Abstract: This paper illustrates how particle size affects the initial yield stress of particle-reinforced composites. A formulation in a closed form is presented to demonstrate the size effect of yielding of the composites. This ...

Abstract: Aerodynamic loss models play an important role in the preliminary design of axial turbines. However, prediction accuracy and parameter sensitivity of traditional models being used for decades are problematic. Thus, this ...

Abstract: From the viewpoint of nonlinear dynamics, a numerical method for predicting the traffic of the local area network (LAN) is presented based on the multifractal spectrums; in particular, for predicting the typical congestion ...

Abstract: The ridership of a metro system depends largely on the feed from other modes, especially buses. Therefore the quality of the interchange between metro and buses is a significant factor affecting the attractiveness of a ...

Abstract: This paper presents a continued study on a previously investigated novel winglet-shroud (WS) (or partial shroud) geometry for a linear turbine cascade. Various widths of double-side winglets (DSW) and different locations ...

Abstract: A comparative experimental and numerical analysis is carried out to assess the aerodynamic performance of a novel partial shroud in a straight turbine cascade. This partial shroud is designed as a combination of winglet ...

Abstract: This paper is a continuous study of a previously investigated novel wingletshroud (WS) tip configuration. Two additional sealing fins are fixed on the WS tip to further reduce tip leakage. This configuration is referred ...

Abstract: In the present paper, the genetic programing (GP) is integrated with the genetic algorithm (GA) for deriving heat transfer correlations. In the process of developing heat transfer correlations with the approach (GP with ...