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A Numerical Study Of Incompressible Fluid Flow Over A Forward Facing Step At Various Grades
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-07-22)The study of the effect of natural forces on hydraulic structures is of great concern for the accurate prediction of when a design could be at risk of failure. In recent times the use of the shallow water equations to ... -
NUMERICAL STUDY OF MARANGONI CONVECTION AND MASS TRANSPORT IN MICRODROPLETS
(2017-05-24)Marangoni convection is a flow resulting from a surface tension gradient at air/liquid interface caused by temperature gradient, concentration of surfactant or applied electric field. Marangoni convection when caused by ... -
Numerical Study Of Sidewall Filling For Gas-fed Pulse Detonation Engines
(Aerospace Engineering, 2013-03-20)Pulse detonation engines for aerospace propulsion are required to operate at 50-100 Hz meaning that each pulse is 10-20 ms long. Filling of the engine and the related purging process become dominant due to their long ... -
Numerical Study on Morphology and Solidification Characteristics of Successive Droplet Depositions on a Substrate
(2016-05-10)Successive droplet impingement finds extensive applications in additive manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing, Liquid Metal Jetting and Net Form Manufacturing. Deposition, deformation and solidification of droplets ... -
A Numerical Study On The Dynamics Of Bubble Growth And Detachment From An Orifice
(Mechanical Engineering, 2010-03-03)The study of bubble formation from an orifice finds numerous industrial applications which include bubble acoustics in ocean physics and chemical reactors. Numerical simulations have been performed to investigate the ... -
OBJECT CLASSICATION, DETECTION AND STATE ESTIMATION USING YOLO V3 DEEP NEURAL NETWORK AND SENSOR FUSION OF STEREO CAMERA AND LIDAR
(2021-06-10)Real-time object classification, localization, and detection with region-based convolution neural network (R-CNN) require high computational power, or it consumes a tremendous amount of time with the use of the available ... -
Observation of the Interaction Between a Transonic Shock Wave and a Wingtip Vortex
(2018-12-04)The present study observes the interaction between two fundamental phenomena in fluid mechanics: the transonic shock wave and the wingtip vortex. While these are two areas of fluid mechanics in which extensive experimental ... -
On The Design Of A Biodegradable POC-HA Polymeric Cardiovascular Stent
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)The current state of the art in coronary stent technology is mainly populated by metallic stents usually coated with certain drugs to increase biocompatibility, even though experimental biodegradable stents have appeared ... -
On the Development and Integration of Pneumatic Extrusion Module and a Methodology to Identify Process Parameters for Additive Manufacturing using Machine Learning
(2018-05-09)Commonly used additive manufacturing platforms have a single extrusion module based on Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) and their processing software generates G-Codes for this FFF module using defined process parameters. ... -
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HUMAN THUMB TRACKING DEVICE FOR TELEMANIPULATION
(2018-10-19)The human thumb is the first digit of the hand and influences the grasping capability of the human hand. Based on literature, most sensor gloves available capture the motion of the fingers, however, they lack the ability ... -
On-chip Liquid-liquid Extraction And Separation Using Digital Microfluidics
(Mechanical Engineering, 2010-03-03)In this thesis, on-chip liquid-liquid microextraction and separation using electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) digital microfluidics was demonstrated by considering room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) and DI water as two ... -
Onboard Payload Mass Estimation and Electric Propulsion Modeling for Multicopters with Application in Unmanned Aerial Systems
(2019-05-20)Unmanned vehicles are the future. The aim of the future online retailers, delivery and transportation companies would be air delivery using unmanned aerial vehicles. Multicopters are becoming rapidly famous because they ... -
Onboard Payload Mass Estimation and Electric Propulsion Modeling for Multicopters with Application in Unmanned Aerial Systems
(2019-05-20)Unmanned vehicles are the future. The aim of the future online retailers, delivery and transportation companies would be air delivery using unmanned aerial vehicles. Multicopters are becoming rapidly famous because they ... -
Optimal Design Of A Parallel Beam System With Elastic Supports To Minimize Flexural Response To Harmonic Loading
Mechanical systems subject to vibration are prevalent across many industries. Harmonic problems can be especially challenging to optimize due to the likelihood that the response will be multi-modal; influenced by system ... -
Optimal Design Of Beams
(Aerospace Engineering, 2014-03-12)Beams are basic structural components that are capable of withstanding load primarily by resisting bending. Unlike Euler-Bernoulli beams, Timoshenko beams undergo both shear deformation and rotational effects, making it ... -
Optimal Design Variable Considerations In The Use Of Phase Change Materials In Indirect Evaporative Cooling
(Mechanical Engineering, 2014-12)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 ... -
OPTIMIZATION OF AIR COOLED PORTION IN A SERVER WITH WATER COOLED MICRO-PROCESSORS
(2016-05-10)A Data center is the heart of our associated world. It is a facility that houses computer systems and related components. According to IDC, because of enormous increment in pattern of IoT (Internet of Things) and distributed ... -
Optimization of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) chilled water plant systems
(2017-12-07)Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning accounts for about 60% of the total energy consumed in commercial facilities including office buildings, hospitals, retail stores, warehouses, campuses, manufacturing facilities, ... -
OPTIMIZATION OF WATER AND ENERGY USE IN INDIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEM BY CFD
(2016-12-09)Data center cooling is becoming important to maintain environmental condition for ITE- Information technology equipment. Conventional evaporative wet cooling media lowers the temperature of the dry bulb temperature of ... -
OPTIMUM DESIGN OF SHIMMED FOIL BEARING CONSIDERING ROTORDYNAMIC STABILITY
(2020-08-10)Air foil bearing technology has made substantial development in the past years and has found its applications in high speed turbomachinery. Yet the rotordynamic instability has still been a persisting issue in the single ...