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FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF VORTEX MACHINING PROBES
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Author
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Vaidya, Mandar
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Vortex machining is a unique localized material removal process in which footprints of several nanometer in depth are obtained. It employs a resonating quartz tuning fork and a fiber attached on its upper tine. When submerged in a layer of slurry,...
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Modeling the durability of structural components in aerospace and medical industries
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Author
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Shaik, Sameer
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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This dissertation presents applications of the finite element method in studying the durability of components used in aerospace (composites) and medical (hip implants) industries. In the first part of the dissertation the response of a fiber-reinf...