Search results for "Automotive engineering"
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Influence of compliance for an elastokinematic model of a proposed rear suspension
2014
The research is carried out to improve passenger’s comfort to increase the vehicles stability in dynamic conditions. The literature available in the automotive engineering considers different topics for studying suspensions. An example represents mechanisms structure and analysis (synthesis, kinematics, and dynamics) under various operating conditions. These aspects have been approached before analytically, numerical. The current paper studies the influence of the lateral force on the contact patch of the wheel and the corresponding variations of vehicle stability parameters, such as camber angle and wheel rear track. The study is performed for a newer innovative rear suspensions mechanism …
Un palacio para un héroe: la representación del Sagrado Palacio Imperial de Constantinopla en el "Tirant lo Blanc"
2014
Joannot Martorell recovers the Gran Palacio Imperial de Constantinople in the Greek chapter of Tirant lo Blanch, in order to provide a symbolic space to the heroic projection of his main character. Tirant achieves in the fiction an impossible dream even in reality. Uses the capital of Bosphorus as a symbol for a real New Rome and rescues an enclosure that in the Christian sphere becomes the heir of the ancient Empire. In this article we will analyze with detail the resources employed by Martorell to recreate the palace environment and value the contribution of the literary text as a source for History of Art.
A novel method for harmonic mitigation for single-phase five-level cascaded H-Bridge inverter
2018
The efficiency of a system is a very important parameter for high power electrical drives applications. Moreover, the efficiency of power converters plays a fundamental role. Aim of this work, is to propose a novel selective harmonic mitigation method without solving non-linear equations. Through a very simple approach, the polynomial equations which drive the control angles have been detected for a single-phase five-level cascaded H-Bridge inverter. The obtained polynomial equations can be easily implemented in a digital system to real-time operation. The paper also presents the simulation analysis and experimental validation.
Variational approach to the mechanics of metal V-belt systems
2005
The mechanical behaviour of metal V-belt drives is strongly dependent on the elastic properties of both the belt and the pulley, which influence the belt penetration into the groove and the sliding on the pulley wall. The distribution of tension and penetration is quite different from the rubber belts, which may be dealt with in the assumption of perfectly rigid pulleys. The restoring effect of the centrifugal forces of the plate elements has also to be taken into account. The present analysis considers the combination of all those effects, choosing a three parameter deformation function to describe the plate bending and applying the principle of virtual work for the calculation of the unkn…
Kinetics of rat CSD-C2 binding to H3.3 RNA
2017
Cold-shock domain containing protein C2 (CSD-C2; also known as PIPPin) is an RNA-binding protein conserved in the evolution that interacts with the 3’-untranslated region (3’-UTR) of rat H1.0 and H3.3 histone messengers. Biolayer interferometry (BLI) is a technique that measures changes in an interference pattern generated from visible light, reflected from an optical layer, and a biolayer which contains molecules of interest. In this study, we used the BLI methodology in order to analyze and describe the binding properties of CSD-C2 and the mRNA encoding the rat brain histone protein H3.3. Recombinant CSD-C2 was incubated with in vitro transcribed, and biotinylated H3.3 RNA fragments bound…
Energy and economic assessment of desiccant cooling systems coupled with single glazed air and hybrid PV/thermal solar collectors for applications in…
2009
Abstract This paper presents a detailed analysis of the energy and economic performance of desiccant cooling systems (DEC) equipped with both single glazed standard air and hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/t) collectors for applications in hot and humid climates. The use of ‘solar cogeneration’ by means of PV/t hybrid collectors enables the simultaneous production of electricity and heat, which can be directly used by desiccant air handling units, thereby making it possible to achieve very energy savings. The present work shows the results of detailed simulations conducted for a set of desiccant cooling systems operating without any heat storage. System performance was investigated through h…
Life cycle performance assessment of small solar thermal cooling systems and conventional plants assisted with photovoltaics
2014
Starting from the results of a Life Cycle Assessment of small solar assisted heat driven chillers, the application of such methodology has been extended to systems with a conventional compression chiller assisted by a photovoltaic plant (PV). This study aims to provide a comprehensive compared investigation of these two families of solar assisted cooling systems (with solar thermal or PV). Results indicate that, in many cases, the systems with the PV grid connected plant performed best. In addition, two more configurations were investigated to further define the PV assisted systems, which minimise their interaction with the grid through the use of electricity storages. These systems performed…
A parassubordinação como forma de discriminação
2019
O presente artigo visa ao estudo da parassubordinação no Direito do Trabalho. Primeiramente, busca-se delimitar esse conceito no Direito italiano, analisando-se as alterações legislativas ocorridas na matéria nos últimos anos. Em seguida, a partir do estudo da evolução doutrinária e jurisprudencial do conceito de subordinação, busca-se demonstrar que a parassubordinação conduz à redução desse último à sua acepção clássica e restrita, pois é a única forma de diferenciá-las. Evidencia-se, ainda, a insuficiência dos direitos e garantias trabalhistas aplicáveis aos parassubordinados, os quais são muito inferiores, quantitativa e qualitativamente, àqueles previstos para os trabalhadores subordin…
On optimal estimates for the solutions of linear difference equations on the circle
1976
A linear difference equation arising in the proof of Moser's twist mapping theorem is solved and optimal estimates for the solution are established.
Navigationsformel zu A. Busemanns Variationsproblem der Raumfahrt
1970
Die Indikatrix des Variationsproblems wird auser durch die Storungsdifferentialgleichung fur die grose Halbachse und die Exzentrizitat durch einen Zusammenhang zwischen der Richtung des Impulsausstoses und der exzentrischen Anomalie gegeben. Die Hamilton-Gleichungen einer Extremalen reduzieren sich dann auf eine Navigationsgleichung. Die restlichen Storungsgleichungen fur die Perihellange und die mittlere Lange der Epoche geben schlieslich den sparsamsten zeitlichen Ablauf des Raketenausstoses.