In this paper, a fast and efficient tool for predicting a set of physical and mechanical composite properties such as thermal expansion coefficients, thermal and electrical conductivity, stiffness, and thermal residual stress is developed based on the analysis of a representative volume of ZrO2-based composite. Such an analysis allows an engineer to assess the mechanical and physical properties...

equal channel angular rolling (ecar) process is one of the methods that have been used to makeultra-fine materials by imposing severe plastic deformation. after repeating the process severaltimes, a large effective strain is applied to the sample that can cause decreasing the grain size andimproving the mechanical and physical properties of the metal. in this study, thermal conductivityof the s...

nanocomposite materials, including noble metal nanoparticles embedded in a dielectric host medium, are interesting because of their optical properties linked to surface plasmon resonance phenomena. for studding of nonlinear optical properties and/or energy transfer process, these materials may be excited by ultrashort pulse laser with a temporal width varying from some femtoseconds to some hund...

in this study, a new method for joining aluminum tubes in subsurface structures using steel converting and aluminum welding are presented and reviewed. but near the weld area is under high thermal cycle and will cause residual stresses in heat affected zone. therefore for assessment of proposed connection from the perspective of residual stress by using the finite element method welding of tube...

We investigated the thermal diffusion behavior of aqueous solutions of monosaccharides with the infrared thermal diffusion forced Rayleigh scattering (IR-TDFRS) setup. As monosaccharides, we studied the three aldohexoses glucose, galactose, and mannose and the two ketohexoses sorbose and fructose. All sugars have the same molecular weight, but their structures differ as well as some physical pr...

the mechanical aspect of entropy-exergy relationship, together with the thermal aspect usually consid-ered, leads to an extended formulation of physical exergy based on both maximum useful work and maximum useful heat that are the outcome of available energy of a thermodynamic system. this approach suggests that a mechanical entropy can be studied, in addition to the already used thermal entrop...

an ever-increasing drift of energy consumption, unequal geographical distribution of natural wealth and the quest for low carbon fuel for a cleaner environment are sparking the production and use of biodiesels in many countries around the globe. in this work, jatropha and karanja biodiesels were produced from the respective crude vegetable oils through transesterification, and the different phy...