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RISInternal Wind Pressures and Buckling Behavior of Large Cylindrical Floating-Roof Tanks Under Various Liquid Levels
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In this paper, two practical large cylindrical floating-roof tanks with diameters of 60 m and 100 m are selected as research objects. Wind pressures on the internal wall of tank shells under various liquid levels are ...
Theoretical and Experimental Study on Active Stiffness Control of a Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Rope-Driven Parallel Mechanism
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Rope-driven mechanisms with the characteristics of high speed, low inertia, and high precision are widely utilized in numerous fields. Stiffness is an important indicator to illustrate the precision and compliance of the ...
Behaviors of Hypersonic Wing under Aerodynamic Heating
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The coupled problem of aerodynamic heating and structural heat transfer occupies a very important position in the field of aerospace engineering applications because it directly affects the accurate prediction of aerothermal ...
Modeling and Verification of a RANCF Fluid Element Based on Cubic Rational Bezier Volume
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This investigation is focused on developing a novel three-dimensional rational absolute nodal coordinate formulation (RANCF) fluid element based on cubic rational Bezier volume. The new fluid element can describe liquid ...
Multi-Branch Cellular Space Robot Mechanism Design and Climbing Behavior Research
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Current space engineering projects such as large space structure erection and spacecraft maintenance tasks require robots with space truss climbing capability. To adapt to the complex climbing environment, this paper ...
A Hyperbolic Contact Surface Winkler Contact Force Model for Spherical Clearance Joints
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Spherical clearance joints are essential for the successful deployment of space structures. When the clearance is small enough, the contacts will be considered conformal contact, which probably leads to inaccuracies in ...
Humidification Effects of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell With Conventional and Interdigitated Flow Field
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A threedimensional and steadystate model was developed to explore the effects of fuel gas humidification on cell performance for conventional and interdigitated flow fields in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). ...
Effects of Left-Turn Waiting Areas on Capacity and Level of Service of Signalized Intersections
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Transportation professionals in China have started using an unconventional left-turn waiting area design as an innovative approach to mitigate traffic congestion at signalized intersections. The waiting area is set up ...
Power Big Data: New Assets of Electric Power Utilities
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Big data has emerged as an attractive concept in various industry domains. For power engineering, enormous amounts of data from different devices, different geographical locations of the power grid, and different time ...
Estimating Queue Length for Contraflow Left-Turn Lane Design at Signalized Intersections
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: An unconventional left-turn treatment called contraflow left-turn lane (CLL) design has been increasingly used in China to relieve traffic congestion associated with left-turn movements at signalized intersections. This ...