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    HPC: Its application in Climate Modelling

    RaviS Nanjundiah1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.27, No.1&2, pp. 1-24, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.027.001
    Abstract In this paper, application of high performance computing to climate modelling with specific reference to global General Circulation Models (GCM) is discussed. Methods of parallelization of global atmospheric models based on their numerical schemes is presented. It is seen that there is an interesting co-evolution of computer architecture and the type of numerical schemes used in general circulation models. A detailed survey of the Indian HPC scenario for meteorological computing is presented. Innovative and pioneering aspects of Indian efforts are highlighted. More >

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    Modeling Helicopter Rotor Blade Flapping Motion Considering Nonlinear Aerodynamics

    Jyoti Ranjan Majhi, Ranjan Ganguli1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.27, No.1&2, pp. 25-36, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.027.025
    Abstract The flapping equation for a rotating rigid helicopter blade is typically derived by considering 1) small flap angle, 2) small induced angle of attack and 3) linear aerodynamics. However, the use of nonlinear aerodynamics can make the assumptions of small angles suspect. A general equation describing helicopter blade flap dynamics for large flap angle and large induced inflow angle of attack is derived in this paper with nonlinear aerodynamics . Numerical simulations are performed by solving the nonlinear flapping ordinary differential equation for steady state conditions and the validity of the small angle approximations are examined. It is shown that… More >

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    Plane Wave Analysis of Panel Wedges

    T. Kar, M.L. Munjal1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.27, No.1&2, pp. 37-48, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.027.037
    Abstract In the present work, a wedge structure made of absorbing panels has been analyzed by making use of the matrizant analysis with the help of the Boundary-Condition-Transfer (BCT) algorithm. The rectangular panel wedge, as it is called in this manuscript, is simple in geometry. The theoretical model, based on the plane wave acoustical coupling between multiple interacting ducts of variable cross sectional area, is applied to predict the pressure reflection coefficient of the present wedge configuration. Bulk reaction and hence wave propagation in the wedge material has been assumed in the proposed model. An asymptotic solution using the Peano-Baker series… More >

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    Vibration and Control of Rotating Tapered Thin-Walled Composite Beam Using Macro Fiber Composite Actuator

    Vadiraja D. N.1, A. D. Sahasrabudhe2
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.27, No.1&2, pp. 49-62, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.027.049
    Abstract Rotating beams are flexible structures, which are often idealized as cantilever beams. Structural modelling of rotating thin-walled composite beam with embedded MFC actuators and sensors using higher shear deformation theory (HSDT) is presented. A non-Cartesian deformation variable (which represents arc length stretch) is used along with two Cartesian deformation variables. The governing system of equations is derived from Hamilton's principle and solution is obtained by extended Galerkin's method. Optimal control problem is solved using LQG control algorithm. Vibration characteristics and optimal control for a box beam configuration are discussed in numerical examples. Gyroscopic coupling between lagging-extension motions is found to… More >

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    Linear Stability Analysis of Time-Averaged Flow Past a Cylinder

    Sanjay Mittal1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.27, No.1&2, pp. 63-78, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.027.063
    Abstract Flow past a circular cylinder looses stability at a Reynolds number,Re~47. It has been shown, in the past, that the linear stability analysis (LSA) of the steady state solution can predict not only the critical Re, but also the non-dimensional frequency, St, of the associated instability. For larger Re the non-linear effects become important and the LSA of the steady-state flow does not predict the correct St. It is shown that, in general, the LSA applied to the time-averaged flow can result in useful information regarding its stability. This idea is applied to the Re = 100 flow past a… More >

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    Time Variant Reliability Analysis of Nonlinear Structural Dynamical Systems using combined Monte Carlo Simulations and Asymptotic Extreme Value Theory

    B Radhika1, S S P,a1, C S Manohar1,2
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.27, No.1&2, pp. 79-110, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.027.079
    Abstract Reliability of nonlinear vibrating systems under stochastic excitations is investigated using a two-stage Monte Carlo simulation strategy. For systems with white noise excitation, the governing equations of motion are interpreted as a set of Ito stochastic differential equations. It is assumed that the probability distribution of the maximum in the steady state response belongs to the basin of attraction of one of the classical asymptotic extreme value distributions. The first stage of the solution strategy consists of selection of the form of the extreme value distribution based on hypothesis tests, and the next stage involves the estimation of parameters of… More >

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    A Micromechanical Model for Polycrystal Ferroelectrics with Grain Boundary Effects

    K. Jayabal, A. Arockiarajan, S.M. Sivakumar1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.27, No.1&2, pp. 111-124, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.027.111
    Abstract A three dimensional micromechanically motivated model is proposed here based on firm thermodynamics principles to capture the nonlinear dissipative effects in the polycrystal ferroelectrics. The constraint imposed by the surrounding grains on a subgrain at its boundary during domain switching is modeled by a suitable modification of the switching threshold in a subgrain. The effect of this modification in the dissipation threshold is studied in the polycrystal behavior after due correlation of the subgrain behavior with the single crystal experimental results found in literature. Taking into consideration, all the domain switching possibilities, the volume fractions of each of the variants… More >

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    Wave Characteristics of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Mira Mitra1, S. Gopalakrishnan2
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.27, No.1&2, pp. 125-136, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.027.125
    Abstract In this paper, the wave characteristics, namely, the spectrum and dispersion relations of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) are studied. The MWNTs are modeled as multiple thin shells coupled through van der Waals force. Each wall of the MWNT has three displacements, i.e, axial, circumferential and radial with variation along the axial and circumferential directions. The wave characteristics are obtained by transforming the governing differential wave equations to frequency domain via Fourier transform. This transformation is first done in time using fast Fourier transform (FFT) and then in one spatial dimension using Fourier series. These transformed equations are solved by posing… More >

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