Mechanics & Industry

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Operational modal analysis on a pump operating at varying speeds: an industrial history case 101

Vu Viet-Hung, Badri Bechir, Thomas Marc and Jean Pierre

Published online: 24 September 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015043

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Thermal network of coupled building and electrical appliances 102

Herie Park, Marie Ruellan, Rachid Bennacer and Eric Monmasson

Published online: 24 September 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015054

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Experimental and theoretical investigations of a γ-type Stirling engine powered by a parabolic solar concentrator in the city of Karaj: a case study 103

Hasan Sabahi, Mansoor Keyanpour-Rad and Ali Asghar Tofigh

Published online: 16 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015053

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The potential of hBN nanoparticles as friction modifier and antiwear additive in engine oil 104

Muhammad Ilman Hakimi Chua Abdullah, Mohd Fadzli Bin Abdollah, Hilmi Amiruddin, Noreffendy Tamaldin and Nur Rashid Mat Nuri

Published online: 16 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015037

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Modeling and experimental verification of a 25W fabricated PEM fuel cell by parametric and GMDH-type neural network 105

Seyed Mohsen Pourkiaei, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi and S. Mahmoud Hasheminejad

Published online: 16 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015050

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Theoretical and experimental research on the friction coefficient of water lubricated bearing with consideration of wall slip effects 106

Zhongliang Xie, Zhu-shi Rao, Ta-Na, Ling Liu and Rugang Chen

Published online: 20 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015039

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Free vibration analysis of homogeneous and FGM skew plates resting on variable Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation 107

Mohamad Javad Ketabdari, Alireza Allahverdi, Sayad Boreyri and Manouchehr Fadavie Ardestani

Published online: 20 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015051

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Effect of the environmental conditions on the ultimate load of damaged unidirectional of natural hemp fiber/epoxy composite 108

M. A. Khiat, R. Zenasni, Z. Serier and Jaime Vina Aurelio Olay

Published online: 20 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015045

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Design and optimization of a compressed air energy storage (CAES) power plant by implementing genetic algorithm 109

S. Reza Shamshirgaran, M. Ameri, M. Khalaji and M. Hossein Ahmadi

Published online: 13 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015047

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Experimental and numerical study on the ECARed magnesium AZ31 alloy 110

H. Hakimian, M. Sedighi and A. Asgari

Published online: 13 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015055

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Optimal design of an Otto cycle based on thermal criteria 111

Mohammad H. Ahmadi, Mohammad-Ali Ahmadi, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Michel Feidt and Marc A. Rosen

Published online: 23 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015049

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Non-Darcy unsteady MHD Hartmann flow in a porous medium with heat transfer 112

Hazem Ali Attia, Mostafa A. M. Abdeen and Karem Mahmoud Ewis

Published online: 01 December 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2015052

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