This paper describes a theoretical study of the self-condensation of non-equilibrium wet steam during supersonic expansion in a de Laval nozzle. Nucleation and droplet growth theories have been combined with the equations ...

Wind generated sea states are more accurately modeled by short-crested wave fields. Whether or not these short-crested waves can induce larger response amplitudes in floating offshore structures is of great concern to ...

Under strong laser radiation action on solids and liquids, all the thermophysical parameters which characterize these media become dependent on the medium temperature. Assuming for the coefficients lambda(T) and crho(T) ...

In this paper, the effect of morphology, size and volume fraction of the most important microstructural constituents of cast A356 aluminum alloy on its main mechanical properties has been studied. The investigated variables ...

In this work, the production and properties of Al 6061/SiC composites, made using a squeeze casting method, were investigated. SiC preforms were manufactured by mixing SiC powder, having a 16 and 22 mu m particle size, ...

$phi$A two-stage nonlinear programming penalty method for discrete optimization of pipe networks is presented in this paper. The problem of pipe network optimization is formulated as an unconstrained optimization problem ...

In this paper, a new analytical method is presented that can be used to determine the behavior of a particular steel beam-to-column extended end plate connection in linear and nonlinear regions. A common means of forming ...