Fire suppression is an important safety certification requirement for aircraft as it is for all safety critical systems. Risk analyses are required at the design and certification stages to determine the probabilities and ...

This study investigates the ricochet behaviour of three different small-arms projectile types using a novel ricochet measuring device. The results can be used to estimate the danger potential of ricochets on shooting ...

The behaviour of exposed and copper-jacketed 12.7 mm En8 steel cores impacting against 5 and 9 mm Armox Advance plates was investigated to determine the significance of the jacket during the penetration. The target plates ...

To efficiently restore electricity customers from a large-scale blackout, this paper proposes a novel mixed-integer linear programing (MILP) model for the optimal disaster recovery of power distribution systems. In the ...

A three phase interpenetrating continua model for the numerical simulation of water waves and porous structure interaction is proposed in this work. In contrast with one-fluid formulation/multi-component methods, each phase ...

Turbocharged diesel engines are extensively used in marine vessels, both as propulsion engines and as generator sets. The engine’s operation in the hostile marine environment results in performance degradation having a ...

Typically, the evaluation of nacelle drag in preliminary design is required to find an overall optimum engine cycle and flight trajectory. This work focuses on the drag characteristics of aero-engine nacelles with separate ...

In this paper, we employ a new approach to assessing the impact and efficiency of virtual water use along the supply chain. This approach involves estimating the economic value of virtual water flows. A realistic tea supply ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) can help to deliver spare parts within short lead times and thus avoid maintaining huge inventories. Companies exploring opportunities to produce spare parts using AM face challenges in identifying ...

The objective of this study is to comprehensively evaluate established correlations for two-phase (gas-liquid) flow through Venturi tubes. Two-phase flow metering plays a critical role in the oil and gas industry and several ...