building as a “black box” that needs exergy. The surrounding and the Environment are...
2014 / Marta Giulia Baldi, Lorenzo Leoncini -
Effect of process parameters in surface roughness during turning of GFRP pipes using PCD insert tool
Abstract Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite pipes are finding its increased applications in variety of engineering applications such as water softening plants, desalination plants, paper mill industry, marine water treatments. However,...
2014 / S. Sivasankaran, P.T. Harisagar, E. Saminathan, S. Siddharth, P. Sasikumar -
Neutron Applications Laboratory for ESS-Bilbao
Abstract The ESS-Bilbao proton accelerator and neutron producing target will become an international reference in compact neutron sources. This facility will require a proton Beam-Dump during accelerator testing and tuning. A copper Beam-Dump has...
2014 / F. Martínez, S. Terrón, M. Magán, F. Sordo, A. Ghiglino, et al. -
Development of Aerodynamic Design of Hypersonic Quiet Nozzles
Abstract The hypersonic quiet nozzle has to be carefully designed by the aerodynamic techniques to obtain the quiet-flow test region with low noise levels comparable to flight. Two conceptual aerodynamic techniques tolaminarizethe nozzle wall...
2015 / Ruiqu Li, Junmou Shen, Jian Gong -
Multi-physical Simulation of Laser Welding
Abstract Laser welding is a highly demanded technology for manufacturing of body parts in the automotive industry. Application of powerful multi-physical simulation models permits detailed investigation of the laser process avoiding intricate...
2014 / Rodrigo Gómez Vázquez, Holger M. Koch, Andreas Otto -
Review of Standards for Energy Performance of Chiller Systems Serving Commercial Buildings
Abstract A prescriptive approach is primarily used to establish energy benchmarks for energy systems in buildings. This paper reviews national standards and guidelines for the energy performance of chiller systems which provide cooling energy in...
2015 / F.W. Yu, K.T. Chan, R.K.Y. Sit, J. Yang -
Important Topics in the Future of Tissue Engineering: Comments from the participants of the 5th International Conference on Tissue Engineering at Kos, Greece2014 / F.-Z. Cui, A. G. Mikos
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Piezoelectric-based apparatus for strain tuning2014 / Clifford W. Hicks, Mark E. Barber, Stephen D. Edkins, Daniel O. Brodsky, Andrew P. Mackenzie
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Comparison of Flow-distribution Models for Design of Water Distribution Networks with Redundancy
Abstract Five flow-distribution models are compared for optimal design of looped water distribution networks (WDNs) with redundancy. A two-stage iterative methodology, in which a WDN designed using LP in the first stage for the selected...
2014 / R. Gupta, Burle Yamini Lakshmi, M.A.H. Abdy Sayyed, S. Rathi -
Process Characteristics of Friction Bonding of Stainless Steel 430, Aluminum 1100 and 3003
Abstract Friction bonding process is a method of joining two or more metal sheets by using heat and force to soften and yield an atomic adhesion between the two work layers. Using the insufficient heat and force, it can result in a non-bonded...
2014 / O. Chayaphum, S. Prombanpong, V. Tangwarodomnukun -
Fatigue Properties and Fatigue Crack Growth in Puddled Steel with Consideration of Microstructural Degradation Processes after 100-years Operating Time
Abstract A subject of the authors’ research were the fragments of steel structures (of the puddled steel) coming from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The material gained for the research comes from monumental (and still operated) Wroclaw...
2014 / G. Lesiuk, M. Szata