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Innovative Approaches For Improving Orc Performance: A Review Of Pure Fluids, Zeotropic Mixtures, And Nanoparticles, Ebenezer Kumi, Vasudevarao Veeredhi, Christopher Enweremad Nov 2024

Innovative Approaches For Improving Orc Performance: A Review Of Pure Fluids, Zeotropic Mixtures, And Nanoparticles, Ebenezer Kumi, Vasudevarao Veeredhi, Christopher Enweremad

Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)

Although the organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is said to effectively capture low-grade heat, its commercialization has been limited because of working fluid constraints and inefficiencies resulting from operating at low temperatures. This study reviews the working fluids used in organic Rankine cycles and examines how nanoparticles could enhance the efficiency of the ORC, by enhancing the thermophysical properties of the working fluids. Results from this review showed that zeotropic mixtures of pure fluids, provide a viable approach to improving the thermophysical characteristics of organic working fluids and have the potential to achieve thermo-economic performance superior to that of individual pure …


Tactical Activities To Improve The Effectiveness Of Concrete Batching Plant Based On Overall Equipment Effectiveness Analysis, Yurida Ekawati, Iddo Christian Sutrisno, Teguh Oktiarso Nov 2024

Tactical Activities To Improve The Effectiveness Of Concrete Batching Plant Based On Overall Equipment Effectiveness Analysis, Yurida Ekawati, Iddo Christian Sutrisno, Teguh Oktiarso

Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)

The growth of infrastructure projects has led to an increased demand for ready-mix concrete. A company that produces ready-mix concrete using a batching plant encountered difficulties in fulfilling customer orders due to the high rate of machine downtime. Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) was employed to examine these issues at the tactical activities, where the root causes of losses that occur in the OEE components of availability, performance, and quality were addressed. The OEE analysis was extended to encompass maintenance effectiveness measures, as the anticipated solution to the problem was not the replacement of the machine, but rather an enhancement of …


Study On Thermal-Fluid-Solid Coupling Characteristics For Helicopter Intermediate Spiral Bevel Gear Reducer, Dongping Sheng, Jie Yang, Chun Su Nov 2024

Study On Thermal-Fluid-Solid Coupling Characteristics For Helicopter Intermediate Spiral Bevel Gear Reducer, Dongping Sheng, Jie Yang, Chun Su

Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)

In the helicopter transmission system, the intermediate reducer is particularly special. It uses bevel gear pairs to change the transmission direction and to transfer the rotational speed effectively. Therefore, an in-depth study of the spiral gear pair is crucial to improve the overall performance of the helicopter rotor system. This study focuses on the study of the thermal-fluid-solid coupling characteristics and one-way steady-state thermal finite element analysis are conducted based on volume of fluid multiphase flow simulation theory to provide strong support for the design and optimization of the helicopter intermediate reducer. Several conclusions could be obtained. Firstly, it could …


Final Report - Qa/Qc Guidelines On Drone-Based Remote Sensing For Bridge Element Inspection, Genda Chen, Woubishet Z. Taffese, Ritesh Sharma, Zhenhua Shi Nov 2024

Final Report - Qa/Qc Guidelines On Drone-Based Remote Sensing For Bridge Element Inspection, Genda Chen, Woubishet Z. Taffese, Ritesh Sharma, Zhenhua Shi

Project IM-4

Remote sensing of elevated infrastructure via robotic platforms has recently gained increasing interest in bridge inspection. Such automated bridge inspection can not only overcome accessibility and safety challenges but also improve objectivity and consistency of the measured data compared to current visual inspection practices. With the advent of advanced technologies, quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) for robot-based bridge inspection become imperative. This study aims (1) to understand actionable inspection activities and procedures in route planning, sensor preparation and measurement, ground truth selection, and statistical analysis; (2) to outline assessment matrices and best practices for drone-based images to achieve …


How To Use The Restatement Of Consumer Contracts: A Guide For Judges, Ian Ayres, Gregory Klass Nov 2024

How To Use The Restatement Of Consumer Contracts: A Guide For Judges, Ian Ayres, Gregory Klass

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In the absence of major legislation or regulatory action, U.S. consumers will continue to look to courts and the common law for protection when businesses engage in unfair and deceptive contracting practices. In May 2022, the American Law Association approved the Restatement of the Law, Consumer Contracts. This new Restatement provides a valuable resource for courts tasked with deciding the legal effects of standard terms that businesses draft and consumers do not read. This essay identifies six pieces of the new Restatement we believe courts should pay special attention to and discusses the importance of each. It also charts several …


Growing Up Wise: Questions & Answers - Philosophy For Young People And Educating For Wisdom In The 21st Century, George Ghanotakis, Von Karl Katindoy Nov 2024

Growing Up Wise: Questions & Answers - Philosophy For Young People And Educating For Wisdom In The 21st Century, George Ghanotakis, Von Karl Katindoy

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Growing Up Wise: Questions & Answers - Philosophy for Young People and Educating for Wisdom in the 21st Century, George Ghanotakis


Pigafetta's Philippine Picnic: Culinary Encounters During The First Circumnavigation, 1519-1522, Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, Jovino De Guzman Miroy Nov 2024

Pigafetta's Philippine Picnic: Culinary Encounters During The First Circumnavigation, 1519-1522, Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, Jovino De Guzman Miroy

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Pigafetta's Philippine Picnic: Culinary Encounters During the First Circumnavigation, 1519-1522, Felice Prudente Sta. Maria


Chiron And The Machines Of Loving Grace: On Optimism, Pessimism, And Singularity, John T. Giordano Nov 2024

Chiron And The Machines Of Loving Grace: On Optimism, Pessimism, And Singularity, John T. Giordano

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Singularity has been a concern of the developers of cybernetics and artificial intelligence (AI) since the pioneering writings of such thinkers as Norbert Weiner. Yet many accept the inevitability of systems of AI surpassing human control and are optimistic that machine intelligence will harmonize human life with our environment. This essay examines this optimism against a reading of two poets: Richard Brautigan and Friedrich Hölderlin. Through these readings, it will attempt to show that the eclipse of nature by human beings can be used to examine the eclipse of the human being by machine intelligence. Thus, what is missing in …


Meaning, Truth, Art And Education, Peter Murphy Nov 2024

Meaning, Truth, Art And Education, Peter Murphy

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Meaning, Truth, Art and Education


On Dialogue, David Bohm, Mikhael Dua Nov 2024

On Dialogue, David Bohm, Mikhael Dua

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

On Dialogue, David Bohm


Unmasking The 'New Normal' And The 'Vernacular Of The Veracious' During A Pandemic, Aurelio S. Agcaoili Nov 2024

Unmasking The 'New Normal' And The 'Vernacular Of The Veracious' During A Pandemic, Aurelio S. Agcaoili

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

This paper argues that the deployment of a figurative language like the phrase “new normal” and many other verbal formulations during a pandemic is a form of power and control by political leaders. This deployment is calculated and calculating as it is meant to condition the minds of the masses that depend on the ruling political class for clarity, guidance, and some form of redemption. These “weaponized” words are presented as expressions of the veracious—essentially a vernacular of power—by persons of authority for a semblance of credibility. There are at least two versions of the veracious that are at play …


Doubting Thomas And Contemporary Education, Jovino De Guzman Miroy Nov 2024

Doubting Thomas And Contemporary Education, Jovino De Guzman Miroy

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

This paper aims to discuss what kind of training in doubt Filipino students require in the twenty-first century. To answer this question, the study alludes to the figure of Thomas the Doubter. Students often have a great deal of difficulty accepting the need to learn the skills of doubt and inquiry, making them more vulnerable to what Stuart Sim calls “empires of belief.” This essay discusses how reading Sacred Scriptures may lead to improved understanding of the dynamic relationships among inquiry, doubt, and belief. After explaining what doubt and skepticism mean, skepticism in the New Testament will be discussed. It …


Writing And Being Human, Jeffrey M. Centeno Nov 2024

Writing And Being Human, Jeffrey M. Centeno

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Truth is as moral as political in nature. This relation must be asserted more than ever, especially when seen against the background of today’s social media phenomenon, where people express their views about anything and anyone at an unprecedented speed and reach. Within the context of the academic world, the search for truth serves as the moral foundation of authorship and guides the practice of academic freedom. Teaching by writing affects the formation of fellow human beings for good or ill. Thus, every author must write only what is true, in view of communicating factual information, and not “fake news.” …


Accidents Nov 2024

Accidents

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Accidents Nov 2024

Accidents

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


I, For A Moment, Was Somewhere, John Teschner Nov 2024

I, For A Moment, Was Somewhere, John Teschner

Appalachia

A Peace Corps volunteer bushwhacks up Ol Donyo Orok, or Black Mountain.


My Old Equipment Can Beat Up Your New Equipment, Nat Eddy Nov 2024

My Old Equipment Can Beat Up Your New Equipment, Nat Eddy

Appalachia

Without getting into yet another boomer “We changed everything” claim, if you compare camping gear from the late 1970s and 1980s to new gear, most of the differences aren’t important.


Accidents Nov 2024

Accidents

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


The Mighty Pike And Miss Methuselah, Daniel Doan Nov 2024

The Mighty Pike And Miss Methuselah, Daniel Doan

Appalachia

The late author of the first “50 Hikes” book recounts a fishing misadventure on the Connecticut River in the 1930s.


Amc Four Thousand Footer Club Turns 50, Gene Daniell Nov 2024

Amc Four Thousand Footer Club Turns 50, Gene Daniell

Appalachia

Gene Daniell reflects on keeping lists, peakbagging, and bushwhacking.


Accidents Nov 2024

Accidents

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


The Manuscript Notebooks Of George P. Bond, 1850–1853, Adam Jared Apt, Martha Moore Nov 2024

The Manuscript Notebooks Of George P. Bond, 1850–1853, Adam Jared Apt, Martha Moore

Appalachia

Long lost, one notebook of field notes by the first White Mountain mapmaker has emerged in the AMC library.


Appalachia Winter/Spring 2008: Complete Issue Nov 2024

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2008: Complete Issue

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


The Face-To-Face Provokes Wisdom Of Love Levinas' Ethical View On Knowledge And Truth, Roger Burggraeve Nov 2024

The Face-To-Face Provokes Wisdom Of Love Levinas' Ethical View On Knowledge And Truth, Roger Burggraeve

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

THE FACE-TO-FACE PROVOKES WISDOM OF LOVE Levinas' ethical view on knowledge and truth


Burggraeve English Publications On Levinas, Roger Burggraeve Nov 2024

Burggraeve English Publications On Levinas, Roger Burggraeve

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Burggraeve English Publications on Levinas


"Invincible Goodness" Levinas On Socio-Political Responsibility, Its Hither Side And Beyond, In Dialogue With Vasily Grossman, Roger Burggraeve Nov 2024

"Invincible Goodness" Levinas On Socio-Political Responsibility, Its Hither Side And Beyond, In Dialogue With Vasily Grossman, Roger Burggraeve

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

"INVINCIBLE GOODNESS" Levinas on socio-political responsibility, its hither side and beyond, in dialogue with Vasily Grossman


Relocalizing Food Systems In The Age Of Pandemic, Mabi David Nov 2024

Relocalizing Food Systems In The Age Of Pandemic, Mabi David

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Relocalizing Food Systems in the Age of Pandemic


Relational Egalitarianism And The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jacqueline Marie J. Tolentino Nov 2024

Relational Egalitarianism And The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jacqueline Marie J. Tolentino

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

The current COVID-19 pandemic has called for unprecedented measures to contain it and, as such, has reinforced and produced complex and intertwining health and non-health inequalities. I take the perspective of relational egalitarianism and argue that these inequalities are not only issues of public health and economics but also of social justice. I thus aim to construct a relational egalitarian framework to examine how and why the inequalities of COVID-19 are unjust and to work out what structural changes and processes might be required to justly respond to these inequalities.


Normalizing The Population: The Biopolitics Of The "New Normal", Federico José T. Lagdameo Nov 2024

Normalizing The Population: The Biopolitics Of The "New Normal", Federico José T. Lagdameo

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

While the whole world is trying to get its bearings in the face of the radical changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, two prevailing attitudes or approaches have emerged: (1) a yearning for a return to pre-COVID-19 normalcy typified by what I call the “typhoon-shelter approach” and (2) recognizing the irreversibility of the current condition and seeking to establish a “new normal.” The biopolitical analysis employed in this paper reveals unintended consequences that slip through the mesh of traditional forms of critique centered on capital, ideology, or class conflict. Specifically, the “new normal” project prevents the free movement of …


Disease And Disparities: The Structural Violence In The Time Of Our Covidized Lives, Aurelio S. Agcaoili Nov 2024

Disease And Disparities: The Structural Violence In The Time Of Our Covidized Lives, Aurelio S. Agcaoili

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

The paper argues that when a country’s social structures— political, economic, and cultural—are arranged such that the arrangement results in a dichotomy between the class of the privileged and the class of the less privileged, any act of addressing a pandemic such as the COVID-19 will always end up in another pandemic: the pandemic of government neglect and ineptitude. There is only one way out in ensuring that this double pandemic can be addressed: a return to the foundations of a good life for all—a democracy that secures that the good of collective life is for all.