Mechanical & Industrial Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • The role of intermetallic compounds and composite-like structure development during dissimilar friction stir welding of aluminum to brass on metallurgical and flexural characteristics 

      Esmaeili, A.; Hamouda, A. M. S. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference)
      In this study, the effects of developed Intermetallic Compounds (IMCs) and composite-like structure on metallurgical and flexural characteristics of the Friction Stir Welded (FSWed) joints were scrutinized and explored ...

    • Review on Finite Element Material Modelling of Brain Tissue for Surgical Simulation 

      Tarlochan, Faris; Tangutooru, Siva Mahesh ( EDP Sciences , 2016 , Conference)
      Surgical simulation is a growing field of interest as it serves as a good training for the medical practitioners as well as planning and preparing for surgery. For a reliable and a good outcome from the simulation, the ...

    • Optimized statistical parameters of acoustic emission signals for monitoring of rolling element bearings 

      Hemmati, Farzad; Alqaradawi, Mohammed; Gadala, Mohamed S ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2016 , Article)
      Acoustic emission (AE) signal generated from artificial defects in rolling element bearings are investigated using experimental measurements in this paper. Rolling element bearings are crucial parts of many machines and ...

    • Investigating the corrosion under insulation (CUI) on steel pipe exposed to Arabian Gulf sea water drops 

      Eltai, E.; Al-Khalifa, K.; Al-Ryashi, A.; Mahdi, Elsadig; Hamouda, A.M.S. ( Trans Tech Publications Ltd , 2016 , Conference)
      This paper is an endeavor to investigate an insulated mild steel pipe that exposed to three sea water drops rate (10, 30, and 50 drops/minute) at room temperature. Various experimental strategies were employed including ...

    • Preventive replacement policies with aging failure and third-part damage 

      Zhao, Xufeng; Al-Khalifa, Khalifa N.; Hamouda, Abdel Magid ( SciTePress , 2016 , Conference)
      In general, corrosions, degrading the mechanical strength of pipelines gradually with its age in a stochastic way, is the predominant cause of pipeline leaks. In addition, the third-part damage is the leading cause of ...

    • A free-slack-based genetic algorithm for the robotic cell problem with controllable processing times 

      Al-Salem, Mohammed; Haouari, Mohamed; Kharbeche, Mohamed; Khallouli, Wael ( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Book chapter)
      We present a novel genetic algorithm for the Robotic Cell Problem with controllable processing times. This challenging problem arises in an automated production cell that consists of m consecutive machines as well as a ...

    • Synthesis and characterization of nickel-cobalt oxide for ethanol decomposition 

      Ashok, Anchu; Kumar, Anand; Tarlochan, Faris ( AIChE , 2016 , Conference)
      In this work we use combustion synthesis method to prepare cobalt catalysts which have been reported to be active for ethanol-hydrogen production. This work focuses primarily on understanding the reaction mechanism leading ...

    • Ethanol dehydrogenation mechanism on cuni catalysts for hydrogen production 

      Kumar, Anand; Ashok, Anchu; Bhosale, Rahul; Al Momani, Fares ( TechConnect , 2016 , Conference)
      Ethanol dehydrogenation mechanism was investigated over catalysts containing Cu and Ni metals prepared by solution combustion synthesis. In situ DRIFTS studies were conducted on individual metals (Cu and Ni) as well as on ...

    • The attributes of future 2030 engineers in Qatar for innovation and knowledge based economy 

      Abdulwahed, Mahmoud ( American Society for Engineering Education , 2016 , Conference)
      Recent studies emphasize the needs of a wider set of skills engineers require than ever thought. These studies continue to emphasize that technical content knowledge and competencies are essential for any engineer; however, ...

    • Recovery behavior of artificial skin materials after object contact 

      Cabibihan, John-John; Basha, Mohammad Khaleel; Sadasivuni, Kishor ( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Conference)
      As social robots and lifelike prosthetics get into closer contact with humans, understanding the mechanical behavior of the embedding skin materials for prosthetic and social robotic fingertips is of great importance. The ...

    • Women and engineering in Qatar 

      Ghani, Saud A; Bakochristou, Foteini; ElBialy, Esmail; Mukahal, Waled ( American Society for Engineering Education , 2016 , Conference)
      [No abstract available]

    • Carbon footprint analysis of electric taxis in Istanbul 

      Onat, N.C.; Kucukvar, M.; Toufani, P.; Haider, M.A. ( IEOM Society , 2017 , Conference)
      The global climate change and fossil fuel dependency are two major important challenge for achieving sustainable transportation. Alternative vehicle technologies, especially electric vehicles, have great potential to reduce ...

    • Investigation of optimal charging locations for electric vehicles in Istanbul 

      Atilgan, B.; Uakli, Y.M.; Baracli, E.M.; Onat, N.C.; Kucukvar, M. ( IEOM Society , 2017 , Conference)
      Electric vehicles have a great potential to decrease the adverse effects of transportation, especially in metropolitan cities. On the other hand, adoption of the electric vehicles requires supporting infrastructure such ...

    • The effect of PCM placement on torso cooling vest for an active human in hot environment 

      Itani, Mariam; Ouahrani, Djamel; Ghaddar, Nesreen; Ghali, Kamel; Chakroun, Walid ( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)
      The distribution of phase change material (PCM) packets on a cooling vest worn by active human in hot environments is investigated using an integrated fabric-PCM and bio-heat model. The model considered the effect of added ...

    • Reliability estimation of load sharing capacity-c-out-of-n pairs:G Balanced system 

      Hua, Dingguo; Elsayed, E. A.; Al-Khalifa, Khalifa N.; Hamouda, Abdelmagid S. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference)
      In many cases, systems are required to provide a specified capacity such as the case of power distribution system. A system fails when its capacity does not meet the required minimum capacity. In this paper, we investigate ...

    • Ground response to global warming 

      Kharseh, Mohamad; Al-Khawaja, Mohammed ( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)
      Owing to the awareness of the impact of global warming, there has been a growing interest in studying the relationship between the climatic changes and human activities. An increased global mean air temperature leads to ...

    • Spark ignition of a turbulent shear-less fuel-air mixing layer 

      Ahmed, Samer F.; Mastorakos, Epaminondas ( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)
      A planar methane-air mixing layer with equal velocity in the two streams has been used to examine the ignition probability and the non-premixed edge flame speed following spark ignition. The mixing layer has approximately ...

    • Experimental investigation of the laminar flame speeds of GTL fuel blends 

      Samim, Samahat; Ahmed, Samer F. ( American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA , 2016 , Conference)
      This work investigates the laminar flame speed of GTL fuel and its 50%-50% blend with conventional diesel, in a cylindrical bomb capable of measuring laminar flame speed, SN, at different initial temperatures and equivalence ...

    • A PSO approach for robust aircraft routing 

      Ben Ahmed, Mohamed; Mansour, Farah Zeghal; Haouari, Mohamed ( IEEE Computer Society , 2016 , Conference)
      To mitigate the impact of unpredictable disruptions, airlines are seeking to proactively design schedules that incorporate some robustness features. In this paper, we propose a novel simulation-optimization approach using ...

    • Comparisons of standby and parallel systems in reliability, replacement, scheduling and application 

      Zhao, Xufeng; Chen, Mingchih; Nakagawa, Toshio ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2016 , Article)
      This paper compares the standby and parallel systems through the following analyses: reliability measures such as reliabilities, mean times to failure, and failure rates are first compared. These comparisons are reconsidered ...