Abstract: An optimization procedure in the design of a viscoelastic dynamic damper is proposed for a single-degree-of-freedom primary system with the effects of prestrain taken into account. The performance ...

Abstract: Optimization procedures to install a viscoelastic dynamic damper into a single degree of freedom primary system is briefly reviewed. Excitation methods are shown to identify elastic modulus and ...

Abstract: The basic problem in modal analysis of machine tool structures is the extraction of modal parameters from the measured transfer function data. Conventionally this task is performed in two steps. ...

Abstract: Both LiCl and LiBr solutions were considered for potential use in a solar-driven Open-Cycle Absorption Refrigeration (OCAR) system. A vertical falling film absorber was proposed and built to ...

Abstract: Thermodynamic analyses of compressor-driven metal hydride refrigerators predict a high coefficient of performance. Comparison with the results from a computational model indicates that the coefficient ...

Abstract: A constitutive theory is presented for a transversely isotropic, viscoplastic (Bingham) fluid. The theory accounts for threshold (yield) and viscous flow characteristics through inclusion of a ...

Abstract: An instrumented wheel system for three-dimensional kinetic analysis of upper extremity during wheelchair propulsion has been designed and validated. This system allows the direct measurements of ...