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Retinal proteins are excellent systems for understanding essential physiological processes such as signal transduction and ion pumping. Although the conjugated polyene system of the retinal chromophore is best described with quantum mechanics, simulations of the long-timescale dynamics of a retinal protein in its physiological, flexible, lipid-membrane environment can only be performed at the c...

A simple algorithm to calculate the maximum torsional load for a cylindrical shaft is presented. The algorithm is based on the notion of viscosity solutions to the eikonal equation, and is not restricted to simply-connected cross-sections. Applications to other, related problems, such as ferromagnetic thin lms, and elastic buckling of thin lm blisters are also discussed. 1. Introduction A class...

In this paper, a supervisory controller is proposed to manage the power flow in a hybrid AC/DC micro-grid for both grid-connected and disconnected modes. When the hybrid AC/DC micro-grid is connected to the utility grid, power surplus or shortage leads to power trade between the micro-grid and the utility grid. In the grid-disconnected mode, the renewable power sources (wind and solar generatio...

The objective of the research presented in this paper is to investigate buckling behavior a perforated thin-walled lipped channel beam subjected combined load. A nonlinear finite element method was used analyze beam. Experimental tests were made validate simulation. Three factors with three levels for each factor chosen examine their influence on and these are: shape holes, opening ratio spacin...

A hybrid longitudinal-torsional ultrasonic transducer is designed and fabricated in this research. The design of the transducer was performed using the FE method with ABAQUS software, with the aim of combining the longitudinal and torsional vibration modes. The transducer horn is then fabricated using a 4-axis milling machine. The PZT stacks are employed in order to excite the transducer. The t...

Using a high-sensitivity torsional oscillator (TO) technique, we mapped the rotational and relaxational dynamics of solid helium-4 ((4)He) throughout the parameter range of the proposed supersolidity. We found evidence that the same microscopic excitations controlling the torsional oscillator motions are generated independently by thermal and mechanical stimulation. Moreover, a measure for the ...

A ®rst step towards the development of a general, realistic potential model for per ̄uoroether compounds has been to parameterize a united atom model for a short chain per ̄uoroether per ̄uoromethylpropyl ether (CF3CF2CF2OCF3). The potential model takes the usual form in which separate bond bending and torsional terms describe the intramolecular interactions with the addition of van der Waals and ...

The control problem of the two-mass system originally derives from rolling-mill drives (Sugiura & Hori, 1996), (Ji & Sul, 1995), (Szabat & Orlowska-Kowalska, 2007). Large inertias of the motor, rolls and long shaft create an elastic system. The motor speed is different from the load side and the shaft undergoes large torsional torque. A similar problem exists in the field of conveyer drives (Ha...

PURPOSE In a meta-analysis of the literature we evaluated the present knowledge of the material properties of cortical and cancellous bone to answer the question whether the available data are sufficient to realize anisotropic finite element (FE)-models of the proximal femur. MATERIAL AND METHOD All studies that met the following criteria were analyzed: Young's modulus, tensile, compressive a...