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2007

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Full-Text Articles in Mechanical Engineering

Introducing New Engineering Students To Mechanical Concepts Through An “Energy Cube” Project, Micheal P. O'Flaherty, Shannon Chance, Fionnuala Farrell, Chris Montague Jul 2007

Introducing New Engineering Students To Mechanical Concepts Through An “Energy Cube” Project, Micheal P. O'Flaherty, Shannon Chance, Fionnuala Farrell, Chris Montague

Shannon M. Chance

The objective of this paper is to describe a problem based learning module, called the “Energy Cube”, offered by Dublin Institute of Technology that is designed to teach mechanical, building services and manufacturing engineering concepts to first year engineering students. The Energy Cube project gives students hands-on experience in areas ranging from heat transfer, lighting and energy efficiency to industrial and product design. In the Energy Cube, students design and construct (using cardboard, clear plastic, and glue) a model of a building that admits as much daylight as possible while being energy efficient and aesthetically pleasing. The students, working in …


2 - تفکيک دامنة عملکرد ترموستاتهاي دماي داخل ساختمان بر اساس معيارهاي آسايش حرارتي فصلي؛ رهيافتي مؤثر در اقتصاد انرژي, Omidvar Amir, Alireza Zolfaghari, Mehdi Maerefat Jun 2007

2 - تفکيک دامنة عملکرد ترموستاتهاي دماي داخل ساختمان بر اساس معيارهاي آسايش حرارتي فصلي؛ رهيافتي مؤثر در اقتصاد انرژي, Omidvar Amir, Alireza Zolfaghari, Mehdi Maerefat

Dr Alireza Zolfaghari

No abstract provided.


Numerical Simulation Of The Filling And Curing Stages In Reaction Injection Moulding, Using Ansys Cfx, Rui Igreja Jun 2007

Numerical Simulation Of The Filling And Curing Stages In Reaction Injection Moulding, Using Ansys Cfx, Rui Igreja

Rui Igreja

Commonly used methods for injection moulding simulation involve a considerable number of simplifications, leading to a significant reduction of the computational effort but, in some cases also to limitations. In this work, Reaction Injection Moulding (RIM) simulations are performed with a minimum of simplifications, by using the general purpose CFD software package Ansys CFX, designed for numerical simulation of fluid flow and heat and mass transfer. The Ansys CFX’s homogeneous multiphase flow model, which is generally considered to be the appropriate choice for modelling free surface flows where the phases are completely stratified and the interface is well defined, is …


1 - لزوم بومي سازي استانداردهاي آسايش حرارتي در ساختمان و تأثير آن بر اقتصاد انرژي, Amir Omidvar, Alireza Zolfaghari, Mehdi Maerefat May 2007

1 - لزوم بومي سازي استانداردهاي آسايش حرارتي در ساختمان و تأثير آن بر اقتصاد انرژي, Amir Omidvar, Alireza Zolfaghari, Mehdi Maerefat

Dr Alireza Zolfaghari

No abstract provided.


Subsidies For Energy Efficiency Improvements: Theory And Practice, Theodoros Zachariadis May 2007

Subsidies For Energy Efficiency Improvements: Theory And Practice, Theodoros Zachariadis

Theodoros Zachariadis

No abstract provided.


"Minimizing Injuries Resulting From Patient Handling In Nursing Home Staff" - A Hazard Control Plan, Vikas Singh Apr 2007

"Minimizing Injuries Resulting From Patient Handling In Nursing Home Staff" - A Hazard Control Plan, Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh

A concise hazard control plan for "Minimizing Injuries Resulting from Patient Handling In Nursing Home Staff".


Study Of The Wear Behaviour Of Al-4.5% Cu-3.4% Fe In Situ Composite: Effect Of Thermal And Mechanical Processing Feb 2007

Study Of The Wear Behaviour Of Al-4.5% Cu-3.4% Fe In Situ Composite: Effect Of Thermal And Mechanical Processing

A.S. Md Abdul Haseeb

Al-Cu-based MMCs reinforced by Al-Fe intermetallics are investigated for their wear behaviour. The composite (Al-4.5 mass% Cu-3.4 mass% Fe) was produced by solidification processing where the Al-Fe-based intermetallic formed in situ in a matrix of mainly Al-Cu alloy. The effects of thermal and mechanical processing, viz., as-cast condition, solution treatment, aging and hot rolling on the wear behaviour of the composites were examined. The composites were characterized by optical microscopy, SEM, microhardness measurements and X-ray diffraction. The wear behaviour of the composites was studied in a pin-on-disc type wear apparatus. The as-cast in situ composite exhibited the highest wear rate. …


Study Of The Wear Behaviour Of Al-4.5% Cu-3.4% Fe In Situ Composite: Effect Of Thermal And Mechanical Processing, Haseeb Asma Feb 2007

Study Of The Wear Behaviour Of Al-4.5% Cu-3.4% Fe In Situ Composite: Effect Of Thermal And Mechanical Processing, Haseeb Asma

Haseeb ASMA

Al-Cu-based MMCs reinforced by Al-Fe intermetallics are investigated for their wear behaviour. The composite (Al-4.5 mass% Cu-3.4 mass% Fe) was produced by solidification processing where the Al-Fe-based intermetallic formed in situ in a matrix of mainly Al-Cu alloy. The effects of thermal and mechanical processing, viz., as-cast condition, solution treatment, aging and hot rolling on the wear behaviour of the composites were examined. The composites were characterized by optical microscopy, SEM, microhardness measurements and X-ray diffraction. The wear behaviour of the composites was studied in a pin-on-disc type wear apparatus. The as-cast in situ composite exhibited the highest wear rate. …


Creating Sustainable Affordable Housing Stock Using Smart Growth Model, B Bakhtyar Jan 2007

Creating Sustainable Affordable Housing Stock Using Smart Growth Model, B Bakhtyar

B Bakhtyar

Many low-income people are trapped into paying high rental for low quality housing. It becomes impossible for them to save any down payment for purchasing a home. With the need to house 709,400 units where 38.2% is for low- and low-medium houses in the Ninth Malaysian Plan (9MP), the growing and shifting population is creating demands for new housing in some areas while decreasing demands for new and existing housing in another. The state of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur require 23.7% of new housing units to cater to its growing population in the 9MP. Inflation and other factors have brought …


2 - اولويت بندي و ميزان اثربخشي روشهاي بهينه سازي همزمان شرايط آسايش حرارتي و مصرف انرژي در ساختمان, Amir Omidvar, Mehdi Maerefat, Alireza Zolfaghari Jan 2007

2 - اولويت بندي و ميزان اثربخشي روشهاي بهينه سازي همزمان شرايط آسايش حرارتي و مصرف انرژي در ساختمان, Amir Omidvar, Mehdi Maerefat, Alireza Zolfaghari

Dr Alireza Zolfaghari

No abstract provided.


3 - تحلیل اقتصادی استفاده از پوشاک یکسان برای کارکنان در ساختمانهای اداری و آموزشی, Alireza Zolfaghari, Amir Omidvar Jan 2007

3 - تحلیل اقتصادی استفاده از پوشاک یکسان برای کارکنان در ساختمانهای اداری و آموزشی, Alireza Zolfaghari, Amir Omidvar

Dr Alireza Zolfaghari

No abstract provided.