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Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
School of Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Research articles in refereed specialist journals

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Select the first letter of the journal title from the alphabetical list.

C

Jarmai K, Snyman JA, Farkas J: 2006. Minimum cost design of a welded orthogonaly stiffened cylindrical shell. Computers & Structures, 84, pp 787-797.

E

Liebenberg L, Meyer JP: 2006. The characterization of flow regimes with power spectral density distributions of pressure fluctuations during condensation in smooth and micro-fin tubes. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 31, pp 127-140.

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Long CS, Geyer A, Groenwold AA: 2006. A numerical study of the effect of penalty parameters for membrane elements with independent rotation fields and penalized equilibrium. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 42, pp 757-765.

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Wilke DN, Kok S, Groenwold AA: 2006. A quadratically convergent unstructured remeshing strategy for shape optimization. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 65, pp 1-17.

Long CS, Loveday PW, Groenwold AA: 2006. Planar four node piezoelectric elements with drilling degrees of freedom. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 65, pp 1802-1830.

Hay AM, Snyman JA: 2006. Optimal synthesis for a continuous prescribed dexterity interval of a 3-dof parallel planar manipulator for different prescribed output workspaces. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 68, pp 1-12.

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Dirker J, van Wyk JD, Meyer JP: 2006. Cooling of power electronics by embedded solids. Journal of Electronic Packaging, 128 / Dec, pp 388-397.

Lambrechts A, Liebenberg L, Bergles AE, Meyer JP: 2006. Heat transfer performance during condensation inside horizontal smooth, micro-fin and herringbone tubes. Journal of Heat Transfer-Transactions of the ASME, 128 / Jul, pp 691-700.

Ngwangwa HM, Heyns PS, van Tonder F: 2006. Assessment of structural damage using operational time responses and finite element simulation. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 296, pp 23-45.

Uys PE, Els PS, Thoresson Mr: 2006. Criteria for handling measurement. Journal of Terramechanics, 43, pp 43-67.

Thorley SC, Burger NDL: 2006. Applied ergonomics for operator compartment design in an EJC 88 XLP loader. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 106 (1) / Jan, pp 43-50.

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Els PS, Uys PE, Snyman JA, Thoresson Mr: 2006. Gradient-based approximation methods applied to the optimal design of vehicle suspension systems using computational models with severe inherent noise. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 43, pp 787-801.

Oberholster AJ, Heyns PS: 2006. On-line fan blade damage detection using neural networks. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 20, pp 78-93.

Stander CJ, Heyns PS: 2006. Transmission path phase compensation for gear monitoring under fluctuating load conditions. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 20, pp 1511-1522.

du Plessis LJ, Snyman JA: 2006. An optimally re-configurable planar Gough-Stewart machining platform. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 41, pp 334-357.

du Plessis LJ, Snyman JA: 2006. Determination of optimum geometries for a planar re-configurable machining platform using the LFOPC optimization algorithm. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 41, pp 307-333.

Thompson RJ, Visser AT, Heyns PS, Hugo D: 2006. Mine road maintenance management using haul truck response measurments. Mining Technology, 115 (4), pp 123-128.

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van Zyl PJA, Burger NDL, de Wet PR: 2006. Verification of a finite element model of a rotating tippler structure by means of strain gauge measurements. R & D Journal, 22 (3), pp 3-15.

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Bello-Ochende T, Liebenberg L, Meyer JP: 2006. Constructal design: Geometric optimization of micro-channel heat sinks. South African Journal of Science, 102 (11/12).

Kok S, Groenwold AA: 2006. A particle swarm minimization algorithm with enhanced hill climbing capability. South African Journal of Science, 102 (11/12).

Burger NDL, de Vaal PL, Meyer JP: 2006. Failure criteria for polyethylene acetabular cups. South African Journal of Science, 102 (11/12).

Dirker J, Meyer JP: 2006. Cooling layers in rectangular heat generating electronic regions for two bounary conditions types - A comparison with a traditional approach. South African Journal of Science, 102 (11/12).

Owage D, Liebenberg L, Meyer JP: 2006. A flow regime map for refrigerant condensation in herringbone micro-fin tubes. South African Journal of Science, 102 (11/12).

Pattinson J, Snyman JA: 2006. Mathematical modelling and optimal design of a conceptually new catapult. South African Journal of Science, 102 (11/12).

Pattinson J, Malan AG, Meyer JP: 2006. An agglomerated FAS multigrid accelerated cut-cell non-collocated cartesian mesh method for incompressible and compressible flow. South African Journal of Science, 102 (11/12).

van Tonder F, Heyns PS, Wannenburg J: 2006. Fatique domain dynamic response of a structure due to unknown narrowband stochastic loading. South African Journal of Science, 102 (11/12).

Gyulait L, Szabo S, de Kock DJ, Snyman JA: 2006. Optimal adjustment of the number of air changes of a smelter pot room by using mathematical optimisation. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 32, pp 409-421.

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Zimparov VD, Penchev PJ, Meyer JP: 2006. Performance evaluation of tube-in-tube heat exchangers with heat transfer enhancement in the annulus. Thermal Science, 1, pp 45-56.

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Misselhorn WE, Theron NJ, Els PS: 2006. Investigation of hardware-in-the-loop for use in suspension development. Vehicle System Dynamics, 44 (1) / Jan, pp 65-81.