Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements: v. 15

Contents Section 1: Computational and experimental methods The exponentially weighted moving average applied to the control and monitoring of varying sample sizes; Experimental and analytical study on high-speed fracture phenomena and mechanism of glass; Multiscale multifunctional progressive fracture of composite structures; Enhancing simulation in complex systems; Computational aerodynamic analysis of flatback airfoils by coupling N-S equations and transition prediction codes; Numerical investigation of dynamic stall phenomenon on a plunging airfoil; Design optimization of a bioreactor for ethanol production using CFD simulation and genetic algorithms; Design of pipelines for high operating pressure by numerical simulations and experimental validation; Mechanical behaviour of high metakaolin lightweight aggregate concrete; Experimental validation of numerical modelling of the bridge-track-moving train system; Estimation of drying parameters including moisture diffusivity by using temperature measurements; Investigating granular milling in a hammer mill: experiments and simulation; Study of the influence of asphaltenes on modeling of viscosity of Nigerian crude mixtures; Optic Ped ScanA": an alternative inexpensive technique to study plantar arches and foot pressure sites; Stereovision for the determination of fireline intensity in vegetation fire; Photoelastic and numerical stress analysis of a 2D contact problem and 3D numerical solution for the case of a rigid body on a deformable one Section 2: Fluid flow Large eddy simulation of a transition process in separated-reattached flows; A numerical investigation of deployable drag surfaces used for recovery systems; Fluid dynamics of a post-combustion chamber in electric arc steelmaking plants; Apparent shear stress and boundary shear distribution in a compound channel flow; Wicking process in a capillary tube: a new zero-order asymptotic solution Section 3: Heat transfer and thermal processes Experimental validation of analytical solutions for a transient heat conduction problem; On liquid crystal thermography for determination of the heat transfer coefficient in rectangular ducts; Modelling the energy systems in a PV powered two floor desert ZEH; Numerical simulation of blowing ratio effects on film cooling on a gas turbine blade; Spray cooling by multi-walled carbon nanotubes and Fe nanoparticles Section 4: Stress analysis Analyses of the robustness of the mathematical model with the laboratory prototype of the drilling process during simulation and vibration control experiments; Transverse cracking of composite bridge decks; Evaluation of crack growth rate and growth model of ultrafine grained copper; Structural characterization of electro-thermally driven micro-actuators with immeasurable temperature-dependent material characteristics; Impact loading of inelastic elliptical plates; A fast incremental-iterative procedure for ultimate strength analysis of composite cross-sections of arbitrary shape Section 5: Composite materials Compression property of waste polyurethane rubber/unsaturated polyester composite cubes; Development of interaction diagrams for RC sections confined with CFRP composites; Constitutive formulation of strain-rate sensitive deformation in orthotropic composites Section 6: Detection and signal processing (Special session organised by Prof. A. Kawalec) The synthesis of a radar signal having nonlinear frequency modulation function; Synthetic aperture radar raw signal simulator for both pulsed and FM-CW modes; A real time SAR processor implementation with FPGA; Finite element method application for simulation of ground penetrating radar response; Non-contact breath sensor based on a Doppler detector; N2O detection with the CEAS method; Identity management in VHF radio systems; Analytical model of a SAW gas sensor Section 7: Advances in measurements and data acquisition Advances in low cost marine technologies; Computer-based data acquisition and processing in a technical investigation department; Research on the COD soft-measuring mechanism based on the clustering approach; Surface heat flux determination using a genetic algorithm; New solid-state organic membrane based lead-selective micro-electrode; Measurement of methane pressure by gas-pressure-measurement-tube sets in underground coalbeds; Self assembling proteins as matrix for the construction of optical devices; An algorithm for the calibration of running time calculation on the basis of GPS data Section 8: Multiscale modelling Simulation of intergranular crack nucleation and evolution in polycrystal metals on mesoscale; A multiscale finite element simulation of piezoelectric materials using realistic crystal morphology Section 9: Ballistics Coupled numerical-experimental study of an armour perforation by the armour-piercing projectiles; Numerical analysis of missile impact being shot by rocket propelled grenades with rod armour; On the truss-type structures backing the ceramic tiles in the ballistic panels subjected to the impact of hard steel projectiles; The influence of conical composite filling on energy absorption during the progressive fracture process Section 10: Railway transport Stochastic traffic generator for Monte Carlo load flow simulation; The rescheduling system for trains, drivers and crew of high speed railways; Railway disruption recovery: lessons from airlines; Kaban: a tool for analysis of railway capacity; Two step method for rail potential rise analysis in a DC traction power supply system