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Entrainment, Diffusion And Effective Compressibility In A Self-Similar Turbulent Jet, Thomas Basset, Bianca Viggiano, Thomas Barois, Mathieu Gibert, Nicolas Mordant, Raúl Bayoán Cal, Romain Volk, Mickael Bourgoin Jan 2022

Entrainment, Diffusion And Effective Compressibility In A Self-Similar Turbulent Jet, Thomas Basset, Bianca Viggiano, Thomas Barois, Mathieu Gibert, Nicolas Mordant, Raúl Bayoán Cal, Romain Volk, Mickael Bourgoin

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

An experimental Lagrangian study based on particle tracking velocimetry has been completed in an incompressible turbulent round water jet freely spreading into water. The jet is seeded with tracers only through the nozzle: inhomogeneous seeding called nozzle seeding. The Lagrangian flow tagged by these tracers therefore does not contain any contribution from particles entrained into the jet from the quiescent surrounding fluid. The mean velocity field of the nozzle seeded flow, ⟨Uφ⟩, is found to be essentially indistinguishable from the global mean velocity field of the jet, ⟨U⟩, for the axial velocity while significant deviations are found for the radial …


Detecting The Feeding Habitat Zone Of Albacore Tuna (Thunnus Alalunga) In The Southern Indian Ocean Using Multisatellite Remote Sensing Data, Sandipan Mondal, Yang-Chi Lan, Ming-An Lee, Yi-Chen Wang, Bambang Semedi, Wan-Ya Su Jan 2022

Detecting The Feeding Habitat Zone Of Albacore Tuna (Thunnus Alalunga) In The Southern Indian Ocean Using Multisatellite Remote Sensing Data, Sandipan Mondal, Yang-Chi Lan, Ming-An Lee, Yi-Chen Wang, Bambang Semedi, Wan-Ya Su

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Remote sensing is an effective method for identifying potential feeding habitat zones. Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of albacore (ALB) tuna were studied using Taiwan longline fisheries data from 2009 to 2014. A generalized additive model (GAM) was used to compile a fishery database and statistically explore the relationship between distribution and environmental factors. Sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface chlorophyll-a concentration (SSC), sea surface salinity (SSS), sea surface height (SSH), mixed layer depth (MLD), and eddy kinetic energy (EKE) were examined. The results indicated SST as the largest contributor on ALB distribution, followed by SSS and SSC. Catches per …


Japanese Consumer Preference For Raw Fish: Best–Worst Scaling Method, Takahiro Sajiki, Yu-Heng Lu Jan 2022

Japanese Consumer Preference For Raw Fish: Best–Worst Scaling Method, Takahiro Sajiki, Yu-Heng Lu

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Given the declining consumption of fish and shellfish in Japan, it is essential to better understand consumer needs to design policies that increase consumption. Therefore, we clarify the relative degree of importance Japanese consumers place on various attributes of raw fish during purchase based on a questionnaire survey employing best–worst scaling. We find that consumers prioritize freshness, price, taste, appearance, safety, seasonality, ease of cooking and eating, nutrition, origin, wild fish, and effect on natural environment and ecosystem, in that order. Wild fish has unexpectedly low importance, although Japanese consumers conventionally purchase captured fishery products rather than cultured ones. The …


Diel Vertical Distribution Patterns Of Pelagic Fish Larvae In Yilan Bay, Taiwan, Yi-Chen Wang, Su-Chen Tsai, Wen-Yu Chen Jan 2022

Diel Vertical Distribution Patterns Of Pelagic Fish Larvae In Yilan Bay, Taiwan, Yi-Chen Wang, Su-Chen Tsai, Wen-Yu Chen

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

To study the diel migration distribution of larval fish in an area adjacent to the Kuroshio Current, samples were collected from six depths by using a Motoda horizontal net at a fixed station in Yilan Bay on July 30 and 31, 2007. A total of 591 larval fish were collected and assigned to at least 34 families and 57 species. The first five dominant species were Benthosama pterotum (40.95%), Diaphus B type (12.18%), Callionymidae spp. (8.46%), Gobiidae spp. (6.60%), and Apogonidae spp. (4.0%). The density of larval fish varied across time. The maximum larval density was 1220.34 individuals/1000 m3 at …


Long-Term Variation Of Sea Surface Temperature In Relation To Sea Level Pressure And Surface Wind Speed In Southern Indian Ocean, Sandipan Mondal, Ming-An Lee, Yi-Chen Wang, Bambang Semedi Jan 2022

Long-Term Variation Of Sea Surface Temperature In Relation To Sea Level Pressure And Surface Wind Speed In Southern Indian Ocean, Sandipan Mondal, Ming-An Lee, Yi-Chen Wang, Bambang Semedi

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Sea surface temperature (SST) is an essential parameter associated with fish habitat and changes in oceanic conditions. Long-term SST variation in relation to sea level pressure (SLP) and surface wind speed (SWS) was observed based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data of southern Indian Ocean. Mean monthly time series showed that February and November were the warmest and coolest months, respectively. Spatial distribution showed that 0°S–30°S was warm with SST of 20°–30°C, which was higher than that at all other places throughout the year. SLP (> 1010 millibar) and SWS (> 12 m/s) were high at 20°S–40°S …


Economic Conditions For New Entrants In Coastal Fishing In Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, Takahiro Sajiki, Yu-Heng Lu, Norie Nishiguchi, Sonomi Akamine, Masaharu Nishiguchi Jan 2022

Economic Conditions For New Entrants In Coastal Fishing In Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, Takahiro Sajiki, Yu-Heng Lu, Norie Nishiguchi, Sonomi Akamine, Masaharu Nishiguchi

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

A significant decrease in the number of fishery workers is be-coming a problem in Japan. For new entrants to become estab-lished in the region, they must be profitable as fishing busi-nesses. Using the case of Miyazaki prefecture in Japan, this paper identifies the economic conditions required to make longline fishing and bottom gillnet fishing profitable by ap-plying the net present value (NPV) method. When operating on 200 days, which is the guideline for new entrants in longline fishing, if the value of investment is less than 44.1% of the minimum required, the investment will not provide positive returns. However, the …


Raw Garlic (Allium Sativum) Improves Nonspecific Immune Responses And Resistance Against Vibrio Alginolyticus Infection In Grouper (Epinephelus Coioides), Huai-Ting Huang, Po-Tsang Lee, Zhen-Hao Liao, Cheng-Ting Huang, Hsiang-Yin Chen, Zhi-Gu Huang, Fan-Hua Nan, Yu-Sheng Wu Jan 2022

Raw Garlic (Allium Sativum) Improves Nonspecific Immune Responses And Resistance Against Vibrio Alginolyticus Infection In Grouper (Epinephelus Coioides), Huai-Ting Huang, Po-Tsang Lee, Zhen-Hao Liao, Cheng-Ting Huang, Hsiang-Yin Chen, Zhi-Gu Huang, Fan-Hua Nan, Yu-Sheng Wu

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Garlic contains various nutrients and healthful ingredients. The content of garlic products is closely related to their processing methods, and each compound has specific biological effects. Allicin, a heat labile compound, is considered the most important factor in garlic. Garlic powder is commonly prepared by subjecting raw garlic to thermal processing before being grounded into powder,and it is of interest to compare the biological activity of garlic powder with raw garlic in fish. This study investigated immune effects of raw garlic and garlic powder on groupers (Epinephelus coioides). Although raw garlic and garlic powder did not promote growth performance of …


Asymptotic Numerical Solutions For Second-Order Quasilinear Singularly Perturbed Problems, Chein-Shan Liu, Chih-Wen Chang Jan 2022

Asymptotic Numerical Solutions For Second-Order Quasilinear Singularly Perturbed Problems, Chein-Shan Liu, Chih-Wen Chang

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

For a second-order quasilinear singularly perturbed problem under the Dirichlet boundary conditions, we propose a new asymptotic numerical method, which involves two problems: a reduced problem with a one-side boundary condition and a novel boundary layer correction problem with a two-sided boundary condition. Through the introduction of two new variables, both problems are transformed to a set of three first-order initial value problems with zero initial conditions. The Runge–Kutta method is then applied to integrate the differential equations and to determine two unknown terminal values of the new variables until they converge. The modified asymptotic numerical solution satisfies the Dirichlet …


Simulation Of A Ship And Tension Leg Platform Wind Turbine Collision, Jiamin Guo, Yu Zhao, Weigang Chen, Guangeng Zhou Jan 2022

Simulation Of A Ship And Tension Leg Platform Wind Turbine Collision, Jiamin Guo, Yu Zhao, Weigang Chen, Guangeng Zhou

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Collisions between ships and tension leg platform wind turbines (TLPWTs) result in the TLPWT damage, including tower damage and tension leg breakage. This paper details a collision between a ship and TLPWT simulated using the LS-DYNA software package. During simulation, the behaviors of the water around the ship and of the TLPWT were processed using the constant added mass and the fluid–structure interaction methods, respectively. The results indicate that the energy conversion during collision is generally consistent with the law of conversion of energy, suggesting that the simulation’s calculations are acceptable. The TLPWT simulation results imply that two distinct collisions …


The Influences Of Promising Feedstock Variability On Advanced Biofuel Production: A Review, Cherng-Yuan Lin Jan 2022

The Influences Of Promising Feedstock Variability On Advanced Biofuel Production: A Review, Cherng-Yuan Lin

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

The contribution of biofuels is expected to continuously increase in the global fuel market, as they are environmentally-friendly and provide renewable energy. Four generations of biofuels are categorized and are primarily based on their feedstock sources and the production technologies that are used. The influence of promising feedstock types and the availability on the production technologies and the fuel properties of advanced-generation biofuels are not systematically examined in the literature. Hence, this research extensively reviews the potential impact of feedstock sources and their variability on the production and characteristics of biofuels. The approaches of theoretical analysis and inference referred to …


Rc Baja Suspension And Chassis, Sean A. Gordon Jan 2022

Rc Baja Suspension And Chassis, Sean A. Gordon

All Undergraduate Projects

Students at Central Washington University were challenged with constructing a RC Baja car capable of competing against other universities from around the state as a comprehensive senior project. These projects were completed in teams of 2 separated into the suspension and chassis, as well as steering and drive train. Completion of this car requires the ability to complete several tests the measure each component of the car working in unison. Testing begins with a straight-line sprint to determine the top speed of the car; this test will be followed by a slalom test to determine steering capabilities. The final test …


Rc Baja: Drivetrain, Rachel Krill Jan 2022

Rc Baja: Drivetrain, Rachel Krill

All Undergraduate Projects

Students and faculty of the mechanical engineering department of Central Washington University annually host an RC Baja challenge each spring, testing a RC car in three events: slalom, acceleration and Baja. The RC car that was tested in these events was designed, engineered and manufactured in teams of two teammates. The work was divided by choosing one teammate to work on the drivetrain and the other teammate to work on the chassis and steering. Twelve different analyses were performed to ensure the RC car was optimized and functional. These analyses used FBD’s, statics, mechanics of materials and dynamics to ensure …


Rc Baja, Cam Jamison Jan 2022

Rc Baja, Cam Jamison

All Undergraduate Projects

To satisfy the Mechanical Engineering Technology program requirements a senior project was accomplished with an RC car build. An RC car was designed, manufactured, and tested to meet all requirements set forth by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) RC Baja competition. A two-person team was assembled to build the RC Car. Teammate Paul Lervick was responsible for the suspension and chassis components and the other was responsible for the drivetrain and steering components. During the fall quarter drawings and general designs were created. Many different RC cars and motorized vehicles were referenced when initially coming up with aesthetic ideas. …


Balsa Wood Vertical Lift Bridge, Emeri Wilson Jan 2022

Balsa Wood Vertical Lift Bridge, Emeri Wilson

All Undergraduate Projects

How can college students demonstrate the cumulative knowledge and skills acquired during their time in the Mechanical Engineering and Technologies program at Central Washington University? Students were asked to complete a senior project to display their skills, in this case a Balsa Wood Bridge was selected to highlight the student's capabilities. The ability to design, manufacture and test the Balsa Wood Bridge draws from competency in Strength of Materials, and Statics, specifically, truss analysis. This along with experience in computer modelling programs such as Solidworks and MDsolids, and manufacturing experience in the CWU Woods lab led to the completion of …


R/C Baja: Drivetrain, Connor T. Donovan Jan 2022

R/C Baja: Drivetrain, Connor T. Donovan

All Undergraduate Projects

The Central Washington University Mechanical Engineering Technology Department hosts an annual R/C Baja competition in which R/C cars fabricated by student teams are put through a series of courses and tests to determine which team's vehicle is best. The goal of this project was to create a functioning drivetrain that conveys power from the battery to the wheels and provides control of the vehicle. A list of requirements for the drivetrain was created to ensure that the vehicle will not only function, but that it will actually succeed in the competition. These requirements included that the vehicle must achieve a …


Team H&H Rc Baja Drivetrain, William T. Hedlund Jan 2022

Team H&H Rc Baja Drivetrain, William T. Hedlund

All Undergraduate Projects

A need for a drivetrain and steering system that could provide locomotion and directional control for the H&H RC Baja racecar was needed. The RC Baja event is a competition hosted by the CWU ASME club in which teams of engineering students compete against each other to test the effectiveness of the respective designs. The car needed to be able to compete in three events: a drag race, solemn course, and a Baja event. This was accomplished by designing and manufacturing several parts of different materials utilizing a range of manufacturing techniques to produce sub-assemblies and that made up the …


Carbon Fiber Recycling: Delamination System, Aaron Eastman Jan 2022

Carbon Fiber Recycling: Delamination System, Aaron Eastman

All Undergraduate Projects

The production of composite wings at Boeing causes carbon fiber waste and CWU Mechanical Engineering Technology students have been tasked in designing a carbon fiber recycling system. This project was brought forth and funded by the Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation (JCATI). There are three subsystems that make up the carbon fiber recycling system, the delamination system, shredding system, and the oven. The purpose of this project was to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the delamination system of the carbon fiber recycling system. The old system reached approximately 30-40 percent delamination with one pass through the system, and …


R/C Baja: Suspension And Chassis, Caden Foster Jan 2022

R/C Baja: Suspension And Chassis, Caden Foster

All Undergraduate Projects

Students designed and manufactured an RC Baja truck to compete as a team in the annual ASME RC Baja Competition in various events and obstacles. A chassis and suspension system were required to house and secure each of the RC components to successfully compete and function as intended. The team designed a 1/10th scale model RC truck through various analysis calculations and model mockup drawings to optimally perform and compete in a competition amongst other teams of designers. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) competition will include the straight-line dash, slalom, and Baja course time trial. This project …


Pc Rc Baja: Steering And Drivetrain, Pablo Ruelas Jan 2022

Pc Rc Baja: Steering And Drivetrain, Pablo Ruelas

All Undergraduate Projects

Students participating in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) RC Baja competition are expected to work in teams of two to create an RC car from their own design to compete in a race and off-roading competition, as well as meeting the requirement of holding a top speed of at least 15mph. The students of team PC RC Baja used various methods to create the parts necessary for a functional RC car. Parts such as the gearbox and differential-box were 3D printed to incorporate their complex designs, and because they’re used as housing and not expected to withstand substantial …


Jcati Carbon Fiber Shredder 2022, Parker Sudderth Jan 2022

Jcati Carbon Fiber Shredder 2022, Parker Sudderth

All Undergraduate Projects

This project is a potential solution to keep the carbon fiber waste from airplane manufacturing to a minimum, sponsored by the Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation (JCATI). The design and assembly will be scalable for future industry application. The overall design of the whole carbon fiber recycler consists of a crusher, shredder, and oven. This report is on the caron fiber shredder module. The shredder is tasked with being able to shred the delaminated carbon fiber scrap that directly comes from the crusher. The operation must produce shreds in the proper size to be gathered and delivered to the …


Preparing A Gamma Ray Instrument For Space Flight, Peter A. Jenke, Michael Briggs Jan 2022

Preparing A Gamma Ray Instrument For Space Flight, Peter A. Jenke, Michael Briggs

Summer Community of Scholars (RCEU and HCR) Project Proposals

No abstract provided.


Mechanical Characterization Instrumentation For Multi-Material Systems, Nicholas Ginga Jan 2022

Mechanical Characterization Instrumentation For Multi-Material Systems, Nicholas Ginga

Summer Community of Scholars (RCEU and HCR) Project Proposals

No abstract provided.


Developing A Self-Navigating Robot To Map Disaster Regions, Nagavenkat Adurthi Jan 2022

Developing A Self-Navigating Robot To Map Disaster Regions, Nagavenkat Adurthi

Summer Community of Scholars (RCEU and HCR) Project Proposals

No abstract provided.


Optimization Of An Automated Algorithm For Analysis Of Spontaneous Rhythmic Bladder Contractions During Urodynamics Testing, Isabelle Pummill, Rui Li, Zachary Cullingsworth, Adam Klausner, John Speich Jan 2022

Optimization Of An Automated Algorithm For Analysis Of Spontaneous Rhythmic Bladder Contractions During Urodynamics Testing, Isabelle Pummill, Rui Li, Zachary Cullingsworth, Adam Klausner, John Speich

Summer REU Program

No abstract provided.


Development Of Improved Cfd Tools For The Optimization Of A Scramjet Engine, Francis A. Centlivre Jan 2022

Development Of Improved Cfd Tools For The Optimization Of A Scramjet Engine, Francis A. Centlivre

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

In the present work, a plugin has been developed for use with the DoD HPCMP CREATE-AV Kestrel multi-physics solver that adds volumetric source terms to the energy equation. These source terms model the heat released due to combustion, but are much more computationally efficient than a full chemistry model. A thrust-based optimization study was then carried out under the control of Sandia National Laboratories' Dakota toolkit. Dakota was allowed to control the amount of heat added to three regions of the scramjet combustor. The plugin was then extended to consider ignition delay time. By comparing ignition delay time to dwell …


Engineering Instruction, Inclusion, And Comics: Reflections From A Student Illustrator And An Instructor, Addison Totman, Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Krishna Pakala, Cherie D. Edwards, Michelle Soledad Jan 2022

Engineering Instruction, Inclusion, And Comics: Reflections From A Student Illustrator And An Instructor, Addison Totman, Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Krishna Pakala, Cherie D. Edwards, Michelle Soledad

Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper presents the opportunity gap for comics in engineering education, through reflections from a team redesigning a mechanical engineering syllabi using illustrations. To increase a sense of belonging among diverse students, the authors of this paper propose a graphic narrative focused on the curriculum of the mechanical engineering department at a large public university in Western United States. We hope that this paper addresses the underutilized and largely missed opportunity to add engagement, better conceptual understanding, and improve inclusion in engineering classrooms through incorporating visual illustrations.


Work-In-Progress: Mobile Assisted Gains Through Innovative Curriculum For Students In The Thermal-Fluids Science Course, Maeve Bakic, Krishna Pakala, Diana Bairaktarova, Devshikha Bose Jan 2022

Work-In-Progress: Mobile Assisted Gains Through Innovative Curriculum For Students In The Thermal-Fluids Science Course, Maeve Bakic, Krishna Pakala, Diana Bairaktarova, Devshikha Bose

Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

A learner-centered higher education ecosystem is essential to effective educational outcomes and societal advancement. Mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and tablet computers enable learning anytime and from any location, blurring the boundaries between formal and informal learning. When paired with effective pedagogy, mobile technologies can positively impact the teaching and learning experience for students in high-demand science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, increasing the flexibility and ease with which they are able to pursue their education while developing their professional identities as engineers. Student retention remains a problem in STEM programs. In engineering, many students do not even …


Implementation Of Multiscale Mechanisms In Finite Element Analysis Of Active Composite Structures, Amany Micheal, Yehia Bahei-El-Din Jan 2022

Implementation Of Multiscale Mechanisms In Finite Element Analysis Of Active Composite Structures, Amany Micheal, Yehia Bahei-El-Din

Centre for Advanced Materials

Interrogation of composite structures for inherent damage is investigated by implementing a three-tier analysis scheme. The analysis starts at the structure level where a general-purpose Finite Element code ABAQUS is employed to obtain the stress field in the second level of analysis which is the composite laminate. A special material routine is prepared to propagate the local fields to the individual plies and hence to the third level of analysis which is the microstructure modeling of the composite. Through the third level of analysis, interface damage between fiber and matrix is checked implementing a certain failure criteria. The interaction between …


Design Of A Surrogate Hypersonic Inlet For The Hifire-6 Configuration, Joseph W. Mileski Jan 2022

Design Of A Surrogate Hypersonic Inlet For The Hifire-6 Configuration, Joseph W. Mileski

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Shock wave-boundary layer interactions can significantly impact the operability of high-speed inlets by inducing flow separation. This flow separation is difficult to visualize in three-dimensional, inward-turning inlets because of the curved surfaces that form their internal flow paths. To remedy this challenge, a surrogate test article was created. Using the results from a previously completed Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis of the HIFiRE-6, a surrogate inlet with a rectangular isolator section was streamline-traced, allowing for the use of schlieren imagery to capture the separation bubble. This thesis discusses the process of developing the test article. Experimental results from a planned …


Ljm Rc Baja Vehicle Project Chassis And Suspension, Paul Lervick Jan 2022

Ljm Rc Baja Vehicle Project Chassis And Suspension, Paul Lervick

All Undergraduate Projects

An RC car was designed, analyzed, and manufactured to compete in the ASME RC Baja competition. The focus was to optimize the suspension and chassis components to minimize the weight while maintaining the structural strength of the components which would intern supplement the overall speed and stability of the vehicle. Other components were the responsibility of the teammate Cam Jamison. To complete this there was extensive research done on Traxxas RC cars and what went into making a high-performing vehicle that would compete well in the 3 races that comprise the competition (slalom, sprint, and obstacle course). There were then …