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2022-06-01

Goudarzi, Sahar, Duan,Xili, Naterer, Greg F., Muzychka, Yuri

This paper aims to evaluate the effect of porosity and buoyancy on the natural convection of CuO-RT25 nano- enhanced phase change material (NePCM) in a differentially heated porous square cavity. Buongiorno’s two-phase model is utilized to consider the Brownian thermophoresis diffusion of...

2022-06-01

Ebrahimnia-Bajestan, Ehsan, Gharibnavaz, Mehrdad, Jin, Mingchao, Li, Ri, Brinkerhoff, Joshua, Milani, Abbas

The recovery of waste heat from low-temperature flue gas can be improved by capturing the latent heat part through the condensation of the vapor component. For this purpose, investigating the important parameters in designing efficient heat exchangers is necessary. Therefore, this study aims to...

2022-06-01

Li, Haining, Liu, Kefu, Deng, Jian, Li, Bing

In this paper, a piezoelectric energy harvester with a grounded and tunable multi-stable nonlinear energy sink (NES) has been developed to achieve vibration suppression (VS) and energy harvesting (EH) simultaneously. The NES consists of a cantilever beam whose free end is attached by a small...

2022-06-01

Hu, K.Q., Chen, Z.T., Akbarzadeh, H.

In this paper, an interface crack between piezoelectric and orthotropic half-spaces has been studied in detail. By using integral transformation techniques, the present mixed boundary value problem was reduced to the solution of singular integral equations, which can be further reduced to solving...

2022-06-01

Arab, Ashkan, Caceres, Alan, Singh, Rajwinder, Eybel, Roger, Medraj, Mamoun

Corrosion is one of the most important issues in the aerospace industry and the production of the components of an aircraft. Therefore, certain components of an aircraft are coated in order to provide adequate corrosion protection in service. One of those components is the landing gear of an ...

2022-06-01

Wu, Jiuda, Yousefzadeh, Behrooz

Modulated materials are artificially structured materials with effective properties that vary periodically in time in response to an external stimulus. The time-dependent elastic properties of a modulated material enable them to exhibit vibration transmission characteristics that are not typical...

2022-06-01

Saleh, Menna A., Kempers, Roger, Melenka, Garrett W.

Smart materials with sensing capabilities are an exciting new technology that will impact many applications, including structural health monitoring (SHM), biomedical implants, wearable sensors, automotive, and actuators. Strain sensors (piezoresistive material) for SHM can be used to measure the...

2022-06-01

Belabes, Belkacem, Paraschivoiu, Marius

An increased interest in Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) has been seen recently due to their ability to be placed closer together. Although individual vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have lower efficiency than horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs), they may have a significant advantage...

2022-06-01

Samadi, Zahra, Mehdizadeh-Allaf, Malihe, Saifi, Reza, De Groot, Christopher T., Peerhossaini, Hassan

Mixing displays a major role in the growth of photosynthesis microorganisms in active suspensions: it gives access to nutrients, improves the microorganisms’ exposure to light, and homogenizes temperature distribution in photobioreactors (PBRs). Therefore, mixing is an essential factor in the...

2022-06-01

Alzoubi, Mahmoud A., Monot, Antoine, Provost, Philippe-Olivier, Rancourt, David, Poncet, Sébastien

Reducing the overall mine-water consumption is a necessity in moving toward a more sustainable mining industry in Canada. Water treatment is a key requirement to achieve this goal. This study numerically investigates the dynamics of a decantation process as a technique to recycle and reuse...