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Improving Air Cooling Efficiency Of 2ou High-End Web Server By Using Bigger Rack Level Fans And Controlling Flow Using Bimetallic Strips, Ravi Teja Mutyala
Improving Air Cooling Efficiency Of 2ou High-End Web Server By Using Bigger Rack Level Fans And Controlling Flow Using Bimetallic Strips, Ravi Teja Mutyala
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Due to the doubling of processing power ever so often, designing an efficient thermal management system for database centers is becoming more and more difficult. Two studies have been done, one on air cooling using bigger rack level fans and another in liquid cooling minimizing the size of flow control devices. Fans are one of the most inefficient and power hungry devices used in an air cooled database center. Study has been done to improve the air cooling efficiency using larger rack level fans on 2OU open compute server. Simulations have been done using commercial computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software …
Composite Materials Equivalent Properties In Lamina, Laminate, And Structure Levels, Kamran Tavakoldavani
Composite Materials Equivalent Properties In Lamina, Laminate, And Structure Levels, Kamran Tavakoldavani
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Increasing use of thick composite structures requires a large model for structural analysis. In the analysis, equivalent properties of composites are often used. The equivalent properties of a composite are defined as the properties of a homogeneous orthotropic composite to representative an anisotropic heterogeneous composite material.A set of equations for equivalent mechanical and thermal properties in lamina and laminate as well as structures was developed. The developed model for lamina and laminate of composite was based upon the equivalent structural characteristics of 0? lamina and homogenized 0? laminate for lamina and laminate level, respectively. The concept of narrow beam was …
Evaluating Heat Sink Performance In An Immersion-Cooled Server System, Trevor Dean Mcwilliams
Evaluating Heat Sink Performance In An Immersion-Cooled Server System, Trevor Dean Mcwilliams
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As operating power within server systems continues to increase in support of increased data usage across networks worldwide, it is necessary to explore options outside of traditional air-cooled systems. In this study, a specific server will be immersed and cooled using circulated mineral oil. The challenges associated with an emerging cooling technology are numerous. Trying to adapt existing air-cooled systems into oil-cooled systems has its difficulties. The viscous properties of oil make it resistive to traveling through the narrow fins of a conventional heat sink, and thermal mixing is not easy to achieve as it is in air due to …
Optimal Design Variable Considerations In The Use Of Phase Change Materials In Indirect Evaporative Cooling, Ankit Paul Chilakapaty
Optimal Design Variable Considerations In The Use Of Phase Change Materials In Indirect Evaporative Cooling, Ankit Paul Chilakapaty
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The demand for sustainable, energy efficient and cost effective heating and cooling solutions is exponentially increasing with the rapid advancement of computation and information technology. Use of latent heat storage materials also known as phase change materials (PCMs) for load leveling is an innovative solution to the data center cooling demands. These materials are commercially available in the form of microcapsules dispersed in water, referred to as the microencapsulated phase change slurries and have higher heat capacity than water. The composition and physical properties of phase change slurries play significant role in energy efficiency of the cooling systems designed implementing …
Modeling And Simulation Of Nanofluid For Heat Storage, Yatish Nagaraj
Modeling And Simulation Of Nanofluid For Heat Storage, Yatish Nagaraj
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This work models the dynamic behavior of molten nitrate salt mixture to investigate the formation of interfacial nanostructures in ionic liquid nano-fluids which is responsible for increase of heat capacity of the mixture. A key application of these fluids is in heat storage in solar collector where the heat capacity determines the amount of energy storage and therefore the efficiency of a solar collector system. The heat capacity can be significantly increased by the addition of a small amount of nanoparticles, of radius 1 to 100 nanometers in a concentration of approximately 1 by weight. This increase appears to be …
Experimental Testbed For Robot Skin Characterization And Interaction Control, Kyle Shook
Experimental Testbed For Robot Skin Characterization And Interaction Control, Kyle Shook
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This thesis presents the research and work we conducted with an experimental testbed designed for testing and characterizing various types of robot skin with tactile sensing. The main goal of this research is to develop reduced-order models of robot skin for use in physical human-robot interaction simulations. The reduced-order models are developed from data collected by the testbed. The experimental testbed presented is designed around a National Instruments compactRIO (cRIO). The cRIO controls and reads from a linear actuator and can collect synchronous measurements from multiple force sensors. The software developed for different test scenarios is also presented. Experiments were …
Multi-Variable Design Optimization Of A Contemporary Cold Plate For A Fixed Pumping Power For Minimizing The Thermal Resistance, Pratik Kekre
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Due to reliability concerns, thermal management of microprocessors has and continues to become a major challenge in electronic packaging. High circuit densities in modern integrated circuit semiconductor devices require the heat generated by their operation be efficiently removed, in order to maintain the temperatures of the device within limits which will consequently follow the design guideline for operating parameters.Air-cooling is still the preferred method of cooling electronic systems and especially in terms of cost. Air cooling, however, is starting to reach its limits for some of the higher end electronic systems and as such there is a need to investigate …
Board Level Reliability Assessment Of Thick Fr-4 Qfn Assemblies Under Thermal Cycling, Tejas Shetty
Board Level Reliability Assessment Of Thick Fr-4 Qfn Assemblies Under Thermal Cycling, Tejas Shetty
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Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN) packages gained popularity in the industry during the last decade or so due to its superior thermal/electrical characteristics, low cost and compact size. QFN packages are widely used in handheld devices where space is a constraint; however, some customers require it for industry application demanding thicker printed circuit boards (PCB's). As the thickness of PCB increases, the fatigue life (MTTF) of the solder joints decreases. QFN being a leadless package, its board level thermo-mechanical reliability is a critical issue. This provides the motivation for this work. The QFN package on thick board was experimentally characterized under …
Computational Analysis Of A Multistage Axial Compressor, Chaithanya Mamidoju
Computational Analysis Of A Multistage Axial Compressor, Chaithanya Mamidoju
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Turbo machines are used extensively in Aerospace, Power Generation, and Oil & Gas Industries. Efficiency of these machines is often an important factor and has led to the continuous effort to improve the design to achieve better efficiency. The axial flow compressor is a major component in a gas turbine with the turbine's overall performance depending strongly on compressor performance. Traditional analysis of axial compressors involves throughflow calculations, isolated blade passage analysis, Quasi-3D blade-to-blade analysis, single-stage (rotor-stator) analysis, and multi-stage analysis involving larger design cycles. In the current study, the detailed flow through a 15 stage axial compressor is analyzed …
Reduced Order Modeling Of Low-Temperature Gas Discharges In Glow Mode, Esteban Cisneros
Reduced Order Modeling Of Low-Temperature Gas Discharges In Glow Mode, Esteban Cisneros
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Gas discharge actuation of fluid dynamics phenomena has garnered significantattention in recent years due to their low-power requirements andtheir geometrical simplicity, amongst others. However, many of their actuationmechanisms and physical couplings are still not well-understood,calling for numerical efforts to address many of theseproblems. Modeling and simulation of plasma-flow interaction is anexhaustive task because of the multi-physics, multi-scale nature ofthe problem. One particular concern is the appropriate modeling of thedischarge detailed chemistry in order to reduce the computationalcost associated with it while capturing all of its finest features. \\Modern reduction techniques attempt to create reduced-order models ofchemical kinetics by identifying low-dimensional …
Development Of A Conceptual Design Weight Estimation Method Library And Documentation, Andrew S. Walker
Development Of A Conceptual Design Weight Estimation Method Library And Documentation, Andrew S. Walker
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The state of the art in estimating the volumetric size and mass of flight vehicles is held today by an elite group of engineers in the Aerospace Conceptual Design Industry. This is not a skill readily accessible or taught in academia. To estimate flight vehicle mass properties, many aerospace engineering students are encouraged to read the latest design textbooks, learn how to use a few basic statistical equations, and plunge into the details of parametric mass properties analysis. Specifications for and a prototype of a standardized engineering "tool-box" of conceptual and preliminary design weight estimation methods were developed to manage …
Computational Analysis Of Nanostructures Formed In Molten Salt Nanofluids, Vidula B. Pawar
Computational Analysis Of Nanostructures Formed In Molten Salt Nanofluids, Vidula B. Pawar
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Meeting the continuously increasing demand of `clean' energy is the biggest challenge of the energy research field. Amongst the many renewable sources of energy, energy from the Sun is one of the biggest sources in the form of light and heat. Photovoltaic cells and concentrated solar power are few of the solar energy harnessing technologies. Photovoltaic cells use semiconductor materials to directly convert energy from sun into electricity. CSP uses a combination of solar receivers (mirrors or lenses) to concentrate the solar thermal energy which is further converted into electricity using the common thermodynamic cycle. One of the Photovoltaic (PV) …
Thermo-Mechanical Feasibility Study Of Copper And Gold Wirebonds In 3d Electronic Package, Gaurang Naware
Thermo-Mechanical Feasibility Study Of Copper And Gold Wirebonds In 3d Electronic Package, Gaurang Naware
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3 Dimensional (3D) Electronics Packaging has emerged as a revolutionary trend in the micro-electronics industry. It has made possible cost-effective system integration and size scaling while reducing the interconnect delay. The ever increasing demand for better mechanical, thermal, electrical performance, improved reliability and cost effective semiconductor manufacturing technology has encouraged the engineers to replace Gold (Au) by Copper (Cu). In a survey conducted by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, to study the industry mood related to wirebond technology, it was observed that 72% of the leading semiconductor companies are considering switching to Cu [1]. The only major concern regarding the …
Fabrication Of Superhydrophobic Polystyrene Surfaces With Tunable Adhesion By Modulating Strain Recovery Temperature, Prasha Sarwate
Fabrication Of Superhydrophobic Polystyrene Surfaces With Tunable Adhesion By Modulating Strain Recovery Temperature, Prasha Sarwate
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In this work, different superhydrophobic structures were fabricated on the surfaces of polystyrene (PS) blocks, using oxygen reactive ion etch (ORIE) and controllable strain recovery. The PS used here is a thermal shape memory polymer (SMP). Microhills are first generated on the surface of a PS block by ORIE. The PS block is then heated up, which triggers the strain recovery. During this process of recovering its original shape, the PS block gradually reduces its lateral dimensions, while increasing its thickness. Using different recovery temperatures, the surface morphologies can be controlled, which provides an approach to adjust surface wetting properties, …
Improving Scoliosis Rehabilitation, Ryan Neufeld
Improving Scoliosis Rehabilitation, Ryan Neufeld
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Scoliosis, a disease that mainly affects children, is a deformity of the spinal column in all three dimensions. Treatment for scoliosis aims at straightening the spine with minimal discomfort to the patient. Current treatments involve wearing a polymeric brace that based on its design, exerts force on the spine in order to straighten it. The shape of the brace and the locations where the brace should apply forces are defined based on the experience of the orthotics specialist. Currently used braces are not equipped with sensors to monitor the loads generated and possibly aid in the rehabilitation process. The rehabilitation …
Computational Study Of Data Center Hotspot Mitigation With Snorkels As An Alternative Rack-Level Containment Strategy, Chris Onyiorah
Computational Study Of Data Center Hotspot Mitigation With Snorkels As An Alternative Rack-Level Containment Strategy, Chris Onyiorah
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One of the major concerns of companies around the world is business continuity and with that comes the need to prevent operational dysfunction by keeping their information systems available and functional. IT professionals therefore, are constantly striving towards network sustainability by boosting the cooling cycle and infrastructure in data centers, while also reducing overall energy consumption. The combination of increasing IT workloads and packaging densities place stringent requirements on data center cooling systems and so, various traditional airflow management technologies have been implemented that propose significant energy savings and potential reduction in net annual cost for running data centers.In this …
Data Center Cooling Augmentation Using Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Material, Ruddhi Shashikumar Deshmukh
Data Center Cooling Augmentation Using Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Material, Ruddhi Shashikumar Deshmukh
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The ever increasing information technology heat load and data center cooling energy are the main reasons to investigate the performance of microencapsulated phase change slurry over other heat transfer fluids. In recent years, more effort is being made on the development of a new technique to use the phase change materials as pump-able heat transfer fluid and as heat storage system. Thermal Energy Storage (TES) using Phase Change Materials for data centers offers a very effective method of cutting electric power costs for owners and easing demand on the power grid. Thermal storage systems have been around for decades and …
Moving Obstacle Detection And Avoidance For Unmanned Ground Vehicle, Gangadhar Rajashekaraiah
Moving Obstacle Detection And Avoidance For Unmanned Ground Vehicle, Gangadhar Rajashekaraiah
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This thesis presents the development and implementation of an autonomous obstacle avoidance algorithm for UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle). The research improves the prior work by enhancing the obstacle avoidance capability to handle moving obstacle as well as stationary obstacles. A mathematical representation of the area of operation with obstacles is formulated by PTEM (Probabilistic Threat Exposure Map). The PTEM quantifies the risk in being at a position in an area with different types of threat. Threat in this context means UGV getting close to or running into stationary and moving obstacles. A LRF (Laser Range Finder) sensor mounted on the …
Computational Flow Analysis Of A Flapping Micro-Flyer Wing For Cycle-Averaged Force Production, Nitesh Rajendra Rajput
Computational Flow Analysis Of A Flapping Micro-Flyer Wing For Cycle-Averaged Force Production, Nitesh Rajendra Rajput
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Human engineers have been trying long to mimic creations of nature for their own benefits. One such area of interest is the insect based micro flapping wing flyers for their wide employment in commercial as well as military applications. These micro air vehicles (MAVs) are capable of performing acts that can be too dangerous for humans to perform, such as tactical reconnaissance in a combat zone. The maneuverability required of these MAVs call for a careful design and thorough study of their aerodynamic performance. This research goal is to provide an estimation of the forces generated during the flapping motion …
Scaling Laws For Radial Foil Bearings, Srikanth Honavara Prasad
Scaling Laws For Radial Foil Bearings, Srikanth Honavara Prasad
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The effects of fluid pressurization, structural deformation of the compliant members and heat generation in foil bearings make the design and analysis of foil bearings very complicated. The complex fluid-structural-thermal interactions in foil bearings also make modeling efforts challenging because these phenomena are governed by highly non-linear partial differential equations. Consequently, comparison of various bearing designs require detailed calculation of the flow fields (velocities, pressures), bump deflections (structural compliance) and heat transfer phenomena (viscous dissipation in the fluid, frictional heating, temperature profile etc.,) resulting in extensive computational effort(time/hardware). To obviate rigorous computations and aid in feasibility assessments of foil bearings …
Effects Of Strain Energy Release Rate On Delamination In Temperature Environment, Venkata Naga Ravitej Sankarabatla
Effects Of Strain Energy Release Rate On Delamination In Temperature Environment, Venkata Naga Ravitej Sankarabatla
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Delamination is the weakest and major failure mode in laminated composites. Extensive efforts on initiation and growth of delamination under mechanical load have been investigated. A little emphasis was made earlier to account for the delamination in laminates under temperature loading. Strain energy release rate, a fracture mechanics parameter has been widely accepted to use for study the characteristics of delamination growth. In order to conduct a quick assessment of delamination growth, a closed form expression is developed to quantify the strain energy release rate of the laminate subjected to temperature environment. A finite element model is also developed to …
Development Of Artificial Neural Network Based Black Box Model Of A Data Center As A Temperature Predicting Tool As A Function Of Server Location, Dissipating Server Heat And Crac Fan Speed, Chinmay N. Date
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Modern data centers consume an astonishing 1.3\% power all around the world. As the number of data centers continue to grow, there is an increasing need and demand to develop new ways to reduce the power footprint. Several approaches are being made to achieve this. One of such several approaches is to develop control systems that would keep the data centers running energy efficiently. Various control theories have been developed throughout the world to achieve the optimal energy efficient state. However, during the synthesis of such control schemes, the CFD simulations take up excessive time for plotting the thermal map …
Development Of Multi-Element Active Aerodynamics For The Formula Sae Car, James Patrick Merkel
Development Of Multi-Element Active Aerodynamics For The Formula Sae Car, James Patrick Merkel
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This thesis focuses on the design, development, and implementation of an active aerodynamics system on 2013 Formula SAE car. The aerodynamics package itself consists of five element front and rear wings as well as an under body diffuser. Five element wings produce significant amounts of drag which is a compromise between the cornering ability of the car and the acceleration capability on straights. The active aerodynamics system allows for the wing angle of attack to dynamically change their configuration on track based on sensory data to optimize the wings for any given scenario. The wings are studied using computational fluid …
The Samara Spacecraft: Design And Development Of A Self-Stabilizing, Auto-Rotating, Distributed Sensing System, Amit Desai Lalloobhai
The Samara Spacecraft: Design And Development Of A Self-Stabilizing, Auto-Rotating, Distributed Sensing System, Amit Desai Lalloobhai
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The scope of this research is the design and development of a self-stabilizing re-entry vehicle that closely resembles naturally occurring seeds in nature. It was hypothesized that a femto-satellite with a shape of a samara could self stabilize and passively generate lift, as well as transmit a signal during its descent through the atmosphere. The research included a conceptual design phase and a preliminary design phase that entailed analytic simulations, and an experimental demonstration. The goal was to investigate the feasibility of developing the above-mentioned femto-vehicle that could increase the range capability of its descent to maximize data capture.
Development And Operation Of An Integrated Sampling Probe And Gas Analyzer For Turbulent Mixing Studies In Complex Supersonic Flows, John D. Wiswall
Development And Operation Of An Integrated Sampling Probe And Gas Analyzer For Turbulent Mixing Studies In Complex Supersonic Flows, John D. Wiswall
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For many aerospace applications, mixing enhancement between co-flowing streams has been identified as a critical and enabling technology. Due to short fuel residence times in scramjet combustors, combustion is limited by the molecular mixing of hydrogen (fuel) and air. Determining the mixedness of fuel and air in these complex supersonic flowfields is critical to the advancement of novel injection schemes currently being developed at UTA in collaboration with NASA Langley and intended to be used on a future two-stage to orbit (~Mach 16) hypersonic air-breathing vehicle for space access.Expanding on previous work, an instrument has been designed, fabricated, and tested …
Numerical Study Of Incompressible Fluid Flow In A Vertically Dropping Pool With And Without End Sill, Vimal Ramanuj
Numerical Study Of Incompressible Fluid Flow In A Vertically Dropping Pool With And Without End Sill, Vimal Ramanuj
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The study involves numerical analysis of flow field for three different flow regimes taking place in a vertically dropping pool. In general, a vertically dropping flow generates a skimming flow regime with one recirculation zone along with a developing shear layer. The presence of an obstacle (end sill) results in the formation of another recirculation zone downstream of the impinging jet. Based on the nature of these zones, the flow is categorized as napped, periodically oscillatory and skimming. The type of flow regime depends on the flow parameters like velocity and depth of flow which are controlled by Froude number. …
3-D Fracture Study Of The Beol Cu/Low-K Stack To Assess And Mitigate The Cpi Risk During The Reflow Process, Zaeem Baig
3-D Fracture Study Of The Beol Cu/Low-K Stack To Assess And Mitigate The Cpi Risk During The Reflow Process, Zaeem Baig
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As scaling of components continues, using SiO2 as a dielectric in the Back-End-Of-Line (BEoL) is no longer a viable option and can be replaced with low-k and ultralow-k (ULK) dielectric materials for advanced integrated circuits (IC) packaging solutions. The low-k materials improve performance by reducing parasitic capacitance and crosstalk between adjacent metal lines. However, low-k dielectrics have lower modulus, lower fracture toughness, higher coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and poor adhesion as compared to SiO2. Thus, low-k dielectric integration in the contemporary IC packages poses a significant reliability challenge. Delamination along the metal-dielectric interfaces and crack propagation in the dielectric …
A Novel Approach For Two-Dimensional Inclusion/Hole Problems Using The Airy Stress Function Method, Manikandan Madhavan
A Novel Approach For Two-Dimensional Inclusion/Hole Problems Using The Airy Stress Function Method, Manikandan Madhavan
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This thesis demonstrates the application of the Airy stress function in solving plane elasticity problems. An Airy stress function is determined for two-dimensional infinite plates containing a circular inclusion embedded with a circular hole subjected to tensile loading and the traction and displacement functions for various boundary conditions satisfy the equilibrium and continuity conditions. Mathematica was useful for solving the complex expressions and to calculate the elastic fields for a variety of elastic problems in this study.
Modeling The Dynamic Behavior Of Estrogen Docking Into Its Receptor Using The Multiscale Analysis, Anudeep Palanki
Modeling The Dynamic Behavior Of Estrogen Docking Into Its Receptor Using The Multiscale Analysis, Anudeep Palanki
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This work models the dynamic behavior of Estrogen docking into its receptor. It lays the foundation for the development of a new theoretical screening technique to identify carcinogens. It is predicted that this year, more than 1 million Americans and more than 10 million people worldwide will be diagnosed with cancer. Only 5 to 10 percent of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects, whereas the remaining 90 to 95 percent have their roots in the environment. It has been suggested that some chemical compounds have a similar structure and properties as natural hormones produced by the human …
Utilization Of Microencapsulated Phase Change Material For The Optimization Of Evaporative Cooling Technology, Jeet Shah
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IT equipments are the essential facet of most institutional operations of the advanced world. Modern IT equipments are far more vigorous than older equipments. With increasing density of array of servers and growth of computing power, assessing the cooling requirements has emerged as an aspect of prime importance. Evaporative cooling is a very common cooling technology used in cooling of data centers due to low installation and power costs and simple operation. Phase change materials have been investigated over the years as thermal energy storage for cooling and heating applications. These researches have also investigated encapsulated PCM in different sizes …