Ground source energy systems (GSES) utilize low enthalpy geothermal energy and have been recognized as an efficient means of providing low carbon space heating and cooling. This study focuses on GSES where the exchang...
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Ground source energy systems (GSES) utilize low enthalpy geothermal energy and have been recognized as an efficient means of providing low carbon space heating and cooling. This study focuses on GSES where the exchange of heat between the ground and the building is achieved by circulating a fluid through heat exchanger pipes. Although numerical analysis is a powerful tool for exploring the performance of such systems, simulating the highly advective flows inside the heat exchanger pipes can be problematic. This paper presents an efficient approach for modeling these systems using the finite-element method (FEM). The pipes are discretized with line elements and the conductive-advective heat flux along them is solved using the Petrov-Galerkin FEM instead of the conventional Galerkin FEM. Following extensive numerical studies, a modeling approach for simulating heat exchanger pipes, which employs line elements and a special material with enhanced thermal properties, is developed. The modeling approach is then adopted in three-dimensional simulations of two thermal response tests, with an excellent match between the computed and the measured temperatures being obtained.
The stresses and strains in a diamond anvil cell device were investigated using a finite-element code NIKE2D for the case of an ultra-hard composite gasket material. The pressure distribution in a diamond-coated rheni...
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The stresses and strains in a diamond anvil cell device were investigated using a finite-element code NIKE2D for the case of an ultra-hard composite gasket material. The pressure distribution in a diamond-coated rhenium gasket was measured by the energy dispersive diffraction technique to 213 GPa and compared with the finite-element modeling results. We examine various models for the mechanical properties of diamond-coated rhenium gasket as well as for diamond failure for shear stresses exceeding 100 GPa. The elastic and plastic properties of gasket were varied such that a good agreement between the experimentally measured pressure distribution and the computational pressure profiles were obtained. As a result, we obtained the effective Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, yield stress for indented gasket, linear hardening modulus, and hardening parameter value for this layered ultra-hard composite gasket material. Future diamond design strategies for attainment of extreme high pressures using ultra-hard gasket materials are also discussed.
In this work, a three-step finite-element analysis was conducted to study the behavior of wear-resistant coatings on soft substrates. Initially, a mesh simulating a system with one hard and elastic film on an elastic-...
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In this work, a three-step finite-element analysis was conducted to study the behavior of wear-resistant coatings on soft substrates. Initially, a mesh simulating a system with one hard and elastic film on an elastic-plastic aluminum substrate was developed considering the presence of cracks in the film. A sequence of loading steps was then applied to simulate the deposition (intrinsic) stresses, thermal (extrinsic) stresses and contact stresses during the indentation with normal forces, respectively. Crack propagation was allowed during the indentation step. The influence of film thickness, fracture toughness and elastic modulus was studied based on the radial and shear stresses that developed at the film surface and at the film/substrate inter-face. The results indicated that, under the conditions studied, film cracking was favored in systems with lower thickness and high elastic modulus. The effect of film cracking was also analyzed and a good qualitative comparison was obtained with results found in the literature. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A, All rights reserved.
This paper investigates the finite-element simulation of ballistic impact on Twaron(R) fabric through proposing a material model, which incorporates viscoelasticity and a strain-rate-sensitive failure criterion. A non...
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This paper investigates the finite-element simulation of ballistic impact on Twaron(R) fabric through proposing a material model, which incorporates viscoelasticity and a strain-rate-sensitive failure criterion. A non-linear, explicit, three-dimensional finite-element code DYNA3D is used to simulate the response of fabric under high-speed projectile impact. The fabric is modeled using membrane elements. Suitable material properties to account for its viscoelastic nature are obtained through mathematical manipulation of the three-element spring-dashpot model and by use of available experimental data. The ballistic limit, residual velocity, energy absorption and transverse deflection profiles of the fabric are predicted and compared with those from experiment. The limitations of the proposed model, in terms of representing fabric behavior such as frictional effects between yarns and unraveling and fraying of yarns are recognized. Nevertheless, the model provides a fairly accurate representation of the strain-rate-dependent behavior of fabric. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
In this paper a short overview is given of the methods that are available for modelling the capacitance response of capacitive sensors. This includes the influence of alignment errors and electrode errors (geometrical...
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In this paper a short overview is given of the methods that are available for modelling the capacitance response of capacitive sensors. This includes the influence of alignment errors and electrode errors (geometrical errors and defects) as well as parasitic capacitances. Three methods are presented: direct calculation of the capacitance by solving the electric-field equations;approximation of the capacitance by simplifying the electric-field distribution;and modelling using the finite-element method. The suitability of each of these methods for different purposes is discussed. Conclusions are that in most cases approximations based on simplification of the electric field can be used to get an impression of the capacitance response, while for more complicated cases and for higher accuracy the more time-consuming finite-element method can or even must be used.
A finite-element model of a reinforced concrete beam with rebars modeled by a 3-D deformable body has been developed. An analysis of the stress-strain state of the beam allowed us to determine the stress distribution ...
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A finite-element model of a reinforced concrete beam with rebars modeled by a 3-D deformable body has been developed. An analysis of the stress-strain state of the beam allowed us to determine the stress distribution on cross sections of the rebars and the location of zones with cracks in concrete. It is found that the break of bond between the reinforcement and concrete goes outside the areas of intensely cracked concrete matrix.
A finite-element model of a reinforced concrete beam with rebars modeled by a 3-D deformable body has been developed. An analysis of the stress-strain state of the beam allowed us to determine the stress distribution ...
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A finite-element model of a reinforced concrete beam with rebars modeled by a 3-D deformable body has been developed. An analysis of the stress-strain state of the beam allowed us to determine the stress distribution on cross sections of the rebars and the location of zones with cracks in concrete. It is found that the break of bond between the reinforcement and concrete goes outside the areas of intensely cracked concrete matrix.
This paper describes a novel water-cooled device used to cool secondary coils of a group of transformers in a switched mode power supply used for electroplating. The device includes a vertically bended copper board, w...
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This paper describes a novel water-cooled device used to cool secondary coils of a group of transformers in a switched mode power supply used for electroplating. The device includes a vertically bended copper board, with which a U type tube is welded. This simple device mounted on each coil tap can remove heat from three heat sources including the secondary coil, a diode under the coil tap, and two electrical resistors connected to the diode. A 3-D finite-element modeling of thermal performance of the device is presented to simulate temperature distribution of the three heat sources when they work steadily. The corresponding experimental results coincide with the simulation results, which reveal that this device can satisfy cooling requirements of the three heat sources. It has advantages of simple structure, high heat rejection efficiency and low cost.
Some results of experimental studies on the specific features inherent in the intermittent cutting of quenched steel AISI 52100 with a PcBN tool were presented, and the process of machining with a PcBN tool was analyz...
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Some results of experimental studies on the specific features inherent in the intermittent cutting of quenched steel AISI 52100 with a PcBN tool were presented, and the process of machining with a PcBN tool was analyzed by using the finiteelement method with consideration for the polycrystalline structure and composition of the tool. To ascertain the effect of the PcBN composite composition on the cutting forces and tool wear, experiments were conducted with cutters of two types of materials with different PcBN content. The obtained experimental results demonstrated the efficiency of the PcBN tool with a low PcBN content to be comparable with the tool characterized by a high PcBN content in the machining of quenched steel AISI 52100 at a cutting speed of 210 m/min under intermittent cutting conditions. The obtained results indicated the prospects and high performability of tools manufactured from PcBN composites of different composition under certain operational conditions.
In this paper, a lifetime model for bond wire contacts of insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) power modules is reported. This model is based on power cycling tests obtained under accelerated conditions, and a fi...
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In this paper, a lifetime model for bond wire contacts of insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) power modules is reported. This model is based on power cycling tests obtained under accelerated conditions, and a finite-element model taking into account the electrical, thermal, and mechanical coupling. It allows us to estimate the bond wire lifetime for a large scale of junction temperature swing amplitudes (Delta T-j) and stress durations (t(ON)). To build it, a numerical design of experiment was performed in both high and low stress values (Delta T-j). Then, a strain-life curve has been constructed where the average strain values on a defined volume around the contact areas between top-metallization and the most exposed bond wires to fatigue and liftoff have been used. As a result, it has been shown that the total strain is linearly dependent with Delta T-j and power law dependent with t(ON). The combination of the strain-life relation and the strain dependency with stress parameters leads to the lifetime relationship. The obtained lifetime model has been satisfactorily validated with some additional experimental points obtained from literature and with a large range of values for t(ON). This methodology can be easily replicated to other structures and is quite generic.
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