[1] Dynamical predictions of landslide runout require measurements of the basal friction. Here we present the first seismically determined bounds on the frictional coefficients for three large volcanic landslides. The three landslides (Bezymianny, Russia 1956, Sheveluch, Russia 1964 and Mount St. Helens, USA 1980) have masses that vary by a factor of 5 and were all followed immediately by erupt...

In this paper, robust adaptive NN control is investigated for small form factor hard disk drives which is mainly used in mobile applications. The hysteresis friction nonlinearity from the pivot bearing degrades the servo performance, as hard disk drive servo system operates in track-following mode. To deal with the effect of hysteresis friction nonlinearity, adaptive hysteresis friction compens...

Abstract This paper is aimed at the problems of abnormal tribological damage and fluctuation performance in self-lubricating composite serving heavy load spherical plain bearing aerospace field. The Nomex/PTFE fiber reinforced was used to carry out a reciprocating block on ring test, investigating material its wear evolution. Results show that influence oscillating frequency obviously higher th...

Numerical simulation of sheet metal forming processes has become indispensable in the last decades. Although complexity frictional behaviour is identified as a key factor for prediction accuracy, industry commonly considers constant friction coefficient whole tool. Furthermore, influence roughness distribution tool not yet been addressed. In this study die local an advanced model evaluated thre...

Large-eddy simulations (LES) of turbulent flow in a smoothwall pipe at Reynolds numbers based on the pipe Radius R and wall friction velocity in the range Reτ = 2,000−2,000,000 are discussed. Using a Reynolds number based on D and the bulkflow velocity, then corresponding values are ReD = 91,800 − 165,000,000. For the LES, the spectral-element code SEMTEX was used combined with the stretched-vo...

In studying the fluid flow and heat transfer in microchannels and minichannels, various claims have been made regarding transition at Reynolds numbers significantly below 2300. As a first step in identifying the reasons for such reports on early transition, the effect of entrance geometry on the pressure drop and transition to turbulence was studied in a conventional channel of 19 mm inside dia...