Mechanical & Industrial Engineering: المرسلات الحديثة
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A comprehensive annual delivery program for upstream liquefied natural gas supply chain
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)Developing a cost-effective annual delivery program (ADP) is a challenging task for liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers, especially for LNG supply chains with large number of vessels and customers. Given significant ... -
Biocorrosion behavior of biodegradable nanocomposite fibers coated layer-by-layer on AM50 magnesium implant
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)This article demonstrates the use of hybrid nanofibers to improve the biodegradation rate and biocompatibility of AM50 magnesium alloy. Biodegradable hybrid membrane fiber layers containing nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) particles ... -
Active Noise Control in Workplaces
( Springer , 2016 , Article)Excessive workplace noise affects human health, safety, and comfort. Noise control in the workplace becomes necessary if the noise exceeds the level specified by noise regulations. This paper presents examples of active ... -
Retrofitting measures for reducing buildings cooling requirements in cooling-dominated environment: Residential house
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)Air conditioning systems in hot and developing countries are the major energy consumers. Unfortunately, Arabian Peninsula countries still rely completely on fossil fuel. Therefore, there are compelling reasons to investigate ... -
In situ DRIFTS Studies on Cu, Ni and CuNi catalysts for Ethanol Decomposition Reaction
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)Catalyst nanopowders containing copper and nickel were synthesized using solution combustion synthesis method for hydrogen production from ethanol decomposition. Detailed in situ DRIFTS studies were conducted on three ... -
Reduced graphene oxide filled poly(dimethyl siloxane) based transparent stretchable, and touch-responsive sensors
( American Institute of Physics Inc. , 2016 , Article)The ongoing revolution in touch panel technology and electronics demands the need for thin films, which are flexible, stretchable, conductive, and highly touch responsive. In this regard, conductive elastomer nanocomposites ... -
Study to identify computational fluid dynamics models for use in determining HVAC duct fitting loss coefficients
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2017 , Article)This article presents results from a systematic study to establish whether computational fluid dynamics techniques are capable of predicting pressure drop in close-coupled five-gore elbows having nominal diameters of 203 ... -
Effect of crushable blockouts on a full-scale guardrail system
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Since the performance of the guardrail system depends in part on the compatibility of vehicle-to-roadside hardware, it is important to improve the interaction of the vehicle with the guardrail system by adding more compliance ... -
Filler strengthening of foam-filled energy absorption devices using CFRP beams
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)The crashworthiness of fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) is attracting more interest as they are currently contributing to several industries. In the present study, internally strengthened foam-filled rectangular carbon fiber ... -
Emission policies and their analysis for the design of hybrid and dedicated closed-loop supply chains
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Government legislation and consumer awareness on carbon emissions have required industries to seek alternative ways to reorganize their supply chains. Therefore, industries have to consider not only the activities in the ... -
Graphene oxide reinforced poly (4-styrenesulfonic acid)/polyvinyl alcohol blend composites with enhanced dielectric properties for portable and flexible electronics
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)In this work, Graphene Oxide (GO) reinforced novel polymer composites comprising of poly (4-styrenesulfonic acid) (PSSA) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) blend matrix have been developed using colloidal processing technique. ... -
On the optimal computing budget allocation problem for large scale simulation optimization
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Selecting a set that contains the best simulated systems is an important area of research. When the number of alternative systems is large, then it becomes impossible to simulate all alternatives, so one needs to relax the ... -
The effect of forced convection and PCM on helmets' thermal performance in hot and arid environments
( 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 ... -
Solution-processed white graphene-reinforced ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites with improved thermal conductivity and dielectric properties for electronic encapsulation
( Springer Netherlands , 2017 , Article)The recent surge in graphene research has stimulated interest in the investigation of various two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, including 2D boron nitride (BN) nanostructures. Among these, hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets ... -
Fumed SiO2 nanoparticle reinforced biopolymer blend nanocomposites with high dielectric constant and low dielectric loss for flexible organic electronics
( John Wiley and Sons Inc. , 2017 , Article)In the present study, fumed silica (SiO2) nanoparticle reinforced poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) blend nanocomposite films were prepared via a simple solution‐blending technique. Fourier transform ... -
Integrated planning of spare parts and service engineers with partial backlogging
( Springer Verlag , 2017 , Article)In this paper, we consider the integrated planning of resources in a service maintenance logistics system in which spare parts supply and service engineers deployment are considered simultaneously. The objective is to ... -
Crushing behavior of a unit cell of CFRP lattice core for sandwich structures’ application
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Sandwich structures made of composites are designed mainly for higher and efficient load capacity. Mostly, the use of composite materials in lattice core sandwich structures is limited to the face sheet; whereas, the core ... -
Stochastic fuzzy multi-objective backbone selection and capacity allocation problem under tax-band pricing policy with different fuzzy operators
( Springer Verlag , 2017 , Article)In this paper, we investigate a multi-objective optimization problem that a telecom bandwidth broker (BB) faces when acquiring and selling bandwidth in an uncertain market environment in which there exists several backbone ... -
Synthesis and characterization of electrically conductive poly(aniline-co-3-bromoaniline) nanocomposites
( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Article)Poly(aniline-co-3-bromoaniline) copolymers with varying compositions of the monomers have been prepared in this work by copolymerization of aniline and 3-bromoaniline using ammonium persulphate as oxidant. Structure and ... -
Throughput optimization for the Robotic Cell Problem with Controllable Processing Times
( EDP Sciences , 2017 , Article)In this paper, we present a MIP-based heuristic and an effective genetic algorithm for the Robotic Cell Problem with Controllable Processing Times (RCPCPT). This problem arises in modern automated manufacturing systems and ...
