Browsing Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics Masters Theses by Title
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Effects of Green Reinforcement Strategies on Mechanical Properties of High Volume Polymers
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Green reinforcement in polymer systems have shown great promise in reducing cost, negative environmental effects, and dependency on nonrenewable resources. Both natural fillers and composite regrind can increase mechanical ... -
Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate as a Primary Binder in Particleboard
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Wood composites industry has been growing for decades. However, wood composites have been associated with some health concerns due to the presence of formaldehyde. A promising bio-based resin Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate (ESS) ... -
Evaluation of Corn Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles as a Functional Material to Replace Synthetic Resin in Wood Particleboards
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Corn distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is mostly marketed as a livestock feed due to its high protein content of 30%. Recently, the proteins in DDGS have shown potential to act as binding agents along with ... -
Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu Cold Sprayed and Alloy 625 Wire Arc Sprayed Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This study examines microstructural-based mechanical properties of Al-Cu composite deposited by cold spraying and wire arc sprayed nickel-based Alloy 625 coating using numerical modeling and experimental techniques. The ... -
Experimental Characterization of a Novel Integrated Flow Control Method
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Flow control methods can be used in many areas of aerodynamics such as separation control, wind turbines, landing gears and micro satellites. Flow separation in the boundary layer is one of the fundamental problems of ... -
Experimental Characterization of Aerosol Flows Through Micro-Capillaries
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Understanding the forces which dictate fluid particle interaction is of high interest in the field of aerosol jet Direct Write (DW). Several methods utilizing shadowgraphy and Mie scattering were used to visualize particle ... -
Experimental Evaluation of a NACA 0021 Airfoil Employing Shape-Memory Alloy for Active Flow Control
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Current aircraft use actuators to alter the wing geometry and generate the ideal flight characteristics which is known to be a method of active flow control. By replacing the heavy electric and hydraulic actuators currently ... -
Experimental Investigation of Molten Salt Torrefaction and the Development of a Lab-Scale Torrefaction Methodology
(North Dakota State University, 2019)A novel torrefaction methodology using molten salts as a means to reduce torrefaction temperatures was investigated. A lab-scale molten salt torrefaction methodology was developed to consistently torrify biomass; involving ... -
Experimental Investigation of Shear Thickening Fluid Impregnated Flax Fabric and Flax/Kevlar Hybrid Fabrics
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Shear thickening fluids have the potential to improve the effectiveness of fabric materials in body armor applications as they have shown to increase the puncture and ballistic resistance of Kevlar fabrics. However, the ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Temperature Effects on the Behavior of Adhesively-Bonded Dissimilar Materials
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The effects of temperature on the fatigue and low velocity impact (LVI) behaviors of adhesively-bonded single-lap joints (SLJs) composed of a pultruded E-glass/polyurethane composite bonded to 5052 aluminum and A36 steel ... -
Experimental Studies of Pulsatile Flow Passing Side Wall Biological Cavities and Flow Enhancement Using Hydrophobic Surfaces
(2020)Understanding the hemodynamics of the cardiovascular system and associated diseases is important for mitigating health risks. We applied flow diagnostic techniques to investigate pulsatile flow characteristics past sidewall ... -
Experimental Study of Effects of Leading-Edge Structures on the Dynamic Stall of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Airfoil
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Vertical axis wind turbine, developed as one of the main methods to utilize the wind energy, has a promising future; however, the major issue to limit its performance is the uneven loading on the blade during operation. ... -
Experimental Study of Effects of Leading-Edge Structures on the Dynamic Stall of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Airfoil
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Vertical axis wind turbine, developed as one of the main methods to utilize the wind energy, has a promising future; however, the major issue to limit its performance is the uneven loading on the blade during operation. ... -
An Experimental Study of Fluid-Structure Interaction in Collapsible Vessels
(North Dakota State University, 2022)The fluid-structure interaction in collapsible thin-walled vessels is an important topic of research to better understand the physical mechanisms behind many physiological processes and diseases. In this work, we established ... -
An Experimental Study on a Density Driven Solar Water Heating System Using Supercritical CO2 as Working Fluid
(North Dakota State University, 2013)For supercritical carbon dioxide, a small change in temperature or pressure can result in large change in density, especially close to its critical point. At this pseudocritical region, density decreases rapidly with ... -
Experimental Use of Hydrogen to Reduce the Consumption of Carbon Fuels in a Compression Ignition Engine and Its Effect on Performance
(North Dakota State University, 2016)As part of an effort to find use for electric energy produced by wind turbines, Basin Electric started a program to produce hydrogen through electrolysis. It is not enough to simply produce hydrogen, there needs to be uses ... -
Fabrication and Mechanical Characterization of Novel Hybrid Carbon-Fiber/Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Toughening/Self-Repairing Nanofibers at Interfaces
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This research was aimed at fabrication and characterization of novel hybrid carbon-fiber/epoxy composites reinforced with toughening/self-repairing nanofibers at interfaces. For interfacial toughening, continuous electrospun ... -
Fatigue Analysis of Arteries Using Finite Element Method
(North Dakota State University, 2012)In this thesis, the fatigue response of arteries to four specific physiological conditions representative of various morphological changes that artery undergo during its lifetime, was explored. Single layered nonlinear ... -
Fatigue Behavior of Flax Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Bio-based flax fiber polymer composites (FFPC) have the potential to replace metals and synthetic fibers in certain applications due to their unique mechanical properties. However, the long term reliability of FFPC needs ... -
Fine Line Metallization of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells via Collimated Aerosol Beam Direct Write
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Solar energy has come to the forefront as a scalable and largely underutilized renewable energy resource. The current cost of solar electricity, namely from photovoltaics, along with other logistics factors, has prevented ...