This study presents a new approach to determining the preload force of bolted joints. The concept involves measuring the torsional angle without contact. For this purpose, we present a circular magnetic sensor array integrated into the torque wrench....
In this article, the results of preliminary experimental studies related to a fast, non-contact assessment of the AISI 316L stainless austenitic steel surfaces after electrochemical polishing in a magnetic field have been presented. The experiments w...
To improve the capability of nanosecond lasers to process structures with a high aspect ratio, a new method of nanosecond laser processing in closed flowing water was proposed in this paper. The microgrooves on a stainless steel 304 surface were proc...
Pumped storage power stations are effective stabilizers and regulators of the power grids. However, during the transient process, especially the operating point entering the S-shaped region, the internal flow patterns and pressure pulsations in the p...
The on-machine measurement (OMM) of aero-engine blades is a critical technology for enabling closed-loop manufacturing. However, when using line laser sensors with a fixed scanning pose to measure free-form surfaces, the variation in surface geometry...
The laser tube bending process (LTBP) is a new and powerful manufacturing method for bending tubes more accurately and economically by eliminating the bending die. The irradiated laser beam creates a local plastic deformation area, and the bending of...
The optimization of the machining parameters of strander-canting is the best way to obtain the optimum strand size, a better quality of the cant surface, and lower energy consumption. The effect of the rake angle on the performance of a strander-cant...
To address the challenge of limited evaluations of expensive high-complexity functions in surrogate modeling, this paper proposes a methodological framework that integrates multi-fidelity Gaussian process (MFGP) regression, sequential active sampling...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the wear volume of interim crowns fabricated using digital light processing 3D printing according to the printing angle. A total of five patients undergoing the placement of a single crown on the mandibular molar...
Within the scope of the comprehensive elucidation of the entire process chain for the production of highly functional thin films made of semiconducting aluminum-doped zinc oxide (
The optimal three-dimensional (3D) printing parameters of removable partial denture (RPD) frameworks should be studied to achieve the best accuracy, printing time, and least materials consumed. This study aimed to find the best build angle and suppor...
Sea ice roughness can serve as a proxy for other sea ice characteristics such as ice thickness and ice age. Arctic-wide maps that represent spatial patterns of sea ice roughness can be used to better characterize spatial patterns of ice convergence a...
Background: To investigate the anterior segment parameters before and after cataract surgery in open-angle eyes and different subtypes of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) eyes and to further explore the potential relationship between the anterio...
The conductive slip ring is used for power or signal transmission between two objects rotating relative to each other. It has become an essential part of modern industrial development. In traditional automated production measurements, the typical met...
Manual measurements of foot anthropometry can lead to errors since this task involves the experience of the specialist who performs them, resulting in different subjective measures from the same footprint. Moreover, some of the diagnoses that are giv...
This paper investigates the melting process of phase change material in a rectangular cavity at different inclination angles. Paraffin is used as a phase change material in this study. One side of the cavity is heated while the other sides are consid...
In order to determine the ideal degree of inclination that should be employed for constructing effective thermal energy storage systems, it is important to examine the impact of inclination angle on the melting behavior of phase change materials (PCM...
As there is a small amount of deformation in the center during the rolling process of ultra-heavy plates, it is extremely easy to cause poor mechanical properties in the center. Increasing the deformation in the center is the most feasible method to...
In recent times, the utilization of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology, particularly a variant using digital light processing (DLP), has gained increasing fascination in the realm of microfluidic research because it has proven advantageous an...
It is imperative to investigate the behavior of the droplet superimposed condensation of deltamethrin reagent on strawberry leaf surface, as well as the dynamic variation rule of its contact angle. A microinjector was utilized to conduct the experime...
The wind parameter distribution law at a bridge midspan in a U-shaped valley has important influence on the wind strength of this bridges. In this paper, the wind characteristics were researched by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The surface roug...
A revision of the submarine instability processes offshore the Campania region is presented herein based on the literature data and Multibeam bathymetric and seismic profiles previously acquired by the CNR ISMAR of Naples (Italy). Among others, the o...
We report on an evaluation of cutting edge ultra-thin glass processed by a novel ultrashort pulsed-laser robot system. The system consists of a six-axis articulated industrial robot with an ultrashort pulsed laser integrated on the link after the rob...
This study used the Discrete Element Method (DEM) coupled with the Moving Particle Semi-implicit (MPS) method to investigate the process of drying in the centrifugal unit of a pelletizing system in polymer processing. The effects of various flight an...
Rockfalls from stratified unstable rock masses on cliffs present a significant geological hazard. This study investigates their seismic failure mechanisms and quantifies the influence of key controlling factors through an integrated approach of shaki...
In this article, a method of error source analysis and detection to improve the angle measurement accuracy of rotary encoders in precision measuring instruments is proposed. The angle measurement error caused by the installation eccentricity of the g...
The paper presents an analysis and classification method to evaluate the working condition of angle grinders by means of infrared (IR) thermography and IR image processing. An innovative method called BCAoMID-F (Binarized Common Areas of Maximum Imag...
Joint angle and frequency estimation is an important branch in array signal processing with numerous applications in radar, sonar, wireless communications, etc. Extensive attention has been paid and numerous algorithms have been developed. However, e...
Thin-film thermoelectric generators are not widely used mainly because it is difficult to provide a temperature difference (ΔT) within the generators. To solve this problem, in our previous study, we prepared slope-type thin-film thermoelectric...
Vehicle passing angles are critical metrics for evaluating the geometric passability of vehicles. The accurate measurement of these angles is essential for route planning in complex terrain and in guiding the production of specialized vehicles. Howev...
In the case of otosclerosis, it has been noticed that even though there are a variety of different prostheses on the market, due to the anatomical characteristics, it is not always possible to restore excellent mobility to the ossicles and the prosth...
The concrete relationship between the process parameters and nanoproduct properties is an important challenge for applying nanotechnology to produce functional nanomaterials. In this study, the relationships between series of process parameters and t...
This study explores the fabrication of hydrophobic surfaces on polymer components via Digital Light Processing (DLP), with emphases on how texture geometry, feature dimensions, and resin type influence surface wettability. Square and cylindrical micr...
In this study, the effects of non-sidelooking airborne radar clutter dispersion on space-time adaptive processing (STAP) is considered, and an efficient adaptive angle-Doppler compensation (EAADC) approach is proposed to improve the clutter suppressi...
This paper discusses the issue of low-angle estimation in multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) radar. Due to the low amount of data transmission, storage, and computation required for beamspace super-resolution algorithms in low-angle estimation, t...
The additive manufacturing (AM) processes and technologies of 3D-printed materials and components using fused deposition modeling (FDM) are currently very popular and widely used for building parts and prototypes. Many manufacturing parameters can af...
In the operation of a power distribution system, miniature circuit breakers (MCBs) are subjected to the synergistic effect of electrical and mechanical stresses in service, and their operational performance is progressively degraded, which is prone t...
Tire mounted sensors are emerging as a promising technology, capable of providing information about important tire states. This paper presents a survey of the state-of-the-art in the field of smart tire technology, with a special focus on the differe...
In the field of oil reservoir engineering, the development of large-dip-angle reservoirs poses significant challenges due to their strong heterogeneity, pronounced gravity effects, and inefficient water flooding sweep, all contributing to suboptimal...
Among the emerging new welding techniques, friction stir welding (FSW) is used frequently for welding high-strength aluminum alloys that are difficult to weld by conventional fusion-welding techniques. This paper investigated the effects of tool-posi...
The future exploration plans of the industry is to find a small-scale reservoir for possible economic hydrocarbon reserves. These reserves could be illuminated by the super-resolution of full seismic data, including fractured zones, pinch-outs, chann...
The snow falling on the surface of photovoltaic modules tends to reduce the output power. In order to understand the process of snow accumulating on solar photovoltaic modules and reveal the impact of snow accumulation on photovoltaic conversion effi...
In this present study, we aimed to reduce the wetting angle of nanoparticles (NPs) in molten steel and thus, increase their utilization ratio in steel. In order to achieve this, a two-step process was used to synthesize a core-shell AlTi-MgO@C NP str...
This research explores the torque–angle behavior of M2/M3 screws in automotive applications, focusing on ensuring component reliability and manufacturing precision within the recommended assembly specification limits. M2/M3 screws, often used i...
In this study, the tool axis inclination angle with respect to the surface normal is used to compare the wear of spherical and toroidal milling cutters. Five different surface types were machined in this investigation using three toroidal and three s...
The progressive stamping process includes blanking, piercing, bending, and drawing operations on press machines with a single die set for high production runs. The processing conditions at individual progressive stamping stations are intricately coup...
Background: The skin-to-transverse process distance (st) correlates with the skin-to-dural sac depth (d) and may be used to estimate optimal angles for perpendicular needle insertion using the formula inverse cosine d/√(1 + d2), as outlined in...
One of the most important problems during the implementation of any technology is to reduce labor costs, energy, and resource conservation while increasing the yield of cultivated crops and, as a result, reducing the cost of production. Despite a sig...
An experimental and image analysis procedure were used to study the intra-ply shear behavior of 3-dimensional weft knitted spacer fabrics. In this work, the picture frame fixture was designed to determine its suitability for measuring intra-ply shear...
Filling of liquid samples is realized in a microfluidic device with applications including analytical systems, biomedical devices, and systems for fundamental research. The filling of a disk-shaped polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchamber by liquid i...
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