VapCyc is a vapor compression refrigeration simulation tool which features charge management and component inter-changeability. In addition to the four basic cycle components, additional components, such as pipes, bypass valves and various auxiliary heat exchangers can be added to the system at run-time, rather than design time, making the simulation very user-friendly. The simulation is achiev...

in the present article, a numerical method is proposed for the numerical solution of thekdv equation by using a new approach by combining cubic b-spline functions. in this paper we convert the kdv equation to system of two equations. the method is shown to be unconditionally stable using von-neumann technique. to test accuracy the error norms2l, ∞l are computed. three invariants of motion are p...

Maximum-likelihood exponent maps have been studied as a technique to increase the understanding and improve the fit of power-law exponents to experimental and numerical simulation data, especially when they exhibit both upper and lower cutoffs. The use of the technique is tested by analyzing seismological data, acoustic emission data, and avalanches in numerical simulations of the three-dimensi...

In this study, the missile staging process by implementing a side-injected jet is simulated numerically. The problem is considered to be axisymmetric and the thin shear layer approximation of Navier-Stokes equations along with an algebraic turbulence model is used in a quasi-static form for the calculations. The free stream corresponds to a very high altitude flight condition with a Mach number...

Computer simulations have become an indispensable tool for studies of the physics of dynamical systems. To achieve an appropriate level of confidence in the simulation results, accuracy assessments must be conceived as an integral part of the simulation strategies. A common indirect validation method is to cross-check the results of commensurable simulation codes against each other. Furthermore...

Frequency map analysis was first used for the dynamical study of numerical simulations of physical systems (solar system, galaxies, particle accelerators). Here it is applied directly to the experimental results obtained at the Advanced Light Source. For the first time, the network of coupling resonances is clearly visible in an experiment, in a similar way as in the numerical simulation. Excel...

The air-injection as an active flow stabilizing techniques, were numerically examined in current work, during the aerodynamic behavior and the characteristics of an axial compressor. At first, in design condition the characteristic curve was numerically captured for a specified test compressor. The computed results showed good agreements with those obtained from the experiments, to validate the...

this paper gives an overview of the difficulties associated with the design of hard rock pillars in south african mines. recent examples of large scale pillar collapses in south africa suggest that these were caused by weak partings which traversed the pillars. currently two different methods are used to determine the strength of pillars, namely, empirical equations derived from back analyses o...