Mechanical & Industrial Engineering: Recent submissions
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Influence of changing casing groove parameters on the performance of centrifugal compressors near stall condition
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2016 , Article)The casing treatment is an effective method for increasing the stall margin of compressors and enhancing the flow distribution at the blades tip. The present numerical study focuses on making an optimization of the casing ... -
Mathematical model for thin-walled corrugated tube under axial compression
( EDP Sciences , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this research, theoretical investigation of corrugated aluminum tubes is performed to predicting the energy absorption characteristics. Aim to deform plastic tubes in predetermined intervals, corrugations are introduced ... -
Comparisons of standby and parallel systems in reliability, replacement, scheduling and application
( 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 ... -
An empirical study on lean awareness and potential for lean implementations in Qatar industries
( Springer-Verlag London Ltd , 2016 , Article)In this study, an investigation on the level of recognition of lean concepts, principles, tools, and techniques in different industrial sectors in Qatar was carried out. The general aim of the study was to determine lean ... -
NMR spectroscopy of polymer nanocomposites
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a technique of utmost significance when dealing with the characterization of the polymers and their nanocomposites. This chapter focuses on the influence of this particular ... -
Impedance spectroscopy, ionic conductivity and dielectric studies of new Li+ ion conducting polymer blend electrolytes based on biodegradable polymers for solid state battery applications
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)New solid polymer blend electrolyte films based on biodegradable polymer blend comprising of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and poly (N-vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) doped with different wt% of lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) salt have ... -
What is Middle Maintenance Policy?
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2016 , Article)The main purpose of this paper is to propose several new maintenance policies that can be performed at suitable middle times for trivariate preventive maintenance scenarios. Firstly, characteristics and limitations for the ... -
Synergistic effect of vanadium pentoxide and graphene oxide in polyvinyl alcohol for energy storage application
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)A novel ultra-high-k composite material comprising of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a polymer matrix and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) and graphene oxide (GO) as fillers have been developed successfully using colloidal processing ... -
Energy Absorption Capability of Cotton Fiber/Epoxy Composite Square and Rectangular Tubes
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2016 , Article)This paper investigates the energy-absorption capability of natural fiber cotton fabric/epoxy square tubes. The cross-sectional aspect ratio was varied randomly from 0.50 to 2.57. Quasi-static crushing tests in axial and ... -
A model and optimization-based heuristic for the operational aircraft maintenance routing problem
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)This paper investigates the Operational Aircraft Maintenance Routing Problem (OAMRP). Given a set of flights for a specific homogeneous fleet type, this short-term planning problem requires building feasible aircraft routes ... -
First and Last Triggering Event Approaches for Replacement with Minimal Repairs
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Article)To make effective use of a running system, this paper proposes that, when replacement times could be scheduled at a planned time T of operation, and at a number N of minimal repairs, the newly proposed approach of whichever ... -
Elastic properties of chiral, anti-chiral, and hierarchical honeycombs: A simple energy-based approach
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)The effects of two geometric refinement strategies widespread in natural structures, chirality and self-similar hierarchy, on the in-plane elastic response of two-dimensional honeycombs were studied systematically. Simple ... -
Impact of green manufacturing practices on organisational performance in Indian context: An empirical study
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)This study presents an empirical assessment and guides about measuring impact of GM (green manufacturing) practices on organisational performance in Indian context. The research approach is to extract critical GM factors ... -
Autism in the Gulf States: Why social robotics is the way forward
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we assess the current situation in the Gulf States with respect to autism awareness and diagnostic facilities, and emphasize the need for epidemiology studies in light of prevalence statistics available for ... -
Stochastic Capacity Acquisition and Allocation Model for Bandwidth Brokers under Fuzzy Volume Based Pricing Scheme
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2016 , Article)In this paper, bandwidth acquisition and allocation problem of a telecommunications Bandwidth Broker (BB) is analyzed under uncertain end-user capacity requests and pay-per-byte (volume) based pricing policy. Furthermore, ... -
Rheological and mechanical behavior of silk fibroin reinforced waterborne polyurethane
( MDPI AG , 2016 , Article)Waterborne polyurethane (WPU) is a versatile and environment-friendly material with growing applications in both industry and academia. Silk fibroin (SF) is an attractive material known for its structural, biological and ... -
Using robot animation to promote gestural skills in children with autism spectrum disorders
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2016 , Article)School-aged children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have delayed gestural development, in comparison with age-matched typically developing children. In this study, an intervention program taught children with ... -
Static fracture and modal analysis simulation of a gas turbine compressor blade and bladed disk system
( Springer , 2016 , Article)This paper presents a methodology for conducting a 3-D static fracture analysis with applications to a gas turbine compressor blade. An open crack model is considered in the study and crack-tip driving parameters are ... -
Large eddy simulation of surge inception and active surge control in a high speed centrifugal compressor with a vaned diffuser
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Article)In this study, we present a numerical investigation of active surge control and performance improvement for an aero engine centrifugal compressor (NASA CC3) using self-recirculating bleed slots with different bleeding ... -
Development of multisegment steering mechanism and 3-D panorama for automated bladder surveillance system
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Article)A cystoscope is an invaluable tool for bladder cancer surveillance and lower urinary tract pathology diagnosis. The performance of cystoscopy can be improved by automating the procedure to ensure rapid and complete inspection, ...
