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0017-9310/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.12.010 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 765 494 5705; fax E-mail address: [email protected] (I. Mud This paper discusses the challenges of using hydrogen fuel cells to power light-duty vehicles. Storing sufficient amounts of hydrogen to cover adequate travel distances before refueling is one of the more...

In this paper, we discuss the problem of peer-to-peer (P2P) refueling of satellites in a circular constellation. In particular, we propose a cooperative P2P (C-P2P) refueling strategy, in which the satellites involved in P2P maneuvers are allowed to engage in cooperative rendezvous. We discuss a formulation of the proposed C-P2P strategy and a methodology to determine the optimal C-P2P assignme...

A model of fuel system which is with ORVR established based on STAR CCM +, to study the influence different refueling velocity formation liquid seal in process. The simulation results show that increase rate leads process flow, but it will lead deterioration smoothness. When 15L/min, there no formed at bottom pipe, because small gas resistance process, and when flow reaches 37L/min, a stable dy...

Within the area of systems health management, the task of prognostics centers on predicting when components will fail. Model-based prognostics exploits domain knowledge of the system, its components, and how they fail by casting the underlying physical phenomena in a physics-based model that is derived from first principles. Uncertainty cannot be avoided in prediction, therefore, algorithms are...

Due to the rapid compression of hydrogen and Joule-Thompson effect specific during fast filling process, internal temperature cylinder rises sharply which may lead hidden safety hazards. In this study, a high-pressure process is considered, simple mathematical model cascade storage system refilling station developed analyze rise in cylinders under different working conditions. The results show ...

This paper describes design and implementation of a vision based platform for automated refueling tasks. The platform is an autonomous docking system in principle, with the specific application– refueling of vehicles. The system is based on monochromatic, monocular vision, and it utilizes very specialized image processing schemes. Image processing consists of very fast filtering and segmenting ...

Evaporative and exhaust mobile source air toxic (MSAT) emissions of total volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes), formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, butadiene, methyl tertiary butyl ether, and ethanol were measured in vehicle-related high-end microenvironments (ME) under worst-case conditions plausibly simulating the >99th percentile of inhalati...