The global and local impacts of climate change have increased the interest in decarbonizing energy economies in general and transportation in particular. Solar EVs represent an intersection of renewable energy generation and EV development, both o...
Magnetic gearboxes are a developing technology that is being considered as an alternative to mechanical gearboxes for non-contact transmission of torque in numerous applications. While mechanical gearboxes are commonplace in mechanical designs due...
ABSTRACTALEX FRENCH. Modeling the Thermal-Mechanical Effects of Phase Change Materials in Lightweight Optics. (Under the direction of Dr. WESLEY WILLIAMS) This thesis investigates the effects of adding a phase change material (PCM) such as paraffi...
