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Silo music — Mechanism of dynamic flow and structure interaction
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Fourier based stabilization of thermal images in dynamic thermography
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Active and Dynamic Graphical Code for Object Identification in Healthcare
PublicationA new approach for item marking using two dimensional discrete graphics markers. Proposed solution allow o change the code rapidly, upon request and in the case of thermal markers make the code invisible for unauthorized observers. Connecting the proposed codes with wearable multmedial platform such as eGlasses can create new possibilities in human-environment interaction.
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The dynamic Polish suburban landscape created by SME sector
PublicationWspółcześnie zaobserwować można dynamiczne przeobrażenia przestrzeni wokół miast polegające na przemieszczaniu się ludności i podmiotów gospodarczych z miasta centralnego do strefy podmiejskiej. Wydaje się, że charakterystycznym elementem krajobrazu polskich obszarów podmiejskich jest duża ilość działających w nich przedsiębiorstw sektora MSP.
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Rational determination of dynamic characteristics of fluid-flow Reactors
PublicationPodstawowa charakterystykę reaktorów stanowi krzywa rozkładu czasu zatrzymania. Jej dokładne wyznaczenie jest trudne i kosztowne. W pracy zaproponowano wykorzystanie metody aproksymacyjnej, polegającej na zastąpieniu rzeczywistej funkcji przez jej przebieg uproszczony. Zaproponowano aproksymację rozkładem trójkątnym. Na konkretnym przykładzie pokazano, że metoda ta daje lepsze wyniki niż powszechnie stosowany model przepływu tłokowego.
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Modeling of damage in a circular plate subjected to dynamic excitation
PublicationSzereg różnych dziedzin nauki zajmuje się problemem zniszczenia ciśnieniowych metalowych zbiorników (mechanika, termodynamika, mechanika płynów). Tylko niektóre prace ujmują wszystkie aspekty analizy. W prezentowanej pracy przedstawiono numeryczna analizę metalowej płyty poddanej obciążeniu dynamicznemu, aż do momentu zniszczenia. Do analizy zastosowano program MSC.Marc, element powłokowy, i prawo sprężysto lekoplastyczne uwzględniające...
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Automatic synthesis of parametric images in dynamic MRI imaging
PublicationArtykuł opisuje automatyczne metody czasu dojścia kontrastu (BAT) i tętniczą funkcję wejścia (AIF). Metody te porównano dla klinicznych i symulacyjnych danych.
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Identification of plate dynamic parameters for structural health monitoring
PublicationPraca przedstawia technikę wyznaczania parametrów modalnych wykorzystywanych w diagnostyce konstrukcji. Modalna masa, sztywność, tłumienie i postacie drgań wyznaczone są dla prostokątnej stalowej płyty na podstawie badań eksperymentalnych. Teoretyczne parametry modalne otrzymaneo z modelu MES. Omówiony został wpływ dodatkowej masy na parametry modalne konstrukcji.This paper presents a technique for modal parameters estimation for...
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Tracer investigations of dynamic properties of fluid flow reactor.
PublicationOmówiono podstawowe metody opisu rozkładu czasu przebywania cieczy w reaktorze oraz sposób jego wyznaczania metodą znacznikową. Szczegółowo omówiono wyniki badań laboratoryjnych dla separatora substancji olejowych i dla złoża biologicznego.
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A surveillance of dynamic state of the slender end milling process.
PublicationPraca poświącona jest nadzorowaniu drgań wirujących narzędzi w nowoczesnych frezarkach. Polega ono na zastosowaniu sterowania programowego w układach niestacjonarnych. Podejście dotyczy zamkniętego układu obrabiarki, w przypadku którego istotną rolę odgrywają drgania samowzbudne typu chatter. Stąd, sygnałem sterującym jest chwilowa zmiana prędkości obrotowej wrzeciona. Przedmiotem rozważań jest proces frezowania czołowego smukłym...
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Parametric imaging in dynamic glucose metabolism studies in brain
PublicationArtykuł analizuje badania dynamiczne 18FDG-PET, które służą do estymacji metabolizmu glukozy w mózgu. Zbadano w nim wpływ zakłóceń na wyznaczanie interesującego nas parametru LCMRGlc.
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Reduction of dynamic effects during granular flow in silos
PublicationOmówiono kilka efektywnych sposobów redukcji nadmiernych dynamicznych efektów występujących w przepływie silosowym w silosach modelowych. Sposoby te mogą być wykorzystane w praktyce silosowej.
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Silo music - mechanism of dynamic flow and structure interaction
PublicationArtykuł omawia zjawisko muzyki silosowej. Wykonano pomiary dynamiczne przyspieszeń, częstotliwości i postaci drgań własnych. Zaproponowano nowa hipotezę powstawania efektów dynamicznych podczas przepływu silosowego.
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Silo music - mechanism of dynamic flow and structure interaction
PublicationArtykuł omawia zjawisko muzyki silosowe. Wykonano pomiary dynamiczne przyspieszeń, częstotliwości i postaci drgań własnych. Zaproponowano nowa hipotezę powstawania efektów dynamicznych podczas przepływu silosowego.
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Dynamic and tomography analysis of granular flow in cylindrical shell
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań ekperymentalnych dotyczących efektów dynamicznych występujących podczas przepływu materiałów sypkich w silosie cylindrycznym.
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Natural ventilation performance of family building in cold climate during windless time
PublicationIn this paper, the field measurements results are presented on the stack ventilation effect. The paper presents the results of performance (air change rate ACH) natural ventilation for building with inlet gap measured for the transitional season (between heating and summer season). The measurements were performed during a windless time. The house was located in northern Poland, in a cold climate region. The measurement system...
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Real-time facial feature tracking in poor quality thermal imagery
PublicationRecently, facial feature tracking systems have become more and more popular because of many possible use cases. Especially in medical applications location of the face and facial features are very useful. Many researches have presented methods to detect and track facial features in visible light. However, facial feature analysis in thermography may also be very advantageous. Some examples of using infrared imagery in medicine include...
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Determination of pseudocapacitance chan ges of nickel oxide NiO electrode with use of dynamic electrochemical impedancje spectroscopy
PublicationThe electrochemical capacitors (ECs) are attractive energy storage devices which can be applied in many electronic products (e.g., cameras, laptops, cell phones) or hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). The energy storage in ECs is based on capacitive (the electrical double layer charging/discharging) and pseudocapacitive (additional charge provided by faradic reaction) phenomena. Considering the electrodes exhibiting pseudocapacitance,...
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The dependence of linear viscoelasticity limits of cold-recycled mixtures on time of curing and compaction method
PublicationCold-recycled mixtures are currently among the most widely used and investigated methods that enable recycling of old pavement structures in an environmentally friendly manner. Upon milling, the old pavement structure – whose gradation can be improved with addition of virgin aggregate – is mixed and compacted at ambient temperature. The main binding agents are bituminous emulsion and cement. Due to their dual binding behaviour,...
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Electrical and mechanical characterization of two-phase alloys by means of scanning probe microscopy in dynamic impedance spectroscopy mode
PublicationDynamic impedance spectroscopy, evaluated for measuring non-stationary systems, was used in combination with scanning probe microscope. Using this approach, localized impedance measurements in the AFM contact mode could be carried out. Additionally, impedance–force curves were made at each phase of investigated materials to illustrate the relation between impedance and the force applied to a probe. Therefore, correlation of electrical...
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MEMORY EFFECT ANALYSIS USING PIECEWISE CUBIC B-SPLINE OF TIME FRACTIONAL DIFFUSION EQUATION
PublicationThe purpose of this work is to study the memory effect analysis of Caputo–Fabrizio time fractional diffusion equation by means of cubic B-spline functions. The Caputo–Fabrizio interpretation of fractional derivative involves a non-singular kernel that permits to describe some class of material heterogeneities and the effect of memory more effectively. The proposed numerical technique relies on finite difference approach and cubic...
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TIME-OF-FLIGHT DIFFERENTIAL ELECTRON SCATTERING FROM MOLECULAR TARGETS: BENCHMARK CROSS SECTIONS
PublicationWe report time-of-flight differential cross section (DCS) measurements for the electron impact excitation transition in H2. In this work, agreement between available theory and experiment is excellent overall, and marks a transition in electron molecule scattering where differential scattering of excitation is found to be in such precise agreement. We also prove that the newly built apparatus can be used for accurate measurement...
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Impact of Shifting Time-Window Post-Processing on the Quality of Face Detection Algorithms
PublicationWe consider binary classification algorithms, which operate on single frames from video sequences. Such a class of algorithms is named OFA (One Frame Analyzed). Two such algorithms for facial detection are compared in terms of their susceptibility to the FSA (Frame Sequence Analysis) method. It introduces a shifting time-window improvement, which includes the temporal context of frames in a post-processing step that improves the...
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Space-Time Conservation Method applied to numerical solution of water hammer equations
PublicationArtykuł poświęcony jest metodzie czasoprzestrzennych objętości skończonych (STC) zastosowanej do przypadku uderzenia hydraulicznego w stalowym przewodzie pracującym pod ciśnieniem. Metoda STC ze względu na swoje własności numeryczne - m.in. wysoką dokładność - może być interesującą alternatywą dla tradycyjnych metod numerycznych, szczególnie w przypadku, gdy efekty numeryczne mają bardzo silny wpływ na rozwiązanie, tym samym utrudniając...
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Determination of time dependence of coated metal electrical and electrochemical parameters during exposure using principal component analysis
PublicationThe use of the principal component analysis (PCA) permits the complex and quantitative analysis of the time dependence of electrical and electrochemical parameters of coated metal obtained by fitting impedance data. So far, changes in electrical and electrochemical parameters during exposure were analyzed independently. In this way, some of the information contained in the relationship between changes in parameters over time are...
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Nanodiamond phantoms mimicking human liver: perspective to calibration of T1 relaxation time in magnetic resonance imaging
PublicationPhantoms of biological tissues are materials that mimic the properties of real tissues. This study shows the development of phantoms with nanodiamond particles for calibration of T1 relaxation time in magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a commonly used and non-invasive method of detecting pathological changes inside the human body. Nevertheless, before a new MRI device is approved for use, it is necessary...
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Photoplethysmographic Time-Domain Heart Rate Measurement Algorithm for Resource-Constrained Wearable Devices and its Implementation
PublicationThis paper presents an algorithm for the measurement of the human heart rate, using photoplethysmography (PPG), i.e., the detection of the light at the skin surface. The signal from the PPG sensor is processed in time-domain; the peaks in the preprocessed and conditioned PPG waveform are detected by using a peak detection algorithm to find the heart rate in real time. Apart from the PPG sensor, the accelerometer is also used to...
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Wavelet Transform Analysis of Heart Rate to Assess Recovery Time for Long Distance Runners
PublicationThe diagnostics of the condition of athletes has become a field of special scientific interest and activity. The aim of this study was to verify the effect of a long (100 km) run on a group of runners, as well as to assess the recovery time that is required for them to return to the pre-run state. The heart rate (HR) data presented were collected the day before the extreme physical effort, on the same day as, but after, the physical...
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Optimal and suboptimal algorithms for identification of time-varying systems with randomly drifting parameters
PublicationNoncausal estimation algorithms, which involve smoothing, can be used for off-line identification of nonstationary systems. Since smoothingis based on both past and future data, it offers increased accuracy compared to causal (tracking) estimation schemes, incorporating past data only. It is shown that efficient smoothing variants of the popular exponentially weighted least squares and Kalman filter-based parameter trackers can...
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Service time distribution influence on end-to-end call setup delay calculation in networks with Session Initiation Protocol
PublicationThe most important GoS parameter for networks with SIP protocol is end-to-end call setup delay. So far there were no coherent models allowing calculation of these parameters for networks with SIP protocol. Few models were developed but they are insufficient. In the paper we propose model which allows end-to-end call setup delay calculation for networks with SIP protocol. The model is using chain of M/G/1/K models and is applicable...
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Performance of Watermarking-based DTD Algorithm Under Time-varying Echo Path Conditions
PublicationA novel double-talk detection (DTD) algorithm based on techniques similar to those used for audio signal watermarking was introduced by the authors. The application of the described DTD algorithm within acoustic echo cancellation system is presented. The problem of DTD robustness to time-varying conditions of acoustic echo path is discussed and explanation as to why such conditions occur in practical situations is provided. The...
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Robustness analysis of watermarking-based dtd algorithm under time-variable echo conditions
PublicationA novel double-talk detection (DTD) algorithm based on techniques similar to those used for audio signal watermarking was introduced by the authors. The application of the described DTD algorithm within acoustic echo cancellation system is presented. The problem of DTD robustness to time-varying conditions of acoustic echo path is discussed and explanation as to why such conditions occur in practical situations is provided. The...
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Optimization of Nuclear Power Share in the Structure of Electricity Production in Poland in Time Perspective by 2060
PublicationThe author of this paper presented the results of a system analysis using MARKAL model, aiming at the optimization of nuclear power share in power generation structure in Poland in time perspective by 2060. Optimization criterion is the minimization of the objective function, i.e. the total cost of energy system, taking into account constraints related to CO2, SOx and NOx emissions and obligatory shares of electricity from renewable...
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DEPO: A dynamic energy‐performance optimizer tool for automatic power capping for energy efficient high‐performance computing
PublicationIn the article we propose an automatic power capping software tool DEPO that allows one to perform runtime optimization of performance and energy related metrics. For an assumed application model with an initialization phase followed by a running phase with uniform compute and memory intensity, the tool performs automatic tuning engaging one of the two exploration algorithms—linear search (LS) and golden section search (GSS), finds...
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Ontological Model for Contextual Data Defining Time Series for Emotion Recognition and Analysis
PublicationOne of the major challenges facing the field of Affective Computing is the reusability of datasets. Existing affective-related datasets are not consistent with each other, they store a variety of information in different forms, different formats, and the terms used to describe them are not unified. This paper proposes a new ontology, ROAD, as a solution to this problem, by formally describing the datasets and unifying the terms...
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Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (DEIS) as a Tool for Analyzing Surface Oxidation Processes on Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes
PublicationSurface oxidation processes play a key role in understanding electrochemical properties of boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes. The type of surface termination groups, which create the potential window of electrolytic water stability or hydrophobicity, influences such properties. In this study the kinetics of oxidation process under anodic polarization were studied in situ by means of Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy...
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Operational Enhancement of Numerical Weather Prediction with Data from Real-time Satellite Images
PublicationNumerical weather prediction (NWP) is a rapidly expanding field of science, which is related to meteorology, remote sensing and computer science. Authors present methods of enhancing WRF EMS (Weather Research and Forecast Environmental Modeling System) weather prediction system using data from satellites equipped with AMSU sensor (Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit). The data is acquired with Department of Geoinformatics’ ground...
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Dynamic GPU power capping with online performance tracing for energy efficient GPU computing using DEPO tool
PublicationGPU accelerators have become essential to the recent advance in computational power of high- performance computing (HPC) systems. Current HPC systems’ reaching an approximately 20–30 mega-watt power demand has resulted in increasing CO2 emissions, energy costs and necessitate increasingly complex cooling systems. This is a very real challenge. To address this, new mechanisms of software power control could be employed. In this...
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Real-Time Basic Principles Nuclear Reactor Simulator Based on Client-Server Network Architecture with WebBrowser as User Interface
PublicationThe real-time simulator of nuclear reactor basic processes (neutron kinetics, heat generation and its exchange, poisoning and burn- ing up fuel) build in a network environment is presented in this paper. The client-server architecture was introduced, where the server is a pow- erful computing unit and the web browser application is a client for user interface purposes. The challenge was to develop an application running under the...
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Numerical evaluation of dynamic response of an experimentally tested base-isolated and fixed-base steel structure model
PublicationSeismic isolation is recognized as one of the most popular and effective methods of protecting structures during earthquake. The present paper is focused on the comparison be-tween the dynamic responses of buildings with fixed and isolated bases exposed to seismic exci-tations. The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of a simplified base isolation numerical modelling technique using the linear springs. One-storey...
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Self-Testing of Analog Parts Terminated by ADCs Based on Multiple Sampling of Time Responses
PublicationA new approach for self-testing of analog parts terminated by analog-to-digital converters in mixed-signal electronic microsystems controlled by microcontrollers is presented. It is based upon a new fault diagnosis method using a transformation of the set of voltage samples of the time response of a tested analog part to a square impulse into localization curves placed in a multidimensional measurement space. The method can be used...
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Estimation of time-frequency complex phase-based speech attributes using narrow band filter banks
PublicationIn this paper, we present nonlinear estimators of nonstationary and multicomponent signal attributes (parameters, properties) which are instantaneous frequency, spectral (or group) delay, and chirp-rate (also known as instantaneous frequency slope). We estimate all of these distributions in the time-frequency domain using both finite and infinite impulse response (FIR and IIR) narrow band filers for speech analysis. Then, we present...
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Increased inspiratory resistance affects the dynamic relationship between blood pressure changes and subarachnoid space width oscillations
PublicationBackground and objective Respiration is known to affect cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) movement. We hypothesised that increased inspiratory resistance would affect the dynamic relationship between blood pressure (BP) changes and subarachnoid space width (SAS) oscillations. Methods Experiments were performed in a group of 20 healthy volunteers undergoing controlled intermittent Mueller Manoeuvres (the key characteristic of the procedure...
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Very accurate time propagation of coupled Schrödinger equations for femto- and attosecond physics and chemistry, with C++ source code
PublicationIn this article, I present a very fast and high-precision (up to 33 decimal places) C++ implementation of the semi-global time propagation algorithm for a system of coupled Schrödinger equations with a time-dependent Hamiltonian. It can be used to describe time-dependent processes in molecular systems after excitation by femto- and attosecond laser pulses. It also works with an arbitrary user supplied Hamiltonian and can be used...
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Using Statistical Methods to Estimate The Worst Case Response Time of Network Software Running on Indeterministic Hardware Platforms
PublicationIn this paper we investigate whether the statistical Worst Case Execution Time (WCET) estimation methods devised for embedded platforms can be successfully applied to find the Worst Case Response Time (WCRT) of a network application running on a complex hardware platform such as a contemporary commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) system. Establishing easy-to-use timing validation techniques is crucial for real-time applications and...
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CREATING A RANKING OF DIAGNOSTIC PARAMETERS FOR THE DYNAMIC PROCESS OF A MARINE COMBUSTION ENGINE IN THE ASPECT OF MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATIONS
PublicationThe change of some of the engine’s structural parameters affects the change of toxic compound emission in exhaust gases. It mainly applies to the damage sustained by the charge exchange system as well as the fuel system and the engine supercharging system. These changes are definitely higher during dynamic states and the related transient states. As such, it is possible to speak of a diverse sensitivity of the diagnostic parameters...
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Effect of Compounding Conditions on Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of High Density Polyethylene/Ground Tire Rubber Blends
PublicationSearching for new and cost-effective methods of waste rubber recycling is a subject of research in many scientific centers in the world. In this paper there are presented results of the research of the extrusion process of cheap and environmentally friendly thermoplastic compositions containing 50 % wt. of masses of ground tire rubber (GTR). The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the mixing conditions and...
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Safety Assessment of the Regional Warmia and Mazury Road Network Using Time-Series Analysis
PublicationWarmia and Mazury still belongs to the areas with the smallest transport accessibility in Europe. Unsatisfactory state of road infrastructure is a major barrier to the development of the regional economy, impacting negatively on the life conditions of the population. Also in terms of road safety Warmia and Mazury is one of the most endangered regions in Poland. The Police statistics show that beside a high pedestrian risk observed...
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Influence of span length and impulse front time on earthing measurement accuracy of power line towers
PublicationThe article discusses the issue of measuring and assessing the features of power line tower earthings using fast-changing waveform. The study analyses the effect of impulse front time and the line span length on errors made during these measurements using impulse meters. It has been found that the assessment conditions similar to the static measurement results occur for the use of 4 μs current impulses and such procedure is useful...
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Analytical solution of non-stationary heat conduction problem for two sliding layers with time-dependent friction conditions
PublicationIn this article we conduct an overview of various types of thermal contact conditions at the sliding interface. We formulate a problem of non-stationary heat conduction in two sliding layers with generalized thermal contact conditions allowing for dependence of the heat-generation coefficient and contact heat transfer coefficient on time. We then derive an analytical solution of the problem by constructing a special coordinate...