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E-LEARNING MODULES FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR HEAT TRANSFER
(2016-05-13)E learning in engineering education is becoming popular at several universities as it allows instructors to create content that the students may view and interact with at his/her own convenience. Web-based simulation and ... -
EFFECT OF CENTRIFUGAL FORCE ON THE LOAD CAPACITY OF THRUST GAS BEARING
(2022-12-12)It has been known for many decades that both rigid and foil thrust bearings are two options in the market for high-speed turbomachinery systems. Their advantages encompass the lower manufacturing cost, the lighter weight, ... -
Effect Of CRAC Location On A Fixed Rack Layout Of A Data Center
(Mechanical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Microprocessor driven escalation of thermal management needs has resulted in significant cooling challenges at the data center facility level, which can house thousands and tens of thousands of heat producing processors. ... -
Effect of Dielectric Inter-layer in Performance of the Multi-functional Material in Mechanical, Thermal and Environmental Loading Conditions
(2019-05-10)The demand for Electrical power storage devices for space shuttle, aircraft, car, bus and marine vehicles increased a great deal to have a greener and safer world. Decades of research has been done on development of light ... -
Effect Of Friction On The Zel'dovich Von Neumann Doring To Chapman Jouguet Transition
(Aerospace Engineering, 2010-11-01)Detonation theory proposes Chapman-Jouguet state of equilibrium due to the sonic speed of the products relative to the wave. Experimental observations however indicated the existence of a sub-Chapman-Jouguet state. The ... -
EFFECT OF MANUFACTURING-INDUCED DEFECTS AND ORIENTATION ON THE FAILURE AND FRACTURE MECHANISM OF 3D PRINTED STRUCTURES
(2016-12-20)Additive manufacturing is a rapidly growing cutting edge technology. Number of experimental studies have shown that strength of product manufactured by additive Fused Deposition Method (FDM) is influenced by different ... -
Effect Of Nanoparticle Dispersions In A Binary Nitrate Salt As Thermal Energy Storage Material In Concentrated Solar Power Applications
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-07-22)Despite the huge improvements in the field of solar energy to produce electricity, the high cost of production has been one of the major problems in this field. Concentrated solar power (CSP) uses a number of mirrors to ... -
EFFECT OF PCB THICKNESS ON SOLDER JOINT RELIABILITY OF QFN PACKAGE UNDER POWER AND THERMAL CYCLING
(2017-01-13)Failure analysis and its effects are major reliability concerns in electronic packaging. More accurate fatigue life prediction can be obtained after the consideration of all affecting loads on the electronic devices. When ... -
Effect Of Pullout And Torsional Strength Of Composites With Co-molded Thread Inserts
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Rotorcraft transmission housings and drive system components are typically made from cast metals due to their highly complex geometries. Utilizing composite materials offers potential to reduce weigh and manufacturing cost ... -
EFFECT OF SOLDER VOIDS AND DISTANCE TO NEUTRAL POINT (DNP) ON SJR OF WCSP UNDER REFLOW CONDITION AND THERMAL CYCLING
(2017-12-08)Since the introduction of Chip Scale Packages (CSP’s) in the early 2000s, they have become one of the biggest packaging trends in recent history. There are currently over 50 different types of CSP’s available throughout ... -
EFFECT OF STRUCTURAL VARIATIONS ON THERMAL DEFORMATION OF SINGLE CURVATURE COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS
(2016-05-10)Composite structures cured at a high temperature in a contoured female mold have a tendency to deform or spring-in when brought down to room temperature from cure temperature. This thesis investigates the effects of various ... -
Effect of Sulfur - Porous Carbon Cathode Morphology on the Discharge Process in Lithium-Sulfur Battery
(2019-08-14)In the present era, Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are most commonly used in all electronic devices, but the demand for alternative energy increases rapidly due to the catastrophic climate caused by excess use of fossil ... -
Effect of Underfill Material & Gap Height on Reliability of low-k Large-Die Flip Chip Package under thermal Loading
The reliability assessment of package assembly is important to predict the performance of any microelectronic devices. Formation of fatigue cracks at the interface between the solder joint and component is the common failure ... -
EFFECT OF VISCOELASTIC MODELING OF PCB ON THE BOARD LEVEL RELIABILITY OF WAFER CHIP SCALE PACKAGE (WCSP) IN COMPARISON TO ORTHOTROPIC LINEAR ELASTIC MODELING
(2017-01-13)The assessment of board level solder joint reliability during thermal cycling is very important for electronic packages. During thermal cycling, the mismatch in Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) between the materials ... -
Effect Of Warm Water Cooling For An Isolated Hybrid Liquid Cooled Server
(Mechanical Engineering, 2014-12)Data center cooling strategies have changed overtime due to increases in power densities and ever increasing server cooling power requirement. Traditionally, most data centers adopt air cooling where the Computer Room Air ... -
EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF POROUS MEDIA BY INVERSE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS
(2017-12-07)This research describes the application of inverse analysis to estimate the thermal conductivity of a porous material using temperature measurements at the surfaces. Finite volume analysis code is implemented in MATLAB ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF CLOSED-LOOP INVERSE-KINEMATIC LANDMARK NAVIGATION METHOD ON DRIFTING AND HEADING ERRORS OF IMPRECISE MULTI-LEGGED ROBOTS
(2021-05-10)This work addresses the effectiveness of a closed-loop inverse-kinematic control methodology on alleviating drifting and heading errors in the walking and turning of a hexapod robot. Most work in this area focuses on ... -
Effects Of Curvature On The Stresses Of A Curved Laminated Beams Subjected To Bending
(Mechanical Engineering, 2010-07-19)In aircraft structural applications, curved laminated beam structures are often used as part of the internal structure. If the curved composite structure is subjected to bending that tends to flatten or compress the ... -
Effects Of Edge Distance, Hole Size Ratio And Hole Spacing On Peak Stresses Of Composite Laminate With Multiple Holes
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Unlike isotropic material, the stress distribution of laminate with a hole varies with its size, its material properties and fiber orientations of each layer. Moreover, presence of a hole in the neighborhood of another ... -
Effects Of Freezing On The Mechanical Properties Of Engineered Tissues
(Mechanical Engineering, 2010-07-19)Cryopreservation is used to preserve cells and tissues at low temperatures for short and long term uses. Some examples of where cryopreservation is used include the storage of organs, blood, embryos, and artificial tissues. ...