Mechanical & Industrial Engineering: Recent submissions
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Product-service supplier pre-evaluation with modified fuzzy ANP reducing decision information distortion
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)The main challenge of new product-service supplier (PSS) selection is the lack of historical performance information of the suppliers. As one of the most popular techniques in supplier evaluation, the analytic network ... -
Simulation based particle swarm optimization of cross-training policies in spare parts supply systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)We study a single location supply system for repairable spare parts. The system consists of a multi-server repair shop and inventory with ready-to-use spare parts. When a failed part is received, a new (or as-good-as-new) ... -
Replacement policies for age and working numbers with random life cycle
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2017 , Article)It has been modeled for several replacement policies in literatures that the whole life cycle or operating interval of an operating unit should be finite rather than infinite as is done with the traditional method. However, ... -
Design and verification of a flexible device for steering a tethered capsule endoscope in the stomach
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Capsule endoscopy is a good method of gastric cancer diagnosis that has some advantages over conventional endoscopy, such as providing reliable results without substantial discomfort to patients. However, lack of capsule ... -
Investigation of the tribological and biomechanical properties of CrAlTiN and CrN/NbN coatings on SST 304
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)This study examines the influence of thin layer coatings of CrAlTiN and CrN/NbN, deposited via physical vapor, on the biocompatibility, mechanical, tribological, and corrosion properties of stainless steel 304. The ... -
Corrosion and surface modification on biocompatible metals: A review
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article Review)Corrosion prevention in biomaterials has become crucial particularly to overcome inflammation and allergic reactions caused by the biomaterials' implants towards the human body. When these metal implants contacted with ... -
Tuning the electrical properties of polyaniline by copolymerization with o-bromoaniline
( World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd , 2017 , Article)Polyaniline, poly(o-bromoaniline) and poly(aniline-co-o-bromoaniline)s have been prepared by chemical oxidative polymerization methods. A series of poly(aniline-co-o-bromoaniline) derivatives has been prepared by the ... -
A practical solution approach for the green vehicle routing problem
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Green vehicle routing (GVRP) is an active research area that is concerned with the development and analysis of distribution activities with eco-friendly vehicles. We propose a practical solution approach for the GVRP that ... -
Heterogeneities in Polymer Structural and Dynamic Properties in Graphene and Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites: Molecular Dynamics Simulations
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2017 , Article)The effect of graphene (G) and graphene oxide (GO), used as the nanofiller in polymer nanocomposites (NC), on the structural and dynamic properties of polymer chains, has been studied by means of molecular dynamics (MD) ... -
Anti-spoofing device for biometric fingerprint scanners
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Biometrics is a promising technology for safeguarding the personal identity and digital information of every individual. This paper describes an easy-to-integrate and inexpensive method to improve the security of fingerprint ... -
Chatter stability prediction for a flexible tool-workpiece system in a turning process
( Springer London , 2017 , Article)The paper focuses on the chatter stability prediction for a flexible tool-workpiece system in a turning process. The dynamic model of the turning process presented here considers two end conditions of the flexible workpiece. ... -
Influence of initial biomechanical environment provided by fibrous composite intramedullary nails on bone fracture healing
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Long bone fractures are primarily treated with internal fixation devices, and intramedullary (IM) nails are the most commonly used. Reamed and unreamed surgical procedures are commonly used to attach IM nails to fractured ... -
Tidal power technology review with potential applications in Gulf Stream
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article Review)With the increasing concern of global warming, the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions has been accepted worldwide. Realizing the contribution of conventional energy sources to greenhouse gas emissions and the ... -
Thermal performance of stadium's Field of Play in hot climates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)The stadium Field of Play (FoP) is a large area of grass that affects the stadiums overall thermal performance. This paper experimentally and numerically investigates the thermal performance of stadiums FoP in hot and arid ... -
An Integrated Quay Crane Assignment and Scheduling Problem Using Branch-and-Price
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)This paper investigates the integrated quay crane assignment and scheduling problem (QCASP). The problem requires determining the assignment of quay cranes to vessels and the scheduling of operations to be performed by ... -
Integrated Optimization for Stock Levels and Cross-Training Schemes with Simulation-Based Genetic Algorithm
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)A spare part supply system for repairable spares in a repair shop is modeled as a set of heterogeneous parallel servers that have the ability to repair only certain types of repairables. The proposed model minimizes the ... -
Study of ethanol dehydrogenation reaction mechanism for hydrogen production on combustion synthesized cobalt catalyst
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Cobalt nanoparticles synthesized via solution combustion synthesis were used to study the decomposition mechanism of ethanol for hydrogen production. Thermodynamic studies were conducted on the synthesis of cobalt nanoparticles ... -
Uniform fractional factorial design tables for energy piles with maximum thermal conductance
( WITPress , 2017 , Conference Paper)Energy Piles are the heat exchangers of Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) that transfer the buildings heat to the lower temperature shallow ground reducing the energy consumption in the cooling of buildings. These piles are ... -
A fuzzy long-term investment planning model for a GenCo in a hybrid electricity market considering climate change impacts
( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Article)We study the long-term generation capacity investment problem of an independent power generation company (GenCo) that functions in an environment where GenCos perform business with both bilateral contracts (BC) and ... -
The spectral and morphological studies of the conductive polyaniline thin film derivatives by the in situ copolymerization
( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Article)Thin film of copolymers of poly(aniline-co-2-iodoaniline) are obtained by in situ copolymerization of aniline and 2-iodoaniline as the startup monomers by chemical oxidation upon varying the molar feed to ratio of monomers ...
