This paper presents a general and reliable shape optimization scheme for snap-through structures to match a target load-deflection curve. The simulation of the snap-through structures typically requires the Arc Length ...

Ultrasonic transducers have demonstrated the ability to effectively excite guided waves that can propagate over long distances and are thus employed in monitoring systems. An ultrasonic piezoelectric transducer that strongly ...

The digital age has significantly impacted our ability to sense our environment and infer the state or status of equipment in our environment from the sensed information. Consequently inferring from a set of observations ...

With the general progression of small communities toward greater industrialization, energy consumption in this sector has increased. The continued growth of energy consumption seen in Iran, along with the low efficiency ...

In this paper an analytical model was developed to minimize the thermal resistance of an air cooled porous matrix made up of solid spheres with internal heat generation. This was done under the assumption of local thermal ...

Considering solar gain through the window (SGW), this study investigated the effects of installing shading on cooling load. Approving energy analysis for the base building (without shading), the cooling, heating, and annual ...

The objective of this work is the investigation of some alternative ideas for enhancing the optical performance of a linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) with North-South orientation. More specifically, the examined methods aim ...

The present study considers a thermodynamic analysis and performance optimization of geothermal power cycles. The proposed binary-cycles operate with moderately low temperature and liquid-dominated geothermal resources ...

Wind barriers, according to their sizes and shapes, can effectively control, shift and even modify the airflow field in their downstream. These structures can accelerate the wind flow over the mirror field and move the ...