Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Alpha Decays Impact on Nuclear Glass Structure
Abstract This paper reviews the main results on the long-term behavior of SON68 nuclear glass towards alpha decay accumulation. The effects of the radiation damage induced by alpha decay were investigated by doping a glass with a short-lived...
2014 / S. Peuget, C. Mendoza, E.A. Maugeri, J.M. Delaye, R. Caraballo, et al. -
Dimension-reduction of FPK equation via equivalent drift coefficient
Abstract The Fokker—Planck—Kolmogorov (FPK) equation plays an essential role in nonlinear stochastic dynamics. However, neither analytical nor numerical solution is available as yet to FPK equations for high-dimensional systems. In the present...
2014 / Jianbing Chen, Peihui Lin -
The Simulation of the Steady-state Concentric Cylinder Method for Determining Thermal Conductivity of Sodium Nitrate
Abstract As molten salts are becoming more and more popular with electricity generation and other industries which need molten salts as thermal energy storages, our attentions on molten salts’ thermophysics properties are increasing every year....
2015 / Pan Gechuanqi, Lu Jianfeng, Wei Xiaolan, Ding Jing -
Deformation Behavior in Die Forging of Aluminum Foam Sandwich
Abstract The aluminum foam sandwich (AFS) was examined its formability in die forging. The AFS specimens with different lengths were prepared by roll and bonding precursor process and the AFS specimens were compressed with single or double projected ...
2014 / Isao Takekoshi, Yuji Kume, Makoto Kobashi, Naoyuki Kanetake -
Low-voltage organic field-effect transistors based on novel high-κ organometallic lanthanide complex for gate insulating materials2014 / Qi Liu, Yi Li, Yang Zhang, Huabin Sun, You Song, et al.
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Human-robot Communication for Surveillance of Elderly People in Remote Distance
Abstract In this paper, we present a tele-operated mobile robot system for old age surveillance. The robot operates in autonomous mode in which the robots navigates in the environment and search for unusual situation of elderly people. If a patient...
2014 / Shin-ichiro Kaneko, Genci Capi -
The Synthesis of Cellulose Nanofibers from Sesbania Javanica for Filler in Thermoplastic Starch
Abstract This research was aimed to study the synthesis of cellulose nanofibers from Sesbania Javanica and the effect of the cellulose nanofiber (CNF) addition on thermoplastic starch derived from tapioca flour. The mechanical properties,...
2014 / Surakit Kampangkaew, Chanchai Thongpin, Onuma Santawtee -
Prediction of severe accident occurrence time using support vector machines
Abstract If a transient occurs in a nuclear power plant (NPP), operators will try to protect the NPP by estimating the kind of abnormality and mitigating it based on recommended procedures. Similarly, operators take actions based on severe accident...
2015 / Seung Geun Kim, Young Gyu No, Poong Hyun Seong -
Fabrication and Evaluation of Multilayered Polyurethane Foam Core Sandwich Panels for Static Flexural Stiffness
Abstract Light weight sandwich laminated panels are increasingly being used as structural materials for a wide variety of applications in marine, aerospace, automobile, transportation and electronic packing sectors. These sandwich panels are...
2014 / M. Vijay Kumar, Bhimasen Soragaon -
Intrinsic magnetic properties of hexagonal LuFeO3 and the effects of nonstoichiometry2014 / Jarrett A. Moyer, Rajiv Misra, Julia A. Mundy, Charles M. Brooks, John T. Heron, et al.
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Optimizing the Temperature of Hot outlet Air of Vortex Tube using Taguchi Method.
Abstract Vortex tube produces hot and cold streams from inlet pressurized gas. Though mainly used for spot cooling purposes, it may also be used for heating/pre-heating applications. In this work, the effect of - inlet air pressure, hot tube length, ...
2014 / G. Suresh Kumar, G. Padmanabhan, B. Dattatreya Sarma -
Oxide Ion Transport in Promising Cobaltites for SOC
Abstract Two cobaltites were studied as air electrodes for Solid Oxide Cells with a Cerium Gadolinium Oxide electrolyte (CGO): Ca3Co4O9+δ, well known for its thermoelectric properties, and Ba2Co9O14. After optimisation of composition and thickness,...
2015 / Vincent Thoréton, Y. Hu, I. Kehal, X. Flandre, Da Huo, et al. -
Ni/n-Si/N+-SiC Heterostructure Schottky Barrier Photodiode Used in Non-ultraviolet Region
Abstract Due to the wide bandgap of SiC, SiC-based photoelectric devices can be only driven by ultraviolet light, which essentially limit its application for a detection of visible and infrared light. In order to realize the non-UV operation of the...
2014 / L.B. Li, Z.M. Chen, L.F. Xie, Z.J. Gao -
Fine-scale tribological performance of zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) based polymer nanocomposite membranes2014 / Nay Win Khun, E. M. Mahdi, Siqi Ying, Tan Sui, Alexander M. Korsunsky, et al.
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Design of a Model-based Controller with Temperature Feedback for Laser Cladding
Abstract Laser cladding, also known as direct metal deposition, is an additive manufacturing technique for the production of freeform metallic parts. High quality parts can be created with the use of feedback control systems which stabilize the melt ...
2014 / Wim Devesse, Dieter De Baere, Patrick Guillaume -
Thermal Behavior of SST-1 Vacuum Vessel and Plasma Facing Components during Baking
Abstract For plasma physics experiment, the baking of vacuum vessel (VV) as well as plasma facing components (PFC) of Steady-state Superconducting Tokamak (SST-1) is very essential. SST-1 vacuum vessel consists of ultra-high vacuum (UHV) compatible...
2014 / Ziauddin Khan, Yuvakiran Paravastu, Subrata Pradhan -
Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm Applied to Ship Steering Control
Abstract The article describes the application of an ant algorithm to optimize parameters of the ship course controller, based on the algorithm of PID control. The ant algorithm is a method of combinatorial optimization, which utilizes the pattern...
2014 / Mirosław Tomera -
Breath analysis by nanostructured metal oxides as chemo-resistive gas sensors
Recently breath analysis has attracted a lot of attention for disease monitoring and clinical diagnostics as spectrometric techniques of high sophistication and novel sensing materials become available. Here advances in these technologies in connection to breath...
2014 / Marco Righettoni, Anton Amann, Sotiris E. Pratsinis -
Investigation of Double Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Mass Sensing
Abstract This paper deals with studying the mass sensing characteristics of Double Walled carbon Nanotubes (DWCNT) using a continuum mechanics based approach. The interlayer separation in the form of Van der Waals interaction is modelled using...
2014 / Ajay M. Patel, Anand Y. Joshi -
Simulation Analysis of Thermal Losses of Parabolic trough Solar Collector in Malaysia Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Abstract The increase trend in fuel price coupled with escalating carbon dioxide concentration and energy security have encouraged the world to shift towards renewable energy sources. Parabolic trough collector is the most proven technology for...
2014 / Alhassan Salami Tijani, Ashraf M.S. Bin Roslan