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Absorption Of Nitrogen During Pulsed Wave L-Pbf Of 17-4 Ph Steel, Ben Brown, Joseph William Newkirk, Frank W. Liou
Absorption Of Nitrogen During Pulsed Wave L-Pbf Of 17-4 Ph Steel, Ben Brown, Joseph William Newkirk, Frank W. Liou
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
In the fabrication of 17-4 PH by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) the well-documented occurrence of large amounts of retained austenite can be attributed to an elevated concentration of nitrogen present in the material. While the effects of continuous wave (CW) laser processing on in-situ nitrogen absorption characteristics have been evaluated, power modulated pulsed wave (PW) laser processing effects have not. In this study the effects of PW L-PBF processing of 17-4 PH on nitrogen absorption, phase composition, and mechanical performance are explored using commercially available PW L-PBF equipment and compared to samples produced by CW L-PBF. PW L-PBF samples …
Microstructural Development In As Built And Heat Treated In625 Component Additively Manufactured By Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Holden Hyer, Ryan Newell, Dan Matejczyk, Sinsar Hsie, Mason Anthony, Le Zhou, Cathy Kammerer, Yongho Sohn
Microstructural Development In As Built And Heat Treated In625 Component Additively Manufactured By Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Holden Hyer, Ryan Newell, Dan Matejczyk, Sinsar Hsie, Mason Anthony, Le Zhou, Cathy Kammerer, Yongho Sohn
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications
The RL10 engine program is exploring the use of IN625 Ni-base superalloy components that are additively manufactured using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). IN625 alloy powders are commercially available for LPBF to produce dense, complex parts/components. In this study, IN625 components, with both simple and complex geometries with overhangs, were manufactured via LPBF, and subjected to a heat-treatment consisting of a stress relief, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), and a solution anneal. The microstructure was examined with optical, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopy. Changes in phase constituents and microstructure were documented as a function of heat treatment and component geometry …
Non-Prehensile Manipulation Of A Devil-Stick: Planar Symmetric Juggling Using Impulsive Forces, Nilay Kant, Ranjan Mukherjee
Non-Prehensile Manipulation Of A Devil-Stick: Planar Symmetric Juggling Using Impulsive Forces, Nilay Kant, Ranjan Mukherjee
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Juggling a devil-stick can be described as a problem of non-prehensile manipulation. Assuming that the devil-stick remains confined to the vertical plane, the problem of juggling the stick between two symmetric configurations is considered. Impulsive forces are applied to the stick intermittently and the impulse of the force and its point of application are modeled as control inputs to the system. The dynamics of the devil-stick due to the impulsive forces and gravity is described by half-return maps between two Poincaré sections; the symmetric configurations are fixed points of these sections. A coordinate transformation is used to convert the juggling …
Numerical Study Of The Phase Behavior Of Rod-Like Colloidal Particles With Attractive Tips, Justin T. Jack, Paul C. Millett
Numerical Study Of The Phase Behavior Of Rod-Like Colloidal Particles With Attractive Tips, Justin T. Jack, Paul C. Millett
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Suspensions of anisometric particles are known to self-assemble into various liquid crystal (LC) phases, namely, the nematic, smectic (A or B or both), and in some cases, columnar phases, due to the effects of excluded volume. For some applications, LC phases with higher degrees of order are desired, but due to the fact that these phases generally exist at larger volume fractions, they can be difficult to handle experimentally. Here, we explore the effect of a weak attractive interaction localized at the tips of rod-like particles on the phase behavior of these suspensions. We perform large-scale molecular dynamics simulations of …
Irrigation Management In Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) Production: A Review, Koffi Djaman, Suat Irkmak, Komlan Koudahe, Samuel Allen
Irrigation Management In Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) Production: A Review, Koffi Djaman, Suat Irkmak, Komlan Koudahe, Samuel Allen
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications
Limited water resources coupled with the increase of the human population calls for more efficient use of water in irrigated agriculture. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the most widely grown crops worldwide and is very sensitive to water stress due to its shallow rooting system. With the dilemma of potato sensitivity to drought and limited available water resources restricting crop production, researchers and crop growers have been investigating different approaches for optimizing potato yield and improving crop water use efficiency under different irrigation methods. While potato response to water is affected by other management practices such as fertilizer …
Ultrasonic Mapping Of Hybrid Additively Manufactured 420 Stainless Steel, Luz D. Sotelo, Haitham Hadidi, Cody S. Pratt, Michael P. Sealy, Joseph A. Turner
Ultrasonic Mapping Of Hybrid Additively Manufactured 420 Stainless Steel, Luz D. Sotelo, Haitham Hadidi, Cody S. Pratt, Michael P. Sealy, Joseph A. Turner
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications
Metal hybrid additive manufacturing (AM) processes are suitable to create complex structures that advance engineering performance. Hybrid AM can be used to create functionally graded materials for which the variation in microstructure and material properties across the domain is created through a synergized combination of fully coupled manufacturing processes and/or energy sources. This expansion in the engineering design and manufacturing spaces presents challenges for nondestructive evaluation, including the assessment of the sensitivity of nondestructive measurements to functional gradients. To address this problem, linear ultrasound measurements are used to interrogate 420 stainless steel coupons from three manufacturing methods: wrought, AM, and …
Unveiling Precipitation Behavior In Mg-Y Based Alloys, Qingchun Zhu, Yangxin Li, Zhigang Ding, Jian Wang, Yuxuan Liu, Huan Zhang, Tian Xie, Mingxu Wang, Hong Zhu, Tao Ying, Wei Liu, Xiaoquin Zeng
Unveiling Precipitation Behavior In Mg-Y Based Alloys, Qingchun Zhu, Yangxin Li, Zhigang Ding, Jian Wang, Yuxuan Liu, Huan Zhang, Tian Xie, Mingxu Wang, Hong Zhu, Tao Ying, Wei Liu, Xiaoquin Zeng
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications
Mg-Y based alloys exhibit a promising combination of strength and deformability through tuning precipitation and solute strengthening mechanisms and tailoring the activity of non-basal dislocations. Understanding the precipitation sequence of Mg-Y based alloys and its dependence on Yttrium concentration in the matrix will provide a guideline for fine tuning structure, morphology and distribution of precipitates in Mg-Y based alloys. In this paper, we explore the precipitation behaviors of Mg-11Y (wt%) and Mg-11Y-1Al (wt%) alloys using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy, and rationalize the experimental observations based on first-principles density functional theory calculations. The precipitation sequence during ageing at 225 °C …
On The Applicability Of Continuum Scale Models For Ultrafast Nanoscale Liquid-Vapor Phase Change, Anirban Chandra, Zhi Liang, Assad A. Oberai, Onkar Sahni, Pawel Keblinski
On The Applicability Of Continuum Scale Models For Ultrafast Nanoscale Liquid-Vapor Phase Change, Anirban Chandra, Zhi Liang, Assad A. Oberai, Onkar Sahni, Pawel Keblinski
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Continuum Methods Are Efficient in Modeling Multi-Phase Flow at Large Time and Length Scales, However, their Applicability to Nanoscale Systems and Processes is Questionable. When Mean Free Path and Average Time between Atomic Collisions Are Comparable to the Characteristic Length and Time Scales of Interest, the Continuum Hypothesis Approaches its Spatial and Temporal Limit. Here We Discuss the Implications of Modeling Such a Limiting Problem Involving Liquid-Vapor Phase Change using Continuum Equations of Mass, Momentum, and Energy Conservation. Our Results Indicate that, Continuum Conservation Laws Can Correctly Represent the Dynamics of the Specific Problem of Interest Provided Appropriate Constitutive Relations …
Centrifugally Spun Tio2/C Composite Fibers Prepared From Tis2/Pan Precursor Fibers As Binder-Free Anodes For Libs, Jorge Lopez, Ramiro Gonzalez, Jonathan Ayala, Jesus Cantu, Alexandria Castillo, Jason Parsons, Timothy P. Lodge, Mataz Alcoutlabi
Centrifugally Spun Tio2/C Composite Fibers Prepared From Tis2/Pan Precursor Fibers As Binder-Free Anodes For Libs, Jorge Lopez, Ramiro Gonzalez, Jonathan Ayala, Jesus Cantu, Alexandria Castillo, Jason Parsons, Timothy P. Lodge, Mataz Alcoutlabi
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications
TiO2/carbon composite-fiber anodes for lithium ion batteries were prepared through the centrifugal spinning of TiS2/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor fibers and subsequent thermal treatment. The TiS2/PAN precursor solutions were prepared by mixing TiS2 nanoparticles (a 2-D layered structure) with PAN in N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The thermal treatment of the TiS2 in the centrifugally spun PAN fibers resulted in TiO2/carbon composite fibers. The structure of TiO2 nanoparticles embedded in the carbon-fiber matrix synthesized from the TiS2 starting material may accommodate high amounts of Li ions. The TiO2/C structure may lead to increased specific capacity, improved stability, and enhanced electrochemical performance of the TiO2/C …
The Role Of Bed-Penetrating Kelvin–Helmholtz Vortices On Local And Instantaneous Bedload Sediment Transport, Liheng Guan, J. S. Salinas, Nadim Zgheib, S. Balachandar
The Role Of Bed-Penetrating Kelvin–Helmholtz Vortices On Local And Instantaneous Bedload Sediment Transport, Liheng Guan, J. S. Salinas, Nadim Zgheib, S. Balachandar
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications
We present results from open-channel, Euler–Lagrange (EL) simulations of turbulent flow over an erodible particle bed at a shear Reynolds number of Reτ=180 . Upon space and time averaging, our simulations correctly reproduce the Wong & Parker (ASCE J. Hydraul. Engng, vol. 132, issue 11, 2006, pp. 1159–1168) bedload transport relation (WP). However, local and instantaneous sediment flux shows orders of magnitude scatter around the WP prediction. Visualization of the vortical structures using swirling strength shows the existence of bed-penetrating Kelvin–Helmholtz (KH) vortex packets, which coupled with particle inertia are primarily responsible for the large scatter. The results also show …
Campus Carbon Footprint Study At A South Texas University, Monica Garcia, Christian Florez, Diego Lopez, Jongmin Kim, Maysam Pournik
Campus Carbon Footprint Study At A South Texas University, Monica Garcia, Christian Florez, Diego Lopez, Jongmin Kim, Maysam Pournik
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications
A campus carbon footprint study was conducted at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, a Southern Texan university. This initiative was the school’s strategic plan to set a baseline for overall campus resource utilization status as well as to answer global requests to track and reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions and achieve greater sustainability on campus. For fiscal years of 2016 to 2018, an overall increase of campus carbon footprint was about 0.6%. The biggest increase was observed from sources owned or controlled by the school while the emissions associated with power usage decreased. The university’s carbon footprint was …
A Single-Stage Passive Vibration Isolation System For Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Toan T. Le
A Single-Stage Passive Vibration Isolation System For Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Toan T. Le
Master's Theses
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) uses quantum tunneling effect to study the surfaces of materials on an atomic scale. Since the probe of the microscope is on the order of nanometers away from the surface, the device is prone to noises due to vibrations from the surroundings. To minimize the random noises and floor vibrations, passive vibration isolation is a commonly used technique due to its low cost and simpler design compared to active vibration isolation, especially when the entire vibration isolation system (VIS) stays inside an Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) environment. This research aims to analyze and build a single-stage …
Effects Of Alloy Composition And Solid-State Diffusion Kinetics On Powder Bed Fusion Cracking Susceptibility, Holden Hyer, Le Zhou, Abhishek Mehta, Yongho Sohn
Effects Of Alloy Composition And Solid-State Diffusion Kinetics On Powder Bed Fusion Cracking Susceptibility, Holden Hyer, Le Zhou, Abhishek Mehta, Yongho Sohn
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) has demonstrated its unique ability to produce customized, complex engineering components. However, processing of many commercial Al-alloys by LPBF remains challenging due to the formation of solidification cracking, although they are labelled castable or weldable. In order to elucidate this divergence, solidification cracking susceptibility from the steepness of the solidification curves, specifically |dT⁄dfs1⁄2|, as the fraction solidified nears 1 towards complete solidification, was calculated via Scheil–Gulliver model as a function of solute concentration in simple binary Al-Si, Al-Mg, and Al-Cu systems. Introduction of “diffusion in solid” into Scheil–Gulliver model resulted in a …
Integration And Optimal Control Of Microcsp With Building Hvac Systems: Review And Future Directions, Mohamed Toub, Chethan Reddy, Rush D. Robinett Iii, Mahdi Shahbakhti
Integration And Optimal Control Of Microcsp With Building Hvac Systems: Review And Future Directions, Mohamed Toub, Chethan Reddy, Rush D. Robinett Iii, Mahdi Shahbakhti
Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are omnipresent in modern buildings and are responsible for a considerable share of consumed energy and the electricity bill in buildings. On the other hand, solar energy is abundant and could be used to support the building HVAC system through cogeneration of electricity and heat. Micro-scale concentrated solar power (MicroCSP) is a propitious solution for such applications that can be integrated into the building HVAC system to optimally provide both electricity and heat, on-demand via application of optimal control techniques. The use of thermal energy storage (TES) in MicroCSP adds dispatching capabilities to the …
Metal And Flexible Duct Systems Impacts Upon Cooling Energy And Performance, Florida Solar Energy Center, Charles Withers, Jr.
Metal And Flexible Duct Systems Impacts Upon Cooling Energy And Performance, Florida Solar Energy Center, Charles Withers, Jr.
FSEC Energy Research Center®
Flexible duct is commonly used throughout the U.S. in residential construction. It performs well when installed in accordance with industry standards, however, they are often not installed as such. Issues such as not cutting ducts to the exact length needed, and instead using significantly more duct, result in compression and higher static pressure. Poorly supported ducts or turns without proper radius also increase static pressure. A research project was completed to evaluate the differences in performance between a metal duct and flexible duct systems in two side-by-side otherwise identical residential laboratories. Testing evaluated three different flex duct system configurations compared …
Data-Driven Tools Guided By First-Principles For Scale Modeling, Sadegh Poozesh
Data-Driven Tools Guided By First-Principles For Scale Modeling, Sadegh Poozesh
Progress in Scale Modeling, an International Journal
For decades, traditional scale-modeling techniques have been relying on first-principles models (FPMs). FPMs have been used to find non-dimensional numbers (PIs) and identify normalized underlying forces and energies behind the phenomenon in focus. The two main challenges with FPM-based PIs extraction are finding the relevant PIs and proper correlations between PIs. The emergence and surge of data-driven modeling (DDM) provide a new opportunity to leverage experimental data in model development across scales/plants. In this paper, first, the two mentioned issues in PIs development will be elaborated to reveal the gap, and second, a new insight into scale modeling and similarity …
Effect Of Varying Wind Intensity, Forward Speed, And Surface Pressure On Storm Surges Of Hurricane Ritaeffect Of Varying Wind Intensity, Forward Speed, And Surface Pressure On Storm Surges Of Hurricane Rita, Abram Musinguzi, Muhammad K. Akbar
Effect Of Varying Wind Intensity, Forward Speed, And Surface Pressure On Storm Surges Of Hurricane Ritaeffect Of Varying Wind Intensity, Forward Speed, And Surface Pressure On Storm Surges Of Hurricane Rita, Abram Musinguzi, Muhammad K. Akbar
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Faculty Research
Hurricane storm surges are influenced by several factors, including wind intensity, surface pressure, forward speed, size, angle of approach, ocean bottom depth and slope, shape and geographical features of the coastline. The relative influence of each factor may be amplified or abated by other factors that are acting at the time of the hurricane’s approach to the land. To understand the individual and combined influence of wind intensity, surface pressure and forward speed, a numerical experiment is conducted using Advanced CIRCulation + Simulating Waves Nearshore (ADCIRC + SWAN) by performing hindcasts of Hurricane Rita storm surges. The wind field generated …
The Acoustic Camera As A Tool To Identify Belt Conveyor Noises, Piotr Bortnowski, Anna Nowak-Szpak, Maksymilian Ozdoba, Robert Król
The Acoustic Camera As A Tool To Identify Belt Conveyor Noises, Piotr Bortnowski, Anna Nowak-Szpak, Maksymilian Ozdoba, Robert Król
Journal of Sustainable Mining
This paper explores the possibilities of using an acoustic camera as a tool that allows the verification of the correct construction and operation of individual elements of a belt conveyor. Based on the simultaneously recorded components - a video camera and measuring microphones, the sound pressure level map of the belt conveyor was created. The tests were carried out in laboratory conditions and covered the location and identification of individual noise sources. The verification consists not only of searching for dominant sound sources, but above all, of searching for frequencies in the analysed spectrum that should not occur during their …
Estimating Remaining Useful Life In Machines Using Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review, Sameer Sayyad, Satish Kumar, Arunkumar Bongale, Anupkumar Bongale, Shruti Patil
Estimating Remaining Useful Life In Machines Using Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review, Sameer Sayyad, Satish Kumar, Arunkumar Bongale, Anupkumar Bongale, Shruti Patil
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The remaining useful life (RUL) estimations become one of the most essential aspects of predictive maintenance (PdM) in the era of industry 4.0. Predictive maintenance aims to minimize the downtime of machines or process, decreases maintenance costs, and increases the productivity of industries. The primary objective of this bibliometric paper is to understand the scope of literature available related to RUL prediction. Scopus database is used to perform the analysis of 1673 extracted scientific literature from the year 1985 to 2020. Based on available published documents, analysis is done on the year-wise publication data, document types, language-wise distribution of documents, …
An Advanced Machine Learning Based Energy Management Of Renewable Microgrids Considering Hybrid Electric Vehicles’ Charging Demand, Tianze Lan, Kittisak Jermsittiparsert, Sara T. Al-Rashood, Mostafa Rezaei, Loiy Al-Ghussain, Mohammed A. Mohammed
An Advanced Machine Learning Based Energy Management Of Renewable Microgrids Considering Hybrid Electric Vehicles’ Charging Demand, Tianze Lan, Kittisak Jermsittiparsert, Sara T. Al-Rashood, Mostafa Rezaei, Loiy Al-Ghussain, Mohammed A. Mohammed
Mechanical Engineering Graduate Research
Renewable microgrids are new solutions for enhanced security, improved reliability and boosted power quality and operation in power systems. By deploying different sources of renewables such as solar panels and wind units, renewable microgrids can enhance reducing the greenhouse gasses and improve the efficiency. This paper proposes a machine learning based approach for energy management in renewable microgrids considering a reconfigurable structure based on remote switching of tie and sectionalizing. The suggested method considers the advanced support vector machine for modeling and estimating the charging demand of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). In order to mitigate the charging effects of HEVs …
Dynamics Of A Pair Of Paramagnetic Janus Particles Under A Uniform Magnetic Field And Simple Shear Flow, Christopher Sobecki, Jie Zhang, Cheng Wang
Dynamics Of A Pair Of Paramagnetic Janus Particles Under A Uniform Magnetic Field And Simple Shear Flow, Christopher Sobecki, Jie Zhang, Cheng Wang
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
We numerically investigate the dynamics of a pair of circular Janus microparticles immersed in a Newtonian fluid under a simple shear flow and a uniform magnetic field by direct numerical simulation. Using the COMSOL software, we applied the finite element method, based on an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian approach, and analyzed the dynamics of two anisotropic particles (i.e., one-half is paramagnetic, and the other is non-magnetic) due to the center-to-center distance, magnetic field strength, initial particle orientation, and configuration. This article considers two configurations: the LR-configuration (magnetic material is on the left side of the first particle and on the right side …
The Role Of Microenvironmental Cues And Mechanical Loading Milieus In Breast Cancer Cell Progression And Metastasis, Brandon D. Riehl, Eunju Kim, Tasneem Bouzid, Jung Yul Lim
The Role Of Microenvironmental Cues And Mechanical Loading Milieus In Breast Cancer Cell Progression And Metastasis, Brandon D. Riehl, Eunju Kim, Tasneem Bouzid, Jung Yul Lim
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications
Cancer can disrupt the microenvironments and mechanical homeostatic actions in multiple scales from large tissue modification to altered cellular signaling pathway in mechanotransduction. In this review, we highlight recent progresses in breast cancer cell mechanobiology focusing on cell-microenvironment interaction and mechanical loading regulation of cells. First, the effects of microenvironmental cues on breast cancer cell progression and metastasis will be reviewed with respect to substrate stiffness, chemical/topographic substrate patterning, and 2D vs. 3D cultures. Then, the role of mechanical loading situations such as tensile stretch, compression, and flow-induced shear will be discussed in relation to breast cancer cell mechanobiology and …
Quantification Of Nitric Oxide Concentration Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Sensors, Jakob Meier, Joseph Stapleton, Eric M. Hofferber, Abigail Haworth, Stephen D. Kachman, Nicole M. Iverson
Quantification Of Nitric Oxide Concentration Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Sensors, Jakob Meier, Joseph Stapleton, Eric M. Hofferber, Abigail Haworth, Stephen D. Kachman, Nicole M. Iverson
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications
Nitric oxide (NO), a free radical present in biological systems, can have many detrimental effects on the body, from inflammation to cancer. Due to NO’s short half-life, detection and quantification is difficult. The inability to quantify NO has hindered researchers’ understanding of its impact in healthy and diseased conditions. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), when wrapped in a specific single-stranded DNA chain, becomes selective to NO, creating a fluorescence sensor. Unfortunately, the correlation between NO concentration and the SWNT’s fluorescence intensity has been difficult to determine due to an inability to immobilize the sensor without altering its properties. Through the use …
Mechanical Behavior Of Al–Al2cu–Si And Al–Al2cu Eutectic Alloys, Qian Lei, Jian Wang, Amitava Mitra
Mechanical Behavior Of Al–Al2cu–Si And Al–Al2cu Eutectic Alloys, Qian Lei, Jian Wang, Amitava Mitra
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications
In this study, laser rapid solidification technique was used to refine the microstructure of ternary Al–Cu–Si and binary Al–Cu eutectic alloys to nanoscales. Micropillar compression testing was performed to measure the stress–strain response of the samples with characteristic microstructure in the melt pool regions. The laser-remelted Al–Al2Cu–Si ternary alloy was observed to reach the compressive strength of 1.59 GPa before failure at a strain of 28.5%, which is significantly better than the as-cast alloy with a maximum strength of 0.48 GPa at a failure strain of 4.8%. The laser-remelted Al–Cu binary alloy was observed to reach the compressive …
Mechanical Strength Of Germanium Doped Low Oxygen Concentration Czochralski Silicon And The Effect Of Oxygen On Nitrogen Dissociation In Silicon, Junnan Wu
McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations
During the Czochralski growth of silicon, it is inevitable for oxygen to be incorporated into the silicon crystal from the quartz crucible. Interstitial oxygen improves the mechanical strength of silicon by pinning and locking dislocations, but also generates thermal donors during device processes, shifting the electrical resistivity. For silicon wafers used in radio frequency (RF) applications, it is important to ensure the high resistivity of the substrates for good RF characteristics. Therefore, the oxygen level in these high resistivity silicon wafers is kept very low (< 2.5 × 1017 atoms/cm3) by carefully controlling the Czochralski growth conditions, in order to reduce the thermal donor concentration to an acceptable level. Silicon on insulator (SOI) substrates made from high resistivity wafers have been widely used for RF applications. SOI manufacturing includes multiple high temperature thermal cycles (1000 – 1100 °C), during which the high resistivity wafers are prone to slip and warpage. Therefore, it is technologically important to recover some of the lost mechanical strength due to the lack of oxygen by introducing electrically inactive impurities to suppress the dislocation generation and mobility in silicon. Germanium (Ge) as an isovalent impurity is 4% larger in size and forms a solid solution with silicon in the entire concentration range. Previous works have shown Ge doping at high concentrations above 6 × 1019 atoms/cm3 increased mechanical strength of silicon with high oxygen concentration (~ 1 × 1018 atoms/cm3). In this work, we explore the effect of Ge doping (7 - 9 × 1019 atoms/cm3) on the mechanical strength of low oxygen concentration (< 2 × 1017 atoms/cm3) silicon, where the oxygen associated dislocation locking and pinning are very low. A mechanical bending test was used to study the average dislocation migration velocity and the critical shear stress of dislocations motion at 600 – 750 °C for Ge doped, nitrogen doped, and undoped low oxygen samples, as well as nitrogen doped float-zone and un-doped high oxygen concentration samples. Next, we fabricated SOI substrates using these high resistivity wafers and compared their slip generation rates and the slip-free epitaxial grow temperature windows after the high temperature thermal cycles (> 1000 °C). Our results indicate at lower temperature Ge doesn’t affect the dislocation mobility …
Addressing The Practical Limitations Of Volatile Organic Compound Sensors Through An Oscillator-Based Sensing Array, Allison K. Murray, Joseph R. Meseke, Nikhil Bajaj, Jeffrey F. Rhoads
Addressing The Practical Limitations Of Volatile Organic Compound Sensors Through An Oscillator-Based Sensing Array, Allison K. Murray, Joseph R. Meseke, Nikhil Bajaj, Jeffrey F. Rhoads
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications
This work demonstrated the development of an array of oscillator-based sensors for the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). A field-programmable gate array (FPGA) was leveraged to monitor the oscillation frequency of 16 sensing elements in parallel. It was shown that three functional chemistries can be deposited via inkjet printing to detect several analytes selectively. These unique response characteristics allowed for the creation of a linear regression model that relates the shifts in oscillation frequencies to the concentration of specific analytes. This approach utilized a single array with sufficient elements to incorporate intentional redundancies. Ultimately, this work demonstrated a low-cost …
Corrosion Performance Of Additively Manufactured Alloys And Hot Corrosion, Ali Hemmasian Ettefagh
Corrosion Performance Of Additively Manufactured Alloys And Hot Corrosion, Ali Hemmasian Ettefagh
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Additive manufacturing (AM) has gained attention in recent years due to its unique properties in the fabrication of complex parts. Same as any other new topics, in some areas, there is still a lack of enough knowledge and there is the need for further investigations to enable the applications of AM parts widely in industries. Chapter 2, and Chapter 5 to Chapter 8 of this report are focused on the corrosion properties of the parts and coatings fabricated using the laser powder bed fusion based AM method or laser surface processing method, including a comprehensive review. Laser powder bed fusion …
Experimental Analysis Of Ultrasonic Multiple Scattering Attenuation Through The Air With Fine Dust, Ukyong Woo, Hajin Choi, Homin Song
Experimental Analysis Of Ultrasonic Multiple Scattering Attenuation Through The Air With Fine Dust, Ukyong Woo, Hajin Choi, Homin Song
Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1
In this study, we experimentally evaluated the application of multiple scattering theory for measuring ultrasonic attenuation. Based on the independent approximation theory, the method adopted for calculating the attenuation of coherent waves through air with fine dust is discussed. To obtain a scattering wavefield, a unique ultrasonic scattering hardware was developed, and signal processing schemes were suggested. Four cases of standard particle doses (0, 0.004, 0.008, and 0.012 g) were investigated inside a chamber. The results obtained from the experiments demonstrate that the proposed signal processing approach successfully calculates the scattering attenuation, which correlates well with the applied doses of …
Sensitive X-Ray And Gamma-Ray Detectors Including Perovskite Single Crystals, Jinsong Huang, Haotong Wei
Sensitive X-Ray And Gamma-Ray Detectors Including Perovskite Single Crystals, Jinsong Huang, Haotong Wei
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications
Perovskite single crystal X-ray and gamma-ray radiation detector devices include an X-ray and gamma-ray wavelength responsive active layer including a perovskite single crystal. The perovskite single crystal is a perovskite single crystal having a structure of ABX3 , wherein A is methyl ammonium ( CH2NH2+), CS+, formamidinum ( H2NCHNH2+) , or Rb+ or a mixture thereof, B is Pb2+ which can be partially or completely replaced by other ions including Bi3+, Sb3+, Sn2+ or a mixture thereof, and X is a halide …
Computational Analysis Of High Carbon Steel For Optimal Design, Muhammad Zubair, Aneela Wakeel, M. Mustafa Azeem, Aneeqa Tabbassum
Computational Analysis Of High Carbon Steel For Optimal Design, Muhammad Zubair, Aneela Wakeel, M. Mustafa Azeem, Aneeqa Tabbassum
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
To increase the reliability of materials the computational analysis has been considered a vital tool for designing the components in the mechanical and nuclear engineering. By increasing a high percentage of carbon in liquid steel subsequently enhance the hardness, elasticity and toughness of the materials. In this research high carbon steel has been used due to its wear resistance properties in order to increasing hardness and strength. The findings of this research reveal the high carbon steel a good replacement material for conventional iron due to its low weight. Modeling and analysis of the steel, metallic glass and high carbon …