Search Results - subject:"finite element"

Long-term performance of large borehole heat exchanger fields with unbalanced seasonal loads and groundwater flow

Zanchini, Enzo; Lazzari, Stefano; Priarone, Antonella - In: Energy 38 (2012) 1, pp. 66-77

unbalanced winter and summer loads are studied, in a dimensionless form, by finite-element simulations implemented through COMSOL …

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Numerical simulation of storm surges in Lake Winnipeg

Chittibabu, Padala; Rao, Yerubandi - In: Natural Hazards 60 (2012) 2, pp. 181-197

A high-resolution unstructured grid two-dimensional finite-element model was applied to simulate the storm surge …

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Experimental and numerical investigation of slope stabilization by stone columns

Vekli, Mustafa; Aytekin, Mustafa; İkizler, S. Banu; … - In: Natural Hazards 64 (2012) 1, pp. 797-820

In this study, an investigation has been performed on a small-scaled laboratory model and its numerical model by the code of PLAXIS to see the effect of stone columns (SCs) placed vertically in a soft soil slope in terms of slope stability, bearing capacity, and settlements. Also, several...

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Managing Saline Water Intrusion in the Lower Indus Basin Aquifer

Chandio, A.; Lee, T. - In: Water Resources Management 26 (2012) 6, pp. 1555-1576

conducted with a three dimensional finite element model (FEMGWST) based on the Galerkin weighted residual method being developed …

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A general theorem on error estimates with application to a quasilinear elliptic optimal control problem

Casas, Eduardo; Tröltzsch, Fredi - In: Computational Optimization and Applications 53 (2012) 1, pp. 173-206

for quasilinear elliptic equations. The state equation is approximated by a finite element scheme, while different …

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A three-dimensional model for the study of the cooling system of submersible electric pumps

Egidi, N.; Maponi, P.; Misici, L.; Rubino, S. - In: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) 82 (2012) 12, pp. 2962-2970

We study the cooling system for submersible electric pumps. This study aims to provide some guidelines to improve the existing cooling system of these electric pumps when they work partially or totally not immersed in the service fluid. Note that inefficient cooling systems cannot prevent the...

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Characteristic mixed finite element approximation of transient convection diffusion optimal control problems

Zhou, Zhaojie; Chen, Fengxin; Chen, Huanzhen - In: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) 82 (2012) 11, pp. 2109-2128

In this paper, we investigate a characteristic mixed finite element approximation of transient convection diffusion … optimal control problems. The state and the adjoint state are approximated by characteristic mixed finite element method …, while the control is discretized by standard finite element method. We derive the continuous and discrete first …

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Multivariable direct-drive linear generators for wave energy

Huang, Sy-Ruen; Chen, Hong-Tai; Chung, Chih-Hung; Chu, … - In: Applied Energy 100 (2012) C, pp. 112-117

. Using finite element analysis, this study then analyzed the magnetic flux distribution for a single-stem linear generator …

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Thermal design and management for performance optimization of solar thermoelectric generator

Xiao, Jinsheng; Yang, Tianqi; Li, Peng; Zhai, Pengcheng; … - In: Applied Energy 93 (2012) C, pp. 33-38

We established a three-dimensional finite element model of thermoelectric module based on low …

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Experimental wind load model for heliostats

Zang, Chuncheng; Wang, Zhifeng; Liu, Hong; Ruan, Yi - In: Applied Energy 93 (2012) C, pp. 444-448

use in a finite element analysis of the heliostat. The finite element results agree with the experimental data; therefore …

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