Abstract: In an attempt to improve the performance of hybrid absorption and mechanical vapor compression refrigeration systems and to determine the fundamental reasons for such improvements, two configurations of the hybrid refrigeration ...

Abstract: The main theme of this paper is on the intensity forecast of a hurricane (Opal) and interpretation of factors contributing toward it. The paper illustrates the results of assimilation and prediction for Hurricane Opal of ...

Abstract: The dynamic strain response due to the passing trains is one of the most important indexes in the design and maintenance of long-span steel-truss arch railway bridges. The strain influence line (IL) and dynamic load factor ...

Abstract: With the continuous construction of high-speed railway networks in China, long-span railway bridges which carry multiple tracks are being put into service on the high-speed railway line. However, few studies focus on bridge ...

Abstract: The driving mechanism of ferrofluid micropumps under the constraints of an annular microscale morphology is not fully understood. The gap between microfabrication technology and the fundamental theory of microfluidics has ...

Abstract: Due to the designing characteristics of long span and low stiffness, the high-order vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of suspension bridges may occur under a special wind environment. The prototype monitoring data make it ...

Abstract: Considering the new challenges for high-speed railway bridges, the early warning of abnormal train-induced vibrations is necessary for ensuring the operation safety of both the bridge structures and the trains on the bridge. ...

Abstract: Detection of clouds over arctic regions from current satellite radiometric measurements in the visible and IR atmospheric window regions, such as those of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer and Landsat, is often ...