ASME Open Journal of Engineering: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Nuclear Power Coupled With Thermal Energy Storage: Impact of Technical Performance on Economics in an Exemplary Electricity Grid
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Thermal energy storage (TES) coupled with nuclear energy could be a transformative contribution to address the mismatch in energy production and demand that occur with the expanding use of solar and wind energy. TES can ... -
Toolpath Planning for Manufacturing of Complex Parts Through Incremental Sheet Forming
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Incremental sheet forming (ISF) offers great flexibility in producing complex sheet parts as compared with conventional sheet forming processes where part-specific die sets are required to form a product. While there are ... -
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 ... -
Identifying the Effect of PWHT on Strength of Laser Beam Welding Joints of AA2024 Aluminum Alloy
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The corrosion-resistant and strength-to-weight ratios are the primary factors in high-strength aluminum alloy. Hence, the AA2024 alloy is a possible candidate in the critical structural fabrication industry. The traditional ... -
Fourth-Generation District Heating and Motivation Tariffs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Future district heating systems and technologies—also known as fourth-generation district heating—have a potentially important role to play in the green transition of societies. The implementation of fourth-generation ... -
Dynamic Analysis of Hip Prosthesis Using Different Biocompatible Alloys
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)In the present paper, a three-dimensional finite element model of the Charnley implant has been developed to analyze the stress–strain distribution and deformation over the stem prosthesis. Patient-specific dynamic forces ...