Τμήμα Μηχανικών Μηχανολογίας και Κατασκευαστικής / Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering: Recent submissions

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      Original Research Paper: Enhancing the rate of ex situ mineral carbonation in dunites via ball milling 

      Rigopoulos, Ioannis; Vasiliades, Michalis A.; Ioannou, Ioannis; Efstathiou, A. M.; Godelitsas, A.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2016)
      •Dunitic materials with enhanced CO2 uptake were created via ball milling (BM).•The optimum conditions are 12h of BM with 50wt% ethanol as process control agent.•The BM process increased the CO2 uptake of dunites by a ...
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      A method to enhance the CO2 storage capacity of pyroxenitic rocks 

      Rigopoulos, Ioannis; Vasiliades, Michalis; Petallidou, Klito C.; Ioannou, Ioannis; Efstathiou, A. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2015)
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      Unconventional magnetism in all-carbon nanofoam 

      Rode, A. V.; Gamaly, E. G.; Christy, A. G.; Gerald, J. G. Fitz; Hyde, S. T.; Elliman, R. G.; Luther-Davies, B.; Veinger, A. I.; Androulakis, J.; Giapintzakis, John (2004)
      We report production of nanostructured magnetic carbon foam by a high-repetition-rate, high-power laser ablation of glassy carbon in Ar atmosphere. A combination of characterization techniques revealed that the system ...
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      Understanding the mechanical and thermal property reinforcement of crosslinked polyethylene by nanodiamonds and carbon nanotubes 

      Roumeli, E.; Avgeropoulos, A.; Pavlidou, E.; Vourlias, G.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Bikiaris, D.; Chrissafis, K. (2014)
      A comprehensive investigation of the mechanical and thermal property reinforcement of silane-crosslinked polyethylene nanocomposites, containing small amounts of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and nanodiamonds ...
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      On the potential use of quarry waste material for CO2 sequestration 

      Rigopoulos, Ioannis; Petallidou, Klito C.; Vasiliades, Michalis A.; Delimitis, A.; Ioannou, Ioannis; Efstathiou, A. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2016)
      •Novel nanomaterials were produced via ball milling (BM) of quarry waste material.•Various morphological and structural modifications occurred after the BM process.•The optimum conditions are 20h of BM with 50wt% ethanol ...
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      Carbon dioxide storage in olivine basalts: Effect of ball milling process 

      Rigopoulos, Ioannis; Petallidou, Klito C.; Vasiliades, Michalis A.; Delimitis, A.; Ioannou, Ioannis; Efstathiou, A. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2015)
      The goal of this study is to propose a cost-effective method for the optimization of the ex situ carbonation of basaltic rocks. The ball milling process was applied to a sample of olivine basalt from the Troodos ophiolite ...
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      A method to enhance the CO2 storage capacity of pyroxenitic rocks 

      Rigopoulos, I.; Vasiliades, M. A.; Petallidou, Klito C.; Ioannou, I.; Efstathiou, A. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2015)
      Investigation of new efficient pathways for CO2 sequestration is of great significance for the mitigation of climate change. Ultramafic rocks are considered among the most promising lithotypes for the safe storage of CO2 ...
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      Enhancing the rate of ex situ mineral carbonation in dunites via ball milling 

      Rigopoulos, I.; Vasiliades, M. A.; Ioannou, I.; Efstathiou, A. M.; Godelitsas, A.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2016)
      The investigation of potential options for CO2 sequestration is of vital importance for alleviating the ongoing climate problem. This paper presents an efficient method for enhancing the ex situ carbonation of dunites. The ...
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      Systematic assessment of rigid internal combustion engine dynamic coupling 

      Rideout, D. G.; Stein, J. L.; Louca, Loucas S. (2008)
      Accurate estimation of engine vibrations is essential in the design of new engines, engine mounts, and the vehicle frames to which they are attached. Mount force prediction has traditionally been simplified by assuming ...
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      Extension and application of an algorithm for systematic identification of weak coupling and partitions in dynamic system models 

      Rideout, D. G.; Stein, J. L.; Louca, Loucas S. (2009)
      This paper reviews and extends a technique to detect weak coupling (one-way coupling or complete decoupling) among elements of a dynamic system model, and to partition and reduce models in which weak coupling is found. The ...
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      Carbon sequestration via enhanced weathering of peridotites and basalts in seawater 

      Rigopoulos, I.; Harrison, A. L.; Delimitis, A.; Ioannou, I.; Efstathiou, A. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Oelkers, E. H. (2018)
      Enhanced weathering of mafic and ultramafic rocks has been suggested as a carbon sequestration strategy for the mitigation of climate change. This study was designed to assess the potential drawdown of CO2 directly from ...
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      Effect of ball milling on the carbon sequestration efficiency of serpentinized peridotites 

      Rigopoulos, I.; Delimitis, A.; Ioannou, I.; Efstathiou, A. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2018)
      Mineral carbonation has been suggested as a safe carbon capture and storage (CCS) strategy for the mitigation of climate change. This study investigates the effect of ball milling on the CO2 sequestration capacity of ...
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      Systematic model decoupling through assessment of power-conserving constraints - An engine dynamics case study 

      Rideout, G.; Stein, J. L.; Louca, Loucas S. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)
      Simplified models for predicting engine mount forces have traditionally been developed based on the assumption that for a well-balanced low-speed engine, the reciprocating dynamics can be decoupled from the three-dimensional ...
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      Systematic identification of decoupling in dynamic system models 

      Rideout, D. G.; Stein, J. L.; Louca, Loucas S. (2007)
      This paper proposes a technique to quantitatively and systematically search for decoupling among elements of a dynamic system model, and to partition models in which decoupling is found. The method can validate simplifying ...
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      On the potential use of quarry waste material for CO2 sequestration 

      Rigopoulos, I.; Petallidou, Klito C.; Vasiliades, M. A.; Delimitis, A.; Ioannou, I.; Efstathiou, A. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2016)
      The use of solid wastes rich in Ca2+, Mg2+ and Fe2+ for the ex situ sequestration of CO2 could provide an economically and technologically viable option for the reduction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Here, we investigate ...
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      Optimization of fully observable nonlinear stochastic uncertain controlled diffusion: Monotonicity properties and optimal sensitivity 

      Rezaei, F.; Charalambous, Charalambos D.; Kyprianou, Andreas (Affiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, A519, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Rezaei, F.Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, Canadaemail: frezaei@site.uottawa.ca, 2004)
      This paper is concerned with fully observable nonlinear stochastically controlled diffusions, in which uncertainty is described by a relative entropy constraint between the nominal measure and the uncertain measure, while ...
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      Optimization of nonlinear stochastic uncertain relaxed controlled systems: Entropy rate functional and robustness 

      Rezaei, F.; Charalambous, C. D.; Kyprianou, Andreas (Affiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, A519, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Rezaei, F.Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, Canadaemail: frezaei@site.uottawa.ca, 2004)
      This paper is concerned with nonlinear stochastic uncertain relaxed controlled difussions, in which the pay-off is described by the relative entropy between the nominal measure and the uncertain measure, when the uncertain ...
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      One-point modelling of rapidly deformed homogeneous turbulence 

      Reynolds, W. C.; Kassinos, Stavros C. (1995)
      Turbulent stresses introduced by Osborne Reynolds do not, by themselves, provide an adequate tensorial base for one-point modelling of rapidly distorted turbulence because they do not carry critical information about the ...
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      Optimization of fully observable nonlinear stochastic uncertain controlled diffusion: Monotonicity properties and optimal sensitivity 

      Rezaei, F.; Charalambous, C. D.; Kyprianou, Andreas (Affiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, A519, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Rezaei, F.Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, Canadaemail: frezaei@site.uottawa.ca, 2004)
      This paper is concerned with fully observable nonlinear stochastically controlled diffusions, in which uncertainty is described by a relative entropy constraint between the nominal measure and the uncertain measure, while ...
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      Optimization of nonlinear stochastic uncertain relaxed controlled systems: Entropy rate functional and robustness 

      Rezaei, F.; Charalambous, Charalambos D.; Kyprianou, Andreas (Affiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, A519, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Rezaei, F.Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, Canadaemail: frezaei@site.uottawa.ca, 2004)
      This paper is concerned with nonlinear stochastic uncertain relaxed controlled difussions, in which the pay-off is described by the relative entropy between the nominal measure and the uncertain measure, when the uncertain ...