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A review of problem solving capabilities in lean process management
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Science Publications
, 2008 , Article)
Human factor plays an important role in ensuring lean process management to be successful and provides good proposition for the success of the organization in the long run. One of the main elements of people is their problem ...
Finite element analysis of sheet metal forming process
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EuroJournals Publishing, Inc.
, 2009 , Article)
Minimization of response times and costs and maximization of the efficiency and quality in producing a product are imperative for survival in the competitive manufacturing industry. Sheet metal forming is a widely used and ...
Validation of CFD simulation for flat plate solar energy collector
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Elsevier
, 2007 , Article)
The problem of flat plate solar energy collector with water flow is simulated and analyzed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. The considered case includes the CFD modeling of solar irradiation and the modes ...
Artificial neural network-based kinematics Jacobian solution for serial manipulator passing through singular configurations
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2009 , Article)
Singularities and uncertainties in arm configurations are the main problems in kinematics robot control resulting from applying robot model, a solution based on using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is proposed here. The ...
Economical study by determining the optimum thickness of insulation of some heaters utilized in Qatar refinery
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International Information and Engineering Technology Association
, 2008 , Article)
Some furnaces and heaters utilized in the industry in Qatar (such as Qatar Refinery) are analyzed economically by the determination of the optimum thickness of insulation for each of these equipments. Different common ...
Highly accurate solutions of a laminar square duct flow in a transverse magnetic field with heat transfer using spectral method
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
, 2005 , Article)
A liquid metal forced-convection fully developed laminar flow inside a square duct, whose surfaces are electrically insulated and subjected to a constant temperature in a transverse magnetic field, is solved numerically ...
Highly accurate solutions of the bifurcation structure of mixed-convection heat transfer using spectral method
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2002 , Article)
This paper is concerned with producing highly accurate solution and bifurcation structure using the pseudo-spectral method for the two-dimensional pressure-driven flow through a horizontal duct of a square cross-section ...
Mechanical and thermal stresses in a functionally graded rotating disk with variable thickness due to radially symmetry loads
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2008 , Article)
Rotating disks have many applications in the aerospace industry such as gas turbines and gears. These disks normally work under thermo mechanical loads. Minimizing the weight of such components can help reduce the overall ...
Composite sandwich structures for crashworthiness applications
(2007 , Article)
Fibre-reinforced polymer sandwiches are promising materials for reducing vehicle mass, thereby improving the fuel economics. Nonetheless, to fully explore these materials as the primary structures and energy absorbers in ...
Determination and selecting the optimum thickness of insulation for buildings in hot countries by accounting for solar radiation
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Elsevier
, 2004 , Article)
Determination and selecting the optimum thickness of insulation is the prime interest of many engineering applications. One of those applications is insulating buildings with an appropriate insulation. Calculations have ...