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The Relationship Between Induced Fluid Structure And Boundary Slip In Nanoscale Polymer Films, Nikolai V. Priezjev
The Relationship Between Induced Fluid Structure And Boundary Slip In Nanoscale Polymer Films, Nikolai V. Priezjev
Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications
The molecular mechanism of slip at the interface between polymer melts and weakly attractive smooth surfaces is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. In agreement with our previous studies on slip flow of shear-thinning fluids, it is shown that the slip length passes through a local minimum at low shear rates and then increases rapidly at higher shear rates. We found that at sufficiently high shear rates, the slip flow over atomically flat crystalline surfaces is anisotropic. It is demonstrated numerically that the friction coefficient at the liquid-solid interface (the ratio of viscosity and slip length) undergoes a transition from a …
Solution Of Nonlinear Transient Heat Transfer Problems, Donovan O. Buckley
Solution Of Nonlinear Transient Heat Transfer Problems, Donovan O. Buckley
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
In the presented thesis work, meshfree method with distance fields was extended to obtain solution of nonlinear transient heat transfer problems. The thesis work involved development and implementation of numerical algorithms, data structure, and software. Numerical and computational properties of the meshfree method with distance fields were investigated. Convergence and accuracy of the methodology was validated by analytical solutions, and solutions produced by commercial FEM software (ANSYS 12.1). The research was focused on nonlinearities caused by temperature-dependent thermal conductivity. The behavior of the developed numerical algorithms was observed for both weak and strong temperature-dependency of thermal conductivity. Oseen and Newton-Kantorovich …
Agenda: 2010 World Energy Justice Conference: Emerging Solutions For The Energy Poor: Technological, Entrepreneurial And Institutional Challenges, University Of Colorado Boulder. Center For Energy & Environmental Security, Colorado Journal Of International Environmental Law And Policy
Agenda: 2010 World Energy Justice Conference: Emerging Solutions For The Energy Poor: Technological, Entrepreneurial And Institutional Challenges, University Of Colorado Boulder. Center For Energy & Environmental Security, Colorado Journal Of International Environmental Law And Policy
2010 World Energy Justice Conference (November 5)
This conference is a sequel to the 2009 World Energy Justice Conference (WEJC 2009) which began examining ways of mainstreaming safe, clean, and efficient energy for the world's Energy Poor (EP). The EP number two and a half billion people living on less than $1-2 a day who have no access to modern energy services. WEJC 2010 more fully develops these themes. WEJC 2010 will explore how the next round of global warming meetings in Cancun could design new flexibility mechanisms that give credits, for example, for the reduction of black carbon by the adoption of cookstoves, and embrace small …
14 - تخمين نرخ تهويه ي بهينه براي کيفيت مناسب هواي داخل با توجه به نرخ نفوذ هوا و عملکرد وسايل احتراقي, Chamran Nowrouzi, Mehdi Maerefat, Alireza Zolfaghari
14 - تخمين نرخ تهويه ي بهينه براي کيفيت مناسب هواي داخل با توجه به نرخ نفوذ هوا و عملکرد وسايل احتراقي, Chamran Nowrouzi, Mehdi Maerefat, Alireza Zolfaghari
Dr Alireza Zolfaghari
No abstract provided.
Separation Study Of Titanomagnetite Fe3-Xtixo4 From Natural Sand At Indramayu, West Java, Sunaryo Sunaryo, Iwan Sugihartono
Separation Study Of Titanomagnetite Fe3-Xtixo4 From Natural Sand At Indramayu, West Java, Sunaryo Sunaryo, Iwan Sugihartono
Makara Journal of Technology
Separation Study of Titanomagnetite Fe3-xTixO4 from Natural Sand at Indramayu, West Java. Titanomagnetite FeTiO4 has been obtained from metal sand which is separated from natural sand at Indramayu using magnetic separator with the magnetic field 0,3 Tesla. This method can improve titanomagnetite content from 32% to 63,6%. According to X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and data processing by general structure analyses system (GSAS) with χ2= 1,454 and Wrp = 0,1142 as correction factor of the peak to peak intensities, we conclude that χ2 about 0 and Wrp aproximately 10%. It indicates the datas with the error merely 0,1 can be accepted. Furthermore, …
Development Of Technology Parameter Towards Shipbuilding Productivity Predictor Using Cubic Spline Approach, Bagiyo Suwasono, Sjarief Widjaja, Achmad Zubaydi, Zaed Yuliadi, I Nyoman Budiantara
Development Of Technology Parameter Towards Shipbuilding Productivity Predictor Using Cubic Spline Approach, Bagiyo Suwasono, Sjarief Widjaja, Achmad Zubaydi, Zaed Yuliadi, I Nyoman Budiantara
Makara Journal of Technology
Development of Technology Parameter Towards Shipbuilding Productivity Predictor Using Cubic Spline Approach. Ability of production processes associated with state-of-the-art technology, which allows the shipbuilding, is customized with modern equipment. It will give impact to level of productivity and competitiveness. This study proposes a nonparametric regression cubic spline approach with 1 knot, 2 knots, and 3 knots. The application programs Tibco Spotfire S+ showed that a cubic spline with 2 knots (4.25 and 4.50) gave the best result with the value of GCV = 56.21556, and R2 = 94.03%.Estimation result of cubic spline with 2 knots for the PT. Batamec shipyard …
The Stability Characteristics Of Sandbag Submerged Breakwater, Ferry Fatnanta, Widi Agoes Pratikto, Haryo Dwito Armono, Wahyudi Citrosiswoyo
The Stability Characteristics Of Sandbag Submerged Breakwater, Ferry Fatnanta, Widi Agoes Pratikto, Haryo Dwito Armono, Wahyudi Citrosiswoyo
Makara Journal of Technology
The Stability Characteristics of Sandbag Submerged Breakwater. Breakwater is one of coastal structures to overcome problems of abrasion. Due to difficulties in obtaining rock material at the coastal area. The using of sandbags as a breakwater provides advantages in utilizing local materials. A Sandbag has a smooth surface, so the internal shear forces are relatively small. According to these phenomena, the research for parameters that are expected to affect the stability of the sand bags. These parameters are a slope, shape and formation of sand bags. This experimental research conducted in two dimensional physical model and took place on the …
Static Hand Gesture Recognition Of Indonesian Sign Language System Based On Backpropagation Neural Networks, Farida Asriani, Hesti Susilawati
Static Hand Gesture Recognition Of Indonesian Sign Language System Based On Backpropagation Neural Networks, Farida Asriani, Hesti Susilawati
Makara Journal of Technology
Static Hand Gesture Recognition of Indonesian Sign Language System Based on Backpropagation Neural Networks. The main objective of this research is to perform pattern recognition of static hand gesture in Indonesian sign language. Basically, pattern recognition of static hand gesture in the form of image had three phases include: 1) segmentation of the image that will be recognizable form of the hands and face, 2) feature extraction and 3) pattern classification. In this research, we used images data of 15 classes of words static. Segmentation is performed using HSV with a threshold filter based on skin color. Feature extraction performed …
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell With Conventionally Annealed And Post-Hydrothermally Treated Nanocrystalline Semiconductor Oxide Tio2 Derived From Sol-Gel Process, Akhmad Herman Yuwono, Badrul Munir, Alfian Ferdiansyah, Arif Rahman, Wulandari Handini
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell With Conventionally Annealed And Post-Hydrothermally Treated Nanocrystalline Semiconductor Oxide Tio2 Derived From Sol-Gel Process, Akhmad Herman Yuwono, Badrul Munir, Alfian Ferdiansyah, Arif Rahman, Wulandari Handini
Makara Journal of Technology
Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is one of the very promising alternative renewable energy sources to anticipate the declination in the fossil fuel reserves in the next few decades and to make use of the abundance of intensive sunlight energy in tropical countries like Indonesia. In the present study, TiO2 nanoparticles of different nanocrystallinity was synthesized via sol−gel process with various water to inorganic precursor ratio (Rw) of 0.85, 2.00 and 3.50 upon sol preparation, followed with subsequent drying, conventional annealing and post-hydrothermal treatments. The resulting nanoparticles were integrated into the DSSC prototype and sensitized with an organic dye made of …
Immobilization Of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae In Rice Hulls For Ethanol Production, Edita Martini, Dian Andriani, Sriramulu Gobikrishnan, Kyeong Eop Kang, Surn-Teh Bark, Changshin Sunwoo, Bambang Prasetya, Don-Hee Park
Immobilization Of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae In Rice Hulls For Ethanol Production, Edita Martini, Dian Andriani, Sriramulu Gobikrishnan, Kyeong Eop Kang, Surn-Teh Bark, Changshin Sunwoo, Bambang Prasetya, Don-Hee Park
Makara Journal of Technology
The whole cell immobilization in ethanol fermentation can be done by using natural carriers or through synthetic carriers. All of these methods have the same purpose of retaining high cell concentrations within a certain defined region of space which leads to higher ethanol productivity. Lignocellulosic plant substance represents one of highly potential sources in ethanol production. Some studies have found that cellulosic substances substances can also be used as a natural carrier in cell immobilization by re-circulating pre-culture medium into a reactor. In this experiment, rice hulls without any treatment were used to immobilize Saccharomyces cerevisiae through semi solid state …
The Effect Of Enzymatic Hydrolysis On The Properties Of Protein Hydrolysate From Paddy Mushroom, Niken Widya Palupi, Wiwik Siti Windrati, Tamtarini Tamtarini
The Effect Of Enzymatic Hydrolysis On The Properties Of Protein Hydrolysate From Paddy Mushroom, Niken Widya Palupi, Wiwik Siti Windrati, Tamtarini Tamtarini
Makara Journal of Technology
Protein hydrolysate was prepared from Paddy (Volvariella volvaceae) mushroom. Hydrolysis uses commercially protease available Protamex ™ with enzyme concentration of 0.1% (w/w). Hydrolysis was performed at three different temperatures (room temperature, 40 °C, and 50 °C) with different incubation periods (60, 90, and 120 minutes). Enzyme inactivation was done in 90 °C for 3 minutes. Yield and degree of hydrolysis ranged from 94.76% to 99.55% and 19.06% to 24.59%. Protein solubility was about 89–11,8%. The longer time of hydrolysis, the darker the color of protein hydrolysate. Protein hydrolysate which has hydrolysis at 50 °C for 120 minutes has the highest …
Wimax Implementation As Existing Hotspot Network Backhaul In Jakarta, Djamhari Sirat, Muhamad Asvial, Luther B. Marpaung
Wimax Implementation As Existing Hotspot Network Backhaul In Jakarta, Djamhari Sirat, Muhamad Asvial, Luther B. Marpaung
Makara Journal of Technology
WiMAX Implementation as Existing Hotspot Network Backhaul in Jakarta The development of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA), such as WiMAX, as a global standard for data transmission media has been used by high speed internet access provider. WiMAX application which supported by capabilities of interoperability, flexibility and commercial aspect make the internet services become more efficient, cheaper and easier to the customer. This phenomenon should be responded by ISPs. Based on technical and financial aspect in deciding the implementation of Wireless Network with WiMAX technology as a substitute, this research will observe and analyze the projection of WiMAX technology implementation as …
Plant Growth Modeling Using L-System Approach And Its Visualization, Atris Suyantohadi, Alfiyan Alfiyan, Mochamad Hariadi, Mauridhi Hery Purnomo
Plant Growth Modeling Using L-System Approach And Its Visualization, Atris Suyantohadi, Alfiyan Alfiyan, Mochamad Hariadi, Mauridhi Hery Purnomo
Makara Journal of Technology
The visualization of plant growth modeling using computer simulation has rarely been conducted with Lindenmayer System (L-System) approach. L-System generally has been used as framework for improving and designing realistic modeling on plant growth. It is one kind of tools for representing plant growth based on grammar sintax and mathematic formulation. This research aimed to design modeling and visualizing plant growth structure generated using L-System. The environment on modeling design used three dimension graphic on standart OpenGL format. The visualization on system design has been developed by some of L-System grammar, and the output graphic on three dimension reflected on …
Remote Sensing And Geographical Information System To Identify Drought Potency, Puguh Dwi Raharjo
Remote Sensing And Geographical Information System To Identify Drought Potency, Puguh Dwi Raharjo
Makara Journal of Technology
Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System to Identify Drought Potency. Kebumen regency was drought in year 2008, community clean water shortages and irrigation water following a decline in water resources. The use of remote sensing data and GIS can be used to identify the potential for drought-prone areas. Transformation of Landsat TM satellite imagery to obtain the brightness index, wetness index and vegetation index used to determine surface conditions in relation to drought. Brightness index and wetness index derived from the tasseled cap modifications, while the vegetation index derived from normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) values. Other parameters such as …
Hydrogen Absorption Induced Slow Crack Growth In Austenitic Stainless Steels For Petrochemical Pressure Vessel Industries, Ronnie Higuchi Rusli
Hydrogen Absorption Induced Slow Crack Growth In Austenitic Stainless Steels For Petrochemical Pressure Vessel Industries, Ronnie Higuchi Rusli
Makara Journal of Technology
Type 304L and type 309 austenitic stainless steels were tested either by exposed to gaseous hydrogen or undergoing polarized cathodic charging. Slow crack growth by straining was observed in type 304L, and the formation of α‘ martensite was indicated to be precursor for such cracking. Gross plastic deformation was observed at the tip of the notch, and a single crack grew slowly from this region in a direction approximately perpendicular to the tensile axis. Martensite formation is not a necessary condition for hydrogen embrittlement in the austenitic phase.
Simulation On The Use Of Losat Data For Rice Field Mapping, Bambang H. Trisasongko, Dyah R. Panuju, Boedi Tjahjono, Baba Barus, Hari Wijayanto, Mahmud A. Raimadoya, Irzaman Irzaman
Simulation On The Use Of Losat Data For Rice Field Mapping, Bambang H. Trisasongko, Dyah R. Panuju, Boedi Tjahjono, Baba Barus, Hari Wijayanto, Mahmud A. Raimadoya, Irzaman Irzaman
Makara Journal of Technology
Simulation on the Use of LOSAT Data for Rice Field Mapping. Since the launch of LAPAN-TUBSAT satellite in 2007, Indonesia has been developing mission on earth observation missions for various applications. The next generation mission, called LAPAN-ORARI Satellite (LOSAT), is currently under development and expected to be launched in 2011. In order to facilitate the applications, a thorough assessment of the sensor should be made. This paper presents an examination of simulated LOSAT data for rice monitoring and mapping purposes coupled with QUEST statistical tree. We found that three-band simulated LOSAT data were suitable for the task with reasonably high …
High Pressure Adsorption Isotherm Of Co2 On Activated Carbon Using Volumetric Method, Awaludin Martin, Bambang Suryawan, Muhammad Idrus Alhamid, Nasruddin Nasruddin
High Pressure Adsorption Isotherm Of Co2 On Activated Carbon Using Volumetric Method, Awaludin Martin, Bambang Suryawan, Muhammad Idrus Alhamid, Nasruddin Nasruddin
Makara Journal of Technology
High Pressure Adsorption Isotherm of CO2 on Activated Carbon using Volumetric Method. Adsorption system is ones of the most effective methods for CO2 separating with other substances that produced from the burning of fossil fuels. In the design for that application, beside of characteristics of porous material (adsorbent) data, CO2 adsorption data on the adsorbent (kinetic and thermodynamic) are also needed. The aim of this research is resulting isothermal adsorption data at pressures up to 3.5 MPa by indirect methods (volumetric method) at isothermal temperature of 300, 308, 318 and 338 K. Adsorbent that used in this research is activated …
Shaft Torsional Vibration Response Of Vertical Axis Ocean Current Turbine Model Due To Torque Excitation, Adi Wirawan Husodo, I Ketut Aria Pria Utama, I Made Ariana
Shaft Torsional Vibration Response Of Vertical Axis Ocean Current Turbine Model Due To Torque Excitation, Adi Wirawan Husodo, I Ketut Aria Pria Utama, I Made Ariana
Makara Journal of Technology
Shaft Torsional Vibration Response of Vertical Axis Ocean Current Turbine Model Due to Torque Excitation. The current research aimed to study the torsional vibration response of Vertical Axis Ocean Current Turbine due to randomly torque excitation pattern, owing to the variety of ocean current velocity. The turbine model is composed of 3 aluminum blades of NACA 0018 connected to steel shaft. Turbine dimensions are 10 cm of chord, 1.8 cm of chamber and 100 cm of span. The variation of ocean current velocity is 0.5 m/s, 1.0 m/s, 1.5 m/s, 2.0 m/s, 2.5 m/s and 3.0 m/s. The Model has …
Concept Design And Testing Of Multi-Nozzle Water Mist Fire Suppression System, Danardono A. Sumarsono, Yulianto S. Nugroho, Mariance Mariance, I Gede Wahyu W. Ariasa
Concept Design And Testing Of Multi-Nozzle Water Mist Fire Suppression System, Danardono A. Sumarsono, Yulianto S. Nugroho, Mariance Mariance, I Gede Wahyu W. Ariasa
Makara Journal of Technology
In this work a flexible design of multi-nozzle arrangement of water mist fire suppression system was studied. The source of fire was a 65 mm diameter cooking oil fire. An investigation on the impact of nozzle arrangement on the temperature profile of fires was conducted. The occurance of oil splash due to the application of water mist was also studied. The water mist systems developed in the present work can effectively extinguish cooking oil fires and prevented them from re-ignition. The spray angle, discharge pressure, and water flow rate were important factors to determine the effectiveness of water mist in …
An Empirical Model For Build-Up Of Sodium And Calcium Ions In Small Scale Reverse Osmosis, Subriyer Nasir
An Empirical Model For Build-Up Of Sodium And Calcium Ions In Small Scale Reverse Osmosis, Subriyer Nasir
Makara Journal of Technology
A simple models for predicting build-up of solute on membrane surface were formulated in this paper. The experiments were conducted with secondary effluent, groundwater and simulated feed water in small-scale of RO with capacity of 2000 L/d. Feed water used in the experiments contained varying concentrations of sodium, calcium, combined sodium and calcium. In order to study the effect of sodium and calcium ions on membrane performance, experiments with ground water and secondary effluent wastewater were also performed. Build-up of salts on the membrane surface was calculated by measuring concentrations of sodium and calcium ions in feed water permeate and …
Effect Of Diafiltration On Preparation Of Fermented Mung Beans Concentrate As Probiotic Savory Flavor Through Ultrafiltration Membrane, Aspiyanto Aspiyanto, Agustine Susilowati
Effect Of Diafiltration On Preparation Of Fermented Mung Beans Concentrate As Probiotic Savory Flavor Through Ultrafiltration Membrane, Aspiyanto Aspiyanto, Agustine Susilowati
Makara Journal of Technology
Diafiltration by means of the ultrafiltration system of probiotic fermented Mung beans (Phaseolus radiatus L.) concentrate has been performed to reduce or eliminate salts and smaller impurities than the nominal cut-off of the membrane of 20,000 nominal weight cut-off (NWCO). These processes have been conducted as an attempt in order to get a probiotic product with organoleptic acceptability, composition, and the optimal total lactic acid bacteria (LAB) counts because the presence of salts will affect on the viability of LAB and the cell lysis of LAB and limit its utility in food products. Concentrate of probiotic mung beans was prepared …
A Study Of Golf Club Head Kinematics Near Impact, Stephen James Murphy, David Wadsworth Lavelle, Kevin Philip Melancon
A Study Of Golf Club Head Kinematics Near Impact, Stephen James Murphy, David Wadsworth Lavelle, Kevin Philip Melancon
Mechanical Engineering
No abstract provided.
1- Thermal Response Of Cutaneous Thermoreceptors: A New Criterion For The Human Body Thermal Sensation, Alireza Zolfaghari, Mehdi Maerefat
1- Thermal Response Of Cutaneous Thermoreceptors: A New Criterion For The Human Body Thermal Sensation, Alireza Zolfaghari, Mehdi Maerefat
Dr Alireza Zolfaghari
No abstract provided.
13 - جانمايي مناسب وسايل احتراقي؛ راهکاري در جهت بهبود کيفيت هواي داخل, Chamran Nowrouzi, Mehdi Maerefat, Alireza Zolfaghari
13 - جانمايي مناسب وسايل احتراقي؛ راهکاري در جهت بهبود کيفيت هواي داخل, Chamran Nowrouzi, Mehdi Maerefat, Alireza Zolfaghari
Dr Alireza Zolfaghari
No abstract provided.
Nanomanufacturing And Analysis Of Novel Integrated Continuous Nanofibers, John E. Hannappel
Nanomanufacturing And Analysis Of Novel Integrated Continuous Nanofibers, John E. Hannappel
Department of Engineering Mechanics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Complex nanostructured materials have great potential for applications in many areas of nanotechnology. This potential is being unlocked by precise control of their nanoscale architecture and properties. Most current methods of creating these nanostructures are expensive and difficult to control, with the majority of techniques resulting in non-continuous nanostructures and nanoparticles. Electrospinning is an economic nanomanufacturing method resulting in continuous nanofibers. The method consists of spinning fiber-forming liquids in high electric fields. In this work, a modified electrospinning process was analyzed. The process utilized two concentric liquids that resulted in integrated continuous hollow or composite nanofibers. A new adjustable co-axial …
Tunable Band Gaps In Bilayer Graphene-Bn Heterostructures, Ashwin Ramasubramaniam, Doron Naveh, Elias Towe
Tunable Band Gaps In Bilayer Graphene-Bn Heterostructures, Ashwin Ramasubramaniam, Doron Naveh, Elias Towe
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Faculty Publication Series
We investigate band-gap tuning of bilayer graphene between hexagonal boron nitride sheets, by external electric fields. Using density functional theory, we show that the gap is continuously tunable from 0 to 0.2 eV, and is robust to stacking disorder. Moreover, boron nitride sheets do not alter the fundamental response from that of free-standing bilayer graphene, apart from additional screening. The calculations suggest that the graphene-boron nitride heterostructures could provide a viable route to graphene-based electronic devices.
Fracture Behavior Of Cracked Full Scale Steel Pipes Used For Gas And Petroleum Industries, Jaafer Altarawneh
Fracture Behavior Of Cracked Full Scale Steel Pipes Used For Gas And Petroleum Industries, Jaafer Altarawneh
Theses
The fracture toughness of pipeline steel grade X65 was investigated utilizing linear elastic fracture mechanics analysis, KIC testing according to non-standards techniques, as well as the elastic-plastic fracture mechanics analysis (J-Integral and crack opening displacement COD methods). The fracture toughness tests were conducted at full scale pipe used for gas and oil industry, circumferential surface crack were introduced to nine pipe specimens with different depths, crack/notch depths were selected to cover wide range of remaining material of the original pipe thickness, the original pipe thickness remain unchanged, a special fixture was manufactured to perform the experimental works, plane strain …
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles As Tools For Deep-Submergence Archaeology, Christopher N. Roman, Ian Roderick Mather
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles As Tools For Deep-Submergence Archaeology, Christopher N. Roman, Ian Roderick Mather
Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications
Marine archaeology beyond the capabilities of scuba divers is a technologically enabled field. The tool suite includes ship-based systems such as towed side-scan sonars and remotely operated vehicles, and more recently free-swimming autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Each of these platforms has various imaging and mapping capabilities appropriate for specific scales and tasks. Broadly speaking, AUVs are becoming effective tools for locating, identifying, and surveying archaeological sites. This paper discusses the role of AUVs in this suite of tools, outlines some specific design criteria necessary to maximize their utility in the field, and presents directions for future developments. Results are presented …
Personal Navigation Via High-Resolution Gait-Corrected Inertial Measurement Units, Özkan Bebek, Michael A. Suster, Srihari Rajgopal, Michael J. Fu, Xuemei Huang, M. Cenk Çavu¸So˘Glu,, Darrin J. Young, Mehran Mehregany, Antonie J. Van Den Bogert, Carlos H. Mastrangelo
Personal Navigation Via High-Resolution Gait-Corrected Inertial Measurement Units, Özkan Bebek, Michael A. Suster, Srihari Rajgopal, Michael J. Fu, Xuemei Huang, M. Cenk Çavu¸So˘Glu,, Darrin J. Young, Mehran Mehregany, Antonie J. Van Den Bogert, Carlos H. Mastrangelo
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications
In this paper, a personal micronavigation system that uses high-resolution gait-corrected inertial measurement units is presented. The goal of this paper is to develop a navigation system that uses secondary inertial variables, such as velocity, to enable long-term precise navigation in the absence of Global Positioning System (GPS) and beacon signals. In this scheme, measured zerovelocity duration from the ground reaction sensors is used to reset the accumulated integration errors from accelerometers and gyroscopes in position calculation. With the described system, an average position error of 4 m is achieved at the end of half-hour walks.
Electrospinning To Forcespinning™, Kamal Sarkar, Carlos Gomez, Steve Zambrano, Michael Ramirez, Eugenio De Hoyos, Horacio Vasquez, Karen Lozano
Electrospinning To Forcespinning™, Kamal Sarkar, Carlos Gomez, Steve Zambrano, Michael Ramirez, Eugenio De Hoyos, Horacio Vasquez, Karen Lozano
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
A new process called Forcespinning™ has been developed to make nanofibers from a wide range of materials. This new method uses centrifugal force, rather than electrostatic force as in the electrospinning process. The Forcespinning™ method uses either solutions or solid materials that are solution or melt spun into nanofibers. Key parameters to control the geometry and morphology of the nanofibers include rotational speed of the spinneret, collection system and temperature. Orifices of the spinneret can have arbitrary geometric shapes to provide corresponding cross-section of nanofibers. The Forcespinning™ method has been successfully used to make nanofibers of poly-ethylene …