Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Characteristics of Glass Based Energy Absorbers Exposed to the Blast Load
Abstract Energy absorbing materials can be used as a part of building structure to enhance its blast resistance, with positive impact on the safety of citizens. In the presented study, the new energy absorber based on expanded glass grains was...
2016 / Giovanni Gozzani, Martina Drdlová, Vladan Prachař, Miloslav Popovič -
CFD Modeling of N2/H2 Gaseous Flow with Geometric Variations in a Monolithic Channel
Abstract Geometric variations by means of orientation of obstructions to the fluid flow can have a significant effect on the flow dynamics of gases in pursuit of maintaining required mixing in a low Reynolds number flow for a prospective reaction...
2016 / Salman Bin Kashif, Mohd Zamri Abdullah, KuZilati KuShaari -
Incentive Compatible E-mandi with Large Scale Consumer Producer Matching Using BigData Based on Gale-shapely Algorithm for Perishable Commodities SCM
Abstract In this paper, we propose to transform the global matching mechanism in an electronic exchange between the producers and consumers in the SCM system for perishable commodities over large scale data sets. Matching of of consumers and...
2016 / S. Vinu Kiran, S. Prasanna Devi, S. Manivannan -
Comparative Evaluation of Bearing Capacity of a Short Driven Pyramidal-prismatic Pile Using Mathematical Models
Abstract The article presents the results of research on mathematical models of bearing capacity of a short driven pile with the pyramidal broadening in the upper part. The research was carried out using the piles of the same length and various...
2016 / Veniamin I. Isaev, Andrey V. Maltsev, Andrey A. Karpov -
Robust ultra-low-friction state of graphene via moiré superlattice confinement2016 / Xiaohu Zheng, Lei Gao, Quanzhou Yao, Qunyang Li, Miao Zhang, et al.
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Thermal analysis of straight rectangular fin using homotopy perturbation method
Abstract In this study a simple and accurate semi-analytical method called Homotopy Perturbation Method (HPM) is used for solving nonlinear energy equation in a straight rectangular fin. The thermal conductivity and surface emissivity are considered ...
2016 / Pranab Kanti Roy, Ashis Mallick -
Effect of thermal treatments in Ni-Fe-Ga with Co substitutions and Ni-Mn-Ga melt spun ribbons
Abstract The effect of “in situ” thermal treatments (by DSC measurements) on the martensitic transformation in two representative Ni-Fe-Ga and Ni-Mn-Ga alloys has been studied and discussed by correlating the structural and magnetic properties. The...
2016 / F. Tolea, M. Sofronie, A.D. Crisan, B. Popescu, M. Tolea, et al. -
A three-dimensional model of non-slipping stress corrosion cracking under low loads
Abstract Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of 316L single-crystal austenitic stainless steel subjected to low loads (σnom = 20-40 MPa) in a 45 % boiling MgCl2 solution was studied using synchrotron X-ray computed tomography, finite element analysis...
2016 / Zhu Longkui, Li Zhengcao, Qiao Lijie -
Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Impingement Air Jet for a Heat Sink
Abstract In this study, impingement air jet heat and flow characteristics of hexagonal finned heat sink which was named as OHS-2 were determined experimentally and analysed numerically by Ansys-Fluent CFD programme. The heat sink was optimized by...
2016 / Rıdvan Yakut, Kenan Yakut, Faruk Yeşildal, Altuğ Karabey -
Micro-machinability of A-286 Steel with and without Laser Assist
Abstract Machinability of high nickel content steels (e.g. stainless) is known to be challenging. This paper presents an experimental study of the micro-machinability of A-286 (∼43 HRC), a precipitation-hardened high nickel content steel. Micro...
2016 / Alberto Bucciarelli, Pushparghya Deb Kuila, Shreyes N. Melkote, Alessandro Fortunato -
Multiscale modeling to clarify the relationship between microstructures of steel and macroscopic brittle crack propagation/arrest behavior
Abstract Prevention of brittle crack propagation as well as crack initiation is essential as “double integrity”. The application of steels with high arrestability to the structures is directly effective to ensure the integrity. Although it is...
2016 / Yuki Yamamoto, Kazuki Shibanuma, Fuminori Yanagimoto, Katsuyuki Suzuki, Shuji Aihara, et al. -
Highly Efficient White Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Ultrathin Emissive Layers and a Spacer-Free Structure2016 / Shengfan Wu, Sihua Li, Qi Sun, Chenchao Huang, Man-Keung Fung
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Conceptual Design of Wireless DAQ System for Vehicle Blast Testing
Abstract In modern warfare, anti-vehicular mine attack is a critical parameter in the design of an armored personnel vehicle. In order to acquire vital engineering data such as shock, load and pressure of these vehicles under extreme condition, a...
2016 / A.B. Zurin Zuraida, S.D. Syed Fairuz, M.S. Risby -
Structural and physical criteria of ultimate state of material before fracture
Abstract The size of plastic zone and parameters characterizing damage within the zone are estimated by the methods of replicas, acoustic emission, metal magnetic memory, ultrasonic attenuation and finite elements analysis. The relation between the...
2016 / M.R. Tyutin, L.R. Botvina, V.P. Levin, T.B. Petersen, Yu. A. Demina, et al. -
New iterative method to obtain the softening curve in concrete.
Abstract An original procedure to determine the softening curve in concrete has been proposed by the authors. This inverse method combines experimental results, finite element simulations and an iterative algorithm to adjust the experimental data....
2016 / F.J. Gómez, M.A. Martín-Rengel, J. Ruiz-Hervias, A.M. Fathy, F. Berto -
Finite Element Analysis and Validation of Cellular Structures
Abstract Additive manufacturing has opened doors to many new technological developments that could not be realised with traditional manufacturing methods. One of these research areas includes the development and utilisation of Cellular Structures in ...
2016 / Mark Helou, Supachai Vongbunyong, Sami Kara -
Effect of viscous dissipation and suction/injection on MHD nanofluid flow over a wedge with porous medium and slip
Abstract The purpose of present study is to identify the effects of viscous dissipation and suction/injection on MHD flow of a nanofluid past a wedge with convective surface in the appearance of slip flow and porous medium. The basic non-linear PDEs ...
2016 / Alok Kumar Pandey, Manoj Kumar -
Simulating the Effect of Lifetime Non-uniformity on Solar Cell Performance Using cmd-PC1D 6 and Griddler 2
Abstract In this paper we present a novel approach to investigate the influence of non-uniformity in the minority carrier lifetime of c-Si wafers on solar cell efficiency. By using a combination of one-dimensional device modelling (cmd-PC1D 6) and...
2016 / Halvard Haug, Marie Syre Wiig, Rune Søndenå, Johnson Wong -
Thermal Investigation of Interaction between High-power CW-laser Radiation and a Water-jet
Abstract The technology of a water guided laser beam has been industrially established for micro machining. Pulsed laser radiation is guided via a water jet (diameter: 25-250μm) using total internal reflection. Due to the cylindrical jet shape the...
2016 / Christian Brecher, Henning Janssen, Markus Eckert, Florian Schmidt -
Near-threshold fatigue propagation of physically short and long cracks in Titanium alloy
Abstract Damage tolerance is today imposed by the regulations to dimension aeronautical turbine critical parts. Thus resistance of these parts to potential anomalies is assessed. It requires to study, besides standard long cracks, the propagation of ...
2016 / Chretien Gaëlle, Sarrazin-Baudoux Christine, Leost Laurie, Hervier Zeline