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Full-Text Articles in Engineering
Energy Efficiency And Alternative Energy Generation In Existing Buildings On A College Campus, Sameer Keshavan
Energy Efficiency And Alternative Energy Generation In Existing Buildings On A College Campus, Sameer Keshavan
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Universities and colleges are looking for ways to be sustainable and save energy costs on their campuses. In terms of raw dollars, “America’s colleges and universities spend almost $7 billion a year in energy and utilities”. Campus buildings consume more than 80% of the energy utilized by the universities and it is often used in the form of electricity for lighting, ventilation, air-conditioning, and natural gas for heating. By reducing energy use, it will translate into cost savings that could be utilized towards student programs, facility improvements, and other university initiatives. This can be achieved by energy conservation efforts and …
Particle Injection Simulation On Cold Spray Technology, Christopher A. Santini
Particle Injection Simulation On Cold Spray Technology, Christopher A. Santini
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a useful tool when it comes to research in the fields of Aerodynamics, Turbomachinery, and is used in several other fields of research. CFD is an important tool in the engineering industry because it allows for understanding and evaluation of a new design, this can lead to advancements in developing a more efficient and effective design. This tool helps in the understanding of the flow phenomena and how it can interact with its surroundings. One of the main reasons in the use of CFD is to reduce the cost of testing a design by running …
Strain-Based Mechanical Failure Analysis Of Buried Steel Pipeline Subjected To Landslide Displacement Using Finite Element Method, Sean Goodluck Mamuzo Edeki
Strain-Based Mechanical Failure Analysis Of Buried Steel Pipeline Subjected To Landslide Displacement Using Finite Element Method, Sean Goodluck Mamuzo Edeki
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Landslide displacement is one of the major threats to the structural integrity of buried oil and natural gas pipelines that are often located far from major markets with terrains prone to permanent ground deformations. These pipelines can experience large longitudinal strains and circumferential deformation resulting from the differential ground movements thereby potentially impacting pipeline safety by adversely affecting structural capacity and leak tight integrity. In order to proffer theoretical basis for the design, safety evaluation and maintenance of pipelines, the failure analysis and mechanical behavior of buried API X65 steel pipeline perpendicularly crossing landslide area was investigated with the Finite …
Using Computational Fluid Dynamics To Accurately Model Agricultural Spray Nozzles, Zachary Chapman
Using Computational Fluid Dynamics To Accurately Model Agricultural Spray Nozzles, Zachary Chapman
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a tool used by engineers in many industries to study fluid flow. A relatively new industry to adopt the use of CFD is the agricultural industry. The present work seeks to understand whether CFD can be used to accurately model spray nozzles. A spray nozzle commonly used in agricultural spraying was simulated. First, the impact of factors such as mesh size, mesh type, and physics models have on the solution were investigated. Next, a method to pulse the spray was determined. This was required to compare simulation results with experimental data. A user-defined function was …
A Series-Elastic Robot For Back-Pain Rehabilitation, Elhussein Shata
A Series-Elastic Robot For Back-Pain Rehabilitation, Elhussein Shata
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Robotics research has been broadly expanding into various fields during the past decades. It is widely spread and best known for solving many technical necessities in different fields. With the rise of the industrial revolution, it upgraded many factories to use industrial robots to prevent the human operator from dangerous and hazardous tasks. The rapid development of application fields and their complexity have inspired researchers in the robotics community to find innovative solutions to meet the new desired requirements of the field. Currently, the creation of new needs outside the traditional industrial robots are demanding robots to attend to the …
Development Of Cellulose Acetate-Based Scaffold For Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Ruhit Sinha
Development Of Cellulose Acetate-Based Scaffold For Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Ruhit Sinha
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Cellulose Acetate (CA) based biomaterials are being used as substrates for bone ingrowth applications due to their nontoxic and nonirritant nature coupled with optimum morphology and stiffness. Electrospinning with additives and/or post-treatment has emerged as a viable protocol to further improve mechanical properties of CA and expand its utility. Herein, we highlight the role of potassium chloride (KCl) in association with airdrying to enhance the elastic modulus and tensile strengths of CA fibers. Salt aggregation in between fibers is observed through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), however, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) analysis signifies the interactions between K+ ions and acetyl groups. The …
Characterization Of Directed Energy Deposition Additively Manufactured Grcop-42 Alloy, Scott Landes
Characterization Of Directed Energy Deposition Additively Manufactured Grcop-42 Alloy, Scott Landes
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
GRCop is an alloy family constructed of copper, chromium, and niobium and was developed by NASA for high heat flux applications. The first of its kind, GRCop-84, was specifically designed for the environments seen by channel cooled main combustion chamber liners. To further increase thermal conductivity while maintaining material strength characteristics, the percentage of alloying elements were cut in half and GRCop- 42 was developed. In recent years, NASA has successfully additively manufactured GRCop with comparable material characteristics to wrought GRCop using a Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) process. Benefits of this process include fabrication of intricate cooling channels as …