Abstract: The increasing effort to use sub-ambient pressure air bearing sliders for dynamic load/unload applications in magnetic hard disk drives requires desirable air bearing characteristics during the ...

Abstract: The Jones-Nelson-Morgan nonlinear material model is used in the derivation of a buckling criterion for laminated plates with nonlinear stress-strain behavior characteristic of many fiber-reinforced ...

Abstract: Resonance inspection uses the natural acoustic resonances of a part to identify anomalous parts. Modern instrumentation can measure the many resonant frequencies rapidly and accurately. Sophisticated ...

Abstract: In this study, the predictive performance of six different two-equation turbulence models on the flow in an unbaffled stirred tank has been investigated. These models include the low Reynolds ...

Abstract: This paper discusses recent research on the benefits of facilities management (FM) in the hospitality industry and how the application of FM can contribute to the derivation of value by users, hotel owners, and employees. ...

Abstract: The benefits of wave rotor topping in small (300- to 500-kW [400- to 700-hp] class) and intermediate (2000- to 3000-kw [3000- to 4000-hp] class) turboshaft engines, and large (350- to 450-kN ...

Abstract: Proximity recording introduces some new head/disk interface characteristics as compared to the conventional noncontact recording. The different design philosophy has led to several distinct partial ...