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Articles 1 - 16 of 16
Full-Text Articles in Engineering
A Real-Time Self-Tuning Web Tension Regulation Scheme, Brian T. Boulter, Zhiqiang Gao
A Real-Time Self-Tuning Web Tension Regulation Scheme, Brian T. Boulter, Zhiqiang Gao
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
A self-tuning control scheme is proposed for tension regulation in a web transport system. A computationally efficient self-tuning method is first described. The frequency domain model of the plant is then described. Simulations of the on-line tuning are presented. The paper closes with a discussion of cognizant real-time implementation issues.
Wear And Friction Behavior Of Metal Impregnated Microporous Carbon Composites, Gultekin Goller, D. P. Koty, Surendra N. Tewari, M. Singh, A. Tekin
Wear And Friction Behavior Of Metal Impregnated Microporous Carbon Composites, Gultekin Goller, D. P. Koty, Surendra N. Tewari, M. Singh, A. Tekin
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications
Metal-matrix composites have been prepared by pressure-infiltration casting of copper-base alloy melts into microporous carbon preforms. The carbon preforms contained varying proportions of amorphous carbon and graphite. Load dependence of the wear and friction behavior of the composite pins has been examined under ambient conditions against cast-iron plates, using a pin-on-plate reciprocating wear tester. The wear resistance of the composite is significantly improved, as compared with the base alloy. Contrary to the normally expected behavior, the addition of graphite to the amorphous carbon does not reduce the friction coefficient, especially at high loads. The wear and friction behavior of the …
Permeability Of Microporous Carbon Preforms, S. K. Datta, N. Simhai, Surendra N. Tewari, Jorge E. Gatica, M. Singh
Permeability Of Microporous Carbon Preforms, S. K. Datta, N. Simhai, Surendra N. Tewari, Jorge E. Gatica, M. Singh
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications
The permeability of microporous amorphous carbon preforms with varying pore size and pore distributions has been experimentally examined. The porous structures have been characterized by mercury porosimetry and by quantitative metallography of pressure-infiltration-cast metal matrix composites based on the carbon preforms. The permeability shows a linear correlation with the fraction porosity and the square of the pore diameter.
Hybrid Kalman / Minimax Filtering In Phase-Locked Loops, Daniel J. Simon, Hossny El-Sherief
Hybrid Kalman / Minimax Filtering In Phase-Locked Loops, Daniel J. Simon, Hossny El-Sherief
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
A method of combining Kahnan filtering and minimax filtering is proposed and demonstrated in an application to phase-locked loop design. Kalman filtering suffers from a lack of robustness to departures from the assumed noise statistics. Minimax filtering, however, has the drawback of ignoring the engineer's (admittedly incomplete) knowledge of the noise statistics. It is shown in this paper that hybrid Kalman/minimax filtering can provide the “best of both worlds” . Phase-locked loop filter design is used in this paper to demonstrate an application of hybrid estimation.
Measurement And Analysis Of Oxygen/Nitrogen/5a-Zeolite Adsorption Equilibria For Air Separation, Orhan Talu, Jianmin Li, Ravi Kumar, Paul M. Mathias, J. Douglas Moyer Jr, Joan M. Schork
Measurement And Analysis Of Oxygen/Nitrogen/5a-Zeolite Adsorption Equilibria For Air Separation, Orhan Talu, Jianmin Li, Ravi Kumar, Paul M. Mathias, J. Douglas Moyer Jr, Joan M. Schork
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications
Multicomponent adsorption equilibrium data are essential for the reliable design of processes and equipment for gas separation by adsorption. We discuss techniques for the measurement and analysis of multicomponent adsorption equilibrium data, and present a comprehensive set of equilibrium data for the adsorption of oxygen and nitrogen on 5A-zeolite.
Globally Optimal Periodic Robot Joint Trajectories, Daniel J. Simon
Globally Optimal Periodic Robot Joint Trajectories, Daniel J. Simon
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
This paper presents a new method for the planning of robot trajectories. The method presented assumes that joint-space knots have been generated from Cartesian knots by an inverse kinematics algorithm. The method is based on the globally optimal periodic interpolation scheme derived by Schoenberg, and thus is particularly suited for periodic robot motions. Of all possible periodic joint trajectories which pass through a specified set of knots, the trajectory derived in this paper is the ‘best’. The performance criterion used is the integral (over one period) of a combination of the square of the joint velocity and the square of …
A Cascadable Pragmatic Block Decoding Algorithm Exploiting Channel Measurement Information, William H. Thesling, Fuqin Xiong
A Cascadable Pragmatic Block Decoding Algorithm Exploiting Channel Measurement Information, William H. Thesling, Fuqin Xiong
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
The complexity of algorithms to perform soft decision decoding on block codes has impeded their inclusion in practical systems. A well-known class of algorithms for decoding block codes utilizing channel measurement information along with the algebraic properties of the code are the Chase algorithms.1 In this paper a decoding method similar to Chase's third algorithm is presented. However, in this method, a single test pattern or alternate codeword makes up one stage of the decoder. The method uses information from the previous decoding(s) to assist in generating a test pattern. This single stage ‘Second Chance Algorithm’ can then be …
Behavior And Performance Of Adsorptive Natural Gas Storage Cylinders During Discharge, K. J. Chang, Orhan Talu
Behavior And Performance Of Adsorptive Natural Gas Storage Cylinders During Discharge, K. J. Chang, Orhan Talu
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications
Adsorbed natural gas (ANG) has the potential to replace compressed natural gas in mobile storage applications, such as in vehicles. Although a substantial research effort has been devoted to ANG, very few studies evaluate the impact of heat of adsorption on system performance. This paper concentrates on the impact of heat of adsorption on ANG performance during discharge, while the gas outflow rate is dictated by the energy demand of the application. The temperature drop and performance loss was measured with commercially available ANG cylinders under realistic conditions. Data show as high as a 37°C temperature drop at …
Macrosegregation During Dendritic Arrayed Growth Of Hypoeutectic Pb-Sn Alloys: Influence Of Primary Arm Spacing And Mushy Zone Length, Surendra N. Tewari, Rajesh Shah
Macrosegregation During Dendritic Arrayed Growth Of Hypoeutectic Pb-Sn Alloys: Influence Of Primary Arm Spacing And Mushy Zone Length, Surendra N. Tewari, Rajesh Shah
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications
Thermosolutal convection in the dendritic mushy zone occurs during directional solidification of hypoeutectic lead tin alloys in a positive thermal gradient, with the melt on the top and the solid below. This results in macrosegregation along the length of the solidified samples. The extent of macrosegregation increases with increasing primary dendrite spacings for constant mushy zone length. For constant primary spacings, the macrosegregation increases with decreasing mushy zone length. Presence of convection reduces the primary dendrite spacings. However, convection in the interdendritic melt has significantly more influence on the spacings as compared with that in the overlying melt, which is …
Storage And Delivery Constrained Unit Commitment, Y. Al-Kalaani, F. Eugenio Villaseca, F Renovich Jr
Storage And Delivery Constrained Unit Commitment, Y. Al-Kalaani, F. Eugenio Villaseca, F Renovich Jr
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
A general formulation and the development of a dynamic programming algorithm to solve a fuel-constrained unit commitment problem is presented. The system under consideration has oil units with storage constraints, gas units with delivery constraints, and unconstrained coal units. An optimal approach to transfer the fuel delivery constraints into unit capacity limits using a closed-form dual dispatch is introduced. As a result, the gas units can be viewed as fuel-unconstrained, thus greatly reducing complexity. It is shown that the optimization problem, which requires that storage levels be parameterized, leads to two different dispatch rules. The oil units are dispatched to …
Geometric Stiffness Effects On Data Recovery Of An Idealized Mast/Blanket Model, Paul A. Bosela, D. R. Ludwiczak
Geometric Stiffness Effects On Data Recovery Of An Idealized Mast/Blanket Model, Paul A. Bosela, D. R. Ludwiczak
Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications
The photovoltaic arrays for the international space station consist of a pre-tensioned blanket of solar collectors and a deployable mast. NASA uses the MSC/NASTRAN finite element program for modeling the dynamic response of the structure due to various loading conditions, such as plume impingement during shuttle docking. This finite element program uses the updated stiffness matrix (elastic plus geometric, or initial stress stiffness matrix) in determining the natural frequencies and mode shapes, as well as the dynamic response, of a pre-loaded structure. However, during the data recovery phase, when the moment and shear at the supports, and internal stresses are …
Convection During Thermally Unstable Solidification Of Pb-Sn In A Magnetic Field, Hui Song, Surendra N. Tewari, H. C. Degroh Iii
Convection During Thermally Unstable Solidification Of Pb-Sn In A Magnetic Field, Hui Song, Surendra N. Tewari, H. C. Degroh Iii
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications
Convection and macrosegregation in directionally solidified hypoeutectic Pb-38 wt pct Sn and hypereutectic Pb-64.5 wt pct Sn have been examined during upward and downward growth. Temperature fluctuations are observed along the length of the melt column during downward growth. With increasing Rayleigh number, these fluctuations change from none, to cyclic, to time periodic having multiple harmonics, and finally to random. At the higher convective driving force of 350 K temperature inversion, the transverse magnetic field decreased convective levels, strong random temperature fluctuations (flows) becoming smaller and periodic. The maximum field of 0.45 T was unable to completely eliminate convection. For …
Time Dependence Of Tip Morphology During Cellular Dendritic Arrayed Growth, Hui Song, Surendra N. Tewari
Time Dependence Of Tip Morphology During Cellular Dendritic Arrayed Growth, Hui Song, Surendra N. Tewari
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications
Succinonitrile-1.9 wt pct acetone has been directionally solidified in 0.7 X 0.7-cm-square cross section pyrex ampoules in order to observe the cell/dendrite tip morphologies, not influenced by the ''wall effects,'' which are present during growth in the generally used thin (about 200 mu m) crucibles. The tips do not maintain a steady-state shape, as is generally assumed. Instead, they fluctuate within a shape envelope. The extent of fluctuation increases with decreasing growth speed, as the micro structure changes from the dendritic to cellular. The influence of natural convection has been examined by comparing these morphologies with those grown, without convection, …
A New Pre-Loaded Membrane Geometric Stiffness Matrix With Full Rigid Body Capabilities, Paul A. Bosela, D. R. Ludwiczak
A New Pre-Loaded Membrane Geometric Stiffness Matrix With Full Rigid Body Capabilities, Paul A. Bosela, D. R. Ludwiczak
Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications
Space structures, due to economic considerations, must be light-weight. Accurate prediction of the natural frequencies and mode shapes is critical for determining the structural adequacy of components, and designing a control system. The total stiffness of a member, in many cases, includes both the elastic stiffness of the material as well as additional geometric stiffness due to pre-load (initial stress stiffness). The pre-load causes serious reservations on the use of standard finite element techniques of solution. In particular, a phenomenon known as ''grounding'', or false stiffening, of the stiffness matrix occurs during rigid body rotation. The author has previously shown …
The Influence Of Acoustic Impedance Mismatch On Post-Stenotic Pulsed-Doppler Ultrasound Measurements In A Coronary Artery Model, S. A. Jones, H. Leclerc, George P. Chatzimavroudis, Y. H. Kim, N. A. Scott, Ajit P. Yoganathan
The Influence Of Acoustic Impedance Mismatch On Post-Stenotic Pulsed-Doppler Ultrasound Measurements In A Coronary Artery Model, S. A. Jones, H. Leclerc, George P. Chatzimavroudis, Y. H. Kim, N. A. Scott, Ajit P. Yoganathan
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications
Acoustic impedance mismatch at the fluid-wall interface was shown to affect the spectra from an intravascular Doppler device in an in vitro model with a diameter typical of human coronary arteries. Measurements were obtained first under Poiseuille flow conditions with impedance mismatches of 0%, 7% and 12%, and then under stenosed conditions for the 0% and 7% mismatch cases. For the zero mismatch case, the Doppler spectra could be readily interpreted in terms of fluid mechanical phenomena. When mismatch was present, the spectra from Poiseuille flow exhibited multiple peaks which could not be directly related to the velocity profile. Also, …
System Identification Methods For Dynamic Testing Of Fluid-Film Bearings, Jerzy T. Sawicki, M. L. Adams, R. J. Capaldi
System Identification Methods For Dynamic Testing Of Fluid-Film Bearings, Jerzy T. Sawicki, M. L. Adams, R. J. Capaldi
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications
There are various system identification approaches typically used to extract the rotordynamic coefficients from simultaneously measured dynamic force and motion signals. Since the coefficient values extracted can vary significantly as a function of the system identification approach used, more attention is needed to treat this issue than is typically included in the rotor dynamics literature. This paper describes system identification and data reduction methods used for extracting rotordynamic coefficients of fluid-film journal bearings. Data is used from a test apparatus incorporating a double-spoolshaft spindle which permits independent control over the journal spin speed and the frequency of an adjustable-magnitude circular …