Browse Dept. of Mechanical Science and Engineering by Title

• (2010-01-06)
This thesis considers the application of L1 adaptive control methodology to a model of the X-48B Blended Wing Body aircraft. We explicitly verify the performance bounds of the adaptive flight control system at various ...

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• (2011-05-25)
The behavior and structure of laminar hydrocarbon flames which propagate parallel to the direction of a periodic gradient of mixture composition was studied both experimentally, using a specially designed burner, and ...

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• (1996)
The objective of the present research was to investigate the applicability of large-eddy simulations to predict the characteristics of turbulent wakes of bluff bodies. The problem considered concerns turbulent flow over a ...

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• (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2002-10)
In the current dissertation work, the preferential concentration and deposition of heavy solid particles in a downward, fully developed turbulent square duct flow are studied using large eddy simulations. A second-order ...

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• (2011-08-25)
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations can be very computationally expensive, especially for Large Eddy Simulations (LES) and Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) of turbulent flows. In LES the large, energy containing ...

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• (1995)
The large scale structure and mixing characteristics of the flowfield surrounding a single, underexpanded, sonic, transverse jet injected into a Mach 1.6 crossflow were experimentally studied. The flowfield was investigated ...

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• (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2000-04)
The paper describes the computational procedure and results from large-eddy simulations in a complex three-dimensional louver geometry. The three-dimensionality in the louver geometry occurs along the height of the fin, ...

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• (1994)
TiN films have been deposited on Ti-6Al-4V substrates by a cw CO$\sb2$ laser chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) process with TiCl$\sb4$, H$\sb2$, and N$\sb2$. Pulsed dye laser induced fluorescence (LIF) spectroscopy is used ...

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• (1996)
The structure of hydrogen jet diffusion flames has been investigated using coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) and laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) to obtain temperature and nitric oxide (NO) concentrations in ...

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• (1979)

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• (1992)
This experimental investigation into shallow laser welding describes new techniques for visualizing, measuring dimensions, and mapping the deformation of the weld pool free surface. The first known measurements of the ...

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• (2015-01-21)
Heterogeneous materials integration, motivated by material transfer processes, has evolved to address the technology gap between the conventional micro-fabrication processes and multi-layer functional device integration. ...

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• (2014-05-30)
Reduction in lean body mass and increase in fat mass lead to decline in strength and physical function and are therefore largely associated with aging and obesity. Recent research has demonstrated that Magnetic Resonance ...

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• (2013-08-22)
This thesis is a comprehensive account of my experiences implementing the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) for the purpose of simulating multiphase flows relevant to Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center (ACRC) applications. ...

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• (2014-09-16)
There are many manufacturing systems that can be described as Linear Time-Varying (LTV) systems that have large parameter variations. When using a feedback controller for these systems, the lag in transient tracking response ...

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• (1991)
A new finite element for circular plates based on Mindlin's shear-deformable plate theory is developed. Unlike conventional plate elements, these new elements may be stacked on top of one another to model laminated plates. ...

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• (1994)
Castigliano's second theorem is applied to determine the linear elastic constitutive response of plain-weave meshes under biaxial tension and bending. In-plane force-deflection relations are derived through examining a ...

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• (2011-01-14)
Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, or GD&T, is a symbolic language that permits design engineers, manufacturing personnel, and quality inspectors to communicate in an e cient and e ective manner. This communication ...

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• (2013-08-22)
We present nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of liquid flow past a carbon nanotube (CNT) and a single graphene sheet. We apply a gravity driven liquid argon flow past a CNT in a small domain and show that ...

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