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Thermal Resistance Characterization Of High-Voltage Sic Power Module, Landon Lemmons
Thermal Resistance Characterization Of High-Voltage Sic Power Module, Landon Lemmons
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Researchers within the University of Arkansas Electrical Engineering Research Department have embarked on a project aimed at enhancing the thermal performance of high-voltage power modules. To aid in the progress of this project, the design, and development of a thermal tester device are needed. The primary objective of this device is to determine the various thermal properties of high-voltage power modules that the electrical engineering department has developed. Additionally, the project aims to facilitate electrical loading tests on power modules and provide researchers with the means to calibrate the power module in terms of thermal load. This project also possesses …
Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Cfd Simulation Of High-Speed Boundary Layers, Michael Tullis
Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Cfd Simulation Of High-Speed Boundary Layers, Michael Tullis
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
This paper presents an investigation of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence models used in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of boundary layer flow and heat transfer in high Mach number flows. This study evaluates an industry standard RANS turbulence model (k-omega SST) and a recently proposed modification to that model (Danis and Durbin [1]), and quantifies the accuracy for predicting high Mach number boundary layer flow. The test cases were previously documented by Duan et al. (2018), who used direct numerical simulation (DNS) to calculate boundary layer flow of an ideal gas over a flat plate at freestream Mach numbers ranging …
Investigation Of Dynamic Hybrid Rans-Les Turbulence Modeling For Cfd Simulation Of A Normal Jet In Crossflow, Cole Simmonds
Investigation Of Dynamic Hybrid Rans-Les Turbulence Modeling For Cfd Simulation Of A Normal Jet In Crossflow, Cole Simmonds
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
The jet in crossflow is a canonical flow feature in many natural and engineered systems, ranging from pollutant dispersal in exhaust discharge to film cooling of high-temperature components in modern propulsion systems. The ability to computationally predict the flow features of jets in crossflow accurately and efficiently is therefore important for analysis and design for a wide variety of applications. In this study the capabilities of the dynamic hybrid RANS-LES (DHRL) turbulence modeling technique are investigated and compared to an industry standard Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes model (k-omega SST) in order to quantify the accuracy and computational cost of the two approaches. …
Characterization And Manipulation Of Double-Stranded Dna Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Lauren Skartvedt
Characterization And Manipulation Of Double-Stranded Dna Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Lauren Skartvedt
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
An atomic force microscope (AFM) is used to scan high-resolution images on the nano scale. The lambda DNA used for this project are 48,502 base pairs in length and are double-stranded. This project utilizes the NanoSurf Core AFM in order to characterize and manipulate strands of lambda DNA which have been deposited on a mica surface. The deposition process of the DNA on the mica surface was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado - Boulder. The AFM is used in imaging mode to scan the mica surface to locate the DNA. When …
A Systematic Study Into The Design And Utilization Of Burn Wire As A Means Of Tensioning And Releasing Spacecraft Mechanisms Through Applied Joule Heating, Chandler Dye
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
The joule heating characteristics of Nichrome burn wires, often used as a thermal cutting device in mechanisms designed to fasten and release CubeSat deployables, are examined in the following thesis. Wires ranging from 0.125 inches to 2 inches long, and diameters of 30 Ga and 40 Ga, are investigated through analytical calculations and thermal simulations based on heat transfer due to joule heating, and through physical circuitry-based experiments. The temperature data is used to generate heating curves to predict the time it takes for Nichrome wires to fail under varying testing parameters. This research aims to catalog a series of …
Simulating Dielectric Barrier Plasma Actuators With Varying Geometries, Cass Wiederkehr
Simulating Dielectric Barrier Plasma Actuators With Varying Geometries, Cass Wiederkehr
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
The idea of Ionic Wind Propulsion has long been a topic of research for whether or not it can be used as a practical power source for flight. MIT researchers proved in 2018 that a plane with zero moving parts powered by Ionic Wind Propulsion was possible, and sustained flight could work with an internal power supply. However, due to the thin wire electrodes required to generate the ion cloud that made such propulsion possible, large amounts of drag rendered the plane extremely inefficient and impractical. Dielectric Barrier Discharge Devices (DBDs) are being investigated as to whether they can serve …