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Title
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A numerical study of tillage tool wear during plowing of sandy soil
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Author
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GOEL, GAURAV
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Wear of tillage tools during tilling operations leads to increase in power requirements, frequent downtimes for tool replacement, loss of production and an increase in the equipment and operational costs. A large number of variables - such as the ...
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BORON CARBIDE NANOWIRES: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION
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Author
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Guan, Zhe
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science
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Description
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Bulk boron carbide has been widely used in ballistic armored vest and the property characterization has been heavily focused on mechanical properties. Even though boron carbides have also been projected as a promising class of high temperature the...
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ENGINEERING BIOCERAMIC MICROSTRUCTURE FOR CUSTOMIZED DRUG DELIVERY
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Author
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Pacheco, Hernando
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering, Biomedical engineering
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Description
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One of the most efficient approaches to treat cancer and infection is to use biomaterials as a drug delivery system (DDS). The goal is for the material to provide a sustained release of therapeutic drug dose locally to target the ill tissue withou...
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INTELLIGENT DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ENERGY SYSTEMS
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Author
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Sinha, Maruti
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Power resources
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Description
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Advent of modern sensing technologies, data processing capabilities and rising cost of energy are driving the implementation of intelligent systems in buildings and houses which constitute 41% of total energy consumption. The primary motivation ha...
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Title
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Optical surface characterization with the structure function
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Author
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He, Liangyu
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Optics
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Description
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It is important to characterize surface and transmitted wavefront errors in terms of the spatial content. The errors are typically analyzed in three spatial domains: figure, ripple (or mid-spatial frequency) and roughness. These errors can affect ...
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Title
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PLASMONIC NANOLITHOGRAPHY MACHINE (PLM)
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Author
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Saad, Mohamed
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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The Plasmonic Nanolithography Machine (PLM) is a prototype that adopts near field maskless plasmonic nanolithography to achieve 45 nm line widths at 45 nm half pitch. A plasmonic lens floating on a hydrodynamic air bearing rides on a disc with abo...
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Title
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The fundamental application of decision analysis to manufacturing.
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Author
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Karandikar, Jaydeep
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Industrial engineering
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Description
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Machining models are available to predict nearly every aspect of machining processes. In milling, for example, models are available to relate stability, part accuracy (from forced vibrations during stable machining), and tool wear to the selected ...