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This thesis contributes to the research on the challenging topic of wind turbine wake development in the atmospheric boundary layer. Through a combined theoretical and numerical approach, the focus is on developing new frameworks to predict the wind turbin ...

EPFL2024

Carbonized wood impregnated with bimetallic nanoparticles as a monolithic continuous-flow microreactor for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol

Qingtong Zhang, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Rosemarie Janet Somerville

Porous monolithic microreactors show great promise in catalytic applications, but are usually based on non-renewable materials. Herein, we demonstrate a Ni/Au nanoparticle-decorated carbonized wood (Ni/Au-CW) monolithic membrane microreactor for the effici ...

ELSEVIER2023

Auction algorithm sensitivity for multi-robot task allocation

Tony Alan Wood

We consider the problem of finding a low-cost allocation and ordering of tasks between a team of robots in a d-dimensional, uncertain, landscape, and the sensitivity of this solution to changes in the cost function.Various algorithms have been shown to giv ...

2023

A mathematical model that integrates cardiac electrophysiology, mechanics, and fluid dynamics: Application to the human left heart

Alfio Quarteroni, Luca Dede'

We propose a mathematical and numerical model for the simulation of the heart function that couples cardiac electrophysiology, active and passive mechanics and hemodynamics, and includes reduced models for cardiac valves and the circulatory system. Our mod ...

Wiley2023

Finding Nash equilibrium based on reinforcement learning for bidding strategy and distributed algorithm for ISO in imperfect electricity market

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui

Finding Nash equilibrium in an imperfect market with active and strategic resources is key to the successful operation of the electricity market. A hierarchical Nash distributed reinforcement learning (HNDRL) framework is proposed to realize the interactio ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2023

Rock-Flow Cell Parameters Evaluation Using Ultrasound Doppler Velocimetry

Giovanni De Cesare

This work presents a study of two-phase flow generated inside a rock-flow cell setup. It is characterized by a pipe section filled with fluid (oil in our studies) that is put into oscillation around its mass centre by an electric motor. This type of appara ...

2023

Development of a Strengthening System for Riveted/Bolted Steel Connections Using Prestressed CFRP Rods

Alain Nussbaumer

Among different details in old riveted railway bridges throughout the world, connections such as stringer-to-floor-beam double-angle connections are one of the most fatigue-prone details. These connections are subjected to fatigue loadings due to the secon ...

SPRINGER-VERLAG SINGAPORE PTE LTD2022

Soft-mode dynamics and sublattice polarization in an archetypal antiferroelectric

Helmuth Berger

Terahertz and far-infrared techniques are combined with complementary Raman and inelastic neutron scattering results to probe the low-energy phonon dynamics of archetypal antiferroelectric candidate - francisite (Cu3Bi(SeO3)(2)O2Cl). The combined results c ...

IEEE2022

Distributionally Robust Chance Constrained Optimization for Providing Flexibility in an Active Distribution Network

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui

In this paper, we propose a distributionally robust chance constrained (DRCC) optimization problem for the operation of an active distribution network (ADN). The ADN's operator uses the proposed problem to centrally optimize the dispatch plan of his resour ...

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A mixed-methods case study on resident thermal comfort and attitude towards peak shifting of space heating

Dolaana Khovalyg, Verena Marie Barthelmes

Recent simulation-based studies have indicated that Economic Model Predictive Control (EMPC) of space heating systems can exploit the thermal mass in residential buildings for demand response (DR) purposes in district heating systems. However, there is a l ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2022

Design Space of Negative Capacitance in FETs

Jean-Michel Sallese, Farzan Jazaeri

Relying on the previously developed charge-based approaches, this paper presents a physics-based design space of negative capacitance in double-gate and bulk MOSFET architectures. The impact of thickness variation of the ferroelectric on the DC characteris ...

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Influence of Fin and Finger Number on TID Degradation of 16-nm Bulk FinFETs Irradiated to Ultrahigh Doses

Christian Enz

This article investigates the fin- and finger-number dependence of the total ionizing dose (TID) degradation in 16-nm bulk Si FinFETs at ultrahigh doses. n- and p-FinFETs designed with different numbers of fins and fingers are irradiated up to 500 Mrad(SiO ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2022

Reconstruction of Fetal Head Surface from Few 2D Ultrasound Images Tracked in 3D Space

Jean-Philippe Thiran, Sandra Maria Marcadent

In this pilot study, we present a new engineering approach to reconstruct a patient-specific model of the fetal head near term. Indeed, 3D visualization of the fetus prominent skull could help the obstetricians in decision-making to overcome dystocia, a de ...

IEEE2022

Spatial Modulation of Vibrational and Luminescence Properties of Monolayer MoS & x2082; Using a GaAs Nanowire Array

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Wonjong Kim, Jean-Baptiste Leran, Mirjana Dimitrievska, Lucas Güniat, Didem Dede, Valerio Piazza, Akshay Balgarkashi

The integration of transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) with non-planar substrates such as nanopillars provides a way to spatially modify the optical properties mainly through the localized strain. Similar studies to date have utilized insulating SiO2 n ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2022

A Study on MoS2 Nanolayer Coated Etched Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Sensor

Suneetha Sebastian

In this paper, we report on the comprehensive study on Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanolayer coated etched Fiber Bragg Grating (eFBG) strain sensor. MoS2 nanolayer is coated using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) of Molybdenum (Mo) on eFBGs followed by sulf ...

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Impact of Data Processing on Fairness in Supervised Learning

Negar Kiyavash

We study the impact of pre and postprocessing for reducing discrimination in data-driven decision makers. We first analyze the fundamental trade-off between fairness and accuracy in a preprocessing approach, and propose a design for a preprocessing module ...

IEEE2021

Equivalent Circuit Analysis of CMUTs-based Device for Measurement in Liquid Samples

Sandro Carrara, Gian Luca Barbruni, Yihe Zhao

Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) operating at the series and parallel resonant frequencies, have shown a great potential in ultrasonic application and in biodetection. However, previous equivalent circuits rarely consider the fitting ...

IEEE2021

High Order Finite Volume Schemes for Solving the Non-Conservative Convection Equations on the Unstructured Grids

Qian Wang

In this paper, a high order finite volume scheme for solving the non-conservative convection equations on the unstructured grids is proposed. It is found that when the non-conservative convection equations are rewritten into the conservative form with addi ...

2021

Authors' closure on the discussion of the article: "From experimental evidence to mechanical modeling and design expressions: The Critical Shear Crack Theory for Shear Design" (discussion by Donmez et al.)

Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz

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Does MCWASP still follow Moore's law? Forty years of advances in microstructure modeling

Michel Rappaz

Over the past forty years, the series of MCWASP conferences has been the witness of the fantastic developments in the field of modeling of welding and solidification processes. This has been made possible thanks to the exponential increase in computing pow ...

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