Abstract: Combustion-zone stoichiometry and fuel-air premixing were actively controlled to optimize the combustor performance over a range of operating conditions. The objective was to maximize the combustion ...

Abstract: In this paper, an analytical pulse model for velocity pulses observed in near-field ground motions has been proposed for a systematic design and assessment of seismic protective systems. The proposed pulse model utilizes ...

Abstract: Combustion using silicon carbide coated, carbon–carbon composite porous inert media (PIM) was investigated. Two combustion modes, surface and interior, depending upon the location of flame ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of an analytical seismic fragility analysis of a typical steel highway bridge in New York State. The structural type and topological layout of this multispan I-girder bridge have been ...

Abstract: The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) maintains an inventory of over 17,000 highway bridges across the state. These bridges are inspected biennially or more often as necessary. Bridge inspectors are ...

Abstract: Optimal polynomial controllers have been proposed recently for applications to active/hybrid control of seismically excited structures. Such controllers have been demonstrated to be effective in limiting the peak dynamic ...

Abstract: This paper presents an investigation of extracting air from the compressor discharge of a heavy-frame gas turbine. The study aimed to verify results of an approximate analysis: whether extracting ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental/computational study of cold flow in the combustor–diffuser system of industrial gas turbines employing can-annular combustors and impingement-cooled transition ...

Abstract: Recently, a benchmark cable-stayed bridge model was developed for the control community as a test bed to evaluate the performance of various strategies for the control of cable-stayed bridges during earthquakes. In this ...