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A 3-D Printed Optically Clear Rigid Diseased Carotid Bifurcation Arterial Mock Vessel Model for Particle Image Velocimetry Analysis in Pulsatile Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)In recent years, blood flow analyses of diseased arterial mock vessels using particle image velocimetry (PIV) have been hampered by the inability to fabricate optically clear anatomical vessel models that realistically ... -
A Brayton Pumped Thermal Energy Storage System Based on Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Recompression Reheating Discharge Cycle
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)In recent years, renewable energy such as solar energy and large-scale energy storage, which is a very important technology to compensate for solar energy's fluctuation due to weather issues, have been extensively investigated. ... -
A Comparative Study of the Conventional Poppet Valve and the Proposed Novel Independent Rotary Valve Configurations for Improving Efficiency of the Internal Combustion Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)About nine million barrels of gasoline are consumed daily by automobile engines. Out of this, roughly 2.25 million barrels are effectively used by the engine to generate power, whereas the rest is wasted due to engine ... -
A Comparison of Industrial-Scale Radiometer Heat Flux Measurements Between Pulverized-Coal and Coal/Biomass Co-Firing Combustion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)This work evaluates and compares radiative heat transfer measurements conducted at the 471−MWE Hunter Power Plant Unit 3 utility boiler in Utah, United States, during standard operation with coal and also co-firing with ... -
A Computational Fluid Dynamics Investigation Comparing the Performance of an Alternative Valvetrain Design Against a Traditional Poppet Valvetrain
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The poppet valve is by far the most widely used in cylinder head design of internal combustion (IC) engines; however, poppet valves themselves create significant flow restrictions during both the intake and exhaust strokes, ... -
A Data-Driven Framework for Computationally Efficient Integration of Chemical Kinetics Using Neural Ordinary Differential Equations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)A data-driven methodology is introduced for computationally efficient integration of systems of stiff rate equations in chemical kinetics using neural ordinary differential equations (NODE). A systematic algorithm is ... -
A Lack of Knowledge Acquisition Can Impair Nuclear Power Plant Safety
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)A lack of knowledge acquisition (LOKA), among engineering staff members in supply firms (e.g., vendors), owner/operator utilities (e.g., licensees), and in regulatory agencies (e.g., the NRC), can impair nuclear power plant ... -
A Novel Probe Based on Photoconductive Effect for Non-Destructive Testing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)This research is primarily motivated by the demand for a convenient and economical nondestructive testing solution in industrial scenarios. We present a novel nondestructive testing probe, which is ingeniously designed ... -
A Numerical Approach for Natural Convection With Curved Obstacles in an Enclosure Using Lattice Boltzmann Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The impact of placing curved obstacles on natural convection in enclosures with differentially heated side walls is analyzed in the current study using the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). A method to choose characteristic ... -
A Numerical Study on MicrogapBased Focal Brain Cooling Device to Mitigate Hotspot for the Treatment of Epileptic Seizure
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by abnormally excessive and synchronized brain cell activities causing seizures. For proper functioning of the brain, epilepsy should be diagnosed with ... -
A Procedure for the Static Design of Activated Carbon-Filled Air Springs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Compared to conventional coil springs in passenger vehicles, air springs allow the vehicle body to be leveled independently of the load while maintaining an almost constant spring rate. However, while vehicle masses are ... -
A RealTime Output–Loss Method for Monitoring Heat Rate for CoalFired Power Plants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This paper describes a realtime performance monitoring method based on PTC 42013 for determining instantaneous heat rates for coalfired power plants. The calculation protocol uses a modified output–loss approach applied ... -
A Reversible Miniaturized Tesla Valve
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Tesla valves are passive fluid diodes originally proposed in 1920 by Nikola Tesla and consist of parallel tubes with bifurcated sections that rectify flow using fluid dynamics principles. Unlike conventional Tesla valves ... -
A Review of Technologies for the Early Detection of Wildfires
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Wildfires have become a persistent and growing global risk, causing increasing financial, human, and environmental damage. By all accounts and predictions, they will continue to rise in frequency and intensity throughout ... -
A Unified Analogy-Based Computation Methodology From Elasticity to Electromagnetic-Chemical-Thermal Fields and a Concept of Multifield Sensing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This paper reports a unified analogy-based computation methodology, together with a concept of multifield, multifunctional sensing, from elasticity to electromagnetic-chemical-thermal fields, via utilizing the similarities ... -
Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds Onto Biomass-Derived Activated Carbons: Experimental Measurement and Comparison
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a class of hazardous gaseous materials emitted from certain solids or liquids. They are thought to possess serious short- or long-term adverse effects on human health. Nowadays, an ... -
An Analysis of Transient Response Moments of a Linear System Subjected to Non-Gaussian Random Excitation Using Higher-Order Autocorrelation Functions of Excitation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)We present the analytical solutions of the second-, third-, and fourth-order response moments of a single-degree-of-freedom linear system subjected to a class of non-Gaussian random excitation. The non-Gaussian excitation ... -
An Analytical Model for Pitch Moment Stiffness of Bolted Connections and Its Application in Ballscrew Bearing Support Block Selection
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Bolted joints are commonly used structural connections as they provide a strong secure joint along with ease of assembly/disassembly. While analytical models for the axial stiffness of bolted joints are well developed, ... -
An Equation for the Bulk Modulus of Composites Derived From the Effective Medium Theory
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Bulk modulus has wide applications in well engineering, seismic exploration, waste reinjection, and predicting pore pressure in carbonate reservoirs. However, there is no easy way to obtain accurate values for the effective ... -
Analysis of Solar Irradiance Variation on Heat Flux and Temperature Distribution for a Dish Concentrator Receiver
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Concentrated solar power presents immense scope for the deployment of small-scale units focusing on diverse applications, including process heat and rural on/off-grid applications. This paper presents the analysis of solar ...