Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Static and fatigue performance of resin injected bolts for a slip and fatigue resistant connection in FRP bridge engineering
Abstract This paper presents test results to evaluate the slip and fatigue performance of Resin Injected Bolted Joints (RIBJs) for pultruded Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) material. The objective of the test series is to provide a robust method of...
2016 / Behrouz Zafari, Jawed Qureshi, J. Toby Mottram, Rusi Rusev -
Mixed Convective Heat Transfer Phenomena of Circular Cylinders to Non-Newtonian Nanofluids Flowing Upward
Abstract A numerical investigation on mixed convection heat transfer has been carried out from an isothermal unconfined circular cylinder to a power-law type non-Newtonian nanofluid which is flowing vertically upward past the cylinder. The effect of ...
2015 / Abhipsit Kumar Singh, G. Harinadha, Nanda Kishore, Purnima Barua, Tarash Jain, et al. -
Research on Combustion Heat Release Rate Testing Technology Based on TDLAS
Abstract This paper researched heat release rate testing technology based on TDLAS oxygen analyzer and paramagnetic oxygen analyzer, and researched the test data of the two systems when testing the oxygen concentration of air and the combustion...
2016 / Jian-yong Liu, Xia Zhao, Shi-jie Gao, Xiao-qian Ma -
Comparison of Voltage-time to Surface Failure of Various Insulation Material for Space Aerial Cables
Abstract This paper aims to represents the investigation of surface tracking resistance of various types of cable insulations. Five kinds of cable material i.e. non carbon filled crosslink polyethylene (XLPE), carbon filled XLPE, low density...
2016 / Sathit Krirapee, Siriwat Potivejkul, Norasage Pattanadech -
Processing and Characterization of 3D Dense Chitosan Pieces, for Orthopedic Applications, by Adding Plasticizers
Abstract In this work, plasticizer agents were incorporated in a chitosan based formulation, as a strategy to improve the fragile structure of chitosan based-materials. Three different plasticizers: ethylene glycol, glycerol and sorbitol, were...
2015 / Lígia Figueiredo, Carla Moura, Luís F.V. Pinto, Frederico Castelo Ferreira, Alexandra Rodrigues -
Back-Diffusion In Crystal Growth. Eutectics2015 / W. Wołczyński
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Guided Wave Propagation and Diffraction in Plates with Obstacles: Resonance Transmission and Trapping Mode Effects
Abstract The paper is based on the authors’ report at ICU-2015 giving the idea of the semi-analytical integral equation approach to a physically clear simulation of wave phenomena in composite plate-like structures with local inhomogeneities. On...
2015 / E.V. Glushkov, N.V. Glushkova, A.A. Eremin, R. Lammering -
Closed-loop Manufacturing, a STEP-NC Process for Data Feedback: A Case Study
Abstract This article exposes a solution to ensure Closed-Loop Manufacturing from CNC machines to CAM systems. The main goal is to capitalize knowledge from the CNC machine and to reuse it in the CAM system. This proposal aims to help CAM...
2016 / Christophe Danjou, Julien Le Duigou, Benoît Eynard -
Numerical Modeling of c-Si PV Modules by Coupling the Semiconductor with the Thermal Conduction, Convection and Radiation Equations
Abstract Commonly, the thermal behavior of solar cell modules is calculated with analytical approaches using non wavelength-dependent optical data. Here, we employ ray tracing of entire solar modules at wavelengths of 300-2500nm to calculate heat...
2015 / Malte R. Vogt, Hendrik Holst, Matthias Winter, Rolf Brendel, Pietro P. Altermatt -
Optimum Overall Product Modularity
Abstract Modularity in product architecture is beneficial to both product development and manufacturing. Several methods exist for clustering product components into modules all of which, with few exceptions, do not consider the hierarchical...
2016 / Mohamed Kashkoush, Hoda ElMaraghy -
Estimation of Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity for Depleted Gas Reservoirs
Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop analytical equations to estimate CO2 storage capacity for depleted wet/dry gas reservoirs. The effects of CO2 injection on the changings of reservoir pressure and the mole fractions of CO2 and...
2015 / Yen-Ting Lai, Chien-Hao Shen, Chi-Chung Tseng, Chen-Hui Fan, Bieng-Zih Hsieh -
Combustion-synthesized Nickel-based Catalysts for the Production of Hydrogen from Steam Reforming of Methane
Abstract Combustion synthesis is an attractive method for the processing of catalysts due to the production of ultrafine metal powders. Binary nickel metals were prepared via this method, using 75% in excess of glycine. Analysis on temperature...
2015 / Mee-Wei Lim, Siek-Ting Yong, Siang-Piao Chai -
Development of Vertical Wind Turbines via FDM Prototypes
Abstract In the present work, we propose to design and manufacture a specific Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) prototype in order to evaluate its performance when some geometrical parameters are modified. The key idea is to take advantage of...
2015 / F. Guerrero-Villar, E. Torres-Jimenez, R. Dorado-Vicente, J.I. Jiménez-González -
Characterization of top barrier thickness from gate capacitance of high mobility III-V semiconductor MOS-HEMT devices
Abstract We investigate the effect of varying the top barrier thickness on the gate C–V characteristics of InGaAs and InSb MOS-HEMT devices. The gate capacitance of these devices exhibits a sharp increase at certain gate voltages under both...
2016 / Nugaira Gahan Mim, Sayeem Bin Kutub, Anisul Haque -
Kinetics of Grain Growth in 718 Ni-Base Superalloy2014 / Z. Huda, T. Zaharinie, H.S.C. Metselaar, S. Ibrahim, Goh J. Min
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Intelligent Algorithm for Spectrum Mobility in Cognitive Wireless Networks
Abstract Currently the growing demand for wireless communications users has generated the study and implementation of cognitive wireless networks. To find a channel with the required characteristics for the continuous communication of the secondary...
2016 / C. Salgado, C. Hernandez, V. Molina, Ferney A. Beltran-Molina -
Heat Balance in a Planar Solid Oxide Iron-Air Redox Battery: A Computational Analysis2015 / X. Jin, X. Zhao, R. E. White, K. Huang
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Metal oxide nanowire chemical sensors: innovation and quality of life
Metal oxides are emerging as important active materials for applications such as sensors. Recent advances in the preparation of metal oxide materials offer unique possibilities for their integration into devices with new capabilities, for example,...
2016 / Elisabetta Comini -
Crosstalk Characterization of Single-photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) Arrays in CMOS 150nm Technology
Abstract In this paper, crosstalk characterization results of single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) arrays in CMOS 150nm technology are reported and discussed. SPADs are implemented in two different sizes (15.6 and 25.6μm pitch) and three guard ring...
2014 / Hesong Xu, Lucio Pancheri, Leo H.C. Braga, Gian-Franco Dalla Betta, David Stoppa -
Prediction of the Roles of Critical Properties for Pure and Binary Mixture Working Fluid in Rankine Cycle Performances
Abstract This presented work concerns the effect of critical properties for pure and binary mixture working fluid on the cycle performances. The results revealed that the relationship between critical temperature and thermal efficiency for pure...
2015 / Tianyou Wang, Yajun Zhang, Pengfei Wang, Zhijun Peng, Gequn Shu