Abstract: After introducing internal variables related to different mechanisms involved in the behavior of materials, two types of couplings are introduced in order to determine the state and dissipation ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental study to characterize fluid leakage through a rough metal contact. The focus is on an original experimental setup and procedure designed to measure the fluid ...

Abstract: The accurate estimate of the latent heat flux (LHF) is important to understand better the coupling between the atmosphere and the ocean and their respective circulation. In the near future, the availability of satellite-derived ...

Abstract: A methodology is presented to identify the vortex-induced vibrational modes of a riser, based on data from computational fluid dynamics coupled to a long beam under tension and placed in cross ...

Abstract: The jet erosion test (JET) and the hole erosion test (HET) are two tests used to determine soil erodibility classification, and results are commonly interpreted by two distinct methods. A new method based on fluid energy ...

Abstract: A novel twophase thermosyphon based on automotive technology is presented as a valid solution for the cooling of powerelectronic semiconductor modules. A horizontal evaporator configuration is investigated. This solution ...

Abstract: Within hydraulic earth structures (dikes, levees, or dams), internal seepage flows can generate the entrainment of the soil grains. Grain transportation affects both particle size distributions and porosity, and changes ...

Abstract: This experimental investigation reports the convective heat transfer coefficient around the rotor of a transonic turbine stage. Both time-resolved and time-averaged aspects are addressed. The ...

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