Multi-block high-order dns code development for jet in turbulent cross-flow simulation (2012)
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Castagna, J., & Yao, Y. (2012). Multi-block high-order dns code development for jet in turbulent cross-flow simulation. Journal of Algorithms and Computational Technology, 6(4), 593-621. https://doi.org/10.1260/1748-3018.6.4.593

A multi-block high-order finite-difference direct numerical simulation (DNS) code has been developed for studying turbulent flows over complex geometries. A global mapping technique is adopted and applied to a multi-block domain arrangement, in which... Read More about Multi-block high-order dns code development for jet in turbulent cross-flow simulation.

Numerical study of unsteady airflow phenomena in a ventilated room (2012)
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Horikiri, K., Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2012). Numerical study of unsteady airflow phenomena in a ventilated room. Computational Thermal Sciences, 4(4), 317-333. https://doi.org/10.1615/ComputThermalScien.2012005093

Numerical simulation of airflow in an indoor environment has been carried out for forced, natural, and mixed convection modes, respectively, by using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach of solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equat... Read More about Numerical study of unsteady airflow phenomena in a ventilated room.

Laser sintering for the fabrication of architectural models (2012)
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Yusmawiza, W. A., Eyers, D. R., & Soe, S. (2012). Laser sintering for the fabrication of architectural models. Advanced Materials Research, 576, 637-640. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.576.637

Additive Manufacturing technologies are widely employed in the production of models for a range of industries. However, to-date little explicit research attention has examined the way in which the Laser Sintering technologies can be used in the speci... Read More about Laser sintering for the fabrication of architectural models.

CFD prediction and experimental measurement of blade water coverage in a diesel turbocharger (2012)
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Yao, J., & Yao, Y. (2012). CFD prediction and experimental measurement of blade water coverage in a diesel turbocharger. Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, 2012, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/789563

A turbocharger unit for diesel engine is often equipped with a built-in online water washing system and its performance is not always satisfactory because of efficiency declination due to deposit accumulated on blade surfaces not being washed away. I... Read More about CFD prediction and experimental measurement of blade water coverage in a diesel turbocharger.

Effect of jet inclination angle and hole exit shape on vortical flow structures in low-reynolds number jet in cross-flow (2012)
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Yao, Y., Maidi, M., & Yao, J. (2012). Effect of jet inclination angle and hole exit shape on vortical flow structures in low-reynolds number jet in cross-flow. Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, 2012, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/632040

Numerical studies have been performed to visualize vortical flow structures emerged from jet cross-flow interactions. A single square jet issuing perpendicularly into a cross-flow was simulated first, followed by two additional scenarios, that is, in... Read More about Effect of jet inclination angle and hole exit shape on vortical flow structures in low-reynolds number jet in cross-flow.

Additive manufacturing for archaeological reconstruction of a medieval ship (2012)
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Soe, S., Eyers, D. R., Jones, T., & Nayling, N. (2012). Additive manufacturing for archaeological reconstruction of a medieval ship. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 18(6), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552541211271983

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the suitability of additive manufacturing technologies in the reconstruction of archaeological discoveries as illustrative models. The processes of reverse engineering and part fabrication are discuss... Read More about Additive manufacturing for archaeological reconstruction of a medieval ship.

The enhanced assumed strain method for the isogeometric analysis of nearly incompressible deformation of solids (2012)
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Cardoso, R. P., & Cesar de Sa, J. M. (2012). The enhanced assumed strain method for the isogeometric analysis of nearly incompressible deformation of solids. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 92(1), 56-78. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.4328

Isogeometric analysis has recently become very popular for the numerical modeling of structures and fluids. Among other potential features, advantages of using a non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS)-based isogeometric analysis over the traditional... Read More about The enhanced assumed strain method for the isogeometric analysis of nearly incompressible deformation of solids.

Quantitative analysis on SLS part curling using EOS P700 machine (2012)
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Soe, S. (2012). Quantitative analysis on SLS part curling using EOS P700 machine. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 212(11), 2433-2442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2012.06.012

Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a thermal process and one of the main problems associated with it is "part curling". The aim of the work is to describe the degree of curling quantitatively and to provide suggestions to minimise the curl, thereby i... Read More about Quantitative analysis on SLS part curling using EOS P700 machine.

A new procedure for multi-mode sequential flocking with application to multiple non-holonomic mobile robot motion control: Implementation and analysis (2012)
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Cheng, L., Zheng, X. J., Wu, H. Y., Zhu, Q. M., Wang, Y. J., & Nouri, H. (2012). A new procedure for multi-mode sequential flocking with application to multiple non-holonomic mobile robot motion control: Implementation and analysis. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 16(1), 50-59. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIC.2012.046695

This is the second of a two-part paper that investigates the multi-mode sequential flocking with application to multiple non-holonomic mobile robot motion control. In this part, a multiple mobile robot simulation system based on MuRoS is used to simu... Read More about A new procedure for multi-mode sequential flocking with application to multiple non-holonomic mobile robot motion control: Implementation and analysis.

Single-stage formulations for synchronised two-stage lot sizing and scheduling in soft drink production (2012)
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Ferriera, D., Clark, A., Almada-Lobo, B., & Morabito, R. (2012). Single-stage formulations for synchronised two-stage lot sizing and scheduling in soft drink production. International Journal of Production Economics, 136(2), 255-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.11.028

This study deals with industrial processes that produce soft drink bottles in different flavours and sizes, carried out in two synchronised production stages: liquid preparation and bottling. Four single-stage formulations are proposed to solve the s... Read More about Single-stage formulations for synchronised two-stage lot sizing and scheduling in soft drink production.

Flow topology and secondary separation modelling at crossing shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction conditions (2012)
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Salin, A., Yao, Y., & Zheltovodov, A. (2012). Flow topology and secondary separation modelling at crossing shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction conditions. International Journal of Aerospace Innovations, 4(1-2), 13-28. https://doi.org/10.1260/1757-2258.4.1-2.13

Steady RANS modelling has been carried out for a symmetrical double-sharp-fin configuration with an inclination angle 15°, Mach 3.92 and Reynolds number Reδ = 3.08 x 105. Grid refinement and turbulence model influences using ω-based Reynolds Stress m... Read More about Flow topology and secondary separation modelling at crossing shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction conditions.

A new procedure for multi-mode sequential flocking with application to multiple non-holonomic mobile robot motion control: Mode description and integration principle (2012)
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Cheng, L., Xu, W. X., Wu, H. Y., Zhu, Q. M., Wang, Y. J., & Nouri, H. (2012). A new procedure for multi-mode sequential flocking with application to multiple non-holonomic mobile robot motion control: Mode description and integration principle. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 15(1), 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIC.2012.043939

This is the first of two-part paper that investigates the multi-mode sequential flocking with application to multiple non-holonomic mobile robot motion control. To provide a new procedure to avoid collisions and obstacles in the process of multi-robo... Read More about A new procedure for multi-mode sequential flocking with application to multiple non-holonomic mobile robot motion control: Mode description and integration principle.

Direct design of a U-model-based generalized predictive controller for a class of non-linear (polynomial) dynamic plants (2012)
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Du, W., Wu, X., & Zhu, Q. (2012). Direct design of a U-model-based generalized predictive controller for a class of non-linear (polynomial) dynamic plants. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 226(1), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959651811409655

Facing the big challenge of directly designing a generalized predictive controller (GPC) for a class of smooth non-linear dynamic plants described with polynomial models, this study reformulates the classical GPC into a U-model-based implementation.... Read More about Direct design of a U-model-based generalized predictive controller for a class of non-linear (polynomial) dynamic plants.

Shock induced separating flows in scramjet intakes (2012)
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Yao, Y., Zheng, Y., & Rincon, D. (2012). Shock induced separating flows in scramjet intakes. International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series, 19(73), https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010194512008604

Shock induced separating flows in a scramjet intake has been studied by using a computational fluid dynamics approach. A configuration of scramjet intake geometry consisting of two exterior compression ramps, followed by a subsequent inlet and interi... Read More about Shock induced separating flows in scramjet intakes.