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Dynamic Performance Of Offset-preloaded Two Pad Foil Bearings
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Commercial application of the air foil bearing (AFB) in microturbomachinary have been acknowledged. Absence of external pressurizing and lubricating system makes them light and compact. Simple construction, low friction ...
Integrated Modeling Approach For Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-based Power Generating System
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems have been recognized as the most advanced power generation system with the highest thermal efficiency with a compatibility with a wide variety of hydrocarbon fuels, synthetic gas from ...
Control Of A Teleoperating Robotic Arm Subject To Time Delays
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Robotics in Minimally Invasive Surgeries (MIS) can be explored to its full potential if there is complete transparency between the surgeon and the virtual environment. In the setup, haptic device which conveys force from ...
Study Of The Capabilities Of Electrowetting On Dielectric Digital Microfluidics (EWOD DMF) Towards The High Efficient Thin-film Evaporative Cooling Platform
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-10-23)
With the current technological advancement, the size of the electronic components is being reduced to smaller and compact sizes. In the meantime, the packaging density and power consumption is ever increasing. To tackle ...
Experimental Study On The Effects Of Gaseous Contamination On IT Equipment
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-10-22)
Every company is trying to reduce their carbon footprint in today's world. The data center industry is no different. To reduce the cooling costs and increase the efficiency, air -side economizers are used. Air-side ...
Compressibility Effects On The Non-linear Receptivity Of Boundary Layers To Dielectric Barrier Discharges
(Aerospace Engineering, 2013-07-22)
The reduction of drag and aerodynamic heating caused by boundary layer transition is of central interest for the development of hypersonic vehicles. Receptivity to flow perturbation in the form of Tollmien-Schlichting (TS) ...
The Samara Spacecraft: Design And Development Of A Self-stabilizing, Auto-rotating, Distributed Sensing System
(Aerospace Engineering, 2013-07-22)
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 ...
Design And Evaluation Of A Chemical Reactor For The Pyrolysis Wood Pellets
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Currently there is interest in converting waste biomass into valuable products, such as fuels and specialty chemicals. However, the product composition, yield, the energy required to run the reaction, and the required ...
Characterization Of UTA Hypersonic Shock Tunnel
(Aerospace Engineering, 2013-03-20)
Characterization of a hypersonic shock tunnel was performed under low enthalpy conditions. A rake was designed and fabricated to measure pitot pressure and heat flux at three axial locations in the test section. Pitot ...
Passive Wireless Antenna Sensors For Crack Detection And Shear/compression Sensing
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-03-20)
Despite the fact that engineering components and structures are carefully designed against fatigue failures, 50 to 90% of mechanical failures are due to fatigue crack formation. The severity of the failure depends on both ...