Search Results - "Feng, Y. T."

secret life of the city rat: a review of the ecology of urban Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) by Feng, Alice Y. T, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) and black rats (Rattus rattus) are among the most prolific and widespread urban pest species in the world. Yet despite their…”
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An efficient framework for fluid-structure interaction using the lattice Boltzmann method and immersed moving boundaries by Owen, D. R. J., Leonardi, C. R., Feng, Y. T.

“…This paper presents a serial computational framework that hydrodynamically couples the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) and the discrete element method (DEM) for…”
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The characteristics of wild rat (Rattus spp.) populations from an inner-city neighborhood with a focus on factors critical to the understanding of rat-associated zoonoses by Himsworth, Chelsea G, Jardine, Claire M, Parsons, Kirbee L, Feng, Alice Y T, Patrick, David M

“…Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) are among the most ubiquitous urban wildlife species and are the source of a number of zoonotic…”
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Coupled lattice Boltzmann method and discrete element modelling of particle transport in turbulent fluid flows: Computational issues by Feng, Y. T., Han, K., Owen, D. R. J.

“…This paper presents essential numerical procedures in the context of the coupled lattice Boltzmann (LB) and discrete element (DE) solution strategy for the…”
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An accurate evaluation of geometric view factors for modelling radiative heat transfer in randomly packed beds of equally sized spheres by Feng, Y.T., Han, K.

“…This paper proposes an effective general numerical procedure for the accurate evaluation of the geometric view factors between equally sized spheres in a…”
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Ecology of Leptospira interrogans in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) in an inner-city neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada by Himsworth, Chelsea G, Bidulka, Julie, Parsons, Kirbee L, Feng, Alice Y T, Tang, Patrick, Jardine, Claire M, Kerr, Thomas, Mak, Sunny, Robinson, John, Patrick, David M

“…Leptospira interrogans is a bacterial zoonosis with a worldwide distribution for which rats (Rattus spp.) are the primary reservoir in urban settings. In order…”
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Combined three-dimensional lattice Boltzmann method and discrete element method for modelling fluid-particle interactions with experimental assessment by Feng, Y. T., Han, K., Owen, D. R. J.

“…A general algorithmic framework is established in this paper for numerical simulations of three‐dimensional fluid–particle interaction problems with a large…”
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A mixed methods approach to exploring the relationship between Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) abundance and features of the urban environment in an inner-city neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada by Himsworth, Chelsea G, Parsons, Kirbee L, Feng, Alice Y T, Kerr, Thomas, Jardine, Claire M, Patrick, David M

“…Urban rats (Rattus spp.) are among the most ubiquitous pest species in the world. Previous research has shown that rat abundance is largely determined by…”
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Three-dimensional modelling and simulation of magnetorheological fluids by Han, K., Feng, Y. T., Owen, D. R. J.

“…A magnetorheological fluid (MR fluid) is a type of smart fluid composed of micrometer‐sized magnetizable particles suspended in a carrier fluid. The…”
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Coupled bonded particle and lattice Boltzmann method for modelling fluid-solid interaction by Wang, Min, Feng, Y.T., Wang, C.Y.

“…Summary This paper presents a two‐dimensional coupled bonded particle and lattice Boltzmann method (BPLBM) developed to simulate the fluid–solid interactions…”
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Discrete thermal element modelling of heat conduction in particle systems: Pipe-network model and transient analysis by Feng, Y.T., Han, K., Owen, D.R.J.

“…In our recent work [Y.T. Feng, K. Han, C.F. Li, D.R.J. Owen. Discrete thermal element modelling of heat conduction in particle systems: basic formulations…”
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Discrete thermal element modelling of heat conduction in particle systems: Basic formulations by Feng, Y.T., Han, K., Li, C.F., Owen, D.R.J.

“…This paper proposes a novel numerical methodology, termed the discrete thermal element method (DTEM), for the effective modelling of heat conduction in systems…”
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Comparison of Pore-Size Distribution of Soils Obtained by Different Methods by Wang, Min, Pande, G. N, Kong, L. W, Feng, Y. T

“…AbstractAn average size of pores and pore-size distribution (POSD) is often required for advanced constitutive models for soils adopted for…”
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Thirty years of developments in contact modelling of non-spherical particles in DEM: a selective review by Feng, Y. T.

“…The discrete element method has advanced significantly since it originated in 1979. This paper aims to provide a selective overview of some major developments…”
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The Minkowski overlap and the energy‐conserving contact model for discrete element modeling of convex nonspherical particles by Feng, Y. T., Tan, Yuanqiang

“…A unified contact overlap, termed the Minkowski overlap, between any two shapes is proposed in this article. This overlap is based on the concept of the…”
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Sphere packing with a geometric based compression algorithm by Han, K., Feng, Y.T., Owen, D.R.J.

“…An efficient algorithm for the random packing of spheres can significantly save the cost of the preparation of an initial configuration often required in…”
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Coupled lattice Boltzmann and discrete element modelling of fluid–particle interaction problems by Han, K., Feng, Y.T., Owen, D.R.J.

“…Particle–fluid systems encountered in many scientific and engineering applications impose a significant modelling challenge. This paper outlines a new solution…”
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On Minkowski difference-based contact detection in discrete/discontinuous modelling of convex polygons/polyhedra: Algorithms and implementation by Feng, Y.T., Tan, Yuanqiang

“…Purpose Contact detection for convex polygons/polyhedra has been a critical issue in discrete/discontinuous modelling, such as the discrete element method…”
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An energy-conserving contact theory for discrete element modelling of arbitrarily shaped particles: Basic framework and general contact model by Feng, Y.T.

“…The first paper of this series establishes a unified theoretical framework that lays a solid foundation for developing energy-conserving normal contact models…”
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An energy-conserving contact theory for discrete element modelling of arbitrarily shaped particles: Contact volume based model and computational issues by Feng, Y.T.

“…The contact volume based energy-conserving contact model is presented in the current paper as a specialised version of the general energy-conserving contact…”
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