Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures: Volume 17 Issue 5

The mixed spin-3/2 and spin-2 Blume-Capel model by renormalization group approach

Karima El Kihel, Hasnae Saadi, Rachid Aharrouch, Abdelmoumen El Antari, Nabil Hachem, Mohamed Madani, Mohammed El Bouziani

The authors investigate the magnetic properties of a mixed spin-3/2 and spin-2 Blume-Capel model on square and cubic lattices with two different single-ion anisotropies.

Study on casting design and analysis of magnesium alloy wheel

Xin Jiang, Xiaodong Hu, Hai Liu, Dongying Ju, Yoshio Fukushima, Zhenglai Zhenglai

This research establishes a suitable casting model for magnesium alloy wheel. The casting of the wheel is an element that must be considered in the design of the wheel. Casting is…

Effects of heat transfer and the endoscope on Jeffrey fluid peristaltic flow in tubes

A.M. Abd-Alla, S.M. Abo-Dahab, M.A. Abdelhafez, Esraa N. Thabet

This article aims to describe the effect of an endoscope and heat transfer on the peristaltic flow of a Jeffrey fluid through the gap between concentric uniform tubes.

Linear model analysis of fused deposition modeling process parameters for obtaining the maximum tensile strength in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and carbon fiber polylactic acid (PLA) materials

Debashis Mishra, Anil Kumar Das

The purpose of the experimental investigation was to optimize the process parameters of the fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique. The optimization of the process was…

Implementation of improved Fourier's law and Fick's law for rotational flow of nanofluid over an exponentially stretching sheet

Sumit Gupta, Sandeep Gupta, Nawal Kishor Jangid, Vijay kumar Singhal, Rohit Mukherjee, Sangeeta Choudhary

The purpose of the current article is to explore the rotational behavior on nanofluid flow over an exponentially stretching surface. Heat and mass flux are formulated upon…

Phase-field simulations of isomorphous binary alloys subject to isothermal and directional solidification

Jeffrey B. Allen

In this work, with a goal to ultimately forward the advancement of additive manufacturing research, the author applies the Wheeler-Boettinger-McFadden model through a progressive…

Failure analysis of delaminated carbon/epoxy composite under pure bending: validation with numerical analysis

Phaneendra Kumar Kopparthi, Srikar Gemaraju, Bhaskara Rao Pathakokila, Suresh Gamini

Delamination is a common and crucial damage mode which occurs during manufacturing of layered composites or their service life. Its existence leads to degradation in mechanical…

Modeling of the machining parameters in turning of Al-5052/TiC/SiC composites: a statistical modeling approach using grey relational analysis (GRA) and response surface methodology (RSM)

Venkateshwar Reddy Pathapalli, Meenakshi Reddy Reddigari, Eswara Kumar Anna, P. Srinivasa Rao, D V. Ramana Reddy

Metal matrix composites (MMC) has been a section which gives an overview of composite materials and owing to those exceptional physical and mechanical properties…

Rock–bit interaction effects on high-frequency stick-slip vibration severity in rotary drilling systems

Chafiaa Mendil, Madjid Kidouche, Mohamed Zinelabidine Doghmane, Samir Benammar, Kong Fah Tee

The drill string vibrations can create harmful effects on drilling performance because they generate the stick-slip phenomenon which reduces the quality of drilling and decreases…

Structural design guidelines for Delayed Coker Unit (DCU) used in hydrocarbon industry

Osama Bedair

Delays in projects execution due to improper structural design lead to substantial losses to the owners. Little guidelines are available in practice that deals with structural…