Cluster-based information fusion for probabilistic risk analysis in complex projects under uncertainty by Zhang, Limao, Wang, Ying, Wu, Xianguo

“…Risk factors are quantified into a continuous numeric scale for risk level classification and each factor value is turned into a basic probability assignment (BPA). …”
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Passive thermal control design methods, analysis, comparison, and evaluation for micro and nanosatellites carrying infrared imager by Selvadurai, Shanmugasundaram, Chandran, Amal, Valentini, David, Lamprecht, Bret

“…Passive methods lack the ability to meet certain thermal requirements on larger and smaller satellite platforms. This work numerically studies the performance of some of the passive thermal control techniques such as thermal straps, surface coatings, multi-layer insulation (MLI), and radiators for a 6U small satellite configuration carrying a mid-wave infrared (MWIR) payload whose temperature needs to be cooled down to 100K. …”
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Dwarf kingfisher-inspired bionic flapping wing and its aerodynamic performance at lowest flight speed by Mohd Firdaus Bin Abas, Singh, Balbir, Kamarul Arifin Ahmad, Ng, Eddie Yin Kwee, Khan, Tabrej, Sebaey, Tamer A.

“…The paper demonstrates the numerical investigation of the Kingfisher-inspired flapping-wing followed by experimental validation to comprehend the results fully and examine the aerodynamic characteristics at a flight velocity of 4.4 m/s, with wingbeat frequencies of 11 Hz, 16 Hz, and 21 Hz, at various angles of rotation ranging from 0° to 20° for each stroke cycle. …”
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Dynamics of time-modulated, nonlinear phononic lattices by Kim, Brian L., Chong, Christopher, Hajarolasvadi, Setare, Wang, Yifan, Daraio, Chiara

“…In the present work, the response of a one-dimensional phononic lattice with time-periodic elastic properties is studied with experimental, numerical and theoretical approaches in both linear and nonlinear regimes. …”
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Quantitative evaluation approach for translation of perceptual soundscape attributes: initial application to the Thai language by Watcharasupat, Karn N., Jaratjarungkiat, Sureenate, Lam, Bhan, Jitwiriyanont, Sujinat, Ooi, Kenneth, Ong, Zhen-Ting, Pichetpan, Nitipong, Akaratham, Kanyanut, Suthiwan, Titima, Rojtinnakorn, Monthita, Gan, Woon-Seng

“…Additionally, with specific biases of the final translations determined numerically, mathematical and statistical techniques for corrections of the survey data may be employed in the future to improve cross-lingual compatibility in soundscape evaluation.…”
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Detection of damaged supports under railway track based on frequency shift by Wang, Longqi, Zhang, Yao, Lie, Seng Tjhen

“…A special damage index only using the information of the damaged states is proposed and both numerical and experimental examples are carried out to validate the proposed method.…”
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Interaction of External Surface Cracks on Thick Cylinders under Mode III Moment and Combined with Mode I Loading by O.M, Al-Moayed, Ismail, Al Emran, Ali K, Kareem

“…For parallel cracks, different relative distances, s/L is used, such as 0.004, 0.008, 0.016 and 0.032. According to the numerical results, if the number of cracks is more than two, the SIFs decrease when compared with a single crack. …”
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Interaction Assessment of Stress Intensity Factors of Surface Cracks on Thick Cylinders under Tension Force and Bending Moment by Al-Moayed, Omar Mohammed, M.F, Johan, Ismail, Al Emran, Kareem, Ali Kamil, Jamian, Saifulnizan, Shaker, Sufian Farid, Hamad Abed, Tareq, Aldulaym, Omar Hammad

“…In this work, a wide variety of crack configurations were examined to quantify the interaction of double-interacting surface cracks located on a thick cylinder numerically via ANSYS software. The Stress Intensity Factor (SIFs) has been utilized as a driving force to describe the crack interaction. …”
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Al2O3-Cu hybrid nanofluid flow and heat transfer characteristics in the duct with various triangular rib configurations by Togun, Hussein, Homod, Raad Z., Sultan Aljibori, Hakim S., Abed, Azher M., Alias, Hajar, Hussein, Ahmed Kadhim, Biswal, Uddhaba, Al-Thamir, Mohaimen, Mahdi, Jasim M., Mohammed, Hayder I., Ahmadi, Goodarz

“…This study examines the turbulent heat transfer characteristics of Al2O3–Cu hybrid nanofluids in circular ducts with triangular rib configurations. Numerical simulations were conducted for a 25 cm long, -cm high duct with walls maintained at 313 K. …”

Computational modeling of low-density lipoprotein accumulation at the carotid artery bifurcation after stenting by Nasrul Hadi, Johari, Menichini, Claudia, Hamady, Mohamad S., Xu, Xiaoyun

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Modeling of electric MHD flow of nanoparticles in a CMC-water based casson hybrid nanofluid over a porous medium by Alkasasbeh, Hamzeh Taha, Hanandeh, Feras A., Aljunaeidia, Bajes Z., Al-Olaimat, Nesreen M., Alzyout, Abduallah M., Khalil, Sara A., Muhammad Khairul Anuar, Mohamed

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Stable Rank-Adaptive Dynamically Orthogonal Runge–Kutta Schemes by Charous, Aaron, Lermusiaux, Pierre F. J.

“…These integration schemes are numerically evaluated and compared on an ill-conditioned matrix differential equation, an advection-diffusion partial differential equation, and a nonlinear, stochastic reaction-diffusion partial differential equation. …”
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Analog Quantum Variational Embedding Classifier by Yang, Rui, Bosch, Samuel, Kiani, Bobak, Lloyd, Seth, Lupascu, Adrian

“…The nonlinearity needed for a nonlinear classification problem is purely provided by the analog quantum computer through the nonlinear dependence of the final quantum state on the control parameters of the Hamiltonian. We perform numerical simulations that demonstrate the effectiveness of our algorithm for performing binary and multiclass classification on linearly inseparable datasets such as concentric circles and MNIST digits. …”
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MURPHY---A Scalable Multiresolution Framework for Scientific Computing on 3D Block-Structured Collocated Grids by Gillis, Thomas, van Rees, Wim M.

“…We present the derivation, implementation, and analysis of a multiresolution adaptive grid framework for numerical simulations on octree-based three-dimensional block-structured collocated grids with distributed computational architectures. …”
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Fundamental time scales of bubble fragmentation in homogeneous isotropic turbulence by Gaylo, Declan B, Hendrickson, Kelli, Yue, Dick KP

“…We verify the 𝑇 -independence of 𝑠¯ and its direct relationship to 𝜏𝑐 using Monte Carlo simulations. We perform direct numerical simulations (DNS) at moderate to large bubble Weber numbers, 𝑊𝑒 , to measure fragmentation statistics over a range of 𝑇 . …”
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Kinetic subspace investigation using neural network for uncertainty quantification in nonpremixed flamelets by Koenig, Benjamin C, Ji, Weiqi, Deng, Sili

“…Propagating uncertainties in kinetic models through turbulent combustion simulations to properly quantify the uncertainties in the simulation results remains a challenging and numerically expensive problem. Efficient approaches have been proposed for certain flames in the flamelet region by reducing their uncertainty input from a high-dimensional kinetic parameter space to a one-dimensional variable. …”
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Laun's rule for predicting the first normal stress coefficient in complex fluids: A comprehensive investigation using fractional calculus

“…We evaluate this integral representation of the first normal stress coefficient numerically and compare the predictions with Laun's empirical expression. …”
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Processes of Stratification Breakdown and Restratification in Antarctic Coastal Polynyas by Xu, Yilang

“…Here, we combine satellite and in situ observations, idealized numerical models, and analytical scaling to investigate the three-dimensional polynya circulation and explore the physical factors that control the winter destratification and springtime restratification in coastal polynyas. …”
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The Impact of Vegetation Morphology on Turbulence and Bedload Transport by Zhao, Tian

“…By combining physical and numerical experiments, this thesis quantified how vegetation geometry impacts turbulence and sediment transport near the bed. …”
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Accelerating Urban Building Energy Modeling by Le Hong, Zoe, Wolk, Samuel

“…Model results at the individual shoebox, building, and urban scales compare favorably to traditional numerical methods and meet accepted error bounds under national energy simulation standards. …”
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