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Title: A comprehensive study of the microstructure and mechanical behavior of HCP-based multilayered nanofilms
Author: Lu, Yuanyuan
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Materials science
Description: Metallic multilayer films with the individual layer thickness h decreased to submicron or even less have attracted a great deal of attention over the past decades because of their impressive mechanical properties, especially the high strength. Mos...

Title: Calibrating slope-dependent errors in profilometry
Author: Zhou, Yue
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Optics
Description: Optical profilometers, such as scanning white light interferometers and confocal microscopes, provide high resolution measurements and are widely utilized in many fields for measuring surface topography. The techniques are capable of high-speed su...

Title: Characterization of the Dynamic Performance of Machine Spindles
Author: Ganguly, Vasishta
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: Machine spindle dynamics and (axis of rotation) error motions may vary as a function of spindle speed due to gyroscopic effects, changes in bearing preload, centrifugal forces, and thermals effects. It is necessary to characterize these changes in...

Title: Correction of the post-necking True Stress-Strain data using Instrumented Nanoindentation
Author: Romero Fonseca, Ivan
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Materials science
Description: The study of large plastic deformations has been the focus of numerous studies particularly in the metal forming processes and fracture mechanics fields. A good understanding of the plastic flow properties of metallic alloys and the true stresses ...

Title: DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF VORTEX MACHINING
Author: Howard, Stephen
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: This dissertation presents work done in investigation of a novel polishing process called Vortex Machining. Vortex Machining uses an oscillating probe to induce vortices in a polishing slurry above a workpiece, thereby removing material in regions...

Title: DYNAMIC WATER SORPTION IN TREHALOSE-SALT MIXTURES: EFFECT OF COMPOSITION ON RETENTION OF THE AMORPHOUS STATE
Author: Bagheri, Babak
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Biomechanics
Description: The disaccharide trehalose has received considerable attention in the bio-preservation field due to its outstanding properties as a glass former, and it is widely used in the pharmaceutical and food industries to stabilize dried products. In part,...

Title: FEASIBILITY OF ELECTRIC FIELD SENSOR FOR EXTERNAL BALLISTICS ANALYSIS
Author: Benfield, Christopher
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Engineering
Description: Accurately modeling the flight path to resemble the actual flight dynamics of a given projectile enables a shooter to engage targets at distances that extend into the transonic and subsonic flight regions. This requires the collection of velocity ...

Title: FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF VORTEX MACHINING PROBES
Author: Vaidya, Mandar
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: 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,...

Title: Finite element modeling and simulation of occupant responses in highway crashes
Author: Li, Ning
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics
Description: Roadside barrier systems play an important role in reducing the number of fatalities and the severity of injuries in highway crashes. After decades of work by researchers and engineers, roadside barriers have been improved and are generally effect...

Title: Green's Function-Stochastic Approach To Solving Linear, Nonlinear And Nonhomogeneous Evolution Transport Problems
Author: Nortey, Thomas
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
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Title: MODELING OF DRUG RELEASE KINETICS FROM POROUS CERAMIC DISKS
Author: Joshi, Apurva
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: The use of biomaterials as drug delivery systems (DDS) eliminates the adverse side effects of systemic drug administration. Silica-based bioceramics have been widely studied as DDS and demonstrated a unique ability for controlled drug release loca...

Title: ON THE USE OF SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS TO MODEL ORTHOGONAL MACHINING
Author: Avachat, Chinmay
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: Modeling machining processes with conventional finite element methods (FEM) is challenging due to the severe deformations that occur during machining, complex frictional conditions that exist between the cutting tool and the workpiece, and the pos...

Title: PRECISION POLISHING DYNAMICS: THE INFLUENCE OF PROCESS VIBRATIONS ON POLISHING RESULTS
Author: Mainuddin, Mohammad
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: The optical pitch polishing process has been used over 300 years to obtain high quality optical surface finish with little subsurface damage. A pitch tool consists of a metal platen coated with a layer of polishing pitch whereby pitch is a highly ...

Title: The Effects of Inlet Temperature and Turbulence Characteristics on the Flow Development Inside a Gas Turbine Exhaust Diffuser
Author: Bomela, Christian
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Power resources
Description: The overall industrial gas turbine efficiency is known to be influenced by the pressurerecovery in the exhaust system. The design and, subsequently, the performanceof an industrial gas turbine exhaust diffuser largely depend on its inflow conditio...

Title: The Evalution of Chemical Wear on Single Crystal Diamond Tools while Diamond Turning a Binary Cu-Ni Alloy System
Author: Browy, Eric
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Optics, Engineering
Description: The current work describes the evaluation of chemical wear on diamond tools while diamond turning copper nickel alloys of varying composition. The primary goal of my project is to quantify the chemical wear of single crystal diamond tools while di...