Mohammad Alkhedher^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.1, pp. 1901-1920, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.025334 - 24 February 2022

Abstract Modern fighters are designed to fly at high angle of attacks reaching 90 deg as part of their routine maneuvers. These maneuvers generate complex nonlinear and unsteady aerodynamic loading. In this study, different aerodynamic prediction tools are investigated to achieve a model which is highly accurate, less computational, and provides a stable prediction of associated unsteady aerodynamics that results from high angle of attack maneuvers. These prediction tools include Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) model, Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Logic Inference System (ANFIS), Fourier model, and Polynomial Classifier Networks (PCN). The main aim of the prediction model… More >

Songlin Yang^1,2, Xingjin Han^1,2, Chufeng Kuang^1,2, Weihua Fang³, Jianfei Zhang⁴, Tiantang Yu^4,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.131, No.1, pp. 49-72, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.018325 - 24 January 2022

Abstract The deformation prediction models of Wuqiangxi concrete gravity dam are developed, including two statistical models and a deep learning model. In the statistical models, the reliable monitoring data are firstly determined with Lahitte criterion; then, the stepwise regression and partial least squares regression models for deformation prediction of concrete gravity dam are constructed in terms of the reliable monitoring data, and the factors of water pressure, temperature and time effect are considered in the models; finally, according to the monitoring data from 2006 to 2020 of five typical measuring points including J₂₃ (on dam section ),… More >

Mohammad Anwar-Us-Saadat¹, Janeshka Goonewardena², Bidur Kafle², Mahmud Ashraf^2,*, Mahbube Subhani²

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.6, pp. 1575-1606, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.018919 - 20 January 2022

Abstract Cross laminated timber (CLT) is an innovative and environment friendly engineered timber product with superior structural performance. CLT offers strong resistance against both in-plane and out-of-plane loading. Hence, it is widely used as floors, roofs or wall elements. Considerable experimental research on CLT under various loading conditions has been done in the recent past. This article presents a comprehensive review of various design methods to determine basic mechanical properties such as tension, compression and rolling shear strength of CLT with primary focus on Norway spruce. All relevant experimental data available from existing literature were collated More >

Gang He^*

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.19, No.1, pp. 41-50, 2022, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2022.017044 - 12 January 2022

Abstract This study aims to analyze the biomechanical difference between the two legs of male badminton players when they land on one leg, thereby providing some guidance for preventing sports injury. Ten male badminton players were selected as the subjects. They did the single-leg landing movement successfully three times. The kinematic data were obtained by the Vicon infrared high-speed motion capture system. The kinetic data were obtained by the KISTLER three-dimensional forcing measuring platform. The data were processed and analyzed. The center of gravity of the right leg on the X and Y axes were 0.25 ± 0.05… More >

Kuntha Pin¹, Jee Ho Chang², Yunyoung Nam^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.3, pp. 5821-5834, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.021943 - 11 October 2021

Abstract While the usage of digital ocular fundus image has been widespread in ophthalmology practice, the interpretation of the image has been still on the hands of the ophthalmologists which are quite costly. We explored a robust deep learning system that detects three major ocular diseases: diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma (GLC), and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The proposed method is composed of two steps. First, an initial quality evaluation in the classification system is proposed to filter out poor-quality images to enhance its performance, a technique that has not been explored previously. Second, the transfer learning… More >

Yen Liang Tung¹, Zubair Ahmad², Eisa Mahmoudi^2,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.39, No.3, pp. 351-363, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.014270 - 12 August 2021

Abstract The heavy-tailed distributions are very useful and play a major role in actuary and financial management problems. Actuaries are often searching for such distributions to provide the best fit to financial and economic data sets. In the current study, a prominent method to generate new distributions useful for modeling heavy-tailed data is considered. The proposed family is introduced using trigonometric function and can be named as the Arcsine-X family of distributions. For the purposes of the demonstration, a specific sub-model of the proposed family, called the Arcsine-Weibull distribution is considered. The maximum likelihood estimation method is… More >

Mostafa Zaydan¹, Mehdi Riahi^1,2,*, Fateh Mebarek-Oudina³, Rachid Sehaqui¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 789-819, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.015422 - 17 May 2021

Abstract Steady, laminar mixed convection inside a lid-driven square cavity filled with nanofluid is investigated numerically. We consider the case where the right and left walls are moving downwards and upwards respectively and maintained at different temperatures while the other two horizontal ones are kept adiabatic and impermeable. The set of nonlinear coupled governing mass, momentum, and energy equations are solved using an extensively validated and a highly accurate finite difference method of fourth-order. Comparisons with previously conducted investigations on special configurations are performed and show an excellent agreement. Meanwhile, attention is focused on the heat… More >

Ali N. A. Koam¹, Ali Ahmad^2,*, M. F. Nadeem³

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.36, No.2, pp. 293-306, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.014896 - 05 January 2021

Abstract A class of graph invariants referred to today as topological indices are inefficient progressively acknowledged by scientific experts and others to be integral assets in the depiction of structural phenomena. The structure of an interconnection network can be represented by a graph. In the network, vertices represent the processor nodes and edges represent the links between the processor nodes. Graph invariants play a vital feature in graph theory and distinguish the structural properties of graphs and networks. A topological descriptor is a numerical total related to a structure that portray the topology of structure and… More >

Rongge Xiao^a,* , Zheng Dai^a, Yue Zhu^b , Leyuan Sun^a , Hao Li^a , Haiwei Lin^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, pp. 1-5, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.2

Abstract In order to select economical and reasonable Boil-off gas (BOG) treatment technology for different types of liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations, this paper introduces the related technologies of BOG treatment without LNG Output. Using the same working fluid and operating parameters to simulate then the six technologies of pulse tube cryocooler recovery, liquid nitrogen recovery, nitrogen expansion recovery, jet refrigeration recovery, mixed refrigerant refrigeration recovery, and direct compression process were compared in terms of power consumption, economy. On the basis of comparative analysis of power consumption, the actual usage of the above process, and with More >

Yunxiang Guo¹, Cheng Lu^1,2, Feng Yu¹, Liang Hua¹, Xinsong Zhang^1,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.6, pp. 429-438, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.011673 - 16 October 2020

Abstract Nanocrystalline core is often adopted in high-power medium-frequency transformer, whose excitation voltage is usually a rectangular wave with an adjustable duty ratio. In this paper, several kinds of methods are proposed for core loss calculation under non-sinusoidal voltage excitation by modifying the original Steinmetz equation (OSE). Firstly, these correction methods are compared in theory, and their analytical equations under rectangular voltage with an adjustable duty ratio are deduced. Then, a hysteresis loop measurement system is established to measure the core loss density of a nanocrystalline core. Based on the measured results of the core loss More >