Browse by Subject "Engineering, Mechanical"

• (2008)
The reactive flow around catalytically coated cylinders was investigated experimentally in the regime of Reynolds and Peclet numbers that are relevant to small-scale power generation. Methane and propane combustion was ...

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• (1993)
The objective of this work is to develop a general cutting process model for high-speed machining (HSM) that can predict the optimum cutting conditions which result in high productivity rates, small workpiece surface error, ...

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Our model for locomotion builds upon the classical Kirchhoff equations for a deformable body in an irrotational fluid, requiring that the total effective momentum in the fluid-body system be conserved even in the presence ...

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The objective of this thesis is to develop fictitious domain methods for shape and topology optimization of continuum structures in which an unambiguous definition of the geometry is available. We use fictitious domain ...

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• (1995)
The local and global bifurcation behavior of various structural and mechanical systems have been examined in detail. The analysis is divided into three main parts. In the first part, global bifurcation analysis is performed ...

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To demonstrate the capabilities and versatility of the grain-based CVFE code, we investigate four dynamic fracture problems. The first one is concerned with the propagation of dynamic intergranular cracks under mode I ...

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• (1980)
The variation of the thermal properties with temperature complicates the analysis of transient heat conduction problems because the governing partial differential equations are nonlinear. The analytical situation in some ...

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Direct numerical simulations of turbulent flows require numerical schemes with high resolution and grid flexibility. Resolution properties of B-spline and compact finite-difference schemes are evaluated using Fourier ...

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Beam-like structural elements with length much greater than the characteristic length of the cross-section are vulnerable to large forces induced either by constrained thermal expansions and contractions, or by the weights ...

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• (2009)
Through this work a new all-solid, ambient processing condition direct metal patterning technique has been developed and characterized. This ionic-transport-based patterning technique is capable of sub-50nm feature resolution ...

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• (1985)
Ability to predict the scenario following a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) is of central importance in the safety analysis of water reactors. During LOCA, the reactor core is uncovered and the residual water inventory is ...

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Pressure drop, anemometry, particle image velocimetry, mass transfer, and heat transfer experiments are performed to investigate the performance of an offset-strip fin array in the range 10,000 < Re < 100,000. Flow diagnostics ...

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• (1995)
Radiant heating systems have been identified by segments of the HVAC industry as technology which can potentially reduce the energy consumption of buildings. As a result of higher mean radiant temperatures within radiantly ...

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• (1995)
This study is the first to model and experimentally validate refrigerant inventory of R134a in small-channel cross-flow condensers$\sp\dagger.$ This heat exchanger is used in automotive applications and uses smaller internal ...

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• (1994)
An experimental study of heat transfer and flow regimes during condensation of refrigerants in horizontal tubes was conducted. Measurements were made in smooth, round tubes with diameters ranging from 3.14 mm to 7.04 mm. ...

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• (1992)
A numerical study was undertaken to clarify the mechanisms of heat transfer in fluid-particle suspension flows. Such flows, including fluidization, are of considerable industrial importance. The present research focuses ...

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