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Type Iii And Iv Deformation Twins In Minerals And Metals, John P. Hirth, Greg Hirth, Jian Wang

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

Type IV twins are defined and shown to exist in triclinic crystal systems, as well as in some monoclinic and trigonal systems. Here, we focus on Pericline twins in triclinic plagioclase as an example. Type IV twins are associated with the irrationality of one of the twinning elements that is rational for a type II twin. The formation of type IV twins is accomplished through the shear on a K2 plane produced by the motion of twinning disconnections on a K1 plane, followed by rotational partitioning. The same systems where type IV twins are present also have type III twins …

Emissivity Prediction Of Functionalized Surfaces Using Artificial Intelligence, Greg Acosta, Andrew Reicks, Miguel Moreno, Alireza Borjali, Craig Zuhlke, Mohammad Ghashami

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

Tuning surface emissivity has been of great interest in thermal radiation applications, such as thermophotovoltaics and passive radiative cooling. As a low-cost and scalable technique for manufacturing surfaces with desired emissivities, femtosecond laser surface processing (FLSP) has recently drawn enormous attention. Despite the versatility offered by FLSP, there is a knowledge gap in accurately predicting the outcome emissivity prior to fabrication. In this work, we demonstrate the immense advantage of employing artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to predict the emissivity of complex surfaces. For this aim, we used FLSP to fabricate 116 different aluminum samples. A comprehensive dataset was established by …

Construction Of A Peridynamic Model For Viscous Flow, Jiangming Zhao, Adam Larios, Florin Bobaru Ph.D.

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

We derive the Eulerian formulation for a peridynamic (PD) model of Newtonian viscous flow starting from fundamental principles: conservation of mass and momentum. This formulation is different from models for viscous flow that utilize the so-called “peridynamic differential operator” with the classical Navier- Stokes equations. We show that the classical continuity equation is a limiting case of the PD one, assuming certain smoothness conditions. The PD model for viscous flow is calibrated to the classical Navier-Stokes equations by enforcing linear consistency for the viscous stress term. Couette and Poiseuille flows, and incompressible fluid flow past a regular lattice of cylinders …

Ultrathin Coding Metasurface For Underwater Wave Focusing, Branching And Self-Bending Generation With One Single Actuator, Lixie Song, Zhong Chen, Mehrdad Negahban, Lei Liang, Zheng Li, Zheng Wu

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

A novel metasurface is proposed that aims to generate underwater acoustic waves with various functions by only one actuator. Each metasurface unit consists of an air cavity sandwiched on one side by a vibration plate and connecting rubber supports. By properly selecting the ratio of the plate to unit lengths, a phase shift of π can be attained to constitute a binary coding metasurface. Three demonstrations, including focusing, branching and self-bending waves, are chosen to validate the functionality of the design. The design is also shown to work over a wide frequency range through changing the ratio. In addition, the …

Machine Learning Assisted Metamaterial‑Based Reconfigurable Antenna For Low‑Cost Portable Electronic Devices, Shobhit K. Patel, Jaymit Surve, Vijay Katkar, Juveriya Parmar

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

Antenna design has evolved from bulkier to small portable designs but there is a need for smarter antenna design using machine learning algorithms that can meet today’s high growing demand for smart and fast devices. Here in this research, main focus is on developing smart antenna design using machine learning applicable in 5G mobile applications and portable Wi-Fi, Wi-MAX, and WLAN applications. Our design is based on the metamaterial concept where the patch is truncated and etched with a split ring resonator (SRR). The high gain requirement is met by adding metamaterial superstrates having thin wires (TW) and SRRs. The …

Symmetric Or Asymmetric Glide Resistance To Twinning Disconnection?, Mingyu Gong, Houyu Ma, Kunming Yang, Yue Liu, Jian-Feng Nie, Jian Wang

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

Successive gliding of twinning disconnections (TDs) creates three-dimensional twins in parent crystal and accommodates shear deformation. It is generally recognized that TD is subject to the same Peierls stress as it glides forward or backward because of its dislocation character and the twofold rotation symmetry of the twin plane. Based on atomistic simulations, we demonstrate that the glide of TDs may be subject to a symmetric or asymmetric resistance corresponding to step character, symmetric resistance for A/A type steps but asymmetric resistance for A/B type steps, where A and B represent crystallographic planes in twin and matrix. Furthermore, we experimentally …

Recent Advances In Biosensors For Detection Of Covid-19 And Other Viruses, Shobhit K. Patel, Jaymit Surve, Juveriya Parmar, Kawsar Ahmed, Francis M. Bui, Fahad Ahmed Al-Zahrani

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

This century has introduced very deadly, dangerous, and infectious diseases to humankind such as the influenza virus, Ebola virus, Zika virus, and the most infectious SARS-CoV-2 commonly known as COVID-19 and have caused epidemics and pandemics across the globe. For some of these diseases, proper medications, and vaccinations are missing and the early detection of these viruses will be critical to saving the patients. And even the vaccines are available for COVID-19, the new variants of COVID-19 such as Delta, and Omicron are spreading at large. The available virus detection techniques take a long time, are costly, and complex and …

A Robot-Assisted Acoustofluidic End Effector, Jan Durrer, Prajwal Agrawal, Ali Ozgul, Stephen C.F. Neuhauss, Nitesh Nama, Daniel Ahmed

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

Liquid manipulation is the foundation of most laboratory processes. For macroscale liquid handling, both do-it-yourself and commercial robotic systems are available; however, for microscale, reagents are expensive and sample preparation is difficult. Over the last decade, lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems have come to serve for microscale liquid manipulation; however, lacking automation andmulti-functionality. Despite their potential synergies, each has grown separately and no suitable interface yet exists to link macro-level robotics with micro-level LOC or microfluidic devices. Here, we present a robot-assisted acoustofluidic end effector (RAEE) system, comprising a robotic arm and an acoustofluidic end effector, that combines robotics and microfluidic functionalities.We …

ระบบฝาแฝดดิจิทัลสำหรับอุปกรณ์คัดแยกวัตถุอัตโนมัติด้วยเทคโนโลยีโลกเสมือนจริง, กฤษฏ์ สกุลกวินกร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ระบบฝาแฝดดิจิทัลหรือ คู่ฝาแฝดดิจิทัล นั้นเข้ามามีบทบาทสำคัญในก้าวพัฒนาระบบอุตสาหกรรมไปยังอุตสาหกรรม 4.0 โดยตัวอย่างที่เห็นได้อย่างชัดเจนคืองานในกระบวนการผลิตที่สามารถนำระบบฝาแฝดดิจิทัลเข้ามาประยุกต์ใช้เพื่อเพิ่มศักยภาพในการผลิตได้ โดยระบบฝาแฝดดิจิทัลนั้นสามารถรับส่งข้อมูลกันระหว่างคู่ฝาแฝดดิจิทัล และ ชุดอุปกรณ์จริง ในเวลาจริงได้ โดยสื่อสารผ่านระบบที่มีศักยภาพในการรับส่งข้อมูล ทั้งในเรื่องของ ค่าความหน่วง และ เสถียรภาพในการรับส่ง และ ด้วยระบบการสื่อสารแบบ IoT นั้นจะช่วยให้ระบบฝาแฝดดิจิทัลสามารถตรวจสอบการทำงานของชุดอุปกรณ์เซนเซอร์ต่างๆได้อย่างหลากหลายมากยิ่งขึ้น โดยการนำเทคโนโลยี VR เข้ามาประยุกต์ใช้ในระบบนั้นจะสามารถช่วยให้ผู้ใช้งานรู้สึกเหมือนอยู่หน้าชุดอุปกรณ์และสามารถควบคุม และ ตรวจสอบระบบต่างๆผ่านระบบเครือข่าย IoT จากทุกที่ที่สามารถเชื่อมต่อกับระบบสื่อสารอินเตอร์เน็ตได้ โดยวิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้ได้นำเสนอกระบวนการพัฒนาระบบฝาแฝดดิจิทัลสำหรับชุดอุปกรณ์คัดแยกวัตถุอัตโนมัติสำหรับสาธิตด้วยเทคโนโลยีโลกเสมือนจริง โดยตัวชุดอุปกรณ์คัดแยกวัตถุอัตโนมัตินั้นจะประกอบไปด้วยชุดอุปกรณ์เซนเซอร์และชุดอุปกรณ์ตัวสั่งการที่ถูกควบคุมการทำงานผ่านระบบไร้สายแบบ UDP(User Datagram Protocol) และ TCP(Transmission Control Protocol) บนเครือข่ายไร้สายเดียวกันกับชุดบอร์ดคอนโทรลเลอร์ โดยจะมีตัวประมวลผลกลาง Node-RED ที่ติดตั้งเป็นชุดประมวลผลหลักโดยจะเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลจากทุกชุดของบอร์ดคอนโทรลเลอร์บนชุดอุปกรณ์คัดแยกวัตถุอัตโนมัติ และทำการเชื่อมต่อข้อมูลไปยัง แอพพลิเคชั่น VR ผ่านระบบการสื่อสารแบบ MQTT ผ่านคลาวน์แพลทฟอร์มของ NETPIE2020 โดยจะนำค่าความหน่วงและเสถียรภาพของระบบสื่อสารที่กล่าวมาข้างต้นมานำเสนอและวิเคราะห์ประมวลผล

การพัฒนาระบบป้องกันการชนสำหรับยานยนต์อัตโนมัติโดยใช้การตรวจจับวัตถุด้วยกล้อง ร่วมกับการสื่อสารระหว่างยานพาหนะอัตโนมัติและโครงสร้างพื้นฐานผ่านเครือข่ายเซลลูลาร์, วริทธิ์ ดิษยครินทร์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

จากการที่ศูนย์วิจัยยานยนต์อัจฉริยะได้ทำการทดสอบยานยนต์อัตโนมัติพบว่าจำเป็นต้องขับเคลื่อนเข้าสู่ทางร่วมที่ไม่มีสัญญาณเตือนและซึ่งมีสิ่งกีดขวางบริเวณในการใช้งานเซนเซอร์ ซึ่งยานยนต์อัตโนมัติจำเป็นต้องทำการทดสอบร่วมกับยานยนตฺ์คนขับเคลื่อนบนท้องถนน จึงจำเป็นต้องทำการติดตั้งระบบตรวจจับสำหรับลดความเสี่ยงในการเกิดอุบัติเหตุ ในงานวิจัยนี้จัดทำเพื่อพัฒนาระบบ C-V2I สำหรับกระบวนการตรวจจับยานยนต์คนขับที่เคลื่อนที่ภายในทางหลักและส่งตัวแปรเข้าสู่กระบวนการการตัดสินใจของยานยนต์อััติโนมัติเนื่องจากยานยนต์อัตโนมัติที่เคลื่อนที่เข้าสู่ทางโทไม่สามาถตรวจจับและรับรู้ได้ โดยทดลองในบริเวณหน้าคณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย ซึ่งเป็นตัวอย่างของทางร่วมที่ไม่มีสัญญาณเตือนและเป็นทางที่ใช้สำหรับกระบวนการทดลองยานยนต์อัตโนมัติเพื่อที่โดยในระบบนี้จะแบ่งออกเป็น 3 ส่วนคือ ระบบการตรวจจับและติดตามวัตถุ ระบบการสื่อสารระหว่างยานยนต์อัตโนมัติและ ระบบการตัดสินใจของยานยนต์อัตโนมัติ ซึ่งการทำงานของระบบสามารถอธิบายอย่างง่ายโดยเมื่อยานยนต์อัตฺโนมัติเคลื่อนที่เข้าสู่บริเวณที่กำหนดไว้จะทำการรับค่าจากระบบตรวจจับซึ่งในงานวิจัยนี้ทำการทดลองโดยใช้กล้อง 2 มิติ ซึ่งระบบตรวจจับและติดตามวัตถุด้วยกล้องโดยในระบบนี้จะทำการส่งตัวแปรที่ได้จากระบบตรวจจับและติดตามวัตถุเข้าสู่กระบวนการประมาณหาค่าตำแหน่งของวัตถุที่เคลื่อนที่บนระนาบของถนนโดยค่าที่ ต่อมาค่าตัวแปรที่ได้จากระบบตรวจจับทจะถูกส่งเข้าสู่ระบบของยานยนต์อัติโนมัติผ่านระบบสื่อสารด้วยผ่านระบบ MQTTเพื่อส่งค่าสู่กระบวนการตัดสินใจของยานยนต์อัตโนมัติ การทดลองพบว่ากล้อง สามารถวัดระยะทางและความเร็ว ของยานยนต์ที่ต้องการตรวจจับได้ด้วยระยะ 30 เมตรและได้ทำการนำค่าตัวแปรมาคำนวนหาค่าระยะปลอดภัยของยานยนต์อัตโนมัติจากระบบจำลอง

Passive Intermodulation Under Different Spring Contact Conditions, Shengxuan Xia, Emmanuel Olugbade, Yuchu He, Yansheng Wang, Hanfeng Wang, Krishna Rao, Marco Poort, Haicheng Zhou, Warren Lee, Nicholas Mcdonnell, Jonghyun Park, Chulsoon Hwang

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Modularized designs have been widely used in today's consumer electronic devices and flexible RF springs are used for electrical connections between the modules. In the meantime, aluminum alloy material becomes a common chassis option. It is well known that the oxidized chassis surface introduces a certain level of nonlinearity when contacted by the springs, as known as passive intermodulation (PIM). PIM is one of the well-known root causes of the RF desensitization (desense). This paper is focused on investigating the relationship between PIM and contact conditions of the springs, especially contact area. The PIM level behavior is explained mathematically by …

Fuel-Rich Hetero-/Homogeneous Combustion Of C3h8/O2/N2 Mixtures Over Rhodium, John Mantzaras, Ran Sui, Rolf Bombach

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The catalytic (heterogeneous) and gas-phase (homogeneous) combustion of C3H8/O2/N2 mixtures over rhodium was investigated experimentally and numerically at 5 bar and at fuel-rich equivalence ratios π = 2.0-3.5 relevant to propane Catalytic Partial Oxidation (CPO). In situ spatially-resolved Raman measurements of major gas-phase species concentrations and Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) of formaldehyde were applied in an optically accessible channel-flow reactor to monitor the catalytic and gas-phase processes, respectively, while accompanying 2D simulations were carried out with detailed hetero-/homogeneous chemical reaction mechanisms. Due to the high gas-phase reactivity of propane, homogeneous chemistry could not be ignored over most of the …

Regulation Of Dendrite-Free Li Plating Via Lithiophilic Sites On Lithium-Alloy Surface, Yufang He, Mengyun Zhang, Aiping Wang, Bo Zhang, Hiep Pham, Qiao Hu, Li Sheng, Hong Xu, Li Wang, Jonghyun Park, Xiangming He

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Lithium (Li) deposition behavior plays an important role in dendrite formation and the subsequent performance of lithium metal batteries. This work reveals the impact of the lithiophilic sites of lithium-alloy on the Li plating process via the first-principles calculations. We find that the Li deposition mechanisms on the Li metal and Li22Sn5 surface are different due to the lithiophilic sites. We first propose that Li plating on the Li metal surface goes through the "adsorption-reduction-desorption-heterogeneous nucleation-cluster drop "process, while it undergoes the "adsorption-reduction-growth "process on the Li22Sn5 surface. The lower adsorption energy contributes to the easy adsorption of Li on …

Nanobubble Capillary Force Between Parallel Plates, Eric Bird, Zhi Liang

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The Aggregation of Fine or Ultrafine Particles in Liquid Due to the Nanobubble (NB) Bridging Capillary Force is a Key Process for Many Industrial Applications. the Magnitude and Direction of the NB Capillary Force (NBCF) Are Directly Affected by the Geometry of the NB Gas Bridge between Two Adjoining Particles. Although the NBCF Can Be Accurately Measured using Experimental Techniques, It is Very Challenging to Monitor the Images of a NB Capillary Bridge in Nanoscale Spatial Resolution in NBCF Measuring Experiments. as a Result, the Capillary Force Model that Predicts the Dependence of the NBCF on the Geometry of the …

Design Of Human Inspired Feet For Mithra, A High-Performance Humanoid Robot, Spencer Lyle Brewster

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the foot design for the new humanoid robot Mithra, with the goal to improve impact mitigation, natural gait throughout the gait cycle and balance. Using human gait parameters, a stiff aluminum foot was designed to emulate human center of pressure rollover trajectories. In addition, a 2D dynamic Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of the gait cycle was created in Abaqus to rapidly prototype foot designs. Data from the FE model provided impact forces, parameters for distal foot power evaluation and maximum lean angles. From this model a flexible nylon foot was optimized for the given design objectives. The …

Considering Thickness-Accommodation, Nesting, Grounding And Deployment In Design Of Miura-Ori Based Space Arrays, Terri Bateman, Diana Bolanos, Nathan Brown, Brooklyn Clark, Larry L. Howell, Collin Ynchausti, Hunter Pruett, Jared Hunter, Spencer P. Magleby

Faculty Publications

The Miura-ori pattern exhibits favorable qualities desirable for deployable space arrays – especially achieving a large deployed area from a compact stowed volume. However, implementing the Miura-ori into a finite-thickness, engineered system poses challenges that are not manifest in a zero-thickness model. As such, it is important to understand and address the limitations of the pattern before implementing it into an engineered system. This paper presents the Miura-ori as a favorable, yet challenging, pattern in design of deployable space arrays. Challenges including thickness-accommodation, nesting, grounding and deployment are presented to introduce designers to unapparent complications associated with design of Miura-ori …

The Study Of 3d Micro-Fluid Printing In Aqueous Two-Phase System, Mian Huang

Dissertations and Theses

Aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) is a technology that allows phase separation in an aqueous environment. This technology can be used for the separation, extraction and purification of a variety of biomolecules and thus gained great attention in industry and academia. This thesis is a combination of ATPS, 3D printing, and microfluidics technologies and realizes the printing of biocompatible aqueous structures in another aqueous matrix. The objectives of this thesis include 1) customizing a regular thermal extrusion 3D printer for printing 3D aqueous structures, 2) printing 3D aqueous structure in an aqueous matrix, and 3) studying the stability of the printed …

Ternary Flow Simulation Based On The Conservative Phase Field Lattice Boltzmann Method, Chunheng Zhao

Dissertations and Theses

In this thesis, we numerically investigated multi-phase fluid dynamics (2 and 3-phase flow) by solving the Navier-Stokes equations coupled with the conservative phase field (CPF) equations using the Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). To effectively simulate the large-scale multi-phase physics, we developed an open-source software, IMEXLBM, which can be easily parallelized on both CPUs and GPUs without significant modifications to the code. We first validated various parts of this software and then used this method to study the interaction of rising bubbles with a static oil droplet as well as the engulfment of the water droplet on solids coated with a …

Design And Control Of Quasi-Direct Drive Actuation For Lightweight And Versatile Wearable Robots, Shuangyue Yu

Dissertations and Theses

Wearable robots have shown great potential for augmenting the physical capabilities of humans in lab settings. However, wearable robots for augmenting the physical capabilities of humans under community-based conditions are the new frontier of robotics. Furthermore, the design and control are still considered to be grand challenges for providing physical augmentation for humans. In terms of design, the state-of-the-art exoskeletons are typically rigid, bulky, and limited to lab settings. In terms of control, most of the rhythmic controllers are not versatile and are focused only on steady-state walking assistance.

The motivation behind my research is to improve both the design …

Investigations On Vortex-Induced Vibration (Viv) Phenomena Of Single-And-Double-Cylinder Flexible Beam Arrangements Of Energy Harvesters, Xiaohai Jiang

Dissertations and Theses

Due to the battery lifespan limitation and the need for periodical replacement, energy-harvesting is an actual alternative as a power source for low power devices in some special areas. And among them, the piezoelectric energy-harvesting, which converts mechanical (vibration) into electric energy, is the fastest development one in recent years.

In our current work, a piezoelectric harvester with a finite length cylinder fixed to one end of a flexible thin beam, is the research object in an incoming flow in the CCNY wind tunnel. We report on the efforts to improve the state-of-the-art harvester, called reconfigurable harvester, which has functions …

Understanding The Relationship Between Urban Areas And The Boundary Layer Using Remote Sensing Methods, Gabriel A. Rios

Dissertations and Theses

The atmospheric boundary layer is crucial to the exchange in energy between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere. Within this layer, the majority of human activities are carried out, which makes understanding the boundary layer especially important for many of our interests. A key component of this energy exchange is found at the surface, was surface properties are the interface through which momentum, heat, moisture, and other fluxes are transferred between media. Not only does the surface act as an interface, but as an actor that influences the exchange efficiency and rates. This concept is the crux of atmospheric boundary …

Fundamentals Of Microgel Flooding And Nanoparticles-Stabilized Foams In Enhanced Oil Recovery, Shuaijun Li

Dissertations and Theses

For centuries oil has remained a critical energy source for human civilization. After years of extraction, many oil fields have reached or are reaching a decline stage of production, even though up to a half of the total crude oil reserves in these fields has not been recovered yet. One reason is due to the structural heterogeneity of the oil reservoirs—reservoirs may consist of regions of higher permeability with larger pore size and regions of lower permeability with smaller pore size. Displacing fluids tend to flow through large permeability zones only without reaching the oil trapped in low permeability region; …

The Capabilities And Limitations Of Flywheel-Based Energy Storage System Pertaining To Subways In The Event Of A Power Outage, Jaskaran Singh

Dissertations and Theses

In the city that never sleeps, power outages or blackouts can be a shock, especially if you are on a train amid one. For example, during the infamous 2003 blackout, thousands of people were left stuck and stranded in parts of Northeastern United States. In particular, with no trains or buses in service throughout the 5 boroughs of NYC, those stranded essentially had no way to go back home. Hotels, terminals, and airports alike became places of camping as the city seemed to come to a halt. For the sake of public safety and transit efficiency, this study explores a …

The Impact Of Covid-19 On Building Energy Consumption In New York City, Martha A. Olaleye

Dissertations and Theses

Since February 2020, the spread of COVID-19 affected the world economy, with the population of people contacting the virus in New York City at that time being at the highest in the United States of America. Thus, the need for remote/online learning was adopted for the safety of faculty, staffs, and students of New York Educational institution like CCNY. In the study, I focused on energy consumption as regards to COVID and POST-COVID periods in New York City (NYC), since most employees are working from home and schools are online which implies that most commercial buildings are vacant. Also due …

Investigations Of The Low Temperature Combustion Regions And Emissions Characteristics Of Aerospace F24 In A Constant Volume Combustion Chamber And A Common Rail Direct Injection Ci Engine, Richard C. Smith Iii

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

A study was conducted to investigate the low temperature combustion (LTC) regions of aerospace F24 and ULSD in the static setting of a CVCC and the dynamic setting of a CRDI research engine. This research is conducted to reduce in-cylinder emissions by understanding and implementing a technique to achieve an extended LTC. Emissions data for this study were collected during the operation of the CRDI research engine with a MKS 2030 FTIR and an AVL Microsoot 483. The parameters researched within the static setting of the CVCC included the determinations of the cool flames and NTC regions within the LTHR …

Analysis Of Bio-Alcohols With Mie-Scattering And Ltc For Lowered Emissions In Pcci, Cesar E. Carapia

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

An investigation was conducted on the optimal engine parameters for facilitating lower NOX and soot emissions of PCCI combustion with either ethanol or n-butanol. The PFI fuels selected were tested at loads of 3, 4, and 5 Bar IMEP for a total of 28 total combustion tests with variations made to the EGR% and boost pressure for each test in order to find the optimal emissions strategy. A Mie-scattering spray fuel analysis was also conducted on the three fuels to gain insight on their influence on combustion/emissions characteristics. It was found that ethanol had a greater average Sauter Mean Diameter …

Effects Of Titanium And Cerium Addition On Grain Size And Mechanical Properties Of Ductile Iron Castings, Shelton F. Fowler Iv

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

According to the Hall-Petch equation, the refinement of grains in metals increases the yield strength of the material. Austenite grain size influences the fineness of microstructural constituents in the ferrous alloys. It is well studied that cerium and titanium refine the austenite in steels and some gray irons, but no studies have been done to systematically explore the effects of cerium and titanium additions on austenite in ductile iron. This study sought to determine the effects of selected levels of these elements on the grain size within ductile iron. A hypoeutectic iron was chosen for testing as the proeutectic phase …

Non-Invasive Detection Of Elevated Intracranial Pressure Using Spontaneous Tympanic Membrane Pulsation, Rajkumar Dhar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Monitoring intracranial pressure (ICP) is a standard diagnostic tool for various neurological conditions such as head injury, ruptured aneurysms, intracerebral and intracranial hemorrhage, and hydrocephalus. Currently, ICP monitoring relies on invasive pressure measurements. These include intraventricular catheter, subdural screw, epidural sensor, and lumbar puncture. Invasive methods pose the risk of infection and hemorrhage, are expensive, and require special clinical skills. A noninvasive method that is reliable, simple to use, low-cost, and provides easily interpretable results can help avoid the complications associated with the invasive methods. This study proposes a novel method for noninvasive ICP monitoring using tympanic membrane pulsation (TMp). …

A Flexible 3d Architecture For Cooling Future Generation Devices, Khan Mohammad Rabbi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Systems that consume and convert energy produce thermal energy as a byproduct. This generation of thermal energy, if not dissipated properly, contributes to the significant temperature rise of the overall system. This temperature rise can lead to reduced efficiency and system-level failure. Future technologies will continue to face such thermal challenges. In fact, next-gen devices will demand flexible thermal management architectures for high-performance operation. To tackle these challenges, innovative liquid cooling technologies and high-speed thermal diagnostic systems must be developed simultaneously. Active and passive pulsation-liquid-cooling techniques are currently an attractive thermal management solution. In an active cooling mode, the influence …

Integrating Temperature Dependence Into A Microstructure-Sensitive Fatigue Model For Titanium Alloys, Jared Michael Darius

Masters Theses

This work seeks to integrate temperature dependence into a microstructure-sensitive fatigue model for titanium alloys produced by both extrusion and electron beam melting (EBM) additive manufacturing, revising and enhancing the MultiStage Fatigue (MSF) model as the foundational model framework. Traditional fatigue modeling has required design engineers to conservatively use a lower-bound estimate of fatigue life predictions given a statistically significant spread of experimental data that can span up to two or sometimes three orders of magnitude for a given test condition. This variation in fatigue data has since been accounted for with the advent of the MSF model, linking individual …