The higher specific torque and power density of a transverse flux permanent magnet (TFPM) machine in comparison to a conventional machine makes it a promising direct-driven wind turbine generator. The new topology presented in this paper is believed to have a better utilization of the available in the nacelle space. This would favor a reduced inactive weight of the generator and thus remove one...

In the context of composite parametric surface meshing using a direct or an indirect (via the meshing of parametric domains) method, the discretization of interface curves joining patches plays a central part. In the case of an indirect method, the discretization of interface curves must be taken back to parametric spaces. This is usually done using root nding techniques for generally non-linea...

kernel density estimators are the basic tools for density estimation in non-parametric statistics.  the k-nearest neighbor kernel estimators represent a special form of kernel density estimators, in  which  the  bandwidth  is varied depending on the location of the sample points. in this paper‎, we  initially introduce the k-nearest neighbor kernel density estimator in the random left-truncatio...

In this paper a new bucket configuration for a Savonius wind generator is proposed. Numerical analyses are performed to estimate the performances of the proposed configuration by means of the commercial code COMSOL Multiphysicsr with respect to Savonius wind turbine with overlap only. Parametric analyses are performed, for a fixed overlap ratio, by varying the slot position; the results show th...

introduction: voxel based morphometry is a type of statistical parametric mapping that can be used to investigate the effect of diseases such as epilepsy, alzheimer's disease and parkinson's disease or other agent such as skills on brain structure (white matter, gray matter and cerebrospinal fluid). the aim of this study is evaluate the effectiveness of this method in detection of dif...

We describe the design and implementation of a program generator that can produce extensions of Fortran that are specialized to support the programming of particular applications. Extensions are specified through parameter structures that can be referred to in Fortran programs to specify the dependency of program parts on these parameters. By providing parameter values, a parameterized Fortran ...

With water becoming an even scarcer resource, rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems are becoming increasingly more commonplace as mechanisms to capture and store rainwater for both agricultural and domestic use. Three important engineering considerations associated with the construction of RWH systems are the capture surface area, the tank volume required for specific demand levels, and the number...

Audio filtering systems are used in commercial applications involving equalizers. However, some of the topologies used can be modified to be used in audio signal treatment applications. Parametric filter topologies allow the user to modify independently the central frequency of the filter, the bandwidth and the gain. Using a microprocessor and programmable components will allow the user to modi...