A fabrication scheme to realize dense arrays of flexible, closed membranes with a small gap separating them from the substrate is presented. These membranes are the first step towards aquatic hair based flow sensors biomimicking fish lateral line. Electrodes are integrated underneath the membrane to avoid contact with the liquid. Arrays of membranes with a diameter of 100 μm, gap height of 3 μm...

Analyzing the vortex-induced vibration of a slender marine structure withlength to diameter ratio up to 200 is the objective of this study. This slender is free to move in both in-line and cross flow directions and immersed completely in water. Three different types of shear currents pass on it and cause to vibrate slender in different forms. Nowadays, these vibrations are very important for de...

Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS) justifies the need of hour by combining the high throughput of dedicated manufacturing system with the flexibility of flexible manufacturing systems. At the heart of RMS lies the Reconfigurable Machine Tools which are capable of performing multiple operations in its existing configurations and can further be reconfigured into more configurations which m...

Abstract—The Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) technology is a new advanced solution that increases the reliability and provides more flexibility, controllability, and stability of a power system. The Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC), as the most versatile FACTS device for regulating power flow, is able to control respectively transmission line real power, reactive power, and node vol...

period during which the valve is either on or off and the rate of pumping. An air supply from a cylinder or air line at a pressure of a few kilograms per square centimetre is required. The device is very flexible, the rate of flow can be quickly adjusted by altering the timer settings or changing the syringe size or stroke and it will work for long periods without failure. It is not suitable fo...

Considering aging power system infrastructures in conjunction with increased electricity trading activities, there is a strong need for future investments in electricity grids. Technological progress has made available a number of different investment alternatives, ranging e.g. from “standard” reinforcements of existing transmission capacities to the installation of Flexible AC Transmission Sys...

Flexible flow shop scheduling problem (also called blended flow shop scheduling problem) is a sort of complex Job Shop Scheduling problem. For the Flexible Flow Shop scheduling problem, only in very special cases, there are polynomial optimal algorithms. In most of the other cases, the problems are NP-Hard. It is a simplification of the original problem to solve Flexible flow shop scheduling wi...