Showing 657 results for Type of Study: Research
E. Ebrahimnia-Bajestan, H. Niazmand,
Volume 36, Issue 1 (9-2017)
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In this paper, numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer of Al2O3/water nanofluid has been carried out through three different geometries involving a straight pipe, a 90o curved pipe and a 180o curved pipe under constant heat flux condition. Employing singe-phase model for the nanofluid, the Navier-Stokes and energy equations for an incompressible and laminar flow have been solved in a body fitted coordinate system using a homemade code based on control-volume approach, while all thermophysical properties of the nanofluid are dependent on considered temperature. The effects of different nanoparticle concentration and centrifugal forces on the temperature and pressure field have been examined in detail. The accordance of numerical results with experimental data expresses the accuracy of the employed numerical method for simulating flow and heat transfer in the curved pipes, as well as the accuracy of the single-phase model of the nanofluid. The Presented results indicated that both the nanoparticle and curvature effects improve the heat transfer characteristics dramatically, but at the expense of considerable increase in pressure drop. Furthermore, the results showed that in order to obtain the optimum operating conditions of nanofluids, different parameters such as heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop must be considered simultaneously. Finally, a method has been proposed to indicate the proper nanofluid and flow geometry for special practical applications.
M. Moradi, M. Bagheri Nouri,
Volume 36, Issue 1 (9-2017)
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In order to obtain transmission spectra through a phononic crystal as well as its waveguide, a new algorithm is presented in this paper. By extracting displacement-based forms of elastic wave equations and their discretization, Displacement- Based Finite Difference Time Domain (DBFDTD) algorithm is presented. Two numerical examples are solvcd with this method and the results are compared with the conventional Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method. In addition, the computational cost of the new approach has been compared with the conventional FDTD method. This comparison showed that the computation time of the DBFDTD method is 40 percent less than that of the conventional FDTD method.
M. Rezaee, Sh. Amiri Jahed Amiri Jahed,
Volume 36, Issue 1 (9-2017)
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In the vibration of a cracked structure with small amplitude oscillations, the crack necessarily is not fully open or fully closed. Therefore, in order to provide a realistic model for the crack, one should relate the stiffness and damping at the crack location to the amount of the opening of the crack. In this study, a continuous model for vibration of a beam with a fatigue crack under low amplitude oscillations is presented in which the crack is not fully open or fully closed. By introducing a nonlinear model for the crack, the equation governing the vibration of the cracked beam is extracted. In order to consider the nonlinear behavior of the crack and to take into account the energy loss at the crack during the vibration, the bending moment at the crack location was considered as a nonlinear function of the angle of crack opening and its variations with respect to the time. The governing nonlinear equation is solved using the perturbation method. The solution reveals the dependency of the resonance frequency on the vibration amplitude. Analytical and explicit expressions are also derived for the nonlinear stiffness coefficient and the damping coefficient of the crack at the crack location. Finally, using the derived expressions for the crack parameters and experimental tests results for cracked beam, the nonlinear stiffness coefficient and the damping coefficient at the crack location is obtained.
H. Lakzian, A Karami Mohammadi, A. Jalali,
Volume 36, Issue 1 (9-2017)
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The present work studies the performance of linear and nonlinear dynamic vibration absorbers mounted on Euler–Bernoulli beams subjected to moving loads. Absorbers used in this work consist of one mass, two springs and one linear damper.The springs may be considered either linear or non-linear. The objective is to compare the performance of these absorbers with classical dynamic and nonlinear absorbers. The partial differential equations governing the problem are reduced to a set of ordinary differential equations by means of Galerkin–Bubnov method. The performance of the dynamic absorbers in reduction of the beams’ vibration is estimated through the maximum amplitude of vibration and the portion of energy dissipated by the dynamic damper. Finally, after optimizations, the effectiveness of the dynamic absorbers is determined for different conditions and applications.
R. Moeini,
Volume 36, Issue 1 (9-2017)
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In this paper, the features of Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm (ACOA) are used to find optimal size for sewer network. Two different formulations are proposed. In the first formulation, pipes diameters and in the second formulation, nodal elevations of sewer network are taken as decision variables of the problem. In order to evaluate the performance of different ACOAs, four algorithms of Ant System, Elitist Ant System, Ranked Ant System and Max-Min Ant System are used to solve this optimization problem. Different test examples are solved using two proposed formulations for each ACOAs and the results are presented and compared with other available results. The results indicate the efficiency of the proposed methods in the solation of sewer network design optimization problem and the results of Max-Min Ant System are better in comparison with other ACOAs.
R. Jamshidi Chenari, A Mahigir,
Volume 36, Issue 1 (9-2017)
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Natural formation of soil deposits causes heterogeneity and anisotropy in their strength and stiffness properties. However, most soils in their natural states exhibit some anisotropy with respect to shear strength and heterogeneity with respect to the depth. In this paper, the standard Mohr- Coulomb constitutive law is generalized to anisotropic version in order to consider the effect of cohesion anisotropy of soil. Random field theory coupled with finite difference method was utilized in Monte Carlo simulations with considering the effect of auto-correlation and cross correlation between strength parameters of soil, in order to calculate the bearing capacity of shallow foundation in a strain controlled scheme. The results showed that the bearing capacity of shallow foundation decreases with increasing in variability of strength parameters and increases with increasing in anisotropy ratio.
Sh Rezaei, M Eskandari-Ghadi, M. Rahimian,
Volume 36, Issue 1 (9-2017)
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The acoustic wave velocity depends on elasticity and density at most materials, but because of anisotropy and especially piezoelectric coupling effect, the acoustic wave propagation at piezoelectric based crystalloacoustic materials, is an applied and challenging problem. In this paper, using modified Christoffel's equation based on group velocity concept, the effect of anisotropy and piezoelectric coupling at different wafers of lithium niobate crystalloacoustic (strong anisotropy) on acoustic wave velocity (semi-longitudinal, semi-vertical transverse wave and semi-horizontal transverse wave) is investigated, and validated by experimental data. Then, the acoustic wave velocity ranges that can be supported are determined. The result of this study can be essential at acoustic metamaterials design, Phononic crystal and piezoelectric based wave-guides.
M. R. Rastan, A. Sohankar,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (3-2018)
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In the first part of the present study, a two dimensional half-corrugated channel flow is simulated at Reynolds number of 104, in no-slip condition (hydrophilic surfaces( using various low Reynolds turbulence models as well as standard k-ε model; and an appropriate turbulence model (k-ω 1998 model( is proposed. Then, in order to evaluate the proposed solution method in simulation of flow adjacent to hydrophobic surfaces, turbulent flow is simulated in simple channel and the results are compared with the literature. Finally, two dimensional half-corrugated channel flow at Reynolds number of 104 is simulated again in vicinity of hydrophobic surfaces for varoius slip lengths. The results show that this method is capable of drag reduction in such a way that an increase of 200 μm in slip length leads to a massive drag reduction up to 38%. In addition, to access a significant drag reduction in turbulent flows, the non-dimensionalized slip length should be larger than the minimum.
M. Ettefagh, H. Mirab , R. Fathi,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (3-2018)
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One of the new methods for powering low-power electronic devices employed in the sea, is using of mechanical energies of sea waves. In this method, piezoelectric material is employed to convert the mechanical energy of sea waves into electrical energy. The advantage of this method is based on not implementing the battery charging system. Although, many studies have been done about energy harvesting from sea waves, energy harvesting with considering random JONWSAP wave theory is not fully studied up to now. The random JONSWAP wave model is a more realistic approximation of sea waves in comparison of Airy wave model. Therefore, in this paper a vertical beam with the piezoelectric patches, which is fixed to the seabed, is considered as energy harvester system. The energy harvesting system is simulated by MATLAB software, and then the vibration response of the beam and consequently the generated power is obtained considering the JONWSAP wave theory. In addition, the reliability of the system and the effect of piezoelectric patches uncertainties on the generated power are studied by statistical method. Furthermore, the failure possibility of harvester based on violation criteria is investigated.
M. Salari, A. Akhtarpour,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (3-2018)
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The most important features and phenomena of the deformation behavior of rockfills are stress-dependent stiffness, hardening and dilative (or contractive) behaviors, as well as breakage, rotation and redistribution of particle size. An elasto-plastic constitutive model has been suggested by Vermeer and de Borst to simulate the shear behavior of soils, concretes and rocks. This research has tried to improve this model for numerical simulation of the shear behavior of rock fills. The improvement of the model has been performed through proposing new mobilized dilation and friction angles functions and new relationships for some parameters. For validation, a series of large-scale triaxial tests performed on the rockfill shell of Masjed-e-Soleyman dam have been simulated with the improved model. The results show that the improved Vermeer-De Borst model has a good accuracy to simulate the shear behavior of rockfills numerically.
M. Rabbani, M. H. Afrazeh, S. Amini, H. Farrokhi-Asl,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (3-2018)
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Integrating the concepts of maintenance and production planning strategies is one of the most recent and important issues for the reason of their effects on the final product price. This paper considers different situations for production lines, separately and independently, in ordinary time and overtime, assuming possibility of outsourcing. This paper aims to find an optimal maintenance strategy and to integrate maintenance strategy with production planning in batch production environment in order to reduce backorder sales and decrease the production and maintenance cost in the specified planning horizon. Therefore, a new mathematical formulation is proposed for this problem. The proposed mathematical model is solved with two metaheuristic algorithms, namely simulated annealing and harmony search algorithms, and the obtained results are compared with each other. Regarding numerical results, two applied algorithms show acceptable results and the performance of the algorithms are almost identical.
H. Zohali, B. Naderi, M. Mohammadi,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (3-2018)
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This paper addresses the lot sizing and scheduling problem for a number of products in flexible flow shop with identical parallel machines. The production stages are in series, while separated by finite intermediate buffers. The objective is to minimize the sum of setup and inventory holding costs per unit of time. The available mathematical model of this problem in the literature suffers from huge complexity in terms of size and computation. In this paper, a new mixed integer linear program is developed for delay with the huge dimentions of the problem. Also, a new meta heuristic algorithm is developed for the problem. The results of the numerical experiments represent a significant advantage of the proposed model and algorithm compared with the available models and algorithms in the literature.
A. Rahmani Firoozjaee, M. Sahebdel,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (3-2018)
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In this research, the element free Galerkin is implemented to simulate the bed-load sediment transport equations in two dimensions. In this method, which is a meshless method, the computational domain is discretized by a set of arbitrarily scattered nodes and there is no need to use meshes, elements or any other connectivity information in nodes. The hydrodynamical part of sediment transport equations is modeled using 2D shallow water equations; and the Exner equation describes the sediment continuity. Eventually, to appraise the ability of considered method, several benchmark examples are solved and then, the obtained results are compared with previously published works
M. Mohammadimehr, S. Alimirzaei,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (3-2018)
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In this research, the nonlinear buckling analysis of Functionally Graded (FG) nano-composite beam reinforced by various distributions of Boron Nitrid Nanotube (BNNT) is investigated under electro-thermodynamical loading with considering initial geometrical imperfection. The analysis is performed based on nonlocal elasticity theory and using the Finite Element Method (FEM). Various distributions of BNNT along the beam’s thickness are considered as uniform and decreasing-increasing functionally graded; and the extended mixture model is used to estimate the properties of nano-composite beam. The elastic medium around the smart nano-composite beam is modeled as elastic foundation. The governing equations of equilibrium are derived using energy method and nonlocal elasticity theory; and the critical buckling load is obtained for various boundary conditions such as simply-simply supported (S-S) and clamped-clamped (C-C) using the FEM. The results indicate that with an increase in the geometrical imperfection parameter, the stiffness of nano-composite beam increases and consequently the stability of the system increases. The effect of FG-X distribution type is more than uniform distributions. Also, the critical buckling load of nano-composite beam increases with an increase in the electric field and elastic foundation.
B. Sadeghian, M. Ataapour, A. Taherizadeh,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (3-2018)
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Friction stir welding is of the most applicable methods to join dissimilar metals. In this study, the thermal distribution during the joining of 304 stainless steel and 5083 aluminum alloy by friction stir welding method was simulated by the finite element method. Both, transient and stationary thermal solutions were used in the simulations and the two methods were compared correspondingly. To verify the model, two sheets of stainless steel and aluminum were prepared and the friction stir welding was applied. Additionally, by using thermocouples temperature, the history of points on the sheets was obtained during welding. Then, the simulation and the experimental results were compared to validate the model. Finally, an artificial neural network model was created and the effect of different input parameters on the maximum temperature under the tool was investigated.
F. Bazdidi Tehrani, S. I. Vasefi, A. M. Anvari,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (3-2018)
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In the present paper, turbulent convection of CuO-Water Nanofluid in a vertical channel is investigated numerically. In order to simulate the flow, the fluid is considered as a continuous phase while the discrete nanoparticles are dispersed through it. The dispersion of CuO nanoparticles in different flow conditions are studied in order to find the effective mechanisms of particles dispersion in the channel. The results show that in the fully developed turbulent convection flow, thermophoresis is more dominant than Brownian motion of nanoparticles and therefore the nanoparticles aggregation are more in the central areas of the channel. While in entrance region, where the boundary layer is not fully formed, the particles dispersion are more uniform. Also, an increase in the nanoparticles concentration will increase the turbulent velocity fluctuations in regions near the wall and this two-sided effect will cause improvement in turbulent flow thermal transmitance than the laminar flow.
Aliakbar Taghipour, J. Parvizian, S. Heinze, A. Duester, E. Rank,
Volume 37, Issue 1 (9-2018)
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finite cell method, are employed to compute a series of benchmark problems in the finite strain von Mises or J2 theory of plasticity. The hierarchical (integrated Legendre) shape functions are used for the finite element approximation of incompressible plastic dominated deformations occurring in the finite strain plasticity of ductile metals. The computational examples include the necking under uniaxial tension with notched and un-notched samples and the compression of a perforated plate. These computations demonstrate that the high-order finite element methods can provide a locking-free behavior with a pure displacement-based formulation. They also provide high convergence rates and robustness against high mesh distortions. In addition, it is shown that the finite cell method, on the top of the aforementioned advantages, provides easy mesh generation capabilities for highly complex geometries. The computational results are verified in comparison with the results obtained using a standard low-order finite element method known as the F-bar method. The numerical investigations reveal that both methods are good candidates for the plasticity analysis of engineering materials and structures made up of ductile materials, particularly those involving complex geometries.
M. Bashi Varshosaz, B. Naderi, M. Mohammadi,
Volume 37, Issue 1 (9-2018)
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The purpose of this research is to deal with the problem of two-stage assembly flow shop scheduling. A number of single-item products (identical) each formed of several different parts are ordered. Each part has m operations done at the first stage with m different machines. After manufacturing the parts, they are assembled into a final product with some non-identical machines. The purpose of the problem is to find the optimal sequence of the parts in the manufacturing stage, allocation and the optimal sequence of the products in the assembly stage. A mixed integer linear programming model and two metaheuristic algorithms, which are particle swarm with local search (MPSO) and simulated annealing (SA), are presented to solve this problem. Computational experiments are conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed model and algorithms. The results show that the MPSO algorithm performs better than the SA one.
M. H. Bayati Chaleshtari, M. Jafari,
Volume 37, Issue 1 (9-2018)
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This paper aims at optimizing the finite isotropic plates with the hexagonal cutout subjected to plane loading using metaheuristic optimization algorithms. This research uses Differential Evolution Algorithm (DE) and Harmony Search Algorithm (HSA) from the evolutionary algorithm category, Big Bang- Big Crunch Algorithm (BB-BC) from the physics-based algorithm category, and Grey Wolf Optimizer Algorithm (GWO) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) from the SI algorithm category; then the results of these algorithms are compared with each other. The results indicate that the grey wolf optimizer has the complete performance, short solution time and the ability to avoid local optimums. In the analysis of finite isotropic plate, the effective parameters on stress distribution around the hexagonal cutouts are cutout bluntness, cutout orientation, plate’s aspect ratio, cutout size, and type of loading. In this study, with the assumption of plane stress conditions, the analytical solution of Muskhelishvili’s complex variable method and conformal mapping is utilized. The plate is considered to be finite (the proportion ratio of the diameter of circle circumscribing to the longest plate side should be more than 0.2), isotropic, and linearly elastic. The finite element method has been used to check the accuracy of the results. Numerical results are in a good agreement with those of the present analytical solution. The results show that by selecting the aforementioned parameters properly, less amounts of stress could achieve around the cutout can lead to an increase in the load-bearing capacity of the structure.
H. Tanzadeh, H. Amoushahi,
Volume 37, Issue 1 (9-2018)
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A semi-analytical finite strip method was developed for the buckling analysis of laminated composite plates based on zigzag and third order shear deformation theories. The displacement functions of the plates were evaluated using a continuous harmonic function series in the longitudinal direction that satisfied the simply supported boundary conditions and a piecewise interpolation polynomial in the transverse direction. By considering the displacement-strain relations and strain-stress relations, the standard and geometric matrices were evaluated using the virtual work principle. The numerical results related to the buckling of single-layer and multi-layer plates were presented based on two different plate theories. The effects of different boundary conditions, length to thickness ratio, fiber orientation and modulus of elasticity were also investigated through numerical examples.
