Eatock taylor, Prof. (William) Rodney, (born 10 Jan. 1944), Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Oxford, 1989–2009, now Emeritus (Head of Department of Engineering Science, 1999–2004); Fellow of St Hugh’s College, Oxford, 1989–2009, now Emeritus

A presentation of the 15cILLUSTRATION database and website, a searchable database of 15th-century printed illustrations developed by the 15cBOOKTRADE Project in collaboration with the Visual Geometry Group (VGG) at the Department of Engineering Science of the University of Oxford. 15cILLUSTRATION is the first comprehensive and systematic tool to track and investigate the production, use, circulation, and copying of woodblocks, iconographic subjects, artistic styles, within 15th-century printed illustrated editions. The paper illustrates the potential of the 15cILLUSTRATION website as a research support tool for art historians, book historians, philologists and historians of visual and material culture.

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Recent Research Advances and Expectation of Mechanical Engineering Science in China

Journal of Mechanical Engineering ◽

10.3901/jme.2009.05.001 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 45 (05) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Yuanzhong LEI

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Engineering ◽

Engineering Science

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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science ◽

10.1177/0954406216648527 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 230 (7-8) ◽

pp. 1369-1369

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Engineering ◽

Static Load ◽

Load Sharing ◽

Engineering Science ◽

Special Issue ◽

Part C

Vineet Sahoo and Rathindranath Maiti Static load sharing by tooth pairs in contact in internal involute spur gearing with thin rimmed pinion. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 2016, Vol 230 No 4, pp 485–499. This article was inadvertently published early. It was intended for publication in the Special Issue ‘Power Transmissions with Gears’ edited by TC Lim, S Theodossiades and P Velex, Vol 230 No 7–8, published April 2016, where it is reprinted for the convenience of print readers only. Online readers please access this article as above at DOI 10.1177/0954406215618424 .

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Effects of Wetness in Steam Turbines

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science ◽

10.1243/095440605x32110 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 219 (12) ◽

pp. 1301-1314 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

J A Hesketh ◽

P J Walker

Keyword(s):

Power Plant ◽

Mechanical Engineering ◽

Mechanical Damage ◽

Axial Flow ◽

Engineering Science ◽

Steam Turbines ◽

Plant Operator ◽

Power Plant Operator ◽

General Practices ◽

The Subject

Courses in mechanical engineering usually introduce the theory of axial-flow turbo-machines in terms of simple velocity triangles representing the bulk flow of ideal compressible fluid through the blade passages. A distinctive practical difference, peculiar to steam turbines (ST), is the presence of liquid-water in the flow field. The steam wetness in such turbines is widely known to be doubly-damaging, leading to both loss of efficiency and to mechanical damage (erosion, etc.) of the machine components. Over recent decades, a whole new field of mechanical engineering science has evolved on the subject of wetness in steam turbines, and general practices have been established within the industry. This article reviews the general effects that are of major importance to the turbine designer/engineer, power plant operator, and especially to researchers in this field.

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Discussion of Hwang and Chen's constraint equations to eliminate order, circuit and branch defects for the paper: Defect-free synthesis of Stephenson-III motion generators, published in Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2008; 222: 2485–2494

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science ◽

10.1177/0954406219888961 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 234 (5) ◽

pp. 1130-1134

Author(s):

Wen-Yi Lin

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Engineering ◽

Optimization Algorithms ◽

Synthesis Method ◽

Synthesis Methods ◽

Engineering Science ◽

Function Generation ◽

Constraint Equations ◽

Optimum Synthesis

Many studies to find solutions for the optimum synthesis problems of linkage mechanisms for path, motion or function generation have appeared in the literature. However, their main focus has been on the development of optimization algorithms or synthesis methods without the handling of the defect problems or only with consideration of the same assembly mode. Hwang and Chen's pioneering work proposed a defect-free optimum synthesis method with constraint equations to eliminate order, circuit and branch defects for Stephenson III six-bar motion generators. However, their proposed constraint equations for the three types of defects are incomplete or not clear enough. In this discussion, we not only examine these faults but also offer the correct and complete constraints to eliminate the three types of defects.

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