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A Cut-Cell Based Ghost Fluid Method for Multi-Component Compressible Flows
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Author
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Liu, Chen
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Fluid mechanics
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Description
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Multi-material compressible flows are observed in several applications of practical relevance including combustion, cavitation and shock lithotripsy. To solve such flows numerically with improved efficiency and accuracy, the use of the Ghost Fluid...
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EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS OPTIONS FOR COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS
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Author
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Ramanujam, Sriram
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Power resources, Thermodynamics
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Description
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Efficiency improvement of the existing coal-fired power plants has been recognized as a path of no regret. The Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule issued on August 21, 2018, requires a 2.1% to 4.5% reduction in net plant heat rate and 1.5% improvem...
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FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF VORTEX MACHINING PROBES
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Author
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Vaidya, Mandar
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Vortex machining is a unique localized material removal process in which footprints of several nanometer in depth are obtained. It employs a resonating quartz tuning fork and a fiber attached on its upper tine. When submerged in a layer of slurry,...
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FRICTION MEASUREMENT DURING FREE VIBRATION
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Author
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Kossack, Christoph
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Friction is a key consideration in the behavior of many dynamic systems. However, modeling friction behavior accurately remains an engineering challenge. Current friction measurement approaches are limited to application specific tests that attemp...
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OPTICAL METROLOGY OF FREEFORM OPTICS UTILIZING INTERFEROMETRIC STITCHING
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Author
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Hovis, Clark
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Optics, Engineering
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Description
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The utilization of interferometric stitching with coherence scanning interferometers has allowed these instruments to measure much larger areas than a single site measurement would permit. This has a major impact on the measurement of mid-spatials...
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Title
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Toward fixtureless inspection of automotive fenders
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Author
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Grohol, Corbin
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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With nonrigid parts, it is most convenient for designers to specify the desired shape in the design condition; that is, the shape is specified with all loads present that the part will experience in service (gravity, assembly constraints, etc.). T...