Abstract: The modeling of the performance of large-area solar concentrators for central receiver power plants is formulated using a continuum field representation of ideal heliostat arrays that accounts ...

Abstract: The piezoelectric transduction mechanism is widely used in passive sensing, health monitoring, and energy harvesting. Plate-type energy harvesters are usually discouraged; however, piezoelectric layers on a substrate in a ...

Abstract: With new legislation coming into place for the reduction in tail-pipe emissions, the OEMs are in constant pressure to meet these demands and have invested heavily in the development of new ...

Abstract: A new method has been developed to directly measure valve train friction as a function of crank angle using specially designed timing belt pulley torque transducers fitted to the inlet and ...

Abstract: Piston-assembly friction measurement has been carried out on a single-cylinder gasoline engine using the IMEP (indicated mean effective pressure) method at realistic engine speeds and loads without ...

Abstract: Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) is a useful experimental tool in dynamical systems, for example in dimensionality studies 12 and reduced order modeling 3456. Application of POD in structural ...

Abstract: In this paper an approach is described to identifying the damping law of an electro-rheological (ER) fluid in vibration. The damping law is obtained by employing a nonlinear, sequential filter ...

Abstract: Social media (SM) has introduced substantial changes to communication between organizations, communities, and individuals. This study examines the current usage of SM within the construction industry. It also analyzes the ...