Peixian Li^1,*, Zhixiang Tan², Lili Yan³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.117, No.2, pp. 231-250, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.02573

Abstract In order to prolong the life cycle of the coal mine, Jinggezhuang (‘JGZ’) coal mine decided to excavate the shaft pillar. The first panel 0091 was designed near the pillar boundary as an experiment in shaft pillar mining. Both probability integral method (PIM) and FLAC^3D were used to evaluate the influence on the shaft safety. PIM parameters were obtained from previous surface subsidence station. The rock property is based on the lab mechanical test. A simulated FLAC^3D model containing shafts and a panel was built based on stratigraphic information. Surface subsidence results of PIM show that… More >

Zhengwei Li^1,2, Jianli Wang^1,*, Tao Chen¹, Bin Wang¹, Yuanhao Wu¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.117, No.2, pp. 271-286, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmc.2018.04005

Abstract With the development of adaptive optics and post restore processing techniques, large aperture ground-based telescopes can obtain high-resolution images (HRIs) of targets. The pose of the space target can be estimated from HRIs by several methods. As the target features obtained from the image are unstable, it is difficult to use existing methods for pose estimation. In this paper a method based on real-time target model matching to estimate the pose of space targets is proposed. First, the physically-constrained iterative deconvolution algorithm is used to obtain HRIs of the space target. Second, according to the More >

Li Ding¹, Jiasheng Zhang,^1,2, Hongchang Sun^3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.117, No.2, pp. 213-229, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.03981

Abstract In order to ensure the safety of fluid flow in deep-water submarine pipelines, a safe and energy-saving built-in skin effect electric heat tracing technology was adopted as the thermal management strategy. The magnetic field distribution of built-in skin effect heating system is analyzed based on the mechanism of built-in skin effect heating system, so as to obtain the equivalent circuit model of built-in skin effect electric heating system. Meanwhile, heating power is introduced as an intermediate variable to establish the relationship between power supply frequency and built-in skin effect heating temperature. Aiming at the skin… More >

Xu Liu¹, Guojian Shao¹, Xingxing Yue^2,*, Qingbin Yang³, Jingbo Su⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.117, No.2, pp. 189-211, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.03947

Abstract This paper aims to apply a virtual boundary element method (VBEM) to solve the inverse problems of three-dimensional heat conduction in orthotropic media. This method avoids the singular integrations in the conventional boundary element method, and can be treated as a potential approach for solving the inverse problems of the heat conduction owing to the boundary-only discretization and semi-analytical algorithm. When the VBEM is applied to the inverse problems, the numerical instability may occur if a virtual boundary is not properly chosen. The method encounters a highly ill-conditioned matrix for the larger distance between the… More >

A. Parassuram^1,*, P. Somasundaram¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.117, No.2, pp. 169-187, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.01720

Abstract A continuous-time Model Predictive Controller was proposed using Kautz function in order to improve the performance of Load Frequency Control (LFC). A dynamic model of an interconnected power system was used for Model Predictive Controller (MPC) design. MPC predicts the future trajectory of the dynamic model by calculating the optimal closed loop feedback gain matrix. In this paper, the optimal closed loop feedback gain matrix was calculated using Kautz function. Being an Orthonormal Basis Function (OBF), Kautz function has an advantage of solving complex pole-based nonlinear system. Genetic Algorithm (GA) was applied to optimally tune More >

Zhiguo Zhang^1,*, Zhenxiao Li², Yifei Zhang³, Zhenze Wang⁴, Minzhou Luo¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.117, No.2, pp. 157-167, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.04067

Abstract OSAHS (Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome) is a respiratory disease mainly characterized by limited and repeated pauses of breathing in sleep. Currently, the optimal treatment is to apply CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) ventilation on the upper airway of the patient through a household respiratory machine. However, if the ventilator mask is designed improperly, it might cause the residue and repeated inhalation of CO₂, which will exert an adverse impact on the therapeutic effect. Present research numerically analyzed the CO₂ transportation inside a commercial ventilator mask (Mirage SoftGel, ResMed, Australia) based on the reconstructed 3D numerical… More >

Gaoyang Li¹, Xiaorui Song², Aike Qiao³, Makoto Ohta^4,5,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.117, No.2, pp. 143-155, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.04100

Abstract For patients with type 2 diabetes, the evaluation of pulse waveform characteristics is helpful to understand changes in arterial stiffness. However, there is a lack of comprehensive analysis of pulse waveform parameters. Here, we aimed to investigate the changes in pulse waveform characteristics in patients with type 2 diabetes due to increased arterial stiffness. In this study, 25 patients with type 2 diabetes and 50 healthy subjects were selected based on their clinical history. Age, height, weight, blood pressure, and pulse pressure were collected as the subjects’ basic characteristics. The brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV)… More >

Duraisamy Velmurugan¹, Masilamany Santha Alphin^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.117, No.2, pp. 125-141, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.01817

Abstract This study aims to investigate the effects of variable thread pitch on stress distribution in bones of different bone qualities under two different loading conditions (Vertical, and Horizontal) for a Zirconia dental implant. For this purpose, a three dimensional finite element model of the mandibular premolar section and three single threaded implants of 0.8 mm, 1.6 mm, 2.4 mm pitch was designed. Finite element analysis software was used to develop the model and three different bone qualities (Type II, Type III, and Type IV) were prepared. A vertical load of 200 N, and a horizontal… More >

Xinyang Cui¹, Qingshuai Ren^1,2, Zihao Li¹, Kun Peng¹, Gaoyang Li^1,3, Zhaoyong Gu¹, Aike Qiao^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.116, No.3, pp. 455-469, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.04135

Abstract Clinical application of bare metal stents is constrained by the occurrence of in-stent restenosis, mainly due to the complex biomechanical environment in the body. Numerical simulation method was used to evaluate the effect of plaque composition on stent performance in a carotid artery. CT angiography (CTA) data were used as a reference, and zero-load state of the carotid artery was used to establish a 3D stenotic artery model. Different plaque compositions, calcified and hypo-cellular were defined in Model 1 and Model 2, respectively. Interactions between the stents and arterial tissues within the stent crimping-expansion process… More >

Yang Yang^{1, *}

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.116, No.3, pp. 365-389, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.03847

Abstract The selection of machining parameters directly affects the production time, quality, cost, and other process performance measures for multi-pass milling. Optimization of machining parameters is of great significance. However, it is a nonlinear constrained optimization problem, which is very difficult to obtain satisfactory solutions by traditional optimization methods. A new optimization technique combined chaotic operator and imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA) is proposed to solve this problem. The ICA simulates the competition between the empires. It is a population-based meta-heuristic algorithm for unconstrained optimization problems. Imperialist development operator based on chaotic sequence is introduced to improve… More >