AUB ScholarWorks Home
→
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (FEA)
→
Department of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty Publications
→
Recent submissions

Department of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty Publications: Recent submissions

Now showing items 1-20 of 309

An integrated single-vendor multi-buyer production inventory model with transshipments between buyers

Karam, Mario; Tarhini, Hussein; Jaber, Mohamad Y. (Elsevier, 2020)

Vendor managed inventory (VMI) is an approach used by several companies to monitor and control stocks of their products. In this paper, we investigate how VMI with a Consignment Stock (CS) policy may exemplify a successful ...
Specialized and flexible servers subject to the effects of learning and forgetting

Jaber, Mohamad Y.; Nasr, Walid W. (Elsevier, 2019)

We consider learning and forgetting in the context of two-server queueing systems and evaluate the tradeoff between utilizing specialized and flexible servers. Specifically, we investigate the performance of two ...
On the thermodynamic treatment of diffusion-like economic commodity flows

Nuwayhid, Rida Y.; Jaber, Mohamad Y.; Rosen, Marc A.; Sassine, Georges P. (InterScience Online, 2005-12-05)

The flow of a commodity is modelled as a quasi-thermodynamic irreversible process. The flow is treated not as a mass quantity, but more like a transient energy quantity. A commodity is thus considered an artefact that ...
Sensorless localization of a minimally-actuated robotic system for automated pallet de-strapping

Daher, Naseem; Shammas, Elie (2021)

Purp ose – In this paper, we detail the design and prototyping of a smart automa- tion solution for de-strapping plastic bonding straps on shipping pallets, which are loaded with multiple containers secured by a top-cover ...
The Finite Volume Method in Computational Fluid Dynamics: An Advanced Introduction with OpenFOAM® and Matlab®

Darwish, Marwan; Moukalled, Fadl; Darwish, Marwan (Springer, )

This textbook explores both the theoretical foundation of the Finite Volume Method (FVM) and its applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Readers will discover a thorough explanation of the FVM numerics and ...
Optimal control strategy for a multi-zone air conditioning system using a genetic algorithm

Mossolly M.; Ghali K.; Ghaddar N. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2009)

This paper examines optimal control strategies of variable air volume air conditioning system. The control strategies included a base control strategy of fixed temperature set point and two advanced strategies for insuring ...
A tabu-gradient search-based optimization technique for synthesis of mechanisms

Smaili A.; Atallah N. (, 2004)

Mechanism synthesis requires the use of optimization methods to obtain approximate solution whenever the desired number of positions the mechanism is required to traverse exceeds a few (five in a 4R linkage). Deterministic ...
A coupled finite volume solver for the solution of incompressible flows on unstructured grids

Darwish M.; Sraj I.; Moukalled F. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2009)

This paper reports on a newly developed fully coupled pressure-based algorithm for the solution of laminar incompressible flow problems on collocated unstructured grids. The implicit pressure-velocity coupling is accomplished ...
High surface area electrodes in ionic polymer transducers: Numerical and experimental investigations of the chemo-electric behavior

Akle B.J.; Wallmersperger T.; Akle E.; Leo D.J. (, 2008)

Ionomeric polymer transducers have received considerable attention in the past ten years due to their ability to generate large bending strain and moderate stress at low applied voltages. Ionic polymer transducers consist ...
Design charts for combined chilled ceiling displacement ventilation system

Ghaddar N.; Saadeh R.; Ghali K.; Keblawi A. (, 2008)

This paper proposes operational design charts for combined chilled ceiling (CC) displacement ventilation (DV) hybrid air conditioning system (CC-DV). The design charts were developed by performing a large number of simulations ...
Mixing and evaporation of liquid droplets injected into an air stream flowing at all speeds

Moukalled F.; Darwish M. (MELVILLECIRCULATION and FULFILLMENT DIV, 2 HUNTINGTON QUADRANGLE, STE 1 N O 1, MELVILLE, NY 11747-4501 USA, 2008)

This paper deals with the formulation, implementation, and testing of three numerical techniques based on (i) a full multiphase approach, (ii) a multisize-group (MUSIG) approach, and (iii) a heterogeneous MUSIG (H-MUSIG) ...
A high resolution spatially adaptive vortex method for separating flows. Part I: Two-dimensional domains

Lakkis I.; Ghoniem A. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2009)

A grid-free high-resolution spatially-adaptive vortex method for two-dimensional incompressible flow in bounded domains is presented. The computational algorithm is based on operator splitting in which convection and ...
System-level modeling of microflows in circular and rectangular channels

Lakkis I.A. (, 2008)

System-level models for unsteady, incompressible, low Reynolds number flow in channels of slightly varying cross sections of different geometries are presented. The models are based on approximate solution of the unsteady ...
Tabu search algorithm and reduced design space methods for optimum synthesis of compliant mechanisms

Smaili A.; Hassanieh M. (, 2008)

An approach to design compliant mechanisms starting from rigid-body solution is presented in this work. However, instead of starting the optimization with a topology of fully populated rectangular grid of finite elements, ...
A coupled finite volume solver for incompressible flows

Moukalled F.; Darwish M. (, 2008)

This paper reports on a pressure-based coupled algorithm for the solution of laminar incompressible flow problems. The implicit pressure-velocity coupling is accomplished by deriving a pressure equation in a way similar ...
Energy consumption and feasibility study of a hybrid desiccant dehumidification air conditioning system in Beirut

Ghali K.; Othmani M.; Ghaddar N. (PHILADELPHIA325 CHESTNUT ST, SUITE 800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA, 2008)

This work studies the economic feasibility of integrating a rotary solid desiccant wheel with the conventional vapor compression air-conditioning system in the city of Beirut. To increase the economic practicality of such ...
Charcoal emissions as a source of CO and carcinogenic PAH in mainstream narghile waterpipe smoke

Monzer B.; Sepetdjian E.; Saliba N.; Shihadeh A. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2008)

Burning charcoal is normally placed atop the tobacco to smoke the narghile waterpipe. We investigated the importance of charcoal as a toxicant source in the mainstream smoke, with particular attention to two well-known ...
Ventilation of wind-permeable clothed cylinder subject to periodic swinging motion: Modeling and experimentation

Ghaddar N.; Ghali K.; Jreije B. (NEW YORKTHREE PARK AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10016-5990 USA, 2008)

A theoretical and experimental study has been performed to determine the ventilation induced by swinging motion and external wind for a fabric-covered cylinder of finite length representing a limb. The estimated ventilation ...
Price-driven economic order systems from a thermodynamic point of view

Jaber M.Y.; Nuwayhid R.Y.; Rosen M.A. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND, 2004)

Many researchers have attempted to bridge their fields with others to gain insight into their own, benefiting from the synergies of such processes. As markets have become increasingly more competitive, disorder has become ...
Volatile aldehydes in the mainstream smoke of the narghile waterpipe

Al Rashidi M.; Shihadeh A.; Saliba N.A. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2008)

Very little is known about the quality and quantity of toxicants yielded by the narghile, a subject of increasing importance as this method of tobacco smoking has become popular all over the world. This study is concerned ...

Now showing items 1-20 of 309

Search AUB ScholarWorks

Browse

All of AUB ScholarWorks
This Collection
- By Issue Date
- Authors
- Titles
- Subjects

My Account

Copyright Statement

All digitized texts and images in the AUB Libraries collections are for the personal, not-for-profit use of students, scholars, and the public. Any such use must name The American University of Beirut Libraries as the original source for the material. All texts and images are subject to copyright laws and, except where noted otherwise, are the property of the University Libraries. Commercial use, print or electronic re-publication of text or images (including reposting on the web an integral text or image) is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from the University Libraries. Reproduction Service Fee information is available on our website.

For further information, please contact us at scholarworks@aub.edu.lb

Recently added

Department of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty Publications: Recent submissions

Search AUB ScholarWorks

Browse

All of AUB ScholarWorks

This Collection

My Account

Copyright Statement