Abstract: This paper proposes a simple and efficient finite-element (FE) model to accurately predict the structural response of lattice steel structures, which incorporates the effect of joint slip. The proposed model is validated ...

Abstract: Microwave-assisted ferric chloride (FeCl3) pretreated rice straw was utilized for reducing sugars production and ethanol production with free and immobilized cells of Trichoderma viride and Sacharomyces cerevisiae. The ...

Abstract: The main purpose of the shutdown purge is to reduce the residual moisture inside the stack and improve the water storage capacity in the cold start process and thereby reduce icing damage. First, by establishing a fuel ...

Abstract: The geometric scaling method is often used in the design and development of axial compressors to reduce high costs. However, Reynolds number, surface roughness, and tip clearance are often difficult to satisfy all the ...

Abstract: Differential settlement is the most intuitive embodiment of the safety of an embankment near the junction of above soft and hard subgrade. The prestressed geosynthetic-reinforced embankment (GRE) was implemented to avoid ...

Abstract: This study proposes a new global gas dynamics optimization method, which was applied to a multi-objective optimization task of centrifugal compressor performance with the aim of determining the improvement probability for ...