The energetic formulation of a rate-independent system assumes that the evolution of the system is driven by two scalar-valued functions: the storage energy functional and the dissipation pseudo-potential. The evolution ...

It is proposed an analysis of the related variables with the energetic consumption in the process of concentrate of copper; specifically ball mills and SAG. The methodology considers the analysis of great volumes of data, ...

Introduction and Aims: The BEC (Basal Energy Cost /GEB) is the energy used by every cell in the human body for the maintenance of its operation. The Energy Expenditure with Physical Activities (GAF), added to the GEB and ...

Background: The nutritional requirements of honeybees (Apis mellifera) for their complete development need to be supplied through food sources available in the environment, since honeybees are insects that depend directly ...

Disposal of solid waste demands a high cost and causes significant environmental impacts. However, this waste can be converted into fuels by thermochemical processes due to the high content of the volatile materials and ...

We derive the variational formulation of a gradient damage model by applying the energetic formulationof rate-independent processes and obtain a regularized formulation of fracture. The model exhibits dif-ferent behaviour ...