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A continuum model with a percolation threshold and tunneling-assisted interfacial conductivity for carbon nanotube-based nanocomposites
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American Institute of Physics Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
A continuum model that possesses several desirable features of the electrical conduction process in carbon-nanotube (CNT) based nanocomposites is developed. Three basic elements are included: (i) percolation threshold, ...
Design development of aggregates cooling systems for hot weather concreting
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Springer Netherlands
, 2015 , Article)
Using hot aggregates, in concrete production, results in a drop in compressive strength of the produced concrete. Various methods have been proposed for cooling concrete aggregates. This paper proposes new two designs for ...
PS/TiO2 (polystyrene/titanium dioxide) composite nanofibers with higher surface-to-volume ratio prepared by electrospinning: Morphology and thermal properties
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2013 , Article)
Polystyrene (PS)/Titanium dioxide (TiO2) composite nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning of PS/TiO2 solution in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The effect of PS and TiO2 concentration on the morphology and thermal ...
A dynamic MOPSO algorithm for multiobjective optimal design of hybrid renewable energy systems
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
In this paper, a dynamic multiobjective particle swarm optimization (DMOPSO) method is presented for the optimal design of hybrid renewable energy systems (HRESs). The main goal of the design is to minimize simultaneously ...
A new compact formulation for the daily crew pairing problem
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INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences
, 2019 , Article)
The daily crew pairing problem (DCPP) seeks to generate a set of minimal-cost pairings that covers all the planned daily flights while complying with a variety of labor regulations, safety rules, and policies of the airline. ...
A preemptive bound for the Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem
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Springer US
, 2014 , Article)
The Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem is one of the most intensively investigated scheduling problems. It requires scheduling a set of interrelated activities, while considering precedence relationships, and ...
An adaptive step-down procedure for fault variable identification
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Article)
In a process with a large number of process variables (high-dimensional process), identifying which variables cause an out-of-control signal is a challenging issue for quality engineers. In this paper, we propose an adaptive ...
Optimal replacement last with continuous and discrete policies
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
This paper proposes age and periodic replacement last models with continuous, and discrete policies. That is, an operating unit is replaced preventively at time T of operation as a strategic policy, or at a number N of ...
Abandoned petroleum wells as sustainable sources of geothermal energy
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
A reliable heat transfer model was developed to determine the performance of a double pipe heat exchanger retrofitted to an abandoned petroleum well. The proposed model is compared against an analytical heat transfer model ...
Effect of Interlayer Thickness on Joint Formation Between Ti-6Al-4V and Mg-AZ31 Alloys
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Springer New York LLC
, 2014 , Article)
The joining of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy to a Mg-AZ31 alloy was performed using Ni electroplated coatings during the TLP bonding process. In this work, different coating thicknesses were used ranging from 1 to 20 μm. The effect ...