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Piston Simulation Function


Description:

Dimensions: 7

The Piston Simulation function models the circular motion of a piston within a cylinder. It involves a chain of nonlinear functions.

The response C is cycle time (the time it takes to complete one cycle), in seconds.

Input Domain:

The input variables and their usual input ranges are:

M ∈ [30, 60] piston weight (kg)
S ∈ [0.005, 0.020] piston surface area (m2)
V0 ∈ [0.002, 0.010] initial gas volume (m3)
k ∈ [1000, 5000] spring coefficient (N/m)
P0 ∈ [90000, 110000]    atmospheric pressure (N/m2)
Ta ∈ [290, 296]    ambient temperature (K)
T0 ∈ [340, 360]    filling gas temperature (K)

Modifications and Alternative Forms:

For the purpose of input variable screening, Moon (2010) adds 13 input variables.

Code:


References:

Ben-Ari, E. N., & Steinberg, D. M. (2007). Modeling data from computer experiments: an empirical comparison of kriging with MARS and projection pursuit regression. Quality Engineering, 19(4), 327-338.

Kenett, R., & Zacks, S. (1998). Modern industrial statistics: design and control of quality and reliability. Pacific Grove, CA: Duxbury press.

Moon, H. (2010). Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments for Screening Input Variables (Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University).

Moon, H., Dean, A. M., & Santner, T. J. (2012). Two-stage sensitivity-based group screening in computer experiments. Technometrics, 54(4), 376-387.



For questions or comments, please email Derek Bingham at: dbingham@stat.sfu.ca.



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