Mechanical muscle properties and intermuscular coordination in maximal and submaximal cycling: theoretical and practical implications [PDF]
, 2014 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel UniversityThe ability of an individual to perform a functional movement is determined by a range of mechanical properties including the force and power producing ...
Barratt, Paul
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Demand-Controlled Ventilation Energy Savings for Air Handling Unit
, 2021 Heat, cooling, and ventilation units are major energy consumers for commercial buildings, consuming as much as 50% of a building’s total annual power usage.
Razban, Ali +2 more
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Low Stress Mechanical Properties of Hydroentangled Fabrics [PDF]
, 2003 Nonwoven fabrics are used in many different applications including wipes, incontinence products, interlinings, blinds, bed linen, protective clothing and others. However, the potential uses of nonwovens in traditional clothing outerwear (e. g. shirtings)
Saleh, Sanaa Salah El-Din Shoukry
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Nanomaterials, 2021 For every three people on the planet, there are approximately two Tonnes (Te) of plastic waste. We show that carbon recovery from polystyrene (PS) plastic is enhanced by the coaddition of solvents to grow carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by liquid injection ...
Alvin Orbaek White +15 more
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Energies, 2019 Stochastic optimization of a district energy system (DES) is investigated with renewable energy systems integration and uncertainty analysis to meet all three major types of energy consumption: electricity, heating, and cooling.
Thomas T. D. Tran, Amanda D. Smith
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A Survey of Application of Mechanical Specific Energy in Petroleum and Space Drilling
Energies, 2022 The optimization of drilling operations is an ongoing necessity since the major proportion of the terrestrial hydrocarbon reservoirs has been exhausted. Furthermore, there is a growing tendency among the space exploration agencies to drill the subsurface
Mitra Khalilidermani, Dariusz Knez
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Mechanical work performed by individual limbs of transfemoral amputees during step-to-step transitions: Effect of walking velocity [PDF]
, 2014 The greater metabolic demand during the gait of people with a transfemoral amputation limits their autonomy and walking velocity. Major modifications of the kinematic and kinetic patterns of transfemoral amputee gait quantified using gait analysis may ...
Xavier Bonnet +9 more
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How should we assess the mechanical properties of lower-limb prosthesis technology used in elite sport?: An initial investigation [PDF]
, 2013 Despite recent controversy, it is not yet formally recognised how lower-limb prosthesis should be assessed for their performance. To assist in this process, experiments are undertaken to investigate the linearity, stiffness and assessment of feet based ...
Noroozi, Siamak +2 more
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Energy Based Functional Decomposition in Preliminary Design [PDF]
, 2011 The authors wish to thank Dr. Jonathan Maier, Dr. Gregory Mocko and Mr. Benjamin Caldwell for their valuable comments on the draft of the paper.This paper presents an energy based approach to functional decomposition that is applicable to the top down ...
Mohammed Sallaou +7 more
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Mechanical Size Reduction Of Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Mini-Review
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2022 The principles of biomass mechanical size reduction and models predicting specific energy requirements of biomass comminution on particle size characteristics and machine variables were summarized in this mini-review.
Lukáš Krátký
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