Abstract: To determine the natural frequencies and damping ratios of composite laminated plates, we present an efficient modal parameter estimation technique by developing a residual spectrum based structural ...

Abstract: This paper describes a nonlinear model and analysis of the axial transient response of the sector-shaped hydrodynamic thrust bearing-rotor system in a turbo-expander under a suddenly applied step ...

Abstract: The reflection of planar shock waves from straight wedges in dust-gas suspensions is investigated numerically. The GRP shock capturing scheme and the MacCormac scheme are applied to solve the ...

Abstract: The traditional method for bearing and damper analysis usually involves a development of rather complicated numerical calculation programs that may just focus on a simplified and specific physical ...

Abstract: Present day turbogenerator installations are statically indeterminate rotor-bearing-foundation systems utilizing nonlinear hydrodynamic bearings. For optimal balancing and diagnostic purposes it is ...

Abstract: We present experimental and computational results that describe the level, distribution, and importance of velocity fluctuations within the venous anastomosis of an arteriovenous graft. The motivation ...