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Title: A GENERAL THERMAL THICKNESS MODEL AND A HEATING RATE RELATED IGNITION CRITERION FOR COMBUSTIBLE SOLIDS
Author: Tian, Ning
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: The objective of this research is to investigate the ignition behavior of combustible solid materials in fire. Three key tasks were conducted for it: (1) a new theoretical temperature profile prediction model, referred as General Thermal Thickness...

Title: COMPENSATION OF FREQUENCY RESPONSE FUNCTION MEASUREMENTS BY INVERSE RCSA
Author: Satyanarayana, Harsha
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: The stability lobe diagram is a graphical device used to select stable cutting conditions in machining. The generation of the stability lobe diagram requires the tool-holder-spindle-machine frequency response function (FRF). Therefore, the accurac...

Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A VERSATILE HIGH SPEED NANOMETER LEVEL SCANNING MULTI-PROBE MICROSCOPE
Author: Lin, Feilong
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Engineering
Description: The motivation for development of a multi-probe scanning microscope, presented in this dissertation, is to provide a versatile measurement tool mainly targeted for biological studies, especially on the mechanical and structural properties of an in...

Title: Development and analysis of a high-efficiency concentrating solar power tower plant concept
Author: Javanshir, Alireza
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are one of the main problems of using fossil energy sources such as coal and natural gas. Thus, decarbonization of the energy sector, i.e., the increased use of the lower carbon intensity and carbon-free energy...

Title: Effective Thermal Conductivity of Porous Materials using Maxwell's Methodology and Image-Based Finite Element Approach
Author: Balutkar, Vrushank Deepak
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: The steady-state thermal response of solid materials is controlled by their thermal conductivity. For porous materials, the local thermal conductivity is difficult to use in the characterization of the overall thermal response and therefore, often...

Title: Fungal Treatments for Lignocellulosic Bioconversion
Author: Giles, Richard
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Power resources, Biology
Description: Four studies were conducted to develop an innovative application of fungal biopulping technologies to improve commercialization of lignocellulosic ethanol biofuel production using sustainable waste products. The first study focused on evaluation a...

Title: LIGHT-ASSISTED DRYING (LAD) FOR THE STABILIZATION OF PROTEINS IN AMORPHOUS TREHALOSE
Author: Young, Madison
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Optics
Description: We have developed a new processing method, light-assisted drying (LAD), to create an amorphous trehalose matrix for the stabilization and storage of proteins. A challenge in the development of protein-based assays and therapeutics is preserving th...

Title: Molecular clustering characteristics in ternary trehalose and choline dihydrogen phosphate solutions
Author: Nikulsin, Nikita
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Physics
Description: Spatial and temporal characteristics of molecular structure in ternary solutions of trehalose and choline dihydrogen phosphate (CDHP) are studied using molecular dynamics simulations at 300 K for a range of solute concentrations with a 2:1 stoichi...

Title: OPTIMIZATION OF THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS INTEGRATED WITH CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER PLANTS
Author: Razzaghpanah, Zahra
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Power resources
Description: ZAHRA RAZZAGHPANAH. Optimization of Thermal Energy Storage Systems integrated with concentrated solar power plants. (Under the direction of DR. NENAD SARUNAC)Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants have been a major area of study for many years as a...

Title: The Local Dynamics of Basement Membrane Breaching During Cancer Cell Invasion
Author: Nazari, Shayan
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Solid tumor metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Cancer invasion through the confining basement membrane (BM) is the initial step in tumor dissemination and metastasis, and it represents a key diagnostic feature of cancer. ...

Title: Thermal analysis of filler reinforced polymeric composites
Author: Ghadge, Mahesh
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Mechanics, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology
Description: Improving heat dissipating property of composite materials is becoming increasinglyimportant in domains ranging from the automotive industry, electronic devices toaeronautical industry. Effective heat dissipation is required especially in aircraft...