Weihua Zhang¹, Guangrong Tian, Maoru Chi

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.4, pp. 173-180, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.173

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Y. Y. Kim¹, B. Y. Lee², J. K. Kim²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.4, pp. 167-172, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.167

Abstract The fiber dispersion performance in fiber-reinforced cementitious composites is a crucial factor with respect to achieving desired mechanical performance. However, evaluation of the fiber dispersion performance in the composite PVA-ECC (Polyvinyl alcohol-Engineered Cementitious Composite) is extremely challenging because of the low contrast of PVA fibers with the cement-based matrix. In the present work, an enhanced image processing technique including more detailed classification of types of fibers and adaptation of a morphological reconstruction, the fiber detection performance is enhanced. Test results using artificial and real fiber images showed that a distribution coefficient α_f, referred to as the More >

S. Shiotani¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.4, pp. 159-166, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.159

Abstract This paper deals with the numerical estimation of the ocean surface wind in a bay. Such estimates are very important because the wind reacts to environmental problem, such as the effects of a marine structure or a sailing ship. The estimation of the ocean surface wind was carried out in Osaka Bay in Japan using the mesoscale meteorological model MM5. The calculated numerical results were compared with the observed ones. It was confirmed that the ocean surface wind in Osaka Bay was accurately estimated. As an application of the estimation of wind in the bay, More >

T. Kipouros¹, T. Ghisu², G. T. Parks², A. M. Savill³

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.4, pp. 151-158, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.151

Abstract Design optimisation techniques have proved to be very effective in the engineering design process. Turbomachinery is one of the fields with distinctive applications of such approaches. Apart from the improved efficiency of the process, significant advancements to the generic behaviour of engineering products have been recorded. Post-analyses of the optimisation processes and the optimal designs can reveal the physical mechanisms responsible for optimal behaviour characteristics, obtainable by no other means. Moreover, these findings can be deployed online in a dynamic way during the progression of the design process, in order to assist and enhance the More >

O. Ohta¹, F. Gao¹, T. Matsuzawa²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 146-150, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.146

Abstract The aortic disease is 2nd place of the cause of death. If the thoracic part and the dissociation are matched, the aortic aneurysm exceeds 60 percent. The aneurysm decided based on the maximum diameter of the aneurysm from the image of which it takes a picture with CT or MRI etc. as such a diagnostic indicator. The appearance of disease, the development, and the rupture of the arterial hemangioma are thought that the hemodynamics such as intravasculars and vessel walls plays an important role [1,2]. Then, we simulated the aneurysm of descending aorta in consideration More >

CHI, Maoru¹, ZHANG, Weihua¹ JIANG, Yiping¹ DAI, Huanyun¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 141-145, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.141

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J. Toribio¹, V. Kharin²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 135-140, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.135

Abstract This paper deals with the meaning and significance of the fracture mechanics approach to hydrogen assisted cracking, analyzing the question of K-dominance not only over the purely mechanical aspects, but also over the environmental (physicochemical) events. Two key factors able to violate the uniqueness of the crack growth kinetics curve v = v(K) are discussed: the role of far field (the stress-strain field which is not K-dominated) and the effect of the history of hydrogenation and crack growth. The far field is shown to have a minor effect on near-tip hydrogen diffusion, and thus it can only… More >

Jong-Kook Cha¹, Jin-Rae Cho¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 129-134, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.129

Abstract Sloshing flow is formulated based on the linearized potential flow theory, while an artificial damping term is employed into the kinematic free-surface condition to reflect the eminent dissipation effect in resonant sloshing. Through the numerical analysis of sloshing frequency response with respect to the number, location and opening width of baffle, the sloshing damping characteristics by baffle are parametrically investigated. More >

Jung-Chul An¹, Jin-Rae Cho¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 123-128, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.123

Abstract Tire standing wave is one of the crucial factors that may lead to unexpected tire structural failure because the total strain energy of the tire dramatically increases when it occurs. However, its analytical analysis has been limited owing not only to the complicated tire structure and material composition, but also to the problem nonlinearity. In this paper, its characteristics are numerically investigated with the help of the transient dynamic rolling analysis of the 3-D patterned tire model. More >

Seawook Lee¹, Leesang Cho², Jin-Soo Cho³

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 113-122, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.113

Abstract Computational methods based on the solution of the flow model are widely used for the analysis of low-speed, inviscid, attached-flow problems. Most of such methods are based on the implementation of the internal Dirichlet boundary condition. In this paper, the time-domain panel method uses the piecewise constant source and doublet singularities. The present method utilizes the time-stepping loop to simulate the unsteady motion of the rotary wing blade for the KHP. The wake geometry is calculated as part of the solution with no special treatment. To validate the results of aerodynamic characteristics, the typical blade More >