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Title
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Analysis of wound irrigation devices
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Author
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Pawar, Amogh Madan
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Medicine
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Description
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In wound irrigation, the surface pressure at the wound is critical. Correct pressure ensures removal of bacteria and foreign debris without further tissue damage. Surface pressure measurements were performed for three irrigation devices, including...
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Aspects of Turbulence and Stochastic Processes in Fluid Mechanics
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Author
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Dahlberg, Jerry
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
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Description
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Three experimental studies are executed to examine aspects of turbulence and stochastic processes in fluid mechanics. Each experimental study is conducted in a different medium; water, wind and vibrated grain piles. Each study requires upgrades to...
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Title
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CFD-URANS ANALYSIS OF THE WATER FLOW IN AN ALGAE MAGNETIC SEPARATOR
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Author
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Joshi, Shreyas
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Crude oil is one of the major sources for energy production. One barrel could produce up to 50% of gasoline. Almost, 75% of a crude oil barrel can be converted to petroleum products which are the most consumable energy sources over the world. With...
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COMBINED DEM-FEM MODELING OF SHOT PEENING PROCESS
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Author
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Bobba, Dhanooj
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Shot peening is a commonly used technique for improving the fatigue life of machine components by inducing compressive residual stresses in the surface layers. This process involves plastically deforming the surface layers by impacting the surface...
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DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF HUB CALIBRATION OF TIRE FORCE AND MOMENT TESTING MACHINE
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Author
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Muthyala, Dhiraj Kumar
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction
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Description
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Tire cornering force and moment data from an indoor tire testing machine is very important to auto-makers and tire researchers with respect to the performance of vehicles. As such, the quality of the tire data is also crucial and it is dependent o...
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Title
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FIBER BASED TOOLS FOR POLISHING OPTICAL MATERIALS
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Author
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Shahinian, Hossein
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Optics
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Description
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In this dissertation, the development of alternative fiber based polishing tools for the finishing of precision freeform and aspherical optics is introduced. Freeform and aspherical optics, i.e. optics with varying radius of curvatures (ROC), are ...
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Title
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FINITE ELEMENT STUDIES OF ORTHOGONAL MACHINING OF ALUMINUM ALLOY A2024-T351
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Author
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Patel, Jaimeen
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Mechanics
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Description
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In this work, a new machining model using the commercial finite element software ABAQUS is developed. The model regards material separation, chip serration and breakage as ductile fracture processes where energy is required to form new surfaces. T...
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Title
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FRICTION MEASUREMENT DURING FREE VIBRATION
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Author
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Kossack, Christoph
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Friction is a key consideration in the behavior of many dynamic systems. However, modeling friction behavior accurately remains an engineering challenge. Current friction measurement approaches are limited to application specific tests that attemp...
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Title
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GENERATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FIREBRANDS FROM SELECTED STRUCTURAL FUELS
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Author
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Hedayati, Faraz
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Spotting by firebrands is the only mechanism that is capable of initiating fires miles from a fire line. The firebrand phenomenon can be understood in three major sequential phases: production, transportation, and ignition of the recipient fuel. A...
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Title
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Generation Milling of Cylindrical Involute Gears
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Author
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Groover, Jesse
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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In the past, gears have largely been manufactured by means of dedicated gear manufacturing machines and tools. These are difficult and expensive to manufacture and maintain, and offer low flexibility and an inability to make anything other than ge...