This research presents a compact and computationally-efficient two-equation compressible-liquid model. The model is specifically developed for the numerical computation of hydraulic surges in pipes under high fluid pressure ...

Undoubtedly, metals are the basis of the sustainable development of all human societies. In the last century, the role of copper, as the third most widely used metal, after steel and aluminum, has been crucial. Copper is ...

This study is an attempt to produce surface nanocrystalline composite of Fe-Co-TiO2 at various current densities in the range of 20 to 50 mA/cm2 via pulse electrodeposition method. The prepared ...

This study aims to investigate punching shear in solid and void slabs as well as simulated soil and spring models as distributed loads on the mentioned slabs. To this end, the slabs were tested using the nonlinear finite ...

In this paper, the problem of control a single-stage boost inverter is studied. The goal is to achieve a system with robustness against variations in parameters, fast response, high-quality AC voltage, and smooth DC current. ...

In this paper, the influence of the locating additive or placing porous-medium film on the heat transfer of a micro-channel by injecting fluid from its lower wall is investigated. The boundary condition slip-walls for the ...

Gear systems are one of the most functional power transmission systems in the industry. Crack is one of the common defects in gears which is caused by excessive loading, sudden impact and shortcomings in the gears construction. ...

In this paper, Vienna rectifier has been inspected as one of the prominent topologies among three-level switched-mode rectifiers. A fast processing discontinuous modulation strategy has been proposed with the aim of improving ...

In order to improve the heat transfer performance of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler, different structural characteristics are numerically and experimentally studied. In numerical analyses, the presented pitted ...

This study implemented the artificial bee colony (ABC) metaheuristic algorithm to optimize the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) values for improving the accuracy of model and evaluate the developed model. Compressive strength ...

Phase change material (PCM) as n-butyl stearate (n-BS) was immersed in expanded clay aggregate (ECA) by two methods, direct immersion at room temperature and immersion at elevated temperature (30oC, 40oC ...

Inefficient project planning and control have been identified as the main contributor to the reduced performance of the construction industry in Iran. Meanwhile, improper use of planning and control software packages ...

Fire accidents are inevitable and it is one of the significant hazards, which causes loss of life and valuables. The present investigation focused to study the influence of fibers on shear strength of concrete exposed to ...

Hydrochloric acid treatment is the most common oil production stimulation treatment to date. Yet, most of operations fail to deliver the targeted results. For a more competent design of acid treatment of carbonate reservoirs, ...

Adhesive joints represent a viable alternative to traditional joining methods. The analysis of frequencies and modal shapes is fundamental to predict the vibrational behaviour of a structural component subjected to dynamic ...

There is a high interest in optimization of transportation and logistics networks due to its high impact on the economic performance of supply chain networks. This paper presents a bilevel mixed-integer programming model ...

Porous materials especially closed-cell metallic foams play important roles among novel materials because of their good characteristics e.g. high strength to weight ratio and crashworthiness. On the other hand, mechanical ...

Visual vehicle tracking is an important topic in intelligent transportation systems. Intersections are challenging locations for visual systems to track vehicles which are simultaneously moving in different directions. In ...

The seismic strengthening methods are very important in earthquake-prone countries. Steel divergent bracing with replaceable link beam tied in steel frame and embedded in a concrete frame is a new method for a concrete ...

Todays, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), as one of the most effective factors of the advancement in all the aspects such as governance, security and risk, economics and technology, which is among the ...