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Development Of Optical Fiber Sensors For Distance, Refractive Index And Strain Measurement
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
This thesis is focused on the development of optical fiber based sensors for the measurement of distance, refractive index, and strain. The fabrication, implementation, analysis, and evaluation of the sensors are presented. ...
Numerical Simulation Of Particle Adhesion Dynamics For Applications In Nanomedicine And Biosensing
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
Multifunctional nanoparticles hold considerable promise as the next generation of medicine that allow for detection of early on-set of diseases and targeted therapy with minimal toxicity. To achieve targeted drug delivery, ...
Cae Tools For Modeling Inertia And Aerodynamic Properties Of An R/c Airplane
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
Recently there has been significant research in the field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). For efficient deployment and operation of these vehicles, it is imperative that one understands the physical system. This in turn ...
Semi-analytical Complex Variable Based Stochastic Finite Element Method
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
The stochastic finite element method (SFEM) is an approach that allows an analyst to define material, load, and geometry parameters as random variables to represent uncertainty in an engineering problem. The method is then ...
Characterization And Cooling Capacity Enhancement Of A Porous Ceramic Wick Based Coldplate
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
Current passive cooling methods of aerospace and military, high heat-flux electronics include the use of thermal planes made of exotic metal alloys, which have been designed, at a great expense, to have high thermal ...
Experimental Investigation Of Flow Boiling And Spray Cooling On Enhanced Surfaces In FC-72
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
In this study the effect of a recently developed, thermally conductive microporous coating on flow boiling and spray cooling performance was studied using FC-72 as the working fluid. The overall goal is to further increase ...
Characterization Of Thermal Challenges In Electronics : Leakage Current, Co-architectural Design And Rack Level Cooling
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
Since the advent of transistors and integrated circuits the complexity and functionality of the electronic products has gone up. In line with this, the scaling of the products is catching up at all levels of packaging. ...
Thermal Design Optimization Of Internally Cooled Turbine Blades
(Aerospace Engineering, 2009-09-16)
This paper outlines the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Genetic Algorithm (GA) Optimization to enhance the design of a 3-dimensional internally cooled turbine blade. The optimization code utilizes principles ...
High Temperature Microporous Coatings: The Effects Of Wetting And Wicking On Nucleate Boiling And Chf
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)
Porous coatings have long been a method to enhance boiling heat transfer. Previous researchers have thoroughly explained most of the physics behind the enhancement, but some holes still exist. Correlations, setup to ...
A Generic Methodology For Flight Test And Safety Evaluation At Conceptual Design
(Aerospace Engineering, 2009-09-16)
The current research is dedicated to the application of a simulation suite that emulates flight testing and is applicable to the aircraft conceptual and preliminary design environment. The configuration concept available ...