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A methodology for assessing the potential environmental impact of failure of leachate-retaining earthen dams
Mary Ann Liebert (2009-01-15)We describe herein a useful model for assessing the environmental impact of the breakage of earthen dams used to retain leachate fluids. To create this model, we analyzed three parameters: (1) the characteristics of both ... -
A methodology for predicting the energy performance and indoor thermal comfort of residential stocks on the neighbourhood and city scales. A case study in Spain
Elsevier (2016)The aim of the study is to present a developed bottom-up-based methodology for predicting the energy performance of residential stocks on the neighbourhood and city scales. This methodology enables predicting the energy ... -
A metric for assessing the upgradability and adaptability of circular concepts
Elsevier (2024)This study proposes a metric for assessing the upgradability and adaptability of circular design concepts. Both design strategies are part of the design for slow loops, which is based on extending the life of products as ... -
A metric for evaluating novelty and circularity as a whole in conceptual design proposals
Elsevier (2022-01-17)Product design is one of the most important factors to introduce the circular economy model. In this discipline, the decisions made influence the whole life cycle of the product, since the raw material obtaining to the end ... -
A model to prioritise sustainable urban regeneration in vulnerable areas using SWOT and CAME methodologies
Springer (2021-01-21)This work proposes a model for decision-making support to help Administrations to undertake urban regeneration and refurbishment by prioritising vulnerable neighbourhoods and buildings. In order to suggest regeneration ... -
A modified elastic foundation contact model for application in 3D models of the prosthetic knee
Elsevier (2008)Different models have been used in the literature for the simulation of surface contact in biomechanical knee models. However, there is a lack of systematic comparisons of these models applied to the simulation of a common ... -
A multi-analysis characterization of medieval and vernacular coating mortars in rural Valencia (Spain): An experimental study for a Heritage Action Plan
Elsevier (2018-05)Almost all the façades of rural vernacular constructions were rendered in order to protect and decorate the masonry walls. Therefore, this study has been carried out in order to identify and classify the different vernacular ... -
A multi-relational and interactive model for supporting the design process in the conceptual phase
Elsevier (2010)The article presents an interactive model that increases the possibilities of exploration during the design process, increasing the number of ways to guide and build the design alternatives. The model considers a knowledge ... -
A new algorithm for finding faces in wireframes
Elsevier (2010)The problem of identifying the topology implied by wireframe drawings of polyhedral objects requires the identification of face loops, loops of edges which correspond to a face in the object the drawing portrays. In this ... -
A new analytical model to predict the transversal deflection under load of stepped shafts
Elsevier (2018-07)Shaft deflection is a common phenomenon in machine design that has an important influence on the behavior of many transmission elements supported by the shafts, like gears, pulleys, sprockets, etc. This deflection can be ... -
A New Approach to Detect Hand-Drawn Dashed Lines in Engineering Sketches
MDPI (2024-05-09)Sketched drawings sometimes include non-solid lines drawn as sets of consecutive strokes. They represent dashed lines, which are useful for various purposes. Recognizing such dashed lines while parsing drawings is reasonably ... -
A new approach to optimize the energy efficiency of CO2 transcritical refrigeration plants
Elsevier (2014-06)This paper proposes a model-free real-time optimization and control strategy for CO2 transcritical refrigeration plants that assures covering the cooling demand and continuous tracking of conditions for maximum efficiency. ... -
A New Coupled CFD/Neutron Kinetics System for High Fidelity Simulations of LWR Core Phenomena: Proof of Concept
Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2014-05)The Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology (INR) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is investigating the application of the meso- and microscale analysis for the prediction of local safety parameters ... -
A new HVAC ductwork steady-state flow analysis method: The Minimum Energy Dissipation Principle applied to flow networks including the effects of branched junctions
Elsevier (2021-09-23)The fact that the popular head loss coefficient concept, may become negative in branched junctions, is a symptom that something is not correctly managed. The paper makes a review of recent works which have sought new models ... -
A novel method to measure the energy efficiency and performance of an auto-cascade refrigeration cycle
Elsevier (2023-10)Auto-cascade refrigeration systems are the most used cycles to maintain spaces at ultra-low temperature conditions (-80 to −60 °C). The interest in these systems has risen due to the need to maintain and distribute COVID-19 ... -
A Novel Real-Time MATLAB/Simulink/LEGO EV3 Platform for Academic Use in Robotics and Computer Science
MDPI (2021)Over the last years, mobile robot platforms are having a key role in education worldwide. Among others, LEGO Robots and MATLAB/Simulink are being used mainly in universities to improve the teaching experience. Most LEGO ... -
A Path Planning Algorithm for a Dynamic Environment Based on Proper Generalized Decomposition
MDPI (2020-12-19)A necessity in the design of a path planning algorithm is to account for the environment. If the movement of the mobile robot is through a dynamic environment, the algorithm needs to include the main constraint: real-time ... -
A Pilot Project Using Sensors in the Municipal Solid Waste Collection of a Medium-Sized City
MDPI (2023)Municipal solid waste collection must reach the recycling rates required by new regulations, like with the introduction of new bins to collect the organic fraction. The filling pattern of those bins is unknown, and the ... -
A practical approach for teaching the organic rankine cycles (ORCs) in an advanced thermodynamics course
DYNA (2020-03)Higher Education Institutions must consider the most recently developed technologies to increase energy efficiency. A significant share of the heat used in industry is wasted while still being at usable temperature levels ... -
A Practical Vision of Heritage Tourism in Low-Population- Density Areas. The Spanish Mediterranean as a Case Study
MDPI (2021-05-04)Heritage tourism bases its definition on searching for different, authentic, and somewhat unexplored places. Recent literature speaks of the growth of new forms of tourism based on the tradition that seeks to surprise ...