Browsing Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering by Title
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The Development And Testing Of Pulsed Detonation Engine Ground Demonstrators
(Aerospace Engineering, 2008-09-17)The successful implementation of a PDE running on fuel and air mixtures will require fast-acting fuel-air injection and mixing techniques, detonation initiation techniques such as DDT enhancing devices or a pre-detonator, ... -
Development and Validation of the Deliquescent Relative Humidity Test Method For the Accumulated Particulate Matter Found in a Data Center Utilizing an Airside Economizer
(2018-05-17)Data centers are virtual or physical infrastructure utilized by enterprises to house computer, server and networking systems and other vital components for the needs of the company’s information technology mainly serving ... -
Development Of A Conceptual Design Weight Estimation Method Library And Documentation
(Aerospace Engineering, 2014-07-14)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 ... -
The Development Of A Finite Element Tool For The Calculation Of Beam Cross Section Properties
(Aerospace Engineering, 2008-09-17)Cross section properties are crucial in the analysis and design of beams as they play a key role in the determination of the stress state encountered. The development of an FEM tool in MATLAB for the calculation of beam ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLE PREPARATION TO EVALUATE RELIABILITY OF OIL COOLED DATA CENTER
(2015-12-10)Liquid immersion cooling is not a new concept which is slowly emerging as an alternative solution to conventional chilled air cooling systems for data centers. The main idea is to build a body of knowledge to help industry ... -
Development Of A Numerical Tool To Study The Mixing Phenomenon Occurring During Mode One Operation Of A Multi-mode Ejector-augmented Pulsed Detonation Rocket Engine
(Aerospace Engineering, 2015)A novel multi-mode implementation of a pulsed detonation engine, put forth by Wilson et al. [2], consists of four modes; each specifically designed to capitalize on flow features unique to the various flow regimes. This ... -
Development Of A Quantum Dot Mediated Thermometry For Minimally Invasive Thermal Therapy
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Thermally-related, minimally invasive therapies are designed to treat tumors while minimizing damage to the surrounding tissues. Adjacent tissues become susceptible to thermal injury to ensure the cancer is completely ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A TEST METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING AN INDIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING MODULE FOR DATA CENTER COOLING APPLICATION
(2021-05-09)Evaporative cooling is a smarter way of maintaining optimum operating conditions in data centers. Indirect Evaporative Cooling (IEC) provides the advantage of cooling without changing the humidity of the Data Center (DC) ... -
Development Of Alkali Chlorides As Heat Transfer Fluids With Addition Of Nanoparticles
Recent studies have shown that using a single fluid for Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Storage, improves the working and efficiency of a CSP. It improves the conversion efficiency (thermal energy to electrical) and ... -
Development of an advanced geometry toolkit framework for fitting complex topology-optimized mesh structures
Additive Manufacturing is playing a significant role in developing complex geometries which are not possible by conventional Manufacturing Processes. Topology optimization is playing key a role in deciding conceptual design ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC SERVO CLUTCH AND INDUSTRY-LEVEL CONTROLLER
(2022-05-16)This thesis covers the simulation and development of an electro-pneumatic servo clutch used on an FSAE racecar. This project utilizes a sophisticated simulation and various techniques to increase performance such as utilizing ... -
Development Of An Experimental And Analytical Model Of An Active Cooling Method For High-power Three-dimensional Integrated Circuit (3D-IC) Utilizing A Multidimensional Configured Thermoelectric Modules
(Mechanical Engineering, 2011-07-14)An increase in demand for more functionality and capacity of microelectronic components within the same logistic footprint drives the growth of three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D-IC) packaging technologies in recent ... -
Development Of An Optical Fiber-based Corrosion Detection Sensor Based On Laser Light Reflection
(Mechanical Engineering, 2010-07-19)Corrosion plays a detrimental effect on the structural integrity of many engineering structures. It can compromise the safe operation of these structures by forming corrosion pits that deteriorates the structural surfaces ... -
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
(Mechanical Engineering, 2014-03-12)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 ... -
Development Of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Based Erosion Models For Oil And Gas Industry Applications
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013)Erosion prediction plays a critical role in different oil and gas industry segments including drill bit manufacturing, measurement & logging while drilling (M&LWD), and reservoir engineering/completions tools. Recently, ... -
Development Of Detailed Computational Flow Model Of High End Server And Validation Using Experimental Methods
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-03-20)The continued development of the microprocessor has led to significant increase in high frequency interconnects and power dissipation. High power devices are pushing the limits of air cooling in data center environments. ... -
Development of Femtosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging (FLEET) and Femtosecond Two-Photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence (fs-TALIF) Diagnostics for Species Number Density and Velocity Measurements in Arc-Jet Flows
(2023-05-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/16/2024** ABSTRACT: Arc-jet flows are the only ground-test facilities that can recreate hypersonic high-enthalpy flight conditions for long durations. Characterizing ... -
Development Of Foil Thrust Bearing Test Rig
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-07-22)Oil lubricated bearings have been widely used in variety of turbo machinery, though it has its own limitations such as thermal degradation of oil over temperature, complicated oil lubrication system and their maintenance. ... -
Development Of Multi-element Active Aerodynamics For The Formula SAE Car
(Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2014-03-12)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 ... -
Development Of Optical Fiber Sensors For Distance, Refractive Index And Strain Measurement
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)This thesis is focused on the development of optical fiber based sensors for the measurement of distance, refractive index, and strain. The fabrication, implementation, analysis, and evaluation of the sensors are presented. ...