Numerical calculations based on the improved LII model were conducted to predict the soot particle temperature with known gas temperature, the heat conduction coefficient, the primary particle diameter, and the mean aggregate size, as well as values of assumed soot absorption function E(m) and the thermal accommodation coefficient of soot α.
Nonlinear time history analyses of the finite element model were conducted using the ground motion suites.
Subsequent manipulations of the statistical model were conducted as described previously for NND.
To further test the performance of the proposed algorithm, experiments using a physical model were conducted.
A targeted literature review and exploration of proprietary research, including a conceptual model, were conducted.
Two geometry modifications, based on a standard model, were conducted on the duct.
Sensitivity analysis and empirical validation for the model were conducted after the construction of the model.
Auxiliary experiments for the second-order model were conducted according to an orthogonal central composite design.
The tests with fixed model were conducted firstly on its encountering a series of monochromatic waves.
Resistance and self-propulsion tests with a 1/5-scale model were conducted in PNU towing tank.
A Philips TEM (EM 280 model) and a SEM (Tescan Vega II model) were conducted to characterize the raw MWCNTs, oxidized MWCNTs (MWCNTs-COOH), and modified MWCNTs.
