We prove nonlinear stability of viscous shock wave of arbitrary amplitudes to a one-dimensional compressible isentropic Navier-Stokes equations with density dependent viscosity. Under the assumption that the viscous coefficient is given as a power function of density, any viscous shock wave is shown to be nonlinear stable for small initial perturbations with integral zero. In contrast to previo...

Exact, closed-form and general expressions of the marginal and joint moments as well as of the correlation coefficient of the instantaneous powers of two Ricean signals are derived. All statistics are expressed as finite sums of simple functions of themodel parameters. Themodel includes environments where the Ricean factor and themean power of one signal are different from their counterparts of...

The Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is a promising form of technology for recovering low-grade waste heat. In this study, a regenerative ORC system is established to recover the waste flue gas of 160 ◦C. Focusing on thermodynamic and economic performance while simultaneously considering the limitations of volume flow ratio (VFR) and the effect of superheat, working fluid selection and parameter opt...

While shape memory alloys (SMAs) have many actuation benefits, their frequencies are commonly restricted by slow cooling times caused by limitations in convective heat transfer. To increase the cooling speed and at the same time reduce excess power consumption from overheating, it is critical to understand the heat transfer from SMA wires. This requires accurate surface temperature measurement ...

The kinematics, aerodynamics, and energetics of Plecotus auritus in slow horizontal flight, 2-35 m s-1, are analysed. At this speed the inclination of the stroke path is ca. 58 degrees to the horizontal, the stroke angle ca. 91 degrees, and the stroke frequency ca. 11-9 Hz. A method, based on steady-state aerodynamic and momenthum theories, is derived to calculate the lift and drag coefficients...

This paper proposes an efficient multichannel line echo canceler algorithm with interchannel distribution of computations. A limited number of coefficient adaptations are distributed among channels depending on the degree of convergence and the input signal power to achieve up to 50% reduction of total computations. Coefficient adaptations are more frequently performed in the channels where con...

Since every even power of the Vandermonde determinant is a symmetric polynomial, we want to understand its decomposition in terms of the basis of Schur functions. We investigate several combinatorial properties of the coefficients in the decomposition. In particular, I will give a recursive approach for computing the coefficient of the Schur function sμ in the decomposition of an even power of ...

This work proposes a novel methodology for estimating the power output of piezoelectric generators. An analytical model that estimates, for the first time, the loss ratio and output power of piezoelectric generators, based on the direct mechanical-to-electrical analogy, electromagnetic theory, and power system theory, is developed and takes into account the dimensions and material properties of...