Abstract: Life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) is a methodology used to calculate the total cost of a project from initial planning to final disposal. In conventional approaches, LCCA assumes that regular and preventive maintenance will ...

Abstract: Film cooling technique is widely used to protect the components from being destroyed by hot mainstream in a modern gas turbine. Combining roundholes is a promising way of improving film cooling effectiveness. A DoE (design ...

Abstract: The chin bar of a motorcycle helmet protects the rider from facial and head injuries. To evaluate the protective performance of chin bars against head injuries from facial impacts, an explicit ...

Abstract: In this study, a data processing method based on the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) of Hilbert–Huang transform (HHT) is developed at Chung-Li VHF radar to identify and remove the aircraft clutter for improving the ...