The ability to mitigate the vibrations by a magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) isolator varies with the amplitude of the excitation and the magnetic field. To implement semi-active vibration control, a mathematical model representing the... more
The ability to mitigate the vibrations by a magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) isolator varies with the amplitude of the excitation and the magnetic field. To implement semi-active vibration control, a mathematical model representing the dynamic response over a wide frequency range is crucial. In the present study, an attempt was made to develop a mathematical model for the designed MRE isolator over a wide frequency range under different operating conditions. A model-based fuzzy controller was developed to implement semi-active control attributes over a broadband frequency. The methodology entails that the MRE isolator operating in shear mode was designed. The performance of the isolator was evaluated over a frequency range of 15–80 Hz with varying input currents and excitation amplitudes. The transmissibility response of MRE isolator was mathematically represented using viscoelastic constitutive relations. The isolator system was represented in state-space form, and its parameters...
This paper presents thermal performance of various single glazing window glasses covered with and without window overhang shading. Buildings are designed with laterite stone walls with different dimensions of overhang shading devices on... more
This paper presents thermal performance of various single glazing window glasses covered with and without window overhang shading. Buildings are designed with laterite stone walls with different dimensions of overhang shading devices on single glazing windows in four different climatic zones of India: Ahmedabad (Hot & dry), Bangalore (moderate), Calcutta (warm & humid) and Hyderabad (composite). In this study, five glass materials such as clear, bronze, green, grey and blue-green were selected. Total three hundred and twenty building models with and without window overhangs were designed in four climatic zones of India using Design builder 4.3.0.039. Thermal simulation was carried out in Energy plus 8.1 simulation tool. From the results, it is observed that laterite buildings with grey glass window with 1.5m overhang shading device were found to be energy efficient from the least heat gain point of view in south direction among three hundred and twenty building models studied in four climatic zones of India. The results of the study help in selecting the best window glass material and also help in selecting appropriate dimensions for overhang shading device for reducing cooling loads in buildings.
Buildings account for about 40% of total electricity use in the world for artificial cooling and artificial day lighting and they are also responsible for 40% CO 2 emissions. This work reports a comprehensive investigation of thermal... more
Buildings account for about 40% of total electricity use in the world for artificial cooling and artificial day lighting and they are also responsible for 40% CO 2 emissions. This work reports a comprehensive investigation of thermal performance characteristics which include thermal transmittance, thermal admittance, decrement factor and the time lag for both homogeneous and composite building walls. A computer program with the cyclic admittance method was developed to study unsteady thermal performance characteristics. The Five building materials such as, cellular concrete, mud brick, concrete block, burnt brick and fly ash bricks were selected for the study. The heat transfer characteristics of five homogeneous building walls and their five composite walls were studied in detail. From the results, it is observed that fly ash brick homogeneous walls and their composite walls are energy efficient from the lowest decrement factor and the highest time lag perspective among five homogeneous and five composite walls studied. The decrement factor and time lag values of homogeneous fly ash bricks were observed to be 0.401 and 8.159 h, respectively, whereas the values of composite fly ash brick walls were observed to be 0.342 and 9.199 h, respectively.
The energy consumption associated with the cooling of the buildings is huge. In India buildings consume about 33% of country's power production for cooling and day lighting. The building enclosures such as walls, roofs and glasses play... more
The energy consumption associated with the cooling of the buildings is huge. In India buildings consume about 33% of country's power production for cooling and day lighting. The building enclosures such as walls, roofs and glasses play very vital role in reducing cooling loads in the buildings. The proper combination of window glass materials and wall materials can cut down the cooling costs extensively. In the present work, five different glass materials such as clear, bronze, grey, green and blue-green glass materials were selected and four different building materials such as burnt brick, cinder concrete, dense concrete and fly ash brick either side plastered with cement plaster were selected. Total twenty building models with various combinations of window glass and wall materials were designed in licensed Design builder 4.3.0.039 version and thermal analysis was carried out in Energy plus 8.1 software package. Thermal performance of various building models in four different climatic zones such as hot and dry, temperate, warm and humid and composite were investigated. From the results of the study, it is observed that fly ash brick wall building model with grey window glass is found to be energy efficient in all Indian climatic zones from the reduced cooling load point of view among all studied combinations in East, West, North and South orientations. From the results it is observed that the fly ash brick buildings with grey glass window is observed to be the most energy efficient combination for reducing cooling loads as they gain the least heat gain in south orientation (21.51 kWh) for Ahmedabad region. The results of the study help in designing energy efficient passive buildings.
Analytical solution quest for viscoelastic shear thinning fluid flow through circular conduit is a matter of great prominence as it directly evolvesmost efficient criteria to investigate various responses of independent parameters.... more
Analytical solution quest for viscoelastic shear thinning fluid flow through circular conduit is a matter of great prominence as it directly evolvesmost efficient criteria to investigate various responses of independent parameters. Envisaging this facet present endeavour attempts to develop a computational model for designing runner conduit lateral dimension in a plastic injection mould through which thermoplastic melt gets injected. At outset injection phenomenon is represented by governing equations on the basis of mass, momentum and energy conservation principles [1]. Embracing Hagen Poiseuille flow problem analogous to runner conduit injection the manuscript uniquely imposes runner conduit inlet and outlet boundary conditions along with relative to appropriate assumptions; governing equations evolve a computation model as criteria for designing. To overwhelm Non-Newtonian's abstruse Weissenberg-Rabinowitsch correction factor has been adopted byaccommodating thermoplastic melt behaviour towards the final stage of derivation. The resulting final computational model is believed to express runner conduit dimensions as a function of available type of injection moulding machine specifications, characteristics of thermoplastic melt and required features of component being moulded. Later the equation so obtained has been verified by using dimensional analysis method.
This manuscript deliberates traditional runner design criteria issue in injection moulding; thereon proposes a novel criterion. Traditional runner design concepts are heuristic, iterative, probabilistic, manipulative etc. obviously with... more
This manuscript deliberates traditional runner design criteria issue in injection moulding; thereon proposes a novel criterion. Traditional runner design concepts are heuristic, iterative, probabilistic, manipulative etc. obviously with scant confidence; perhaps absence of idealistic criteria could be attributed. Hence this endeavour envisions to trait such flaw immunity intrinsically within runner conduit a design criterion itself. The proposed criterion might concurrently inoculate injection moulding machine specifications, thermoplastic material characteristics and component features to exemplify mould performance and moulding quality.
Conservation principles are used to represent all physical transformations occurring in the universe, accordingly are also adopted to design runner conduit for thermoplastic melt injection. Conservation principles for thermoplastic melt... more
Conservation principles are used to represent all physical transformations occurring in the universe, accordingly are also adopted to design runner conduit for thermoplastic melt injection. Conservation principles for thermoplastic melt injection through runner conduit are implemented by considering cylindrical co-ordinates system relevant to its geometrical configuration for deriving governing equations. While the continuity equation ensures volumetric conservation of thermoplastic melt, the momentum equation represents equilibrium of forces on thermoplastic melt injection through runner conduit. During an injection moulding cycle heat and work done energy transformations are balanced by implementing first and second law of thermodynamics. Thermoplastic melt state change through the runner conduit for a particular cycle is appreciated by heat conduction equation. Traditionally inertia and entropy contribution is neglected to skip rigorousness, nevertheless they continue to prevail. Especially in very frequently used non-circular runner cross section conduits, their influence is highly significant. Hence the current endeavour attempts to computationally model, continuousness, equilibrium, energy balance and phase transformative runner design criteria by implementing conservation principles.
Design methodology and criteria to configure sprue bush for enhancing functionality is systematically compiled from plastic injection moulding machine perspective. Sprue conduit’s sensitivity to moulding objectives are quantitatively... more
Design methodology and criteria to configure sprue bush for enhancing functionality is systematically compiled from plastic injection moulding machine perspective. Sprue conduit’s sensitivity to moulding objectives are quantitatively ghettoised as expansion ratio on the basis of ubiquitous empirical relationships. This generic, simple, inexpensive preventive criterion enables sprue bush conduit geometry design to exemplifying the melt injection specifically for a particular
Swarm Robotics originated in the research inspired by biology. It is the usual sense of the multi-robot systems which have been given the emerging attributes of swarm intelligence. In nature, ants, termites, wasps, bees and other social... more
Swarm Robotics originated in the research inspired by biology. It is the usual sense of the multi-robot systems which have been given the emerging attributes of swarm intelligence. In nature, ants, termites, wasps, bees and other social insects have inspired surprisingly inspiration of human. These groups of organisms show how to interact with a large number of simple individuals and generate the collective intelligence of systems to cope with complicated tasks. Swarm Robotics is a special robot system which is composed of a group of indiscriminate robots and so it is a typical distributed system. If a task is for only one robot and the robot will be very complex and expensive inefficiently. But if it is for the swarm robotics, the complex task can be done by many more simple robots efficiently. For the Routing problem, the quality of a potential route is determined by the length of the route (i.e. number of links) and the congestion along the route. It is desired to balance the tra...
In this paper, the effect of wire drawing on the microstructures, mechanical properties, and shape memory effect of compositions Cu 87.85-Al 11.70-Be 0.45 (CAB) and Cu 87.73-Al 11.70-Be 0.45-Zr 0.12 (CABZ) has been experimentally... more
In this paper, the effect of wire drawing on the microstructures, mechanical properties, and shape memory effect of compositions Cu 87.85-Al 11.70-Be 0.45 (CAB) and Cu 87.73-Al 11.70-Be 0.45-Zr 0.12 (CABZ) has been experimentally investigated. The wires with a diameter of 1.33 mm are manufactured from the casted round bars through the rolling and drawing (secondary) process. Investigations are performed on microstructure and phase for both as-cast and wire-drawn SMAs. Further, wire-drawn SMAs are investigated for phase transformation temperatures, hardness, ductility, and shape memory effect. The results show that the average grain size decreased with 73.06% by adding Zr to the CAB alloy. Further, the grain size of CABZ alloy wire decreased with 67.38% in the longitudinal direction and 67.07% in the transverse direction as compared to CAB alloy wire after the secondary process. Improvement of the grain structure in CABZ alloy wire resulted in an enhancement in the hardness of 13.86% in longitudinal and 12.43% in the transverse direction, and tensile strength of 134.58% and ductility of 177.06%. The phase transformation temperatures reduced by the addition of Zr, and better shape recovery is observed in CABZ alloy wire.
Linear spring mass framework controlled by moving belt friction have been subjected to various examinations. Dynamical attributes like amplitude and frequency of oscillations have been in a big way studied along by the whole of the... more
Linear spring mass framework controlled by moving belt friction have been subjected to various examinations. Dynamical attributes like amplitude and frequency of oscillations have been in a big way studied along by the whole of the different approach mechanisms for this model. Along by all of the dynamical characteristics, bifurcation structures also have been investigated. On the other hand, the corresponding self-excited SD oscillator has not instructed comparable attention. This complimentary presents the numerical investigation of the character of a self-excited SD oscillator resting on a belt moving with consistent speed and excited by dry friction. The moving belt friction is displayed as the Stirbeck friction (friction first decreases and then increase smoothly with interface speed) to figure the scientific model. It is demonstrated that the pure-slip oscillation phase influenced by system parameter α. The influence of different system parameters on the dynamical characteristics was alongside considered.
An experimental evaluation of the microstructure, mechanical and functional fatigue properties of theCu-11.70Al-0.45Be doped with Bx (x = 0.05, 0.10, 0.12, and 0.14 wt%) SMA wires has been carried out.The experiments were performed to... more
An experimental evaluation of the microstructure, mechanical and functional fatigue properties of theCu-11.70Al-0.45Be doped with Bx (x = 0.05, 0.10, 0.12, and 0.14 wt%) SMA wires has been carried out.The experiments were performed to investigate microstructure, phase/precipitates, and transformationtemperatures for both as-cast and wire samples. Furthermore, tensile properties, shape recovery ratio,and functional fatigue evaluation have also been carried out for the wire samples. The investigationshows that the addition of the minor amount of boron and secondary processes involved during the spec-imen preparation induced excellent grain refinement. The addition of boron decreased transformationtemperatures; however, there was not a considerable change observed due to the secondary process. Itwas observed that tensile properties increases with the boron addition, and complete shape recoverywas observed for all the selected alloys. Finally, functional fatigue tests were conducted under constantstress condition and observed that the number of cycles until the failure has increased and more distancerecovery was achieved with an increase in boron doping.
The paper presents free vibration of shape memory alloy hybrid composite beams by experimentally. The hybrid composite beams are fabricated using glass fiber with epoxy resin matrix implanted with the Ni-Ti SMA wires with diameter 0.47mm.... more
The paper presents free vibration of shape memory alloy hybrid composite beams by experimentally. The hybrid composite beams are fabricated using glass fiber with epoxy resin matrix implanted with the Ni-Ti SMA wires with diameter 0.47mm. The rectangular cross-section of beams with sizes, thickness, 3mm, width, 20mm and length 250mm are considered in the investigation. Free vibration test has been performed for the cantilever beams to investigate the effect on the fundamental natural frequency shift by changing the current as well as increasing the number of SMA wires. The fundamental natural frequency of the beam has shifted on higher side, 12.82% for single wire and 35.48% for two wires implant under the influence of current in comparison with no current state. Further, as supplied current increases in the SMA wire the natural frequency of beam increases helps in improving the stiffness and encourages to avoid resonance state.