International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications

Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2015

  • Intelligent Control Mechanism for Underwater Wet Welding

    Joshua Emuejevoke Omajene, Paul Kah, Huapeng Wu, Jukka Martikainen, Christopher Okechukwu Izelu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2015
    Pages: 50-56
    Received: 1 July 2015
    Accepted: 10 July 2015
    Published: 21 July 2015
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    Abstract: It is important to achieve high quality weld in underwater welding as it is vital to the integrity of the structures used in the offshore environment. Due to the difficulty in ensuring sound welds as it relates to the weld bead geometry, it is important to have a robust control mechanism that can meet this need. This work is aimed at designing a co... Show More
  • UREAD Impact Behaviour Using Silicon Based Materials

    Remi Bouttier, Gabriel Lopes, Luke Clarke, Rocco Lupoi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2015
    Pages: 57-62
    Received: 3 June 2015
    Accepted: 16 July 2015
    Published: 28 July 2015
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    Abstract: Several methodologies and techniques are currently available so as to dissipate energy in engineering systems; most of them are either not re-usable, or complex in mechanism. This paper introduces an innovative re-usable energy absorption device, based upon the working principles of Equal Channel Angular Extrusion, and known as UREAD (Universal Re-... Show More
  • Highly Turbulent Flow Laminarized by Hairy Pipe Walls

    Bo Anders Nordell, Ragnar Oskar Gawelin

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2015
    Pages: 63-70
    Received: 30 June 2015
    Accepted: 18 July 2015
    Published: 28 July 2015
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    Abstract: Nature has found ways to laminarize turbulent flows, as demonstrated by the high swim speed of dolphins and the silent flight of owls. Owls locate their prey by hearing and need to fly silently. In both cases it has something to do with the soft pliable surface of the moving body and the wavy pattern that occurs on the dolphin skin and the owl feat... Show More
  • Stress Analysis of Gun Barrel Subjected to Dynamic Pressure

    H. Babaei, M. Malakzadeh, H. Asgari

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2015
    Pages: 71-80
    Received: 5 May 2015
    Accepted: 2 July 2015
    Published: 1 August 2015
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    Abstract: In the optimal design of a modern gun barrel, there are some aspects to be considered. One of the main factor is internal ballistic which consist of pressure-time, pressure-distance, velocity-time and distance-time curves. In this paper, a simple analytical solution for the plastic stress of an internally pressurized open-ended thick-walled cylinde... Show More