Abstract: This paper deals with the nonlinear vibration problem concerning mechanical equipment-piping systems in nuclear power plants and others. An analytical method by approximate solutions is introduced ...

Abstract: Adaptive control to keep the accuracy of the shape of a workpiece within acceptable levels by altering the numerical control commands according to variations of manufacturing process parameters ...

Abstract: The effects of uniform suction and injection on the linear stability theory of laminar natural convection boundary layer flow along a vertical porous flat plate which is maintained at a constant ...

Abstract: The formation of dense thin films to obtain an intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFC) that uses Ba(Ce1−x Zrx )0.9 Y0.1 O3−α (BCZYO, x = 0, 0.3, 1) as the proton conductor ...

Abstract: Reinforced concrete (RC) slabs on the steel girders of old highway bridges occasionally get damaged. Various repair methods for damaged deck slabs have been developed and adopted on site. A new method for repairing damaged ...

Abstract: Droplet flows with coalescence and breakup are simulated numerically using the lattice Boltzmann method. It is shown that the rising velocities are in good agreement with those obtained by the ...

Abstract: A multimicroprocessor having a hardware circuit designed to aid the synchronization of CPUs and software to schedule tasks on the CPUs is proposed. The system is applied to the calculation of ...

Abstract: Generally, industrial piping systems are supported on hangers, snubbers, friction supports, etc. Friction supports are used for free thermal expansion of the piping systems. They also have the ...

Abstract: Structural control of adjacent flexible structures has been shown to be effectively accomplished using the connected control method (CCM), which uses an auxiliary structure to provide a reaction force. A perceived constraint ...

Abstract: In this paper an algorithm is implemented for the control of uncertain nonlinear dynamical systems. The control algorithm is adaptive and consists of two phases. First, a system identification phase is implemented to develop ...