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The effect of forced convection and PCM on helmets' thermal performance in hot and arid environments
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Safety helmets are essential Personal Protecting Equipment (PPE) in all industrial and construction sites. When temperature and humidity levels are high, users' thermal comfort is adversely affected. This paper examines ...
Cellulose assisted combustion synthesis of nanoparticles for catalytic applications
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AIChE
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
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Review of optimization techniques applied for the integration of distributed generation from renewable energy sources
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article Review)
Several potential benefits to the quality and reliability of delivered power can be attained with the installation of distributed generation units. To take full advantage of these benefits, it is essential to place optimally ...
Application of Petri nets towards improved utilization of machines in job shop manufacturing environments
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the use of Petri nets in a job shop setup for the improvement in the utilization of machines. Design/methodology/approach - The study discusses concepts such as reachable ...
Investigation on effective thermal conductivity and relative viscosity of cellulose nanocrystal as a nanofluidic thermal transport through a combined experimental - Statistical approach by using Response Surface Methodology
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Combined experimental-statistical approach for effective thermal conductivity and relative viscosity determination were investigated in this present study. Nanofluid used was dispersion of novel nanomaterial Cellulose ...
Thermophysical properties measurement of nano cellulose in ethylene glycol/water
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Nanofluids are the suspensions of solid nanoparticles in the liquids as base fluids. They have been the latest engineering material among the investigators as they exhibit promising enhanced thermal properties and many ...
A need for functionally graded stiffness femoral stem for reduction in stress shielding and promoting bone growth: Computational analysis
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) is an orthopaedic procedure that is available to reduce pain and restore the functionality of hip joints. THA has been successfully implemented for the last 40 years. However, after more than ...
Thermal vibration of two-dimensional functionally graded (2D-FG) porous Timoshenko nanobeams
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Techno Press
, 2017 , Article)
The thermo-mechanical vibration behavior of two dimensional functionally graded (2D-FG) porous nanobeam is reported in this paper. The material properties of the nanobeam are variable along thickness and length of the ...
Influence of TiO2 nanoparticles incorporation to friction stir welded 5083 aluminum alloy on the microstructure, mechanical properties and wear resistance
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
The aim of the current study is to investigate the effect of addition of TiO2 nanoparticles and friction stir welding (FSW) parameter such as number of passes on microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of ...
Thermo-mechanical vibration of rotating axially functionally graded nonlocal Timoshenko beam
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Springer Verlag
, 2017 , Article)
The free vibration analysis of rotating axially functionally graded nanobeams under an in-plane nonlinear thermal loading is provided for the first time in this paper. The formulations are based on Timoshenko beam theory ...