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Application of the Finite Element Method to the Nonlinear Inverse Heat Conduction Problem Using Beck’s Second Method
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The calculation of the surface temperature and surface heat flux from a measured temperature history at an interior point of a body is identified in the literature as the inverse heat conduction ...
Fracture Analysis of the NESC-1 Spinning Cylinder Experiment
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents finite-element analyses of the cylinder specimen being used in the international Network for Evaluating Steel Components (NESC) large-scale spinning-cylinder project (NESC-1). ...
Fracture Analysis of Multiple Cracks in a Spinning Cylinder Experiment
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents finite-element analyses of the cylinder specimen being used in the international Network for Evaluating Steel Components (NESC) large-scale spinning-cylinder project (NESC-1). ...
An Evaluation of Analysis Methodologies for Predicting Cleavage Arrest of a Deep Crack in an RPV Subjected to PTS Loading Conditions
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Several calculational procedures are compared for predicting cleavage arrest of a deep crack in the wall of a prototypical reactor pressure vessel (RPV) subjected to pressurized-thermal-shock (PTS) ...
A Study of Effects of Pipe Geometry on FAD Curves for Austenitic Stainless Steel and Ferritic Steel Piping Materials
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A comprehensive study of failure assessment diagrams for circumferentially surface-cracked austenitic stainless and ferritic steel pipes was conducted with the use of the finite element method ...
Applications of Energy Release Rate Techniques to Part-Through Cracks in Experimental Pressure Vessels
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In nonlinear applications of computational fracture mechanics, energy release rate techniques are used increasingly for computing stress intensity parameters of crack configurations. Recently, deLorenzi ...
Investigation of Hierarchically Branched-Microchannel Coolers Fabricated by Deep Reactive Ion Etching for Electronics Cooling Applications
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The removal of high heat fluxes from BeO ceramic and GaN-on-SiC semiconductor dies using hierarchically branched-microchannel coolers is investigated, in order to examine the impact of the number ...
An Investigation of Cladding Effects on Shallow-Flaw Fracture Toughness of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel Under Prototypic Biaxial Loading
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Potential structural-integrity benefits or liabilities of the stainless steel cladding on the inner surface of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) are important considerations in the effort to refine ...
Use of Master Curve Technology for Assessing Shallow Flaws in a Reactor Pressure Vessel Material
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In the NESC-IV project, an experimental/analytical program was performed to develop validated analysis methods for transferring fracture toughness data to shallow flaws in reactor pressure vessels ...
The Axial Injury Tolerance of the Human Foot/Ankle Complex and the Effect of Achilles Tension
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Axial loading of the foot/ankle complex is an important injury mechanism in vehicular trauma that is responsible for severe injuries such as calcaneal and tibial pilon fractures. Axial loading ...