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Coupling centrifuge drainage with microwave drying operation: description of cake desaturation before drying
(American Filtration & Separation Society, 2013-07-01)Centrifuge drainage is an operation which found main applications in pharmaceutical, chemical and textile industry. It is an efficient and economic process, and is frequently used before a thermal drying to eliminate most ... -
Evolutionary optimization of a motorcycle traction control system based on fuzzy logic.
(IEEE, 2014-11-13)Braking and traction control systems are fundamental vehicle safety equipments. The first ones prevent the wheels from locking, maintaining, when possible, the handling of the vehicle under emergency braking. While the ... -
Robust road condition detection system using in vehicle standard sensors.
(MDPI, 2015-12-19)The appearance of active safety systems, such as Anti-lock Braking System, Traction Control System, Stability Control System, etc., represents a major evolution in road safety. In the automotive sector, the term vehicle ... -
Modeling of tire vertical behavior using a test bench
(IEEE, 2020)Tire models are of great importance for precise investigations of vertical vehicle dynamics, including vehicular safety and riding comfort. An adequate modeling of the tire is crucial to properly reproduce vehicle vertical ... -
Analytical results for the propulsion performance of a flexible foil with prescribed pitching and heaving motions and passive small deflection
(Cambridge, 2021-01-28)The propulsive performance of a flexible foil with prescribed pitching and heaving motions about any pivot point location and passive chordwise flexural deflection is analysed within the framework of the linear potential ... -
Experimental determination of the standardised power of a solar funnel cooker for low sun elevations
(Elsevier, 2021-02-04)Over the past few decades, many efficient solar cooker designs have evolved. It is important to measure their performance and communicate this information to researchers, manufacturers and users around the world. Funnel ... -
Global stability analysis of the natural convection between two horizontal concentric cylinders
(ELSEVIER, 2021-06)In this investigation, the 2D flow between two horizontally positioned concentric cylinders (gravity per- pendicular to the axis of the cylinders), where the inner cylinder is kept at constant temperature Ti higher than ... -
Performance of solar funnel cookers using intermediate temperature test load under low sun elevation
(Elsevier, 2021-08-11)Solar funnel cookers can be designed as attractive and affordable low-cost devices accessible to people in all continents of the world regardless of their walk-in life. The present work is aimed to investigate the ... -
New approach for analysing the effect of minor and major solar cooker design changes: Influence of height trivet on the power of a funnel cooker
(Elsevier, 2021-08-14)In present work, the power values of two funnel cookers were determined by following the standard ASAE S580.1 procedure and also a novel improved approach for better analysing the effect of minor design changes. This new ... -
Propulsion enhancement of flexible plunging foils: Comparing linear theory predictions with high-fidelity CFD results
(ELSEVIER, 2021-09-01)The fluid–structure interaction of a flexible plunging hydrofoil immersed in a current is solved numerically to analyze its propulsion enhancement due to flexibility at Reynolds number 10 000. After validating with ... -
Experimental thermal performance evaluation of different configurations of Copenhagen solar cooker
(Elsevier, 2021-12-01)In this work, four different configurations of Copenhagen solar cookers were tested experimentally at the same time under the same weather conditions. First tests were carried out using pots without water load. Secondly, ... -
A study of tensile and bending properties of 3D-printed biocompatible materials used in dental appliances
(Springer, 2022-01-03)In the last years, a large number of new biocompatible materials for 3D printers have emerged. Due to their recent appearance and rapid growth, there is little information about their mechanical properties. The design and ... -
Optical characterization of a funnel solar cooker with azimuthal sun tracking through ray-tracing simulation
(Elsevier, 2022-01-20)Funnel type solar cookers are simple and effective. Most of them rely on a multifaceted reflector to concentrate solar radiation on a cooking pot that is placed inside a transparent enclosure to create a greenhouse effect. ... -
Flutter stability analysis of an elastically supported flexible foil. Application to the energy harvesting of a fully-passive flexible flapping-foil of small amplitude
(Elsevier, 2022-02)The aerodynamic forces on an oscillating flexible foil are used to study the flutter instability when the flexible foil is elastically mounted to translational and torsional springs and dampers at an arbitrary pivot axis. ... -
Influence of Loading Conditions on the Mechanical Performance of Multifilament Coreless UHMWPE Sutures Used in Orthopaedic Surgery
(IOAP-MPDI, 2022-03-31)This work studies the influence of loading velocity and previous cyclic loading history on the stiffness and strength of a multifilament coreless ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) surgical suture. Thread ... -
Impact of zoning heating and air conditioning control systems in users comfort and energy efficiency in residential buildings
(Elsevier, 2022-07-05)Nowadays, in the residential sector, a widely used heating, ventilation and air conditioning system is the ducted direct expansion inverter system based on the on/off control of a single zone, which cannot guarantee the ... -
Analysis of a HVAC zoning control system with an air-to-water heat pump and a ducted fan coil unit in residential buildings
(Elsevier, 2022-07-08)This paper presents an analysis of a thermal zoning system integrated in a Heating, Ventilation and Air- Conditioning (HVAC) system based on an air-to-water heat pump with a ducted fan coil. Zoned systems are based on ... -
Design and testing of a steering damper for motorcycles based on a shear-thickening fluid.
(IOP, 2022-08-02)This work is intended to show the feasibility of the utilisation of a shear-thickening fluid as working fluid in a steering damper for motorcycles. To that end, a prototype of a steering damper has been designed and then ... -
Modeling of the Influence of Operational Parameters on Tire Lateral Dynamics
(IOAP-MPDI, 2022-08-24)Tires play a critical role in vehicle safety. Proper modeling of tire–road interaction is essential for optimal performance of active safety systems. This work studies the influence of temperature, longitudinal vehicle ...