Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Recent advances in fermentative biohydrogen production
Abstract Hydrogen energy, as a kind of clean energy with great potential, has been a hotspot for study worldwide. Based on the recent research on biohydrogen production, this paper gives a brief review on the following aspects: fermentative hydrogen ...
2008 / Xuemei Liu, Nanqi Ren, Funan Song, Chuanping Yang, Aijie Wang -
A brief survey of computerized expert systems for crop protection being used in India
Abstract In the recent years, a plethora of computerized expert systems has been developed for various sectors of agriculture in India. The availability of low-cost computers, agricultural knowledge and information technology professionals are the...
2008 / Pinaki Chakraborty, Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti -
Late Neogene radiolarian absence event in the southern South China Sea and its paleoceanographic implication
Abstract Down-core variations of radiolarians at ODP Site 1143 in the southern South China Sea (SCS) are presented for the last 12Myr. The fluctuations of radiolarian abundances since the Late Miocene can be divided into three stages: a high...
2008 / Lili Zhang, Muhong Chen, Lanlan Zhang, Jun Lu, Rong Xiang -
Modified PSO algorithm for solving planar graph coloring problem
Abstract The graph coloring is a classic NP-complete problem. Presently there is no effective method to solve this problem. Here we propose a modified particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm in which a disturbance factor is added to a particle...
2008 / Guangzhao Cui, Limin Qin, Sha Liu, Yanfeng Wang, Xuncai Zhang, et al. -
An Efficient Inter Mode Decision Method for MVC
Abstract Mode decision method plays an important role in multiview video coding for improving the coding efficiency. In this paper, an efficient inter mode decision method based on inter-frame modes statistical analysis is presented. By utilizing...
2012 / Qian Zhang -
Investigation of metallic foam in the application of turbine cooling
Abstract The application of metallic foam in turbine blade cooling was studied in the present paper. Based on the conjugate heat transfer method, the heat transfer characteristics of turbine cascade with fully or partially metallic foam insert was...
2012 / Hongjun Zhang, Zhengping Zou, Lei Qi, Huoxing Liu -
Defects Detection System for Steel Tubes Based on Electromagnetic Acoustic Technology
Abstract Based on the electromagnetic acoustic technology (EMAT), a system for detecting the defects of steel tubes has been constructed. Through analyzing the principle of detecting the defects of steel tubes by EMAT, an electromagnetic acoustic...
2012 / Shi Dequan, Gao Guili, Xiao Peng, Gao Zhiwei -
Oriented Growth of Bi2Fe4O9 Crystal and its Photocatalytic Activity
Abstract Oriented growth of Bi2Fe4O9 crystals were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route in the presence of different organic additives. X-ray diffraction was used to characterize the derived powders, indicating that single-phase Bi2Fe4O9 with...
2012 / Dengrong Cai, Dan Du, Shengwen Yu, Jinrong Cheng -
A New Database for Design in Mediterranean Climate
Abstract “Abitare Mediterraneo” is a new research project developed at University of Florence, with Tuscany Region support, aimed finalize to sustainable architecture standard and reduce energy consumption in building in Mediterranean climate....
2011 / Marco Sala, Rosa Romano, Leonardo Boganini -
CuO-CoO-MnO/SiO2 nanocomposite aerogels as catalysts carrier and effect of process factors on the synthesis of diphenyl carbonate
Abstract CuO-CoO-MnO/SiO2 nanocomposite aerogels were prepared by using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as Si source, and aqueous solution of Cu, Co and Mn acetates as the precursors via sol-gel process and ethanol supercritical drying technique....
2012 / Yueqing Zhao, Yinghua Liang, Xizhe Zhao, Hongsheng Li, Xinhua Liu -
Analysis and Online Testing of the Transformer Winding Deformation
Abstract The theory analyses by using finite element method show that winding deformation would inevitably lead to the changes of three-phase transformer's magnetic field. Once short-circuit faults happened, the three-phase transformer winding...
2012 / Baobin Liu, Wei Zhou -
Optical Soliton Spin Manipulation Based-on AlGaAs/GaAs Microring Resonator
Abstract In this paper, we present the optical soliton spin manipulation based-on a microring resonator. After a dark soliton pulse is fed into an input port of the microring, the orthogonal soliton pair (dark and bright solitons) can be formed...
2012 / N. Sirikungwan, C. Teeka -
A Method of Information Extraction from Design Sketches
Abstract In this paper, a novel approach for extracting information from sketch is presented. First, the method of dividing single stroke from brush strokes is proposed and brought into use of dealing with real-time sketches drawn on digital board...
2011 / Yuan Hao, Xue Chengqi, Lu Zhangping -
Experimental Research on Coal Rock Creep Deformation- seepage Coupling Law
Abstract Coal rock creep is an inevitable phenomenon in coal mining, fluid seepage is involved in coal rock creep in coal mine, and coal rock creep and fluid flow interact. To determine the coal rock creep–seepage law, in this paper, CSCG-160-type...
2011 / Zhu Jianfang, Yang Xiaobin, He Ning -
Dielectric Elastomer Micro Actuator Made In Micromachining Technology: Finite Element Modelling and Deformation Measurement
Abstract In this contribution, we focus on polymer actuators based on dielectric elastomers, and intend to establish innovative and alternative integration miniaturization processes inspired from MEMS technology. We propose to use the...
2012 / S. Soulimane, S. Pinon, W-P. Shih, H. Camon -
Improving Output Power of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters using Multilayer Structures
Abstract This paper studies the feasibility of increasing the output power of vibration piezoelectric energy harvesters using multilayer structures. In this study, single-layer, double-layer and triple-layer devices with the same resonant frequency...
2012 / Dibin Zhu, Steve Beeby, John Tudor, Neil White, Nick Harris -
2D Phononic Crystal Sensor with Normal Incidence of Sound
Abstract This contribution shows the sensor application of a resonance-induced extraordinary transmission through a regular phononic crystal consisting of a metal plate with a periodic arrangement of holes in a square lattice at normal incidence of...
2012 / R. Lucklum, M. Zubtsov, M. Ke, B. Henning, U. Hempel -
A Middle Ear Microphone Design Based on the Physiology of the Human Ear
Abstract A capacitive displacement sensor matching the physiological characteristic of the human middle ear is presented. The transducer measures tiny deflections of the umbo, a part of the middle ear bone chain, to evaluate sound events stimulating ...
2012 / M. Sachse, W. Hortschitz, H. Steiner, F. Keplinger, A. Jachimowicz, et al. -
Disposable microfabricated bismuth microelectrode arrays for trace metal analysis by stripping voltammetry
Abstract This work reports the fabrication of disposable bismuth microelectrode arrays by a thin-film microengineering approach and their application in stripping voltammetry. The microelectrode array was fabricated by sputtering and...
2012 / Christos Kokkinos, Anastasios Economou, Ioannis Raptis, Thanassis Speliotis -
Design of Stochastic Sliding Mode Variable Structure Guidance Law based on Adaptive EKF
Abstract According to characteristic of interceptor terminal flying, the current stochastic model based AEKF algorithm was combined into the stochastic sliding model variable structure guidance law to design the interceptor terminal guidance law....
2011 / Zhao Hui, Liu Wan Jun, Yang Jin Hui, Xuan Yong Bo