In idiopathic scoliotic patients, dynamical intervertebral efforts acting between vertebrae seem to be correlated with the spinal deformity. The quantification of these efforts, which is useful for the orthopedic surgeons to set up their surgical planning is the final objective of the present research. As a first step, we focus in this contribution on the geometrical reconstruction of the spine...

A novel, digitally based geometrical packing algorithm, called DigiPac, is used in an investigation into the segregation of non-spherical particles, due to vibration or shaking. Comparison between simulations and experiments shows a consistent, albeit qualitative, correlation, supporting the hypothesis that segregation can be explained from a geometrical instead of mechanistic point of view, in...

abstract the structural and electrostatic properties of the single-walled two representative (8, 0) zigzag and (4, 4) armchair models of pristine and gaas-doped on boron phosphide nanotubes (bpnts) was investigated by calculating the nuclear magnetic resonance tensors and with performing the density function theory. the geometrical structures of all representative pristine and gaas-doped models...

PURPOSE To expand a geometrical model of diffraction efficiency and its interpretation to the multifocal optic and to introduce formulas for analysis of far and near light distribution and their application to multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) and to diffraction efficiency optimization. SETTING Medical device consulting firm, Newport Coast, California, USA. DESIGN Experimental study. M...

Optimization of the volume/weight in the gear train is of great importance for industries and researchers. In this paper, using the particle swarm optimization algorithm, a general gear train is optimized. The main idea is to optimize the volume/weight of the gearbox in 3 directions. To this end, the optimization process based on the PSO algorithm occurs along the height, length, and width of t...

Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics in house-code of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) has been developed. The conservation equations are numerically solved using finite volume technique. One of the important goals of this research is the investigation of the variation of bipolar plates width effect on the fuel cell performance compared with the conventional m...

In this paper, the causes of the crack initiation in cast iron bullion moulds in Meybod Steel Corporation are investigated and then some new geometrical models are presented to replace the current moulds. Finally, among the new presented models and according to the life assessment, the best model is selected and suggested as the replaced one. For this purpose, the three recommended moulds were ...

In this paper an innovative balloon-stent design method, which conjugates 3D finite-element approach, is presented. The method is based on a large strain and large displacement formulation, with multi-objective optimization using Genetic Algorithm (GA). This procedure allows us to automatically obtain new geometries that improve stent performance and to analyze the relationship between geometri...