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Kazunori Shinohara*
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 441-473, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08656
Abstract Addition formulas exist in trigonometric functions. Double-angle
and half-angle formulas can be derived from these formulas. Moreover, the
relation equation between the trigonometric function and the hyperbolic function
can be derived using an imaginary number. The inverse hyperbolic function
is similar to the inverse trigonometric function
, such as the second degree of a polynomial and the constant term 1, except for the sign − and +. Such an analogy holds not only when the
degree of the polynomial is 2, but also for higher degrees. As such, a function
exists with respect… More >
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M. J. Huntul1, D. Lesnic2, *
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 475-494, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08791
Abstract In this paper, we consider solving numerically for the first time inverse problems
of determining the time-dependent thermal diffusivity coefficient for a weakly degenerate
heat equation, which vanishes at the initial moment of time, and/or the convection
coefficient along with the temperature for a one-dimensional parabolic equation, from
some additional information about the process (the so-called over-determination
conditions). Although uniquely solvable these inverse problems are still ill-posed since
small changes in the input data can result in enormous changes in the output solution.
The finite difference method with the Crank-Nicolson scheme combined with the
nonlinear Tikhonov regularization are employed. The… More >
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Xinglong Wang1,2, Cheng Wang1,2, Xin Zhou1,*, Mingkang Zhang3, Peiyu Zhang1, Lei Wang2
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 495-508, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09778
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Design & simulation in Additive Manufacturing)
Abstract The new regenerative cooling thermal protection system exhibits the
multifunctional characteristics of load-carrying and heat exchange cooling, which
are fundamental for the lightweight design and thermal protection of hypersonic
vehicles. Triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) is especially suitable for the
structural design of the internal cavity of regenerative cooling structures owing
to its excellent structural characteristics. In this study, test pieces were manufactured using Ti6Al4V lightweight material. We designed three types of porous test
pieces, and the interior was filled with a TPMS lattice (Gyroid, Primitive, I-WP)
with a porosity of 30%. All porous test pieces were manufactured via selective… More >
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Huawen Shu, Minghai Xu, Xinyue Duan*, Yongtong Li, Yu Sun, Ruitian Li, Peng Ding
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 509-523, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08806
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Advances in Modeling and Simulation of Complex Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow)
Abstract A finite volume method based unstructured grid is presented to solve
the two dimensional viscous and incompressible flow. The method is based on
the pressure-correction concept and solved by using a semi-staggered grid technique. The computational procedure can handle cells of arbitrary shapes, although
solutions presented in this paper were only involved with triangular and quadrilateral cells. The pressure or pressure-correction value was stored on the vertex
of cells. The mass conservation equation was discretized on the dual cells surrounding the vertex of primary cells, while the velocity components and other
scale variables were saved on the central of primary… More >
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Alireza Poordavoodi1, Mohammad Reza Moazami Goudarzi2,*, Hamid Haj Seyyed Javadi3, Amir Masoud Rahmani4, Mohammad Izadikhah5
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 525-570, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08854
Abstract With the growing number of Web services on the internet, there is a challenge to
select the best Web service which can offer more quality-of-service (QoS) values at the
lowest price. Another challenge is the uncertainty of QoS values over time due to the
unpredictable nature of the internet. In this paper, we modify the interval data envelopment
analysis (DEA) models [Wang, Greatbanks and Yang (2005)] for QoS-aware Web service
selection considering the uncertainty of QoS attributes in the presence of desirable and
undesirable factors. We conduct a set of experiments using a synthesized dataset to show the
capabilities of… More >
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J. Serrano-Arellano1, J. M. Belman-Flores2,*, I. Hernández-Pérez3, K. M. Aguilar-Castro3, E. V. Macías-Melo3, F. Elizalde-Blancas2, J. M. Riesco-Ávila2, F. J. García-Rodríguez4
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 571-602, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08677
Abstract In the present study, an analysis of the heat and mass transfer in a ventilated
cavity in a warm climate zone was carried out to analyze, among others, the temperatures
and percentage of relative humidity (RH). The governing equations of the mathematical
model were solved through the finite volume method. We used the k-ε turbulence mode
to find the results of the variables of interest in seven climate records on a given day.
The velocity of the inlet flow of the air-H2O mixture was varied through the Reynolds
number (Re) from 500 to 10000. The outdoor weather conditions considered were… More >
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Ji Liang1, Zhihuan Chen2,*, Xiaohui Yuan1,3,*, Binqiao Zhang3, Yanbin Yuan4
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 603-629, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09328
Abstract Terminal sliding mode controller method is introduced to enhance the
regulation performance of the hydraulic turbine governing system (HTGS). For
the purpose of describing the characteristics of controlled system and deducing
the control rule, a nonlinear mathematic model of hydraulic turbine governing
system with bifurcated penstocks (HTGSBF) under control input saturation is
established, and the input/output state linearization feedback approach is used
to obtain the relationship between turbine speed and controller output. To address
the control input saturation problem, an adaptive assistant system is designed to
compensate for controller truncation. Numerical simulations have been conducted
under fixed point stabilization and… More >
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Caining Zhang1, Xiaopeng Guo2, Xiaoya Guo3, David Molony4, Huaguang Li2, Habib Samady4, Don P. Giddens4,5, Lambros Athanasiou6, Dalin Tang1*,7, Rencan Nie2,*, Jinde Cao8
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 631-646, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09718
Abstract Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new intravascular imaging
technique with high resolution and could provide accurate morphological information for plaques in coronary arteries. However, its segmentation is still commonly performed manually by experts which is time-consuming. The aim of
this study was to develop automatic techniques to characterize plaque components
and quantify plaque cap thickness using 3 machine learning methods including
convolutional neural network (CNN) with U-Net architecture, CNN with Fully
convolutional DenseNet (FC-DenseNet) architecture and support vector machine
(SVM). In vivo OCT and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images were acquired
from two patients at Emory University with informed consent… More >
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Jun Chen1, *, Rao Hu2, Xianfeng Guo3, Feng Wu2
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 647-660, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09180
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Security Enhancement of Image Recognition System in IoT based Smart Cities)
Abstract Underground pipeline networks constitute a major component of urban
infrastructure, and thus, it is imperative to have an efficient mechanism to manage them.
This study introduces a secondary development system to efficiently model underground
pipeline networks, using the building information modeling (BIM)-based software Revit.
The system comprises separate pipe point and tubulation models. Using a Revit application
programming interface (API), the spatial position and attribute data of the pipe points are
extracted from a pipeline database, and the corresponding tubulation data are extracted
from a tubulation database. Using the Family class in Revit API, the cluster in the self-built
library… More >
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Wei Liu1, 2, *, Qianxiang Wu2
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 661-690, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.07764
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Numerical Modeling and Simulation for Structural Safety and Disaster Mitigation)
Abstract A utility tunnel system consists of pipes and ancillary facilities. In this paper, a
finite element model of a concrete utility tunnel with pipes inside is established. Several
tunnel segments were built to simulate a real utility tunnel, while the pipe was fixed by
springs on the brackets in the utility tunnel. Using the discrete soil spring element to
simulate the soil-structure interaction, actual earthquake records were adopted as excitation
to analyze the seismic responses of pipes in a utility tunnel. Moreover, the influences of
different parameters, including soil type, earthquake records, and field apparent wave
velocity on the seismic… More >
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Tiancan Huang1, Hao Zhou2,*, Hamid Beiraghi3
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 691-715, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09046
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Numerical Modeling and Simulation for Structural Safety and Disaster Mitigation)
Abstract Large cooling towers in thermal power plants and nuclear power plants are likely
to suffer from strong earthquakes during service periods. The resulting destructions of the
cooling towers would endanger the power plants and threaten the security of the related
areas. It is important to use effective means to evaluate the safety status of the cooling
towers and guide further precautions as well as retrofitting efforts. This paper is therefore
focused on an elaborate numerical investigation to the earthquake-induced collapses of a
large cooling tower structure. A complete numerical work for simulation of material
failure, component fracture, structural buckling and… More >
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Rui Chen1, 2, Yong Wang1, 2, Ruitao Peng1, 2, *, Shengqiang Jiang1, 2, Congfang Hu1, 2, Ziheng Zhao1, 2
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 717-737, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.07438
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Numerical Modeling and Simulation for Structural Safety and Disaster Mitigation)
Abstract An inverse method for parameters identification of discrete element model
combined with experiment is proposed. The inverse problem of parameter identification
is transmitted to solve an optimization problem by minimizing the distance between the
numerical calculations and experiment responses. In this method, the discrete element
method is employed as numerical calculator for the forward problem. Then, the orthogonal
experiment design with range analysis was used to carry out parameters sensitivity
analysis. In addition, to improve the computational efficiency, the approximate model
technique is used to replace the actual computational model. The intergeneration projection
genetic algorithm (IP-GA) is employed as the… More >
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Mengya Su1, Zhihao Ren1, Zhiyue Zhang1, *
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 739-776, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08563
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Numerical Methods for Differential and Integral Equations)
Abstract Based on rectangular partition and bilinear interpolation, we construct an
alternating-direction implicit (ADI) finite volume element method, which combined the
merits of finite volume element method and alternating direction implicit method to solve
a viscous wave equation with variable coefficients. This paper presents a general procedure
to construct the alternating-direction implicit finite volume element method and gives
computational schemes. Optimal error estimate in L2 norm is obtained for the schemes.
Compared with the finite volume element method of the same convergence order, our
method is more effective in terms of running time with the increasing of the computing
scale. Numerical… More >
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Muhammad Altaf Khan1,*, Khanadan Khan2, Mohammad A. Safi3, Mahmoud H. DarAssi4
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 777-795, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08208
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Numerical Methods for Differential and Integral Equations)
Abstract The present paper investigates the theoretical analysis of the tuberculosis (TB) model in the discrete-time case. The model is parameterized by the TB
infection cases in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between 2002
and 2017. The model is parameterized and the basic reproduction number is
obtained and it is found R0 ¼ 1:5853. The stability analysis for the model is presented and it is shown that the discrete-time tuberculosis model is stable at the
disease-free equilibrium whenever R0 < 1 and further we establish the results
for the endemic equilibria and prove that the model is globally asymptotically
stable… More >
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Marjan Uddin1,*, Hameed Ullah Jan1,*, Muhammad Usman2
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 797-819, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08717
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Numerical Methods for Differential and Integral Equations)
Abstract In this paper, we approximate the solution and also discuss the periodic behavior
termed as eventual periodicity of solutions of (IBVPs) for some dispersive wave equations
on a bounded domain corresponding to periodic forcing. The constructed numerical
scheme is based on radial kernels and local in nature like finite difference method. The temporal variable is executed through RK4 scheme. Due to the local nature and sparse differentiation matrices our numerical scheme efficiently recovers the solution. The results
achieved are validated and examined with other methods accessible in the literature. More >
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Mayi Guo, Gang Zhao, Wei Wang*, Xiaoxiao Du, Ran Zhang, Jiaming Yang
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 821-843, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09898
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Recent Developments of Isogeometric Analysis and its Applications in Structural Optimization)
Abstract Nonlinear behaviors are commonplace in many complex engineering
applications, e.g., metal forming, vehicle crash test and so on. This paper focuses
on the T-spline based isogeometric analysis of two-dimensional nonlinear problems including general large deformation hyperelastic problems and small deformation elastoplastic problems, to reveal the advantages of local refinement
property of T-splines in describing nonlinear behavior of materials. By applying
the adaptive refinement capability of T-splines during the iteration process of analysis, the numerical simulation accuracy of the nonlinear model could be
increased dramatically. The Bézier extraction of the T-splines provides an element
structure for isogeometric analysis that can be… More >
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Zhuqing Jiao1, *, Yixin Ji1, Tingxuan Jiao1, Shuihua Wang2, *
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 845-871, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08999
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Recent Advances on Deep Learning for Medical Signal Analysis (RADLMSA))
Abstract Currently, functional connectomes constructed from neuroimaging data have
emerged as a powerful tool in identifying brain disorders. If one brain disease just manifests as some cognitive dysfunction, it means that the disease may affect some local connectivity in the brain functional network. That is, there are functional abnormalities in the
sub-network. Therefore, it is crucial to accurately identify them in pathological diagnosis.
To solve these problems, we proposed a sub-network extraction method based on graph
regularization nonnegative matrix factorization (GNMF). The dynamic functional networks
of normal subjects and early mild cognitive impairment (eMCI) subjects were vectorized
and the functional connection… More >
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Zelong Wang1, 2, 3, *, Xiangui Liu1, 2, 3, Haifa Tang3, Zhikai Lv3, Qunming Liu3
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 873-893, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08993
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Advances in Modeling and Simulation of Complex Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow)
Abstract The Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF), as the most popular sequential data
assimilation algorithm for history matching, has the intrinsic problem of high computational
cost and the potential inconsistency of state variables updated at each loop of data
assimilation and its corresponding reservoir simulated result. This problem forbids the
reservoir engineers to make the best use of the 4D seismic data, which provides valuable
information about the fluid change inside the reservoir. Moreover, only matching the
production data in the past is not enough to accurately forecast the future, and the
development plan based on the false forecast is very likely… More >
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Yongtong Li1, Liang Gong1, *, Hui Lu1, Dexin Zhang1, Bin Ding1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.2, pp. 895-912, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09009
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Advances in Modeling and Simulation of Complex Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow)
Abstract In the present study, the thermal performance of metal foam heat sink was
numerically investigated by adopting the local thermal non-equilibrium (LTNE) model
and local thermal equilibrium (LTE) model. Temperature field distributions and
temperature difference field distributions of solid and fluid phases were presented.
Detailed thermal performance comparisons based on the LTE and LTNE models were
evaluated by considering the effects of the relevant metal foam morphological and
channel geometrical parameters. Results indicate that a distinct temperature difference
exists between the solid and fluid phases when the LTNE effect is pronounced. The
average Nusselt numbers predicted by both the LTE… More >