The existence and behavior of ground-state and thermally-activated excitations in helium solids have been extensively examined by a variety of experimental and theoretical studies. Although these excitations are typically ...

In multiprocessor and distributed real-time systems, scheduling jobs dynamically on processors is likely to achieve better performance. However, analytical and efficient validation methods for determining whether all the ...

Simulation of the transient stability problem of a power system, which is the assessment of the short term angular and voltage stability of the system following a disturbance, is of vital importance. It is widely known in ...

The primary objective of this study was to develop and demonstrate a rational procedure for the establishment of pavement construction pay adjustment schedules. A rational procedure was defined as one that would reflect ...

As power systems evolve, integration of renewable energy, lightweight-turbine generators and other electronic devices result in: 1) less inertia and maybe worse primary frequency responses (from transient stability perspective ...

The use of InGaAsP alloys for optical fiber communication systems is discussed. The advantages and various types of vapor phase epitaxial growth systems are examined before looking at the open tube growth process in detail. ...

Vapor-liquid equilibria (VLE) data were obtained over a wide range of mixture composition and saturation conditions for difluoromethane (R-32) mixed with a polyol ester oil (POE). These data were correlated using the ...

This study was motivated by the current difficulties faced by the electric power industry in maintaining acceptable levels of electric grid reliability in broadly distributed wind and solar resources. This thesis presents ...