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Comparisons of standby and parallel systems in reliability, replacement, scheduling and application
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2016 , Article)This paper compares the standby and parallel systems through the following analyses: reliability measures such as reliabilities, mean times to failure, and failure rates are first compared. These comparisons are reconsidered ... -
Composite Hat Structure Design for Vehicle Safety: Potential Application to B-Pillar and Door Intrusion Beam
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Regarding crashworthiness, many published works have focused on designing thinwalled structures for frontal collisions compared to side-impact collisions. This paper presents an experimental investigation and finite element ... -
Composite sandwich structures for crashworthiness applications
(2007 , Article)Fibre-reinforced polymer sandwiches are promising materials for reducing vehicle mass, thereby improving the fuel economics. Nonetheless, to fully explore these materials as the primary structures and energy absorbers in ... -
Comprehensive assessment and evaluation of correlations for gas-oil ratio, oil formation volume factor, gas viscosity, and gas density utilized in gas kick detection
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)For reliable gas kick detection modeling and simulation, the PVT properties of the gas must be predicted accurately. The property correlations available in open literature are developed mostly for certain regions and ... -
Comprehensive thermoeconomic, exergoeconomic, and optimization analyses of direct oxy-combustion supercritical CO2 intercooled and reheated cycles under design and off-design conditions
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2022 , Article)This study presents comprehensive energetic, exergetic, exergoeconomic, and economic (4E) performance analyses for four direct oxy-combustion (DOC) supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles at design, off-design, ... -
Comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership Framework for Alternative Fuel Public Transportation Buses
( SAGE , 2023 , Article)Sustainable fleet management seeks to deliver the best service with a standard of service defined by state regulatory bodies by utilizing and managing large fleets of vehicles in the most efficient, productive, and ... -
Computational Simulation Of Organic Rankine Cycle Retrofitted To Petroleum Well
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)Geothermal refers to existing heat energy in deep rock and sedimentary basins. Unlike other types of renewable energy resources, geothermal energy provides a stable source of energy as it can be exploited regardless of ... -
Constant and Random Full Backup Models with Incremental and Differential Backup Schemes
( World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd , 2017 , Article)It has been commonly known in a Database Management System that constant plans of incremental/differential backup schemes are set up and their full backups should be done to balance the costs of data backup and failure ... -
Constitutive analysis for the quantification of hardness decay in a superlattice CrN/NbN hard-coating
( Elsevier B.V. , 2015 , Article)In the present study, a constitutive analysis of the evolution of the mechanical response of a CrN/NbN superlattice coating exposed to high temperature has been performed. Parametric approaches were used to obtain a single ... -
Constitutive models for the prediction of the hot deformation behavior of the 10%Cr steel alloy
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)The aim of this paper is to establish a reliable model that provides the best fit to the specific behavior of the flow stresses of the 10%Cr steel alloy at the time of hot deformation. Modified Johnson-Cook and strain-compensated ... -
Control charts for variability monitoring in high-dimensional processes
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Monitoring process variability is associated with detecting changes in the covariance matrix of a multivariate normal process. Most monitoring methods estimate the sample covariance matrix and compare it with the in-control ... -
Controlling the sensing performance of rGO filled PVDF nanocomposite with the addition of secondary nanofillers
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)This study reports the synthesis and characterization of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanocomposites containing binary filler combination of reduced graphene oxide and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotubes. The PVDF nanocomposite ... -
Controlling the trajectory of a flexible ultrathin endoscope for fully automated bladder surveillance
( IEEE , 2014 , Article)During cystoscopy, the urologist manually steers a cyst scope inside a patient's bladder to visually inspect the inner surface. Cystoscopies are performed as part of surveillance for bladder cancer, making it the most ... -
Copper (II) oxide nanoparticles as additve in engine oil to increase the durability of piston-liner contact
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)In the current decade, the development of recyclable, renewable, and sustainable products to replace fossil products is an essential and important matter for industrial and environmental purposes. In the present study ... -
Correction to: Towards achieving nanofinish on silicon (Si) wafer by μ-wire electro-discharge machining
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Correlating the microstructure to mechanical properties and wear behavior of an accumulative back extruded Al-Mg2Si in-situ composite
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)The present work was conducted to study the effects of microstructural evolutions on the mechanical and wear behavior of an accumulative back extruded aluminum-based in-situ composite. The mechanical fragmentation and ... -
Corrigendum to "Dynamic aggregated building electricity load modeling and simulation" [Simul. Modell. Pract. Theory 42 (2014) 19-31]
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Corrigendum to: Reduced Graphene Oxide Incorporated GelMA Hydrogel Promotes Angiogenesis for Wound Healing Applications [Corrigendum] (Int J Nanomedicine. 2019;14:9603-9617)
( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2022 , Other)The authors have advised that an error was made during the preparation of the wound healing scratch assay images shown in Figure 6 on page 9613. All the original data was retained and a correct image for the GrG4, Endothelial, ... -
Corrosion and surface modification on biocompatible metals: A review
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article Review)Corrosion prevention in biomaterials has become crucial particularly to overcome inflammation and allergic reactions caused by the biomaterials' implants towards the human body. When these metal implants contacted with ... -
COVID-19: Modeling, AI and Innovative Technologies to Flatten the Curve
( College of Engineering - Qatar University , 2020 , Video)NA