Abstract: This paper addresses the application of the decomposition theory of mathematical programming to the engineering design process. While decomposition theory does offer a vehicle for solving large ...

Abstract: Properly designing contamination warning systems requires an understanding of potential public health impacts for a range of contaminated water systems and a wide range of contaminants. To address this need, we determined ...

Abstract: The quantity of a contaminant ingested by individuals using tap water drawn from a water distribution system during a contamination event depends on the concentration of the contaminant in the water and the volume of water ...

Abstract: A contamination event in a water distribution system can result in adverse health impacts to individuals consuming contaminated water from the system. Assessing impacts to such consumers requires accounting for the timing ...

Abstract: Network model detail can influence the accuracy of results from analyses of water distribution systems. Previous work has shown the limitations of skeletonized network models when considering water quality and hydraulic ...

Abstract: The integration of aircraft control systems for future weapon systems will require the engine control system to meet the mission reliability of the flight control system. This will be accomplished ...

Abstract: The regimes of flow governing the dynamic behavior of a two-dimensional mathematical model of an edge-jet Hovercraft in heaving motion are described and the equations associated with such regimes ...

Abstract: This paper describes the design of a new magnetic flux leakage (MFL) inspection tool that performs an inline inspection to detect and characterize both metal loss and mechanical damage defects. ...

Abstract: The original derivation of the basic theory governing the aerodynamics of both hovercraft and modern floatation ovens, requires the validity of some extremely crude assumptions. However, the basic ...

Abstract: This paper presents numerical results exploring the periodically repeating laminar flow thermal transport in a parallel-plate microchannel with ultrahydrophobic walls maintained at constant temperature. ...