Abstract: The constant-speed fan wastes fan energy and causes excessive noises in nonmakeup-air exhaust systems, where stack-exit velocity decreases proportionally to the laboratory exhaust airflow. A variable-frequency drive (VFD) ...

Abstract: A theoretical model for the estimation of fatigue crack length of tensile-shear spot welded specimen is developed which incorporates the natural frequency and mode variation. The model is based ...

Abstract: The onset of the stable laminar secondary flow (hygrocysts) that arises when a partially filled container is rotated about a horizontal axis has been experimentally studied. Nearly 500 sets of ...

Abstract: The corrosion wastage of deck plates of ballast and cargo tanks is analyzed based on a nonlinear corrosion model. This model is able to describe an initial period without corrosion due to ...

Abstract: This paper presents a numerical method, known as hybrid lattice particle modeling (HLPM), for the study of the reinforcement potential for coating of three-layer functionally designed nonlinear response retrofitting structure ...

Abstract: Welded high-temperature power plant components can experience a greater risk of failure by creep during service, when compared to similar as-wrought components. The heat-affected zone (HAZ) of ...

Abstract: Acousto-ultrasonic input-output characteristics for contact-type transmitting and receiving transducers coupled to a thin orthotropic composite plate are analyzed in this paper. By introducing the ...

Abstract: The work reports an experimental study of the effect of swirl on the structure of a liquid spray, i.e., on the behavior of drops and their interaction with the gaseous phase, and on the ...

Abstract: Soil sampling and pressuremeter testing involve drilling boreholes. As a result of the removal of overburden pressure, the stresses in the soil surrounding a borehole are altered from their initial states, resulting in ...