Proceedings of the Sixth European Conference on Mathematics in Industry August 27–31, 1991 Limerick

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Diffusion approximation on neural networks and applications for image processing....Pages 3-9
A Survey on System Identification....Pages 11-22
On Numerical Simulation in the Microelectronics Industry....Pages 23-29
Instabilities in Roller Conveyors Used in Flat Glass Manufacture....Pages 31-40
Inverse Cascades in Turbulence....Pages 41-46
Numerical Computation of Electromagnetic Fields....Pages 47-56
Nonlinear Hyperbolic Systems in Chromatography....Pages 57-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
On the Mathematic Modeling of Kinematically Related Transforming Rotations Tooth Surfaces....Pages 71-74
Mathematical Modelling of Thermosyphons in Cryogenic Air Separation Plants....Pages 75-78
Stability Estimate for the Nonlinear Seakeeping Problem....Pages 79-82
Modelling optical channel-waveguides using a domain-integral equation technique....Pages 83-86
Deformation Analysis of the Earth by a Constructive Interpolation Model....Pages 87-90
A Barrier Penetration Formula for Optical Tunnelling Models....Pages 91-94
Communicating Chemical Processes — A Transputer Model of the British Coal Twin-Bed Pyrolyser/Combustor....Pages 95-98
Travelling Combustion Waves in Porous Media....Pages 99-102
Estimating Nonstationary Time Series with Missing Data....Pages 103-106
Matrix “Stable-Unstable” Bloc Triangular and Diagonal Forms....Pages 107-110
Optimal Friction Laws for Damping the Forced Vibrations of Linear Mechanical Systems....Pages 111-114
Implementation of Public Key and Secret Key Cryptography on a Local Area Network....Pages 115-120
Interface Pressures in Contact Zones....Pages 121-124
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Mathematical Models for the Transmission Dynamics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Ireland....Pages 125-128
Numerical Approximation in the Theory of Plates with Transverse Shear Deformation....Pages 129-132
Three Dimensional Conductive Heat Transfer from Discrete Periodic Sources to a Convective Sink....Pages 133-136
Mathematical Models for Espresso Coffee Preparation....Pages 137-140
Application of Denavit and Hartenburg Co-Ordinate Frame to Robot Kinematics in a Flexible Manufacturing Cell....Pages 141-144
Hyperbolicity Maps for Two-Phase Flow Problems....Pages 145-148
Observation of Ocean Waves with a Synthetic Aperture Radar....Pages 149-152
On the Solution of the Hydro-Thermal Coordination Problem by Decomposition....Pages 153-157
Vibrations of Space Structures....Pages 159-164
Earthquake Loading on Pipebridges....Pages 165-168
Numerical Treatment of a Stochastic Programming Model for Optimal Power Dispatch....Pages 169-172
On the Scheduling of Hydro Power Plant Systems in the Frame of the Unit Commitment Problem....Pages 173-177
Mathematical Models for Flow and Segregation of Particulate Materials....Pages 179-182
PAN — A Problem Solving Environment for Numerical Analysis....Pages 183-186
Improving the Performance of a Dynamometer Which Measures Axial Force and Torque during Drilling of Kevlar 49 Composites....Pages 187-190
A Quasi-likelihood Markov model for the hardenability of steel....Pages 191-194
Implementation of an Electricity Load Forecasting System....Pages 195-198
An Extinction Criterion for a Catalytic Wall Reactor....Pages 199-202
Extraction of Transistor Model Parameters....Pages 203-206
Mathematical Modelling of Modular Lower Limb Prostheses....Pages 207-210
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Optimum Shape of a Cooling Fin....Pages 211-214
The Optimal Collar....Pages 215-219
Drag Prediction for Aircraft at Transonic Speed....Pages 221-224
Paths of Reinforced Plastic Fibres and Structures on Blood Vessel Walls....Pages 225-228
Small drops, surface tension and contact angle....Pages 229-232
Optimal Scheduling of Hydro-Thermal Power Systems....Pages 233-236
Singular Behaviour of Eigenvalue Loci Arising from an MHD Instability in the Presence of Flow....Pages 237-242
A Generalized CuSum Scheme for Autocorrelated Data....Pages 243-246
Robot Control Based on Neural Networks....Pages 247-250
Computer-Aided Layout Design....Pages 251-254
Optimal Minimax Controllers with Structural Constraints....Pages 255-258
System for Statistical Simulation, Analysis and Optimization of Linear Hybrid Circuits....Pages 259-262
Non-Regular Adaptive Grids for 2-D Gas Dynamics....Pages 263-266
Steady Solutions for the Flow of an Electro-Rheological Fluid between Cylindrical Electrodes....Pages 267-270
Application of Interval Arithmetic to Solve a Problem in Liquid-Cristal Modelling....Pages 271-274
Hydrodynamic Problems in Fibre Spinning....Pages 275-278
Numerical Analysis of High-Viscosity Jet Buckling....Pages 279-282
Stochastic Scheduling for Risk-Levelling Maintenance Scheduling in Electric Power Systems....Pages 283-286
Two Criteria for Time Series Models Comparison....Pages 287-290
Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer in a Weld Pool....Pages 291-295
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
The Modelling of Napkins....Pages 297-300
Applications of the Geometrical Shock Correction Method for Solving Nonlinear Hyperbolic Conservation Laws....Pages 301-304
Selection, Purchase, Capital Recovery, Multi — Level Maintenance & Replacement Model for a Stochastically Deteriorating Production System....Pages 305-308
The Manufacture of Optical Fibres....Pages 309-312
Unit Commitment Problem by Simulated Annealing and an Analysis of Neighbourhood Structure....Pages 313-316
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
A Simple Model for the Shape of Fibre Tapers....Pages 319-322
Dispersion Control in Multiple Layer Optical Fibres....Pages 323-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
The Experience of Mathematics Undergraduates during Industrial Placement....Pages 329-332
How Can Education Respond to Industry’s Needs?....Pages 333-336
Software-Oriented Mathematical Continuing Education....Pages 337-340