The survivability concerns the service continuity when the components of a system are damaged. This concept is especially useful in the emergency management of the system, as often emergencies involve accidents or incident ...

This project was initiated to study the effects of the sheet metal on the process of punching circular holes with viscoelastic tooling. Two different kinds of aluminum sheet metal, each with four thicknesses were used ...

Mobility of the horse to initiate motion from the standing position is examined in this thesis. In particular, the thesis focuses on the study of the mobility of a horse with fixed hooves to the ground, and on how its ...

In this study, a numerical model is developed for determining coupled heat and moisture transfer in a run-around membrane energy exchanger (RAMEE) using two counter/cross flow exchangers and with a salt solution of MgCl2 ...

The main objectives of this thesis are to determine if the addition of an energy wheel in an HVAC system can improve the indoor air relative humidity (RH), and perceived air quality (PAQ), as well as reduce energy consumption. ...

A circular cylinder with a free end is one of the simplest possible three­ dimensional structures, yet flow around such a body is complex and not well understood. Numerous previous studies have examined this flow situation; ...

Certification of energy wheel effectiveness by a selected international laboratory for many types and sizes of wheel produced by each manufacturer has proven to be very expensive and has been prone to large uncertainties. ...

Flexible polyurethane foam (PUF) is a very versatile material ever created. The material is used for various applications and consumer end-use products such as upholstered furniture and mattresses. The increased use of ...

The very nature of the fire fighting environment makes thermal degradation of turnout gear inevitable. Standards that are currently in place to ensure that new gear performs adequately for the protection of the fire fighter ...

Run-around energy recovery systems are one of the several ways for transferring energy between two air streams. Compared with other air-to-air energy recovery systems, run-around systems are very reliable and flexible, ...