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A highly efficient simulation model for 2D and 3D grain growth and recrystallization was developed based on the level-set method. The model introduces modern computational concepts to achieve excellent performance on parallel computer…
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The dendrite growth in casting and additive manufacturing is rather important and related to the formation of some defects. However, quantitatively simulating the growth of dendrites with arbitrary crystallographic orientations in…
The appearance of direct electron detectors marked a new era for electron diffraction. Their high sensitivity and low noise opens the possibility to extend electron diffraction from transmission electron microscopes (TEM) to lower energies…
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In this paper, we present a computer vision-based approach to measure the sizes and growth rates of apple fruitlets. Measuring the growth rates of apple fruitlets is important because it allows apple growers to determine when to apply…
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This thesis is focused on numerical simulations of the laser interaction with porous materials. A possibility of well-controlled processing is particularly important for the laser based micro-structuring of porous glass and nano-machining…
For a transparent well with a known volume capacity, changes in fluid level result in predictable changes in magnification of an overhead light source. For a given well size and fluid, the relationship between volume and magnification can…
This paper describes an automatic bird call recording system called SAMAY, which is developed to study bird species by creating a database of large amounts of bird acoustic data. By analysing the recorded bird call data, the system can also…
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