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Control of the homogenization process is important in obtaining high extrudability and desirable properties in 6xxx aluminum alloys. Three consecutive steps of the process chain were modeled. Microsegregation arising from solidification was described...

Three-dimensional metamaterials endowed with two-dimensional in-plane periodicity exhibit peculiar thermoelastic behaviour when heated or cooled. By proper design of the unit cell, the equivalent thermal expansion coefficient can be programmed and ca...

The existing methods for analyzing the behaviors of lattice materials require high computational power. The homogenization method is the alternative way to overcome this issue. Homogenization is an analysis to understand the behavior of an area of la...

Homogenization of the time series of observed climatic data aims to remove non-climatic biases caused by technical changes during the history of the climate observations. The spatial redundancy of climate information helps to recognize station-specif...

We are interested in the homogenization of the elastic-electric coupling equation with rapidly oscillating coefficients, in a periodically perforated piezoelectric body. The holes, whose size are supposed to tend to zero, are periodically distributed...

In this manuscript, the equilibrium problem for a flexoelectric one-dimensional composite material is studied. The two-scales asymptotic homogenization method is used to derive the homogenized formulation of this problem. The manuscript offers a step...

Long time series of observed climate data are often affected by changes in the technical conditions of the observations, which cause non-climatic biases, so-called inhomogeneities. Such inhomogeneities can be removed, at least partly, by the spatial...

Homogenizers are commonly used to produce oil-in-water emulsions that consist of emulsifier-coated oil droplets suspended within an aqueous phase. The functional attributes of emulsions are usually controlled by selecting appropriate ingredients (e.g...

In response to the increasing demand for high-performance capacitors, with a simultaneous emphasis on minimizing their physical size, a common practice involves etching deep vias and coating them with functional layers to enhance operational efficien...

Fabrication imperfections strongly influence the functioning of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) if not taken into account during the design process. They must be indeed identified or precisely predicted to guarantee a proper compensation duri...

Two hypotheses divide experts on determining the effective properties of composite materials using multi–scale homogenization methods. The first hypothesis states that multi-scale homogenization methods can ensure the direct determination of ef...

This work deals with the homogenization of two dimensions’ tidal equations. We study the asymptotic behavior of the sequence of the solutions using the sigma-convergence method. We establish the convergence of the sequence of solutions towards...

We consider the homogenization theory for Hamilton–Jacobi equations on the one-dimensional flat torus in connection to the isospectrality problem of Schrödinger operators. In particular, we link the equivalence of effective Hamiltonians provided by t...

With the aim of evaluating local and global dynamic mechanisms of a vast and historical masonry building, a homogeneous structural model is proposed here. It is realized with the assembly of othotropic plates and Timoshenko and pure shear beams as we...

The article considers the mathematical model describing the joint motion of a viscous compressible heat-conducting fluid and a thermoelastic plate with a fine two-level thermoelastic bristly microstructure attached to it. The bristly microstructure c...

Homogenization researches for corrugated cardboard are predominantly based on plate theories assuming constant thickness, such as the Reissner–Mindlin plate. However, corrugated cardboard is prone to significant deformation in the thickness dir...

The development of a Multiple Airport Region (MAR) could lead to fierce competition. To evaluate the level of homogenization between airports in a MAR, a homogenization evaluation method based on multi-dimensional indicators was developed. A multi-di...

The need for quick and easy deflection calculations of various prefabricated slabs causes simplified procedures and numerical tools to be used more often. Modelling of full 3D finite element (FE) geometry of such plates is not only uneconomical but o...

Microlens arrays (MLAs) are key optical components in laser beam homogenization. However, due to imperfect surface profiles resulting from microfabrication, the functionalities of MLAs in beam modulation could be compromised to some extent. In order...

The organoleptic quality and stability of pasteurized milk are closely related to consumption choices. Our study investigated the effects of different homogenization pressures on the organoleptic quality and stability of pasteurized milk during shelf...

To investigate the effect of glucose on the protein structure, physicochemical and processing properties of liquid whole eggs (LWE) under homogenization, different concentrations of glucose (0.01, 0.02, 0.04, 0.08 g/mL) were added into LWE, followed...

Lattice structures have shown great potential in that mechanical properties are customizable without changing the material itself. Lattice materials could be light and highly stiff as well. With this flexibility of designing structures without raw ma...

Aiming at the application of laser active imaging detection technology, this paper studied the beam homogenization system of a semiconductor laser based on a homogenizing pipe. Firstly, the principle of the homogenizing pipe was introduced. Secondly,...

Given the growing global demand for high-performance microcomponents, while keeping the size of the microcomponents as small as possible, several manufacturers have chosen to increase the number of thin layers to increase the integration density. The...

Generally, the high-fidelity finite element models of aero-engines comprise millions of degrees of freedom (DOFs). Although they can provide precise predictions of structural dynamics, the computational cost will be often unaffordable if appropriate...

Extrudability of aluminum alloys of the 6xxx series is highly dependent on the microstructure of the homogenized billets. It is therefore very important to characterize quantitatively the state of homogenization of the as-cast billets. The quantifica...

In the paper, we consider an elliptic problem in a domain with singular stochastic perturbation of the density located near the boundary, depending on a small parameter. Using the boundary homogenization methods, we prove the compactness theorem and...

Modification of plant-based protein for promoting wide applications is of interest to the food industry. Rice protein from rice residues was modified by homogenization, and its effect on pasting properties (including gelatinization and rheology) of r...

Sub-lethal high-pressure homogenization treatments applied to Lactobacillus paracasei A13 demonstrated to be a useful strategy to enhance technological and functional properties without detrimental effects on the viability of this strain. Modificatio...

The miniaturized and integrated microlens array (MLA) can effectively achieve the beam homogenization, compactness and miniaturization of laser systems. When the high-coherence laser beam is homogenized by means of using the MLA, interference fringes...

Numerical homogenization is an excellent tool for the quick simplification of complex structures with a model that is much simpler and, at the same time, accurately reflects the mechanical behavior of the original model. Corrugated cardboard modeling...

A comparison on the influence of different moment magnitude pools on magnitude homogenization regressions was presented. The control moment magnitude pool is composed of earthquake records from GCMT. One version of expanding this base is to add earth...

Interest in high homogenization pressure technology has grown over the years. It is a green technology with low energy consumption that does not generate high CO₂ emissions or polluting effluents. Its main food applications derive from its effect on...

Despite its nutritional properties, buttermilk (BM) is still poorly valorized due to its high phospholipid (PL) concentration, impairing its techno-functional performance in dairy products. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate th...

Collision models have attracted significant attention in recent years due to their versatility to simulate open quantum systems in different dynamical regimes. They have been used to study various interesting phenomena such as the dynamical emergence...

The aim of the homogenization of climatic time series is to remove non-climatic biases from the observed data, which are caused by technical or environmental changes during the period of observations. This bias removal is generally more successful fo...

A computational homogenization of heterogeneous solids is presented based on the data-driven approach for both linear and nonlinear elastic responses. Within the Double-Scale Finite Element Method (FE${}^2$) framework, a data-driven model is proposed to s...

The Padua temperature series is one of the longest in the world, as daily observations started in 1725 and have continued almost unbroken to the present. Previous works recovered readings from the original logs, and digitalized and corrected observat...

This work presents the results of the homogenization of the color of sapwood and false heartwood Fagus sylvatica L. into a uniform color shade due to the influence of the temperature of saturated moist air and saturated water steam in individual stea...

Homogeneous heat treatment serves the significant roles in eliminating the segregation and tuning the microstructure of alloy ingot. It usually cost tremendous power and time to achieve a homogeneous microstructure for aluminum alloys. In this articl...

Increased alloying content in advanced Ni-based superalloys for large disc forgings intensifies microsegregation and promotes the formation of detrimental secondary phases, challenging the cast-and-wrought processing route. This study investigates th...

High pressure homogenization (HPH) is an emerging technology with several possible applications in the food sector, such as nanoemulsion preparation, microbial and enzymatic inactivation, cell disruption for the extraction of intracellular components...

Double microlens arrays (MLAs) in series can be used to divide and superpose laser beam so as to achieve a homogenized spot. However, for laser beam homogenization with high coherence, the periodic lattice distribution in the homogenized spot will be...

The corrugated board packaging industry is increasingly using advanced numerical tools to design and estimate the load capacity of its products. This is why numerical analyses are becoming a common standard in this branch of manufacturing. Such trend...

This investigation aims to analyze the effect of homogenization heat treatment at 1240 °C for 2 and 6 h on the hardness, distribution, morphology, and chemical composition of the δ-ferrite and sigma phases in 316L stainless steel cast bille...

The corrosion resistance of homogenized Al-Mg (6.5%) alloy—adding Si, Zn, Mn, and Fe (0.2%) to improve various properties—was observed. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and a JMatPro simulation revealed that the optimal homogenization temperat...

Within the present work the homogenization of DC-cast (direct chill-cast) extrusion billets of Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloy was investigated. The alloy is characterized by higher Cu content than currently applied in 6xxx series. The aim of the work was analysis...

High-pressure homogenizers (HPH) equipped with a Simultaneous Homogenization and Mixing (SHM) orifice allow for inducing a mixing stream directly into the disruption unit. Previous studies show that by doing so, synergies between the unit operations...

During the extrusion of aluminum alloys profiles using porthole dies, the temperature of the material in the welding chamber is one of crucial parameters determining the quality of longitudinal welds. In order to extend the permissible temperature ra...

Low-dose tablet formulations were produced with excellent homogeneity based on drug-loaded electrospun fibers prepared by single-needle as well as scaled-up electrospinning (SNES and HSES). Carvedilol (CAR), a BCS II class compound, served as the mod...