Abstract: The effect of electric fields applied to two-phase impingement heat transfer is explored for the first time. The electric field applied between a capillary tube and heated surface enhances the ...

Abstract: For low speed, low acceleration, and lightly loaded applications, kinematic models of Wheeled Mobile Robots (WMRs) provide reasonably accurate results. However, as WMRs are designed to perform ...

Abstract: This paper discusses a machine vision system that is used to find pavement cracks for a robotic crack sealing machine. The system includes a high-resolution digital camera which captures live or still images of the robot’s ...

Abstract: Modeling of sewer flow and quality is essential for real‐time control of sewer systems and minimization of combined sewer overflows (CSO). Studies have shown that CSOs contribute substantially to the overall pollution loads ...

Abstract: Recently, energy saving problem attracts increasing attention from researchers. This study aims to determine the optimal arrangement of a tube bundle to achieve the best overall performance. The multi-objective genetic ...

Abstract: In the construction of pipe jacking, the calculated jacking force is often greater than the actual measured value. In particular, the deviation between calculated and actual frictional resistance is large. Moreover, during ...