Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Structural and dielectric properties of Bi-doped barium strontium titanate nanopowders synthesized by sol–gel method
Abstract Nano-crystalline barium strontium titanate, Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3, (BST) powders were synthesized by sol–gel method, and the effects of Bi-doped on the microstructure and dielectric properties of BST powders were investigated. At first, the stable ...
2016 / Abbas Sadeghzadeh Attar, Ehsan Salehi Sichani, Shahriar Sharafi -
Computational Modeling of Blast Furnace Stave Cooler Based on Steady State Heat Transfer Analysis
Abstract The technology of the furnace cooling is very important for the metallurgical industry, because it can substantially increase output and operation life of furnaces. A three dimensional mathematical model for the temperature field of the...
2015 / T.R. Mohanty, S.K. Sahoo, M.K. Moharana -
Commissioning of the upgraded ATLAS Pixel Detector for Run2 at LHC
Abstract The Pixel Detector of the ATLAS experiment has shown excellent performance during the whole Run-1 of LHC. Taking advantage of the long showdown, the detector was extracted from the experiment and brought to the surface, to equip it with new ...
2015 / Daniel Dobos -
Dowel Type Joints of Round Timber Exposed to Static and Cyclic Tension Forces
Abstract Timber constructions made of round timber are becoming increasingly popular nowadays. They concern both non-pedestrian and pedestrian bridges, watchtowers and playground equipment. If these constructions are designed with a truss supporting ...
2015 / Antonín Lokaj, Kristýna Klajmonová -
Heat transfer in inclined air rectangular cavities with two localized heat sources
Abstract The present work investigates numerically the effects of cavities’ aspect ratio and tilt angle on laminar natural convection of air in inclined rectangular cavities with two localized heat sources. A mathematical model was constructed where ...
2015 / Samy M. Elsherbiny, Osama I. Ismail -
Tool Oriented Robot Cooperation
Abstract Defining paths for robot tools is mainly limited by workspace of the applied robot, yielding to difficulties in layout design and programming, especially in complex cells. Using the approach presented in this paper, only the tool is...
2014 / Matthias Bartelt, Sven Stumm, Bernd Kuhlenkötter -
Laboratory Estimation of Dispersivity Coefficients
Abstract The dispersion phenomena in aquifers through experimental activities have been extensively studied in the past; recently the availability of digital images of the transport process made possible the development of new techniques for the...
2015 / F. Cupola, M.G. Tanda, A. Zanini -
Effects of Sintering Condition on the Trapped Magnetic Field Properties for MgB2 Bulks Fabricated by in-situ Capsule Method
Abstract We have studied the trapped field properties of MgB2 bulks which were fabricated by the in-situ capsule method under various sintering temperatures of 700-900̊C for 1-24h. The trapped field, B T (T), was 1.8-1.9 T for...
2014 / T. Yoshida, T. Naito, H. Fujishiro -
Corrosion and Wear Properties of Cold Rolled 0.087% Gd Lean Duplex Stainless Steels for Neutron Absorbing Material
Abstract Lean duplex stainless steels with 0.087 wt.% gadolinium (Gd) were inert arc-melted and cast in molds of size 10 mm × 10 mm × 20 mm. The micro-hardnesses of the rolling direction (RD), transverse direction (TD) and short transverse (ST)...
2015 / Yong Choi, Youl Baik, Byung-Moon Moon, Dong-Seong Sohn -
A Computational Method to Optimize the Distribution of a Catalytically Active Material Inside a Nano-scale Pore
Abstract Catalysis is a key phenomenon in a great number of energy processes, including feedstock conversion, tar cracking, emission abatement and optimizations of energy use. Within heterogeneous, catalytic nano-scale systems, the chemical...
2015 / Henrik Ström -
Atomic-scale segregation behavior of Sn/Ti and O at Σ3[11¯0](111) grain boundary in niobium
Abstract First-principle calculation was performed to illustrate the atomic arrangement and segregation behavior of Sn/Ti and O in Σ 3 [ ...
2016 / Zenghui Liu, Jiaxiang Shang -
Face-centred Voronoi Refinement for Surface Mesh Generation
Abstract A Frontal-Delaunay surface meshing algorithm for closed 2-manifolds embedded in R3 is presented. This new algorithm is an extension of existing restricted Delaunay-refinement techniques, in which the point-placement scheme is modified to...
2014 / Darren Engwirda, David Ivers -
Estimation of initial elastic properties of 2D homogenised masonry model based on tensor scale indices
Summary The paper discussed numerical approach for an estimation of initial elastic material properties for homogenised models of masonry. The tensor scale parameter is utilised. The paper discusses the principles of the use of the tensor scale for...
2015 / Jiri Brozovsky, Marketa Maluchova -
Evaluation of a 5 T REBCO Pancake Coil Magnet with IBAD/PLD Coated Conductors
Abstract REBa2Cu3Ox (REBCO, RE = rare earth) coated conductors are expected to show high performance for superconducting applications because of their high current density and high mechanical strength. Fujikura has developed REBCO coated conductor...
2014 / M. Daibo, S. Fujita, M. Haraguchi, Y. Iijima, M. Itoh, et al. -
The mechanisms governing the activation of dislocation sources in aluminum at different strain rates
Abstract This article examines the time to activate Frank–Read sources in response to macroscopic strain rates ranging from 101 s−1 to 1010 s−1 in aluminium under athermal conditions. We develop analytical...
2015 / B. Gurrutxaga-Lerma, D.S. Balint, D. Dini, A.P. Sutton -
The Effect of Banana Leaves Lamination on the Mechanical Properties of Particle Board Panel
Abstract Laminated composites were made by laminating the binderless banana stem particle boards with banana leaf tapes using adhesive in the form of a double-sided tape. The effect of the lamination on the tensile and flexural properties of the...
2016 / A.F. Nongman, A. Baharin, A. Abu Bakar -
Micromachined Calibration Chip with Heat Source and Temperature Sensors for Scanning Thermal Metrology (SThM)
Abstract The monitoring of heat flux is becoming more and more critical for many technologies approaching nanometric dimensions. Scanning Thermal Microscopy (SThM) is one of the tools available for thermal measurement at the...
2015 / E. Lemaire, T.P. Nguyen, A. Bontempi, L. Thiery, D. Teyssieux, et al. -
Statistical Analysis of the Optical Interferometry of Pitting Process in Aluminum 3003 Sheets Exposed to Saline Environment
Abstract In this study, a statistical evaluation was made of the susceptibility to pitting corrosion, using the pitting factor criteria. Specimens were cut in size of 15cm x10cm of AA3003 aluminium sheet of temper H14, H16 and H18 of national...
2015 / Solange Y. Paredes-Dugarte, Benjamín Hidalgo-Prada -
Exploring Executives’ Views on Future Higher Education
Abstract This study explores executives’ perceptions of cross-disciplinary knowledge in coming era of smart work and smart businesses. An instrument was developed, asking questions about future of higher education specifically related to the cross...
2014 / Jungwoo Lee -
Optimization of Silicon-rich Silicon Nitride Films for Electron Multiplication in Timed Photon Counters
Abstract The excellent overall properties of silicon nitride, particularly its mechanical strength and resistance to many etchants, make it a widely used material for microsensors and microactuators. In this paper silicon-rich silicon nitride (SRN)...
2015 / V. Prodanovic, H.W. Chan, J. Smedley, A. Theulings, S. Tao, et al.