Abstract: A numerical model for 3D thermohydrodynamic analysis of bumptype foil bearings with a sparse mesh across the air film is described. The model accounts for heat convection into cooling air, thermal expansion of the bearing ...

Abstract: Natural gas is relatively clean and its demand is increasing these days. In most of the case, gas fields are located at the bottom of the sea. Therefore, floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) system is now ...

Abstract: The spent fuel pool of a nuclear power plant is a huge water tank with a vertical and horizontal depth of more than a dozen meters, and multiple box-shaped spent fuel racks in which spent nuclear fuel is stored are lined ...

Abstract: A new structural stiffness model for the compliant structure in foil gas bearings is introduced in the first part of this work. The model investigates the possibility that the flat segment between bumps, in bump foil strip, ...

Abstract: In hospitals, the energy supply is the key to ensuring modern medical care even during power outages due to a disaster. This study qualitatively examined whether the supply–demand balance can be stabilized by the private ...

Abstract: Natural gas is relatively clean, and its demand is currently increasing. In most cases, gas fields are located at the bottom of the sea. Therefore, floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) systems are now ...

Abstract: From previous combustion oscillation experiments using a simulated gas turbine combustor, oscillation frequencies around 350 Hz were measured in only natural gas-fired, and around 200 and 400 Hz were measured in the case ...