Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Drag Coefficient for Rigid Vegetation in Subcritical Open Channel
Abstract Vegetation in fluvial systems plays an important role in environmental and ecological aspects. Vegetation can cause energy dissipation via drag force due to the interaction between vegetation and flow, and the dimensionless drag coefficient ...
2016 / Xiao-guang Liu, Yu-hong Zeng -
Cutting Forces Analysis in Additive Manufactured AISI H13 Alloy
Abstract Combining Additive Manufacturing (AM) and traditional machining processes is essential to meet components functional requirements. However significant differences arise in machining AM and wrought parts. Previous works highlighted the...
2016 / Filippo Montevecchi, Niccolò Grossi, Hisataka Takagi, Antonio Scippa, Hiroyuki Sasahara, et al. -
A Failure Estimation Method of Steel Pipe Elbows under In-plane Cyclic Loading
Abstract The relative displacement of a piping system installed between isolated and nonisolated structures in a severe earthquake might be larger when without a seismic isolation system. As a result of the relative displacement, the seismic risks...
2016 / Bub-Gyu Jeon, Sung-Wan Kim, Hyoung-Suk Choi, Dong-Uk Park, Nam-Sik Kim -
Comparison of BBO, WIPSO & PSO Techniques for the Optimal Placement of FACTS Devices to Enhance System Security
Abstract Nowadays power systems are heavily loaded and are being operated in ways not originally envisioned. Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices play a vital role in improving the static as well as dynamic performance of the power...
2016 / K. Kavitha, R. Neela -
Research on ESGM for Solving Waste Problems of Companies: Taking W Company as an Example
Abstract Combining the extension strategy generating method (ESGM) with the lean method, the paper makes the quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis on the incompatible problems caused by the waste problems, and develops the ESGM being...
2016 / Shumei Ma, Chunyan Yang -
NEOBALLAST: New High-performance and Long-lasting Ballast for Sustainable Railway Infrastructures
Abstract With inherent advantages in environmental performance, land use, energy consumption and safety, railways are an essential component of a competitive and resource-efficient transport system. However, railways have still to face several...
2016 / Valentí Fontserè, Andrés López Pita, Nahuel Manzo, Antonio Ausilio -
The Properties of Chromium Steel Overlaying Used as a Hardening Coating for Stop Valve Sealing Surface
Abstract Operational reliability of a pipeline valve depends on the durability of the weld sealing surfaces of the stop device, while the durability of the sealing surface is determined by the coating material properties. To enhance stop valve...
2016 / E.N. Eremin, A.S. Losev, V.V. Akimov -
Effect of Build Parameters on Processing Efficiency and Material Performance in Fused Deposition Modelling
Abstract Advances in additive manufacturing have resulted in significant growth of such materials, including the medical sector. It is particularly applicable to manufacture of prosthetics and implants, where design freedoms and complex geometries...
2016 / C.A. Griffiths, J. Howarth, G. de-Almeida Rowbotham, A. Rees -
Towards Establishing Similar Assembly Interfaces for a Mixed-product Assembly System
Abstract Developing a mixed-product assembly line (MPAL) is an elaborate task due to the complexity raised by product variety. This paper proposes that securing similar assembly interfaces across distinct product families is an essential requirement ...
2016 / Narges Asadi, Mats Jackson, Anders Fundin -
Surface Modification of Natural Fibers: A Review
Abstract In recent years there have been several attempts to replace synthetic fibers with natural fibers in fiber reinforced composites, due to increasing environmental awareness and depletion of oil resources. The fact that natural fibers are...
2016 / Juliana Cruz, Raul Fangueiro -
Ways to Enhance Environmental Flat Grinding by Improving the Technology of the Coolant Supply
Abstract The present article includes the analysis of coolant supplying for flat grinding with the grinding wheel face; we discuss questions, related to development of combined methods of coolant supplying. Article presents the method and...
2016 / A.V. Tyuhta, Y.V. Vasilenko, A.M. Kozlov -
Results of the Study on the Influence of Shell Structures on their Stability
Abstract This article considers the effects of the shape of soil-filled shells on their resistance to internal and external influences, which are based on theoretical studies, including numerical methods and experimental studies, as well as their...
2016 / T.P. Kasharina -
Inhibition of Hydrogen Evolution in Aluminium-phosphate Refractory Binders
Abstract The study deals with the possibilities of inhibition of the reaction of aluminium-phosphate binders with iron scale, which is contained in bauxite. This material is mixed with phosphate binders to form refractories. The hydrogen is produced ...
2016 / Jan Bednárek, Petr Ptáček, Jiří Švec, František Šoukal, Ladislav Pařízek -
A Graph Theoretical Sectorization Approach for Energy Reduction in Water Distribution Networks
Abstract Most water supply utilities in the world need to deal with daily operations of their systems while at the same time they are required to increase their efficiency. One way to increase the efficiency of the system is to divide the water...
2016 / M.E. Castro-Gama, Q. Pan, A. Jonoski, D. Solomatine -
Controlled Process of Liquid-phase Sintering due to Low-fusible Melt Forming
Abstract The article presents the analysis results of known state-transition diagrams of two- and three-component systems. Triple aluminosilicate and silicate systems have been investigated. Considering two-component systems the СаО ones have been...
2016 / Natalya G. Chumachenko, Vladimir V. Tyurnikov, Ekaterina V. Petrova -
Hydrogen Transport Modelling Near a Crack Tip in a Pressurized Tank
Abstract With the increasing interest in the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier, a better understanding of hydrogen embrittlement affecting materials is required. In addition, hydrogen tanks suffer fatigue processes due to stress variation in...
2016 / A. Díaz, J.M. Alegre, I.I. Cuesta -
Viscous Characteristics of ETFE Film Sheet under Equal Biaxial Tensions
Abstract ETFE membrane film structures are often realized in construction. Because ETFE film is a kind of polymer materials, it shows both elasto-plastic and visco-elastic characteristics. Using FEM and experimental results of ETFE film, the authors ...
2016 / Tatsuya Yoshino, Shiro Kato -
Hybrid Electrodes by In-Situ Integration of Graphene and Carbon-Nanotubes in Polypyrrole for Supercapacitors2015 / Ashish Aphale, Krushangi Maisuria, Manoj K. Mahapatra, Angela Santiago, Prabhakar Singh, et al.
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Effect of [EMIM][Tf2N] Ionic Liquid on Ionic Liquid-polymeric Membrane (ILPM) for CO2/CH4 Separation
Abstract This paper presented the findings of polyethersulfone / [EMIM][Tf2N] blending on morphology and CO2/CH4 separation performance of polyethersulfone membrane. Varying concentration of ionic liquid were incorporated in the dope solution and...
2016 / Hafiz Abdul Mannan, Hilmi Mukhtar, Maizatul Shima Shahrun, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Zakaria Man, et al. -
Chiral ligand-protected gold nanoclusters: Considering the optical activity from a viewpoint of ligand dissymmetric field
Abstract Chirality is a geometric property of a physical, chemical, or biological object, which is not superimposable on its mirror image. Its significant presence has led to a strong demand in the development of chiral drugs, sensors, catalysts,...
2016 / Hiroshi Yao