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The Behavior Of Micro Explosive Charge Underwater Explosion Near A Rigid Wall, Kazutaka Kitagawa, Atsushi Abe

Progress in Scale Modeling, an International Journal

The interactions between an underwater explosion and underwater structures is a research topic related to understanding strong impulsive forces for disaster preparation and prevention. This study is a part of series studying the behavior of underwater explosion bubbles near different boundaries and structures because understanding the boundary phases and the pulsation of bubbles could be a useful predictive tool. Micro explosive underwater explosions were conducted by detonating a very small amount of silver azide; the time evolution and attenuation of effects from the explosion were studied. Both numerical and experimental data were acquired and compared for underwater shock waves, gas …

Towards Scaling Laws For Ddt In Obstructed Channels, Elaine S. Oran, Vadim N. Gamezo

Progress in Scale Modeling, an International Journal

In a coal mine, natural gas can leak through walls and accumulate in enclosed regions that are no longer being mined or ventilated. If there is an accidental spark in the region containing this gas, it can ignite a flame that may transition to detonation (DDT). An important problem is to assess if, when, and where DDT can occur, and thus provide information needed to design strong enough barriers to protect active mining areas. We describe results of numerical simulations of flame acceleration and DDT in obstacle-laden channels to find a scaling law for 𝐿_DDT, the distance the …

Similitude Theory Applied To Plates In Vibroacoustic Field: A Review Up To 2020, Alessandro Casaburo, Giuseppe Petrone, Francesco Franco, Sergio De Rosa

Progress in Scale Modeling, an International Journal

Similitude methods are a set of tools which allow the design of scaled-up or scaled-down models of a full-scale structure called a prototype. In this way, the financial and temporal costs of experimental tests, and the problems associated with the set-up of too large (or small) test articles, may be overcome. This article provides a brief review of similitude methods applied to plates in a vibroacoustic field. Particularly, it is dedicated to a thorough analysis of similitude conditions and scaling laws for uncovering commonalities and differences, and physical interpretations, obtained from applying different scaling methods.

Scaling Considerations For Fire Whirls, Forman A. Williams

Progress in Scale Modeling, an International Journal

This brief report, based on a presentation made at the Eighth International Symposium on Scale Modeling, held in Portland, Oregon, in September of 2017, summarizes and evaluates different methods for classifying fire whirls and their scaling laws. It is indicated that a number of relevant non-dimensional parameters are known for fire whirls, and future scale-modeling experiments could provide useful additional information and insights.

Scaling Realistic Fire Scenarios, James G. Quintiere

Progress in Scale Modeling, an International Journal

A review is made of work on scale modeling in fire and presented from the experience of the author. Primarily, scale modeling in air is discussed but there is a brief discussion of a scale model with salt and fresh water for smoke movement. A complete set of dimensionless groups is presented for fire, then it is illustrated how selections were made for the partial scaling of specific fire scenarios. Studies have been motivated by basic research interests as well as for fire investigations. The dynamics of floorcovering fire spread in a corridor is studied to reveal many features of …

An Input Power-Aware Maximum Efficiency Tracking Technique For Energy Harvesting In Iot Applications, Sanad Fares Yousef Kawar

Engineering Ph.D. Theses

The Internet of Things (IoT) enables intelligent monitoring and management in many applications such as industrial and biomedical systems as well as environmental and infrastructure monitoring. As a result, IoT requires billions of wireless sensor network (WSN) nodes equipped with a microcontroller and transceiver. As many of these WSN nodes are off-grid and small-sized, their limited-capacity batteries need periodic replacement. To mitigate the high costs and challenges of these battery replacements, energy harvesting from ambient sources is vital to achieve energy-autonomous operation. Energy harvesting for WSNs is challenging because the available energy varies significantly with ambient conditions and in many …

Environmental Engineering Senior Design I, Pamela Jb Clenance

Open Educational Resources

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System And Method For Object Recognition Based Estimation Of Planogram Compliance, Pranoy Hari, Shilpa Yadukumar Rao, Rajashree Ramakrishnan, Avishek Kumar Shaw, Archan Ray, Nishant Kumar, Dipti Prasad Mukherjee

Patents

Object recognition-based estimation of planogram compliance provides an expected arrangement of products on shelves. Identifying whether a product is placed in an appropriate location on a shelf is a challenging task due to various real-time parameters associated with image capturing. In the present disclosure, an input image associated with a shelf of a retail store is received and product images are cropped. Further, a set of reference images stored in a database are scaled corresponding to the input image. Further, one or more composite matching scores are calculated based on normalized cross-correlation and shape-based feature matching to obtain one or …

Personality Trends In The Pilot Population, Maria E. Chaparro, Meredith Carroll, Shem Malmquist

Aeronautics Faculty Publications

Personality has been acknowledged since the 1970’s as an influencing factor in pilot performance and training outcomes (King, 2014; Bartram, 1995). Since the late 1940’s, pilot selection techniques have included personality related questions (Olson, Walker, & Phillips, 2009; Callister, King, Retzlaff, & Marsh, 1999; Dolgin & Gib, 1988; Fiske, 1947). Unfortunately, despite the large number of different personality indexes used within this line of research, there has not been an aggregation of all aviation studies examining pilot personality and its impact on performance and success. In the current effort, a literature review was conducted to identify research that examined pilot …

A Multi-Objective Model For Sustainable Perishable Food Distribution Considering The Impact Of Temperature On Vehicle Emissions And Product Shelf Life, Amin Gharehyakheh, Caroline C. Krejci, Jaime Cantu, K. Jamie Rogers

Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Faculty Publications - Archive

The food distribution process is responsible for significant quality loss in perishable products. However, preserving quality is costly and consumes a tremendous amount of energy. To tackle the challenge of minimizing transportation costs and CO2 emissions while also maximizing product freshness, a novel multi-objective model is proposed. The model integrates a vehicle routing problem with temperature, shelf life, and energy consumption prediction models, thereby enhancing its accuracy. Non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II is adapted to solve the proposed model for the set of Solomon test data. The conflicting nature of these objectives and the sensitivity of the model to shelf …

New Energy-Saving Control Of Induction Motor Considering Core Loss, Bulai Wang, Wei Biao, Zhang Fan, Zhenzhen Huang, Yunfei Zhang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to further improve the running efficiency of induction motor, a new energy-saving control method was proposed. Considering the influence of varied flux, a control strategy coordinating the optimal flux with the optimal slip angular frequency based on the slip angular frequency control was built. The mathematical model of induction motor considering core loss was established. The expression of the optimal flux and slip angular frequency was obtained according to the Lagrange multiplier method when system was the highest efficiency. By using MATLAB simulation platform, a simulation model of the energy saving control system was built doing a …

Research On Radar Anti-Jamming Performance Evaluation Index System Based On Rough Set Theory, Zongfeng Qi, Han Shan, Jianxun Li

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The applications of generalized rough set theory were researched for the construction and optimization of radar anti-jamming performance evaluation index system. A mass of real-valued data was converted to some interval-valued data to avoid the difficulty of classification. The H'- information entropy-based information filling technique was employed to solve the problem of missing evaluation data. The E-condition entropy-based heuristic algorithm was applied to make attribute reduction, optimize evaluation index system, and extract final decision rules. The feasibility, validity and practicability of proposed method were testified by a simulation example.

Facial Vital Sign Based Countermeasure Against 3d Mask Attacks, Xiaojing Gu, Chuanqing Fu, Xingsheng Gu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Vulnerability to spoofing attacks is the main drawback for current face authentication systems. Traditional spoofing attacks include displaying printed photos and replaying recorded videos. With the development of 3D printing technology, the 3D mask spoofing attack has been becoming the new threat. A novel anti-spoofing feature was proposed to 3D mask attacks. A liveness feature from the power spectrum of facial color signal was extracted based on a physiological phenomenon that the color of real human face changed periodically due to the blood circulation. The performance of countermeasure jointly using the liveness feature and facial texture feature was evaluated …

Modeling And Control Of Shaking Motion Of Aerial Refueling Hose-Drogue, Zhang Jin, Suozhong Yuan, Quanquan Gong

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Hose-Drogue fly with the tanker in the air can produce shaking motion which increases the difficulty of coupling with a refueling drogue for a receiver plane safely and accurately. A mathematical model of shaking motion of aerial refueling hose drogue under the tanker wake and atmospheric turbulence was proposed by the method of rigid multibody dynamics. Then the balance drag wake of hose-drogue and the atmospheric turbulence on hose-drogue in different flight conditions were analyzed based on this model. To reduce the movement amplitude of the hose-drogue in the air, the controller to the motion of the hose-drogue …

Research And Design Of All-Purpose Simulation Platform Of Fault Injection, Wenbin Yao, Zhao Ling, Wang Zhen, Yao Xiang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Focusing on the limited injection position and single target system problems existing in the simulation research of fault injection, combined with the NS2 simulation technology and fault injection method, an all-purpose simulation platform of fault injection was proposed. The layered model of the targeted information system was constructed, whose topology information and service performance information was given by the matrix, and improved the generality of the simulation platform of fault injection. Based on the configuration information, the platform constructed the fault library, which brought the cost reduction and reliability promotion of the system faults. The quadruple design of the …

Software Technology Of Transportation Virtual Simulation Experiment Teaching Center, Shiwei He, Leishan Zhou

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The general architecture and experiments of Transportation National Virtual Simulation Experiment Teaching Center (TNVSETC) were introduced. The features of simulation platforms which include “huge, multi-sources, iomerous” big-data platform, “whole procedure, semi-object, virtual reality” railway planning, design and operation integrated simulation platform, roadway planning, design, control and operations evaluation simulation platform were analyzed. The main modeling techniques and technique characteristics of simulation software including traffic circumstance construction technology, vehicle behavior model, pedestrian behavior model, transporation supplying model and management methods were summarized. The advice on the future development of TNVSETC simulation software was proposed.

Fusion Comparing Visualization Method For Pesticide Residue Detection Data, Hongqian Chen, Li Hui, Fang Yi, Qixian Liu, Chen Yi

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To express efficiently the association and difference among cities, categories and standards in pesticide residue detection data analysis, a fusion visualization method based on data statistic and OpenGL graphics library was proposed. The method can accelerate the dataset comparing and selecting for the expert interaction and data analysis. The method firstly summarizes the detection data in pesticide residue detection database according to its various category and belonging region. All the data are shown in one fusion visualization result. The result can assist expert to compare efficiently and analysis intuitionally the dataset. The data of the selected dataset in …

Research On Switched Current Mirror Mismatch And Simulation, Jierong Guo, Yigang He, Changqing Liu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Typical sources of switched current mirror mismatch were discussed. The most important three parameter of mismatch: transconductance, threshold voltage and the sub threshold slope were analyzed, due to the switch current circuit adopts the width to length ratio characteristic for calibration design. SPICE model using Hspice platform and 0.18 um BSIM3_V3.1 were proposed for circuit simulation. The simulation and analysis of mismatch were executed based on two kinds of operating rules of weak inversion and strong inversion. The compensation ability for mismatch was provided by floating gate switch current mirror which was also verified by simulation. Analysis and simulation …

Adaptive Minimum Entropy Blind Equalization Algorithm Based On Quantum Artificial Fish Swarm Optimization, Yecai Guo, Wu Xing, Huang Wei, Wang Hui

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to improve the equalization performance of high order inconstant modulus signals, adaptive minimum entropy super-exponential iteration blind equalization algorithm based on quantum artificial fish swarm optimization was proposed. The proposed algorithm could accelerate convergence rate via super-exponential iteration algorithm and could further decease the mean square error of the super-exponential iteration adaptive minimum entropy blind equalization algorithm via using the global optimization of the quantum artificial fish swarm algorithm designed by Schrodinger equation. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm has fast convergence rate and lower mean square error for different higher modulation signals comparison with …

Short -Term Prediction Of Wind Power Based On Ide-Wnn And Probabilistic Evaluation, Zengliang Liu, Songlin Zhou, Tongxu Zhou

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Wind power prediction usually concludes determined and uncertainly prediction. The former puts important on prediction accuracy and the later focus on the the risk of prediction results. For increase the prediction accuracy, an improved differential evolution algorithm was applied to widely search the optimal solution of wavelet neural network in different directions. By calculating joint conditional probability of wind power predictions about prediction error and power fluctuation, the risk of prediction results could be more fully assessed. The effectiveness of the proposed method was verified by simulation experiments.

Who's Leading: The Dance Between Mini-Splits And Existing Hvac Systems, Florida Solar Energy Center, Cheryn Metzger

FSEC Energy Research Center®

Recently, many utilities across the U.S. have provided incentives for ductless mini-split heat pumps due to their relatively high efficiencies. However, when these ductless mini-splits are installed in existing homes, utilities and researchers find that they are not living up to their energy saving potential, due to a lack of coordinated controls with the existing HVAC system. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and The Levy Partnership are all leading projects across the country to address this problem. The goal for this body of work is to determine which control strategies provide the most …

Measured Cooling Energy Savings From Reflective Wall Finishes: Evaluation As An Efficiency Measure Across Climates, Florida Solar Energy Center, Danny Parker

FSEC Energy Research Center®

In past research, reflective roofs have shown significant potential to reduce cooling in buildings. However, there have been few empirical evaluations of cooling reductions from changing wall reflectance. In the reported study, several experiments with instrumented scale test buildings are used to provide validation for a detailed simulation analysis across varied North American climates. The simulations establish the potential of reflective walls as an efficiency measure in existing buildings against climate.

This paper was published in the 2020 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.

Analysis Techniques For Evaluating Energy Conservation Programs Using Utility Ami Data, Florida Solar Energy Center, Richard Raustad

FSEC Energy Research Center®

With the evolution of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) electric meters, utility companies now have direct access to whole building electricity use at a granular time scale. AMI data can be used for a variety of purposes beyond billing, for example, to evaluate the efficacy of energy conservation (EC) programs. Historical methods for calculating EC program savings include building simulation models and laboratory and/or field testing. With big data now available, which analysis methods are more likely to yield quality results?

In a recent project, the Orlando Utility Commission provided monitored AMI data from Oct 1, 2015 - Sep 27, 2018 …

Dynamic Through-Silicon Via Clustering In 3d Ic Floorplanning For Early Performance Optimization, Sucheta Mohapatra

Dissertations and Theses

Through-silicon via (TSV)-based three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D ICs) are expected to be the breakthrough technology for keeping up with the scaling trends of Moore's law, while also offering the unique opportunity for functional diversification through heterogenous integration. TSVs are vertical metal interconnects enabling communication across stacked and thinned dies. The dramatic reduction in global wirelength and chip footprint in 3DICs, directly improves delay, device density, bandwidth and routing congestion. Even with the current maturation of TSV process, the roadmap for industry adoption of 3DICs remains largely uncertain due to lack of standardized 3D tools capable of handling the sheer complexity …

Dem Clustering Simplification Algorithm Based On Fractal Dimension, Zhang Fan, Xiaoyang Li, Liu Huan, Hu Wei, Li Wei

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Fractal is the essential characteristic of natural scenes. It can describe the irregular extent of surface topography, so it is used for digital terrain generation. As the inverse process of terrain generation, digital terrain simplification usually uses geometric properties such as curvature index as a measure to reduce the grid to improve the efficiency of electromagnetic solver calculations, flood modeling, visual simulation and other issues, while ignoring the fractal nature of the terrain features. Since a traditional simplification algorithm of DEM is difficult to identify the characteristics of complex topography, a new clustering simplification algorithm based on fractal dimension …

Simulated Training System Of Shipborne Helicopter Deck-Landing Command, Jianguo Wang, Qun E, Xiaogang Xu, Keming Yao, Xinlong Wan

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Ship borne helicopter landing on the deck is a complex and dangerous process, and the capability of the deck landing commanders has much influence to the helicopter landing safety. The environment system of ship borne helicopter deck landing was constructed, such as wave simulation, ship rocking simulation and assist deck landing lighting system. The ship borne helicopter landing simulation training system was designed and realized, including command gesture data acquisition, gesture recognition, etc. According to the characteristic of ship borne helicopter landing command, the system applied the gesture capture technology to the landing command training. The application indicates that …

Characteristics Study Of Internal Gas-Liquid Two Phase Flow Field Of Three Layers Of Air Stirred Tank Reactor, Xiaodong Hu, Dexin Zhang, Jiang Rong, Zenghui Wu, Tian Qiang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The fluid dynamics and the gas-liquid distribution character in a three-layer stirred tank reactor with 2KSX (four wide blade propeller type stirrer) and PDT (parabolic disc turbine) were analyzed with the MRE (multi-reference frame) method based on Euler-Euler and population balance models. The total and local gas-hold were calculated. The conclusions show that: axial flow was produced by double stir upper KSX with radial flow produced by the third layer of PDT, gas-hold was improved with double-upper-layer stirrers axial driven and the lowest stirrer axial driven, gas-hold increased with the stirred time going on, which would not be extended …

Measured Energy And Moisture Performance Impacts From Vented And Unvented Attic With Insulation On Top Of Ceiling In The Hot Humid Climate Zone, Florida Solar Energy Center, Charles Withers, Jr.

FSEC Energy Research Center®

Sealing attic vents helps decrease house air leakage and may reduce some moisture issues in attics in hot humid climates. new code-approved unvented attics can use different types of insulation materials, however, there are specific requirements that vary by materials used and climate zone. These requirements may be complex and may increase construction and operational energy costs.

This paper was published in the 2020 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.

Research On Scheduling Problem Of Single-Arm Cluster Tools With Residency Time Constraints, Lu Rui, Linying Li

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Considering the scheduling model and schedulibility for single-arm cluster tools with wafer residency time constraints, a mixed- integer linear programming model with both single-arm and temporal constraints for processing module was constructed. The rationality of equivalent processing time for concurrency module was theoretically proved. Based on this, the periodic wafer processing and transportation procedure for both single-arm and processing module was analyzed. Meanwhile, the schedulibility conditions for cluster tools were proved. The simulation experiments were carried out to test the model and schedulable conditions, and the results reveal the validity and feasibility of the presented model.

Low-Complexity Soft-Decision Decoding Algorithm For Bch Code In Beidou System, Guowei Qu, Songfeng Deng

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: A low-complexity soft-decision decoding algorithm based on the re-encoding technique was proposed for the BCH(15,11) code in BeiDou satellite navigation system. Several candidate information sequences were constructed by the soft-decision vector and then re-encoded in the algorithm if the error in the hard-decision result was detected. The correlation between each codeword and the soft-decision vector was calculated, and the codeword with the maximum correlation value was selected as decoding output. Simulation results show that the presented algorithm outperforms traditional hard-decision decoding at the expense of moderate complexity increase. Moreover, the storage of error-correction ROM signal is avoided. …