In this work, the problem of designing the estimation structure to infer some of the effluent compositions in a multicomponent distillation column is addressed, with the aim to determine the structure that yields the best estimator functioning in the sense of a suitable compromise between performance versus complexity, regardless of the particular estimation algorithm employed. The structure de...

Numerical simulations of phase decomposition in thin films on patterned substrates are presented for a binary alloy in order to study the influence of substrate composition on microstructural evolution. For systems with a substrate composition less than the film composition, a preferential segregation of A to the interface was observed and no phase decomposition occurred within the film. For pa...

Using historical General Land Office record as a reference, this study employed a landscape-scale disturbance and succession model to estimate the future cumulative effects of six alternative management plans on the tree species composition for various physiographic settings for the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. The results indicate that over a 200-year horizon, the relative abundance...

We present results from a large suite of simulations of Saturn’s dense A and B rings using a new model of particle sticking in local simulations (Perrine, R.P., Richardson, D.C., Scheeres, D.J. [2011]. Icarus 212, 719– 735). In this model, colliding particles can be incorporated into or help fragment rigid aggregations on the basis of certain user-specified parameters that can represent van der...

Developmental models simulate the spatio-temporal development of a complex system. The system described in this paper combines the advantages of a number of previously disparate models, such as timed Lsystems and cellular programming, into a single system with extensive modeling flexibility. The new system includes the ability to specify dynamic hierarchies as part of the specification, and a d...

Aircraft engine manufacturers collect large amount of engine related data during flights. These data are used to detect anomalies in the engines in order to help companies optimize their maintenance costs. This article introduces and studies a generic methodology that allows one to build automatic early signs of anomaly detection in a way that is understandable by human operators who make the f...

The paper presents research on large-scale microscopic simulation of taxi services in Berlin and Barcelona based on floating car data collected by local taxi fleets. Firstly, Berlin’s and Barcelona’s taxi markets are shortly described and the demand and supply data obtained from FCD analysed. Secondly, the online taxi dispatching problem formulation for this specific case is given, followed by ...

A formula is proposed to calculate the chemical austenitising temperature derived by means of a neural network model. A wide range of compositions were used, allowing to predict changes of tendency in the slopes of the austenitisation temperature, consistent with the existence of a eutectoid composition.

Sensitivities of species compositions of the broadleaf–conifer mixed forest in eastern Eurasian continent to climate change were evaluated with three forest gap models, namely KOPIDE, NEWCOP, and ForClim. Testing sites are located on Changbai Mountain, the middle of the distribution range for the mixed forest. Six climate change scenarios characterizing increase in temperature and increase/decr...