Mechanical engineering topic list of research papers
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Estimation of the kinetic parameters for thermal decomposition of HNIW and its adiabatic time-to-explosion by Kooij formula
Abstract A differential/integral method to estimate the kinetic parameters (apparent activation energy E a and pre-exponential factor A) for thermal decomposition reaction of energetic materials based on Kooij formula are...
2014 / Hong-xu Gao, Feng-qi Zhao, Rong-zu Hu, Hong-an Zhao, Hai Zhang -
Fault Detection with Vibration Transducers
Abstract Mechanical faults, usages, slackness's, cause different noises and vibrations with different amplitude and frequency against the normal sound and movement of the equipment. The vibration transducers, accelerometers and...
2014 / Katalin Ágoston -
Evaluating the Effects of Different Control Strategies on Traffic Operations at Isolated Merge Bottlenecks
Abstract The primary objective of this study was to develop variable speed limit (VSL) and ramp metering (RM) strategies that particularly focused on preventing the capacity drop and increasing the discharge flow rate at freeway merge bottlenecks,...
2013 / Hui Duan, Pan Liu, Zhibin Li, Liteng Zha -
Development and Application of Co-simulation and “Control- oriented” Modeling in the Improvement of Performance and Energy Saving of Mobile Machinery
Abstract Due to rising energy costs and tighter emissions restrictions from law regulations, mobile machinery and off-road vehicles manufacturers are forced to develop and exploit new techniques for the reduction of fuel consumption and pollutant...
2014 / Paolo Casoli, Agostino Gambarotta, Nicola Pompini, Luca Riccò -
Vision-based Estimation of Relative Pose in Autonomous Aerial Refueling
Abstract The lack of autonomous aerial refueling capabilities is one of the greatest limitations of unmanned aerial vehicles. This paper discusses the vision-based estimation of the relative pose of a tanker and unmanned aerial vehicle, which is a...
2012 / Meng DING, Li WEI, Bangfeng WANG -
Environmental Factors Influencing Sketching Behaviour Among Mechanical Engineering Undergraduates
Abstract This study attempts to identify the environmental factors that will influence sketching performance of Mechanical Engineering undergraduates. A survey was conducted on a sample of 140 Mechanical Engineering undergraduates and the data was...
2012 / Idris Ishak, Mohd Zamani Ahmad, Nuraihan Ismail, Abd Rahman Musa -
Flutter analysis of an airfoil with nonlinear damping using equivalent linearization
Abstract The equivalent linearization method (ELM) is modified to investigate the nonlinear flutter system of an airfoil with a cubic damping. After obtaining the linearization quantity of the cubic nonlinearity by the ELM, an equivalent system can...
2013 / Feixin Chen, Jike Liu, Yanmao Chen -
Mathematical Modeling of an Absorption Chiller System Energized by a Hybrid Thermal System: Model Validation
Abstract Nowadays, global warming and energy crisis problems become serious issues which affect on all creatures on our earth. One of the best ways to simultaneously address or mitigate these problems is more utilizing the renewable energy sources...
2013 / Boonrit Prasartkaew -
Eco-driving Versus Green Wave Speed Guidance for Signalized Highway Traffic: A Multi-vehicle Driving Simulator Study
Abstract New in-vehicle systems provide the driver with speed advises through the variable message signs and the use of an in-car display. In this paper, two dynamic speed guidance strategies (green wave speed guidance strategy (GWSGS) and...
2013 / Dening Niu, Jian Sun -
Automatic Crack Detection and Classification Method for Subway Tunnel Safety Monitoring2014 / Wenyu Zhang, Zhenjiang Zhang, Dapeng Qi, Yun Liu
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Analyzing the Performance of a Dual Loop Organic Rankine Cycle System for Waste Heat Recovery of a Heavy-Duty Compressed Natural Gas Engine2014 / Baofeng Yao, Fubin Yang, Hongguang Zhang, Enhua Wang, Kai Yang
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Application of Wavelet Packet Entropy Flow Manifold Learning in Bearing Factory Inspection Using the Ultrasonic Technique2014 / Xiaoguang Chen, Dan Liu, Guanghua Xu, Kuosheng Jiang, Lin Liang
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A Novel Hybrid-Fuel Storage System of Compressed Air Energy for China2014 / Wenyi Liu, Linzhi Liu, Gang Xu, Feifei Liang, Yongping Yang, et al.
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Lean homogenous combustion of E-diesel using external mixture formation technique
Abstract For the past one hundred years, lots of easily accessible petroleum fuel has been burned out by humankind in inefficient engines. In this regard, present-day engine researchers face a formidable challenge to achieve the goal of significant...
2015 / A. Avinash, S. Natarajan, N.V. Mahalakshmi -
Uncertain multiobjective traveling salesman problem
Abstract Traveling salesman problem is a fundamental combinatorial optimization model studied in the operations research community for nearly half a century, yet there is surprisingly little literature that addresses uncertainty and multiple...
2014 / Zutong Wang, Jiansheng Guo, Mingfa Zheng, Ying Wang -
Analytical investigation of squeezing unsteady nanofluid flow between parallel plates by LSM and CM
Abstract An analytical investigation is applied for unsteady flow of a nanofluid squeezing between two parallel plates. Collocation Method (CM), Least Square Method (LSM) and fourth-order Runge-Kutta numerical method (NM) are used to solve the...
2014 / O. Pourmehran, M. Rahimi-Gorji, M. Gorji-Bandpy, D.D. Ganji -
Speed of Sound in (Carbon Dioxide + Propane) and Derived Sound Speed of Pure Carbon Dioxide at Temperatures between (248 and 373) K and at Pressures up to 200 MPa2014 / C.-W. Lin, J. P. M. Trusler
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A hybrid solution approach for a multi-objective closed-loop logistics network under uncertainty2014 / Mehrdad Mehrbod, Nan Tu, Lixin Miao
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A Comparison of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycle Configurations with an Emphasis on CSP Applications
Abstract Recent research suggests that an emerging power cycle technology using supercritical carbon dioxide (s-CO2) operated in a closed-loop Brayton cycle offers the potential of equivalent or higher cycle efficiency versus supercritical or...
2014 / T. Neises, C. Turchi -
Analytical investigation of laminar flow through expanding or contracting gaps with porous walls
Abstract Laminar, isothermal, incompressible and viscous flow in a rectangular domain bounded by two moving porous walls, which enable the fluid to enter or exit during successive expansions or contractions is investigated analytically using optimal ...
2014 / M. Jafaryar, F. Farkhadnia, E. Mohammadian, M. Hosseini, A.M. Khazaee