Slide Valves for Single-Screw Expanders Working Under Varied Operating Conditions

Comparison of Organic Rankine Cycle Systems under Varying Conditions Using Turbine and Twin-Screw Expanders

A multi-variable optimization program has been developed to investigate the performance of Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) for low temperature heat recovery applications using both turbine and twin-screw expanders when account is taken of performance variation due to changes in ambient conditions. The cycle simulation contains thermodynamic models of both types of expander. In the case of the twi...

Prediction of Thermal Deformation for a Ball Screw System Under Composite Operating Conditions

The position error of a feed drive system is mostly caused by thermal deformation of a ball screw shaft. A high-speed ball screw system can generate massive heat with greater thermal expansion produced, and consequently have a negative effect on the positioning accuracy. In this study, we applied the computational approach using the finite element method (FEM) to simulate the thermal expansion ...

Modelling the Effects of Operating Conditions on Motor Power Consumption in Single Screw Extrusion

Extrusion is one of the most important production methods in the plastics industry and is involved in the production of a large number of plastics commodities. Being an energy intensive production method, process energy efficiency is of major concern and selection of the most energy efficient processing conditions is a key aim to reduce operating costs. Extruders consume energy through motor op...

Performance of Photovoltaics Under Actual Operating Conditions

Analysis of the CMU Localization Algorithm Under Varied Conditions

Localization is a central problem for intelligent vehicles. Visual localization can supplement or replace GPS-based localization approaches in situations where GPS is unavailable or inaccurate. Although visual localization has been demonstrated in a variety of algorithms and systems, the problem of how to best configure such a system remains largely an open question. Design choices, such as “wh...