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Effects of Ag, Co, and Ge additions on microstructure and mechanical properties of Be-Al alloy fabricated by investment casting
The effects of Ag, Co, and Ge additions on microstructure and mechanical properties of Be-35Al (wt.%) alloys fabricated by investment casting were studied. The results reveal that the trace metals 1.5wt.% Ag, ...
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Open AccessA consensus building model in group decision making with non-reciprocal fuzzy preference relations
Group decision making (GDM) is a wisdom extracting process where a group of decision makers (DMs) could reach a consensus on the optimal solution to the choice problem with a finite set of alternatives. This p...
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Open AccessNumerical study of creep effect on purging plug performance under cyclic service
The service life of the purging plug is one of the fundamental factors that determine the downtime and usage efficiency of the whole ladle. The creep behaviour of the purging plug was thus investigated to iden...
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Sub-pixel high precision dimensional measurement method for aero-engine hollow turbine blade based on industrial computed tomography image
Aero-engine hollow turbine blades are work under prolonged high temperature, requiring high dimensional accuracy. Blade profile and wall thickness are important parameters to ensure the comprehensive performan...
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Message from the Guest Editors of the Special Issue on Astrodynamics for Space Situational Awareness
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Open AccessInvestigation of hydrocolloid for ice pattern preparation with extrusion 3D printing
Various 3D printing processes have been used to fabricate sacrificial patterns replacing wax patterns of investment casting, which significantly reduces the costs and lead times associated with single part or ...
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Gas evolution characteristics of three kinds of no-bake resin-bonded sands for foundry in production
No-bake resin-bonded sand is commonly used in casting production. However, its air pollution is relatively serious, especially in the molding and pouring process. For this reason, it is necessary to study the ...
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Open AccessEnhanced photocatalytic removal of nitric oxide over Ag-decorated ZnSn(OH)6 microcubes
Presently, most of the population has been facing a string of severe air pollution problems that include the intensive emission of nitric oxide (NO), which requires a practical approach to sustain our living c...
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Open AccessRelative Basic Uncertain Information in Preference and Uncertain Involved Information Fusion
Basic uncertain information is a newly proposed normative formulation to express and model uncertain information. This study further generalizes this concept by introducing the concept of refined interval of d...
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Finite element simulation of real cavity closure in cast Ti6Al4V alloy during hot isostatic pressing
The healing behavior of shrinkage cavity inside the cast Ti6Al4V alloy during hot isostatic pressing (HIP) was investigated experimentally by interrupted hot isostatic pressing tests. The X-ray micro computed ...
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Open AccessKnowledge Extraction and Discovery Based on BIM: A Critical Review and Future Directions
In the past, knowledge in the fields of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries mainly come from experiences and are documented in hard copies or specific electronic databases. In order to ...
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Stability and optimal control strategies for a novel epidemic model of COVID-19
In this paper, a novel two-stage epidemic model with a dynamic control strategy is proposed to describe the spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China. Combined with local epidemic control policie...
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Open AccessImprovement of Adaptive Learning Service Recommendation Algorithm Based on Big Data
In view of the problem that the traditional learning service recommendation does not fully consider the distinct differences between individuals, it is easy to lead to the contradiction between unchanging lear...
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Open AccessA computational fluid dynamic-based method for analyzing the nonlinear relationship between windage loss and pressure in a geotechnical centrifuge
Temperature control is an important limitation to further increase in geotechnical centrifuge power. Although vacuum pumps can reduce windage loss, they also negatively affect heat transfer performance. Theref...
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Open AccessCharacteristic volatile organic compounds in “HeTao” melon and other cultivars grown in Hetao region analyzed by HS-GC-IMS
The headspace-gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (HS-GC-IMS) was used to compare the volatile organic components of the Hetao melon and six other cultivars of melon grown in the Hetao region of China...
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Additive manufacturing and foundry innovation
Additive manufacturing is expected to transform and upgrade the traditional foundry industry to realize the integrated manufacturing and rapid and low-cost development of high-performance components with compl...
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In situ monitoring methods for selective laser melting additive manufacturing process based on images — A review
Selective laser melting (SLM) has been widely used in the fields of aviation, aerospace and die manufacturing due to its ability to produce metal components with arbitrarily complex shapes. However, the instab...
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Effect of melting rate on microsegregation and primary MC carbides in M2 high-speed steel during electroslag remelting
Large-size primary MC carbides can significantly reduce the performance of M2 high-speed steel. To better control the morphology and size of primary MC carbides, the effect of melting rate on microsegregation ...
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Open AccessDesign of Self-Reconfigurable Multiarm Robot Mechanism Based on Deployable Kinematic Chains
As the structures of multiarm robots are serially arranged, the packaging and transportation of these robots are often inconvenient. The ability of these robots to operate objects must also be improved. Addres...
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Open AccessShape-reserved stereo matching with segment-based cost aggregation and dual-path refinement
Stereo matching is one of the most important topics in computer vision and aims at generating precise depth maps for various applications. The major challenge of stereo matching is to suppress inevitable error...