We introduce an image based algorithmic tool for analyzing multi-component shapes here. Due to the generic concept of shapes, our method can be applied analysis a wide spectrum applications where real objects are analyzed on their - i.e. corresponded black and white images. The allocates number shape, herein called measure. This number/measure is invariant with respect affine transformations es...

Motivated by the remanufacturing systems at Daimler AG and other automobile, aerospace heavy machinery parts dealers/manufacturers, we develop a hybrid manufacturing/remanufacturing system with controlled two-way substitution between new remanufactured products. We Markov decision processes for management on product-level as well component-level. show that optimal policy has switching-curve str...

A numerical investigation of fuel composition effects on spray combustions is presented. A new discrete multicomponent (DMC) fuel model was used to represent the properties and composition of multi-component fuels. A multi-dimensional CFD code, KIVA-ERC-Chemkin, that is coupled with improved sub-models and the Chemkin library, was employed for the simulations. A large-bore, optically accessible...