Minimizing vehicle noise passing the street bumps using Genetic Algorithm

The purpose of this paper is to optimize noise emission level associated with two types of speed reducers for different speeds of a vehicle (20, 40, 60 km/h) by Genetic Algorithm and Artificial Neural Network. The optimization shows that the maximum level of noise is sensitive to speed reducer dimensions. It is reduced by 24 dB(A) by changing the width from 0.6 m to 0.3 m for the height 0.04 m whereas, it is reduced by 32 dB(A) by changing from the height 0.055 m and the width 0.9 m to the height 0.04 m and the width 0.3 m.     

Effects of iridium content on the physical,microstructure, and assay of gold alloys during the cupellation process

The aim of the present study is developing a simple, commercially available, and inexpensive method for detecting the presence of Ir in gold alloys during the cupellation process to avoid errors in gold assays. In the presence of Ir, the reported gold karat is higher than its actual amount. It is, therefore, economically important to detect Ir in gold alloys because of its lower price than gold. The present study was implemented to investigate the effects of Ir in a gold alloy both on its assay during the cupellation process and on its appearance and microstructural transformations. Visual inspection revealed that the upper surface of Ir-containing beads is typically matte and coarse with black rough cavities of an irregular oval-like shape. Also, the observation of dark spots and lines on just one side of rolled beads, as well as blister-like appendages on parted and annealed cornets, were found to signify the presence of Ir in gold alloys. X-ray analysis along the vertical section of the bead indicated that the amount of Ir on the surface was negligible as it was mainly concentrated at a distance of about 75% from the top of the bead. After the parting and annealing steps, Ir forms cubic-like structures surrounded by fcc Au sponge-like structures. As a consequence, both visual and microstructural examinations of gold alloys during the cupellation process might be used as simple and useful strategies to identify the presence of Ir in gold alloys to prevent incorrect karat reports.     

Dirac Equation for Scalar,Vector and Tensor Generalized Cornell Interaction

We consider spin and pseudospin symmetry limits of Dirac equation in the presence of scalar, vector and tensor generalized Cornell interaction and report the solutions via the quasi-exact analytical ansatz approach.