Abstract: A direct “brute force” method of system identification is presented. The method is based on the definition of a deterministic system and applicable to nonlinear nonstationary systems with ...

Abstract: Premixed combustion of hydrogen-rich mixtures involves the risk of flame flashback through wall boundary layers. For laminar flow conditions, the flashback mechanism is well understood and is ...

Abstract: A large number of railway structures in Europe are metallic bridges. The increasing volume of traffic and axle weight of trains mean that, for many structures, the loads today are much higher than those envisaged when they ...

Abstract: The climatology and interannual variability of North American extratropical cyclones are examined using 6-hourly sea level pressure data from the NCEP?NCAR reanalysis for the period 1950?2002 and ECMWF 40-yr Re-Analysis ...

Abstract: The design of flashback-resistant premixed burners for hydrogen-rich fuels is strongly dependent on reliable turbulent boundary layer flashback limits, since this process can be the dominant failure ...

Abstract: Analysis of ultraviolet image sequences, obtained from the Pioneer Venus Orbiter Cloud Photopolarimeter and covering five 80-day periods from 1979?1985, provides the first climatological description of the cloud top ...

Abstract: Pumping tests were performed on a 3,200 ft (976 m) deep injection well tapping the Boulder Zone near Miami, Florida, as a part of the construction and testing of a deep well injection system for the proposed Miami‐Dade ...

Abstract: his study examines U.S. Northeast daily precipitation and extreme precipitation characteristics for the 1979?2008 period, focusing on daily station data. Seasonal and spatial distribution, time scale, and relation to ...

Abstract: Rhinomanometry is a method for measuring nasal resistance for the purpose of providing an objective evaluation of nasal patency. Posterior rhinomanometry is accomplished without the use of a ...