12 August 2016
Quantitative prediction of construction noise is crucial to evaluate construction plans to help make decisions to address noise levels. Considering limitations of existing methods for measuring or predicting the construction noise and particularly th...
The steelmaking–continuous casting process (SCCP) is a complex manufacturing process which exhibits the distinct features of process manufacturing. The SCCP involves a variety of production elements, such as multiple process routes, a wide arra...
Simulation of heat production in high-enthalpy geothermal systems is associated with a complex physical process in which cold water invades steam-saturated control volumes. The fully implicit, fully coupled numerical strategy is commonly adopted to s...
In many steel mills, the working life of continuous casting machine rollers is relatively short, requiring frequent replacement and negatively impacting production efficiency. To effectively extend the service life of these rollers, this study focuse...
Dynamic recrystallization is one of the main phenomena responsible for microstructure evolution during hot forming. Consequently, obtaining a better understanding of dynamic recrystallization mechanisms and being able to predict them is crucial. This...
Increasing international attention is being focused on the construction of ecological waterways. Ecological waterways are not only able to successfully sustain the navigational functions for ships, but also provide a stable long-term environment in w...
The electromagnetic model of a large-bloom continuous casting was established to simulate the magnetic field. The model 3600 digital, high-precision, three-dimensional Gaussian meter was used to measure the internal magnetic field of mold electromagn...
This paper outlines the numerical modeling procedure aimed at defining the guidelines for the development of a continuous microwave-assisted pilot plant for shelled almond disinfestation, as an alternative to the use of chemicals. To this end, a 3D M...
Inclusions entrapped by the solidifying front during continuous casting adversely affect the properties of the final steel products. In this study, we investigated the effect of the interfacial tension due to surfactant concentration, particularly su...
In this paper, a fully coupled large eddy simulation model, including the volume of fluid model, the discrete phase model, the bubble-collision model, and the bubble-breakup model was used to simulate the spatial distribution of multi-size bubbles an...
A transient, three-dimensional mathematical model has been developed to study the slag entrapment in a continuous casting mold. The unsteady turbulent flow is computed using the large eddy simulation (LES). The sub-grid scale structure is modeled by...
In-situ thermoforming and overmolding of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites by hybrid injection molding enables the mass production of thermoplastic lightweight structures with a complex geometry. In this study, the anisotropic mech...
In this paper, high-strength high-nitrogen steel Cr18Mn15 was fabricated using centrifugal casting. High-temperature tensile tests were subsequently performed on the centrifugally cast material. Based on the dynamic material model (DMM), power dissip...
Final electromagnetic stirring (F-EMS) effectively improves macrosegregation and central porosity in round bloom continuous casting, while the flow and solidification of molten steel under F-EMS have a direct impact on metallurgical properties. Fluid...
A 3D mathematical model was developed to simulate the electromagnetic field in Φ600 mm round bloom continuous casting with final electromagnetic stirring (F-EMS), and the model was verified using measured data for the magnetic flux density in the...
The Hazelett continuous casting and rolling process represents a leading-edge production method for cold-rolled aluminum sheet and strip billets in the world. Its solidification microstructure significantly influences the quality of billets produced...
This paper reports the development of a model for continuous simulation of the power flow into AC–DC hybrid microgrids operating for different generation–consumption scenarios. The proposed application was assembled using a multiple-input...
The fine description of multi-process operation behavior in steelmaking-continuous casting process is an important foundation for the improvement of production scheduling in steel plants. With sufficient consideration on non-collision movements among...
The proportion of new energy in power systems is increasing yearly. How to deal with the adverse impact of new energy output uncertainty on its participation in trading from the mechanism level is an urgent problem in China that must be solved. A sou...
Monsoon-related extreme flood events are experienced regularly across India, bringing costly damage, disruption and death to local communities. This study provides a route towards estimating the likely magnitude of extreme floods (e.g., the 1-in-100-...
Estimating peak flow for a catchment is commonly undertaken using the design event method; however, this method does not allow for the understanding of uncertainty in the result. This research first presents a simplified method of fragments approach...
The submerged entry nozzle (SEN) plays an important role in the continuous casting production process. It is a cast refractory pipe fitting installed in the lower part of the tundish and inserted below the molten steel level of the mold. It not only...
Falls among older adults are a major public health concern, yet collecting large-scale real fall data for radar-based detection is ethically and practically difficult. This study presents a controlled simulation-to-real feasibility study for trip-fal...
Detailed numerical analyses of pulverised solid fuel flames are computationally expensive due to the intricate interplay between chemical reactions, turbulent multiphase flow, and heat transfer. The near-burner region, characterised by a high particl...
A three-dimensional model is established to investigate the effect of argon injection mode, argon flow rate and casting speed on the gas–liquid two-phase flow behavior inside a slab continuous casting mold. The Eulerian–Eulerian model is...
Microscopic traffic simulation is widely used to evaluate traffic operations in continuous-flow tunnel scenarios. However, conventional calibration methods mainly rely on aggregate indicators such as average speed or traffic flow. Under constrained g...
This paper aims to examine the nonlinear flexural behavior of continuous RC beam specimens strengthened with fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites through experimental testing and numerical modeling. A total of nine two-span RC beam...
This paper investigates co-continuous structures in immiscible polymer blends through three-dimensional (3D) computational calculations based on a multiphase phase-field equation for fluid flow. The mathematical model describes phase separation with...
In the steel industry, small billets have become the main type of billet for steel production due to the efficiency of the continuous casting process. However, the segregation that occurs during solidification remains a significant issue affecting bi...
Ultrahigh-speed continuous casting is a critical element in achieving high-efficiency continuous casting. In the present work, a three-dimensional model of a 160 mm × 160 mm billet ultrahigh-speed continuous casting mold was developed for use i...
Background: Adsorptive devices, including CytoSorb® and oXiris®, are increasingly added to continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in septic patients, but their effect on amikacin clearance and exposure is unknown. We characterized amikac...
Multiple-point geostatistics (MPS) has more advantages than two-point geostatistics in reproducing the continuity of geobodies in subsurface reservoir modeling. For fluvial reservoir modeling, the more continuous a channel, the more consistent it is...
During continuous casting, argon blowing from tundish cover (ABTC) can greatly prevent the flow of the remaining air and decrease the reoxidation of molten steel in tundish. In the current study, a numerical model based on a tundish of a two-strand s...
This paper presents a new method for use in performing continuous scale transformations of linear features using Simulated Annealing-Based Morphing (SABM). This study addresses two key problems in the continuous generalization of linear features by m...
Microstructure simulations of continuous casting billets are vital for understanding solidification mechanisms and optimizing process parameters. However, the commonly used CA (Cellular Automaton) model is limited by grid anisotropy, which affects th...
Urban green spaces, including green roofs (GRs), are vital infrastructure for climate resilience, retaining water in city landscapes and supporting ecohydrological processes. Quantifying the hydrologic performance of GRs in the urban environment for...
The usual concept of simulation methods for turbulent flows is to impose a certain (partial) flow resolution. This concept becomes problematic away from limit regimes of no or an almost complete flow resolution: discrepancies between the imposed and...
The purpose of the present study is to simulate the continuous bend erosion process in different directions, using the dense discrete particle model (DDPM). The influence of the length of the straight pipe in the middle of the continuous bend is inve...
High-purity copper is essential for fabricating advanced microelectronic devices, particularly integrated circuit interconnects. As the industry increasingly emphasizes scalable and efficient purification methods, this study investigates the multi-ph...
To improve the characteristics of a tractor power transmission system, make the transmission system not only meet the geometric principle but also meet the working speed requirements of the tractor, realize the continuous adjustment of the speed rati...
The dynamic simulation of the continuous catalytic reforming process is of great significance to the performance prediction and optimization of the entire process. In this study, a 34-lumped mechanism model described by differential algebra was estab...
Three-dimensional (3D) printing of continuous fiber-reinforced composites has been developed in recent decades as an alternative means to handle complex structures with excellent design flexibility and without mold forming. Although 3D printing has b...
The United States has witnessed various extreme land use changes over the years. These changes led to alterations in watersheds’ characteristics, impacting their water quality and quantity. To quantify this impact in highly urbanized watersheds such...
Urban green spaces are essential for mitigating the heat island effect, supporting ecosystem services, and maintaining biodiversity. The distribution, fragmentation, and connection of the green spaces significantly impact the behavior of species in c...
The development of melt spinning technique for preparation of metallic glasses was summarized. The limitations as well as restrictions of the melt spinning embodiments were also analyzed. As an improvement and variation of the melt spinning method, t...
To investigate the effect of cooling rate on the phase transformation behavior and mechanical properties of 9Ni steel, a 7 mm thick industrial 9Ni steel plate was selected as the research object in this study. The JMatPro software was employed to sim...
Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS), large eddy simulation (LES), and hybrid RANS-LES, first of all wall-modeled LES (WMLES) and detached eddy simulation (DES) methods, are regularly applied for wall-bounded turbulent flow simulations. Their...
This paper presents a model for determining the availability of continuous systems at open pits using the neuro-fuzzy system. The concept of availability is divided into partial indicators (synthetic indicators and sub-indicators). The presented mode...
During the implementation of the riprap project, the underwater migration process of the stones is quite uncertain because of its difficulty to observe. The process of stone transportation is discrete, which makes it unsuitable to be described by a c...
As two-terminal passive fundamental circuit elements with memory characteristics, memristors are promising devices for applications such as neuromorphic systems, in-memory computing, and tunable RF/microwave circuits. The increasingly complex electro...
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