ASME Open Journal of Engineering: Recent submissions
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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, ... -
Design and Characterization of a Flexible Self-Inflating Mechanical Structure
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Inflatable structures are commonly used in a variety of engineering applications such as robotics, space structures, medical devices, and automotive safety devices. However, inflation in these systems often requires a ... -
Approach to Automation of Line Heating by Combination of Reinforcement Learning and Finite Element Method Simulation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)In recent years, ship hulls have very complicated shapes in order to reduce frictional resistance and wave resistance during navigation. In particular, in the bow and stern, curved skin plates with complex shapes are used. ... -
Influence of Accident-Tolerant Fuel With Steel Cladding for Sustainable Heat Transfer in the Reactor Core of VVER-1200
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Since the events at the Fukushima–Daiichi nuclear power plant, there has been increased interest in developing accident tolerant fuel (ATF) to avoid accidents for light water reactors where Uranium-Silicide-based fuel has ... -
Multi-Objective Optimization of an Axial Flow Turbine Design Using Surrogate Modeling and Genetic Algorithm
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)A surrogate model-based multi-objective design optimization methodology using a nondominated sorting genetic algorithm is used to maximize the power output and efficiency of an axial flow turbine. A set of high-fidelity ... -
Temperature Regimes and Chemistry for Stabilizing Precipitation Hardening Phases in Al–Sc Alloys: Combined CALPHAD–Deep Machine Learning
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)In this work, CALPHAD-based calculations provided with data for various stable and metastable phases in 2XXX, 6XXX, and 7XXX classes of aluminum-based alloys. These data were scaled and then used to develop Deep Learning ... -
Product Competition Prediction in Engineering Design Using Graph Neural Networks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Understanding relationships between different products in a market system and predicting how changes in design impact their market position can be instrumental for companies to create better products. We propose a graph ... -
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites for Strengthening Adhesive Tubular Joints
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Adhesives are widely used for making joints in various structures. A strong and durable joint is required for heavy duty structures. Various reinforcement materials are being used for improving the strength of adhesives. ... -
Revisiting the Industrial Pneumatic Technology—An Innovative Development for an Increased Energetic Efficiency
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)A new pneumatic cylinder assembly is proposed as an alternative to classical cylinders which are well known for their poor energetic efficiency. The new system comprises an added expansion volume which permits to recover ... -
Mapping and Enforcement of Minimally Restrictive Manufacturability Constraints in Mechanical Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Traditional design-for-manufacturability (DFM) strategies focus on efficiency and design simplification and tend to be too restrictive for optimization-based design methods -
Fire and Explosion Risks and Consequences in Electrical Substations—A Transformer Case Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This study aims to find how fires and explosions can occur in enclosed spaces where electrical transformers are installed and to investigate the consequences of the damages to the surrounding areas caused by these accidents. ... -
Developing Taiichi Ohno’s Mental Model for Waste Identification in Nontraditional Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The growth of technology in the manufacturing domain is compelling industry to digitally transform with little to no guidance on what constitutes value-added and nonvalue-added data and information. However, the Toyota ... -
Comparison of Thermodynamic Performances in Three Geothermal Power Plants Using Flash Steam
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Three geothermal systems, including single-flash, double-flash, and double-flash connected turbine flash geothermal power plants, are compared in terms of electrical power production and exergy efficiency. In the double-flash ... -
Numerical Investigation of Turbulence Production Under Two-Phase Flow in a Simulation of Electrical Submersible Pump Performance
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Investigating the characteristics of gas–liquid two-phase flow in a centrifugal pump is critical for evaluating pump performance. In this study, a numerical simulation was performed to understand the effects of gas–liquid ... -
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 ... -
Curvature Singularity of Space Curves and Its Relationship to Computational Mechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Curve geometry plays a fundamental role in many aspects of analytical and computational mechanics, particularly in developing new data-driven science (DDS) approaches. Furthermore, curvature and torsion of space curves ... -
Effects of Total Pressure Distribution on Performance of Small-Size Counter-Rotating Axial-Flow Fan Stage for Electrical Propulsion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Counter-rotating fan provides significant benefits over the conventional fan in terms of overall performance and size. For electric propulsion application, a counter-rotating fan provides compactness and reduction in weight ... -
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 ... -
Plasma-Synthesized Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles With Tunable Visible Light Absorption and Photocatalytic Activity
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Titanium dioxide in its pure wide bandgap “white” form is a non-toxic, efficient, and practical photocatalyst, but predominately absorbs light in the ultraviolet range of the spectrum. The absorption range, however, can ... -
Reorientation of Free-Falling Legged Robots
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Based on the cat-righting reflex, this paper presents two reorientation maneuvers for legged robots that can produce roll and pitch reorientation during free fall. In order to better describe and plan these maneuvers, two ...