Browsing by Department "Mechanical Engineering"
Now showing items 1-20 of 2019
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(2019-11-07)This work introduces a structural composite material enabled by 3D printing technologies. The composite consists of a 3D-printed frame filled with another material for property enhancement. Unlike traditional composites ...
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(2020-10-29)Conventional rotordynamic analyses generally simplify the rotor, neglecting detailed geometrical characteristics. However, in modern rotating machines, rotors consist of multiple complex-shaped parts that are usually ...
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(2022-04-11)The separation between printed part and vat floor in constrained surface vat photopolymerization (VP) is a crucial issue, which limits the printability on different materials and the overall printing speed. This study aims ...
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(2019-09-06)Bulk-flow predictive models (BFM), though simple and fast, often fail to accurately predict the performance of gas labyrinth seals (LSs). In this work, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis quantifies the effects ...
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(2021-06-03)An oblique, Cartesian, coordinate system arises from the geometry affiliated with a Gram-Schmidt (QR) factorization of the deformation gradient F, wherein Q is a proper orthogonal matrix and R is an upper-triangular matrix. ...
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(2020-04-09)The natural gas industry has entered a substantial boom recently as the world seeks out more forms of inexpensive, reliable, and more environmentally friendly energy. Moving this natural gas requires a complex network of ...
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(2023-05-04)Modern building operation and management largely relied on the Internet of Things (IoT) technology by connecting controllable devices through a communication network. However, this all-connected configuration could also ...
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(2022-05-23)High resolution mappings of brain activity have historically been restricted to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measures. Brain wave recordings via electroencephalography (EEG) have nonstationary statistical ...
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(2020-05-14)In the subsea oil and gas industry, multiphase pumps and wet gas compressors are preferred technologies as they eliminate a conventional liquid-gas separation station to save up to 30% of capital investment. Seals in ...
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(2022-12-09)Concrete is the most widely used quasi-brittle material in building and infrastructure constructions. Such structures can be exposed to various types of load conditions. Some of these can potentially result in the catastrophic ...
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(2023-05-03)The primary goal of this thesis project is to develop a robotic and software platform for agricultural observation purposes within a multi-robot system using a mixed reality user interface. The presented hardware consists ...
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(2011-08-18)Flywheel has intrinsic advantages over other energy storage forms such as hydraulic storage, batteries and compressed airs. These advantages include higher robustness, longer life cycle, great energy density, higher ...
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A Parametric Study for Jet Impingement Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Different Roughness Elements (2023-08-02)Gas turbines are utilized for a variety of industrial applications, such as electric power generation (large land-based gas turbines), driving compressors and pumps, and providing thrust for aircraft propulsion (jet engines). ...
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(2020-09-25)An approach for self-sensing is proposed for voice-coil actuators that have an invertible, position-dependent inductance. Actuators with these properties are denoted as position-invertible, variable-inductance (PIVI) ...
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(2023-05-05)Solid deposits form when a lubricant undergoes thermal breakdown due to high-temperature conditions and can cause adverse operational effects within engines. A collection device designed to allow coke to form on its surface ...
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(2018-11-29)The need to understand and control factors influencing sound testing of range hood and bathroom ventilation fans in a semi-reverberant sound chamber is of great importance to both certification bodies, such as the Home ...
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(2023-05-03)The main objective of this study is to develop a single-camera unit-based three-dimensional surface imaging technique that could be used to reduce the disparity error in three-dimensional (3D) image reconstruction and ...
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(2020-11-25)Range-hood capture efficiency testing is a procedure standardized by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) with the purpose of measuring the ability of a kitchen exhaust fan to remove pollutants generated ...
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(2019-10-30)Building Commissioning is important for evaluating energy and dollar savings in existing buildings. Energy Systems Lab of Texas A&M University has developed WinAM with the purpose of aiding that process. WinAM is a ...
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(2020-10-15)A self-equalizing tilting pad thrust bearing (TPTB) improves operation reliability by adjusting its pads to accommodate thrust collar tilt, and hence removing a source of frequent wearing. Although recent literature states ...