Browsing Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics Masters Theses by Issue Date
Now showing items 1-20 of 106
-
A Single-Cylinder Internal Combustion Engine Test Unit for the Engineering Laboratory
(North Dakota State University, 1962)The study of the reciprocating internal combustion engine is of prime importance to the student engineer. In our present civilization, the number of units and the total rated power of internal combustion engines in use is ... -
A Molecular Dynamics Study of Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites and Graphene Nanoplatelet Polymer Composites
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Carbon nanotubes have been the main focus in science and engineering fields lately for their extraordinary properties. But carbon nanotube fabrication process is very expensive, particularly for reinforcements and ... -
Foaming Kinetics of Closed Cell Rigid Polyurethane Foam
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Rigid polyurethane foams have shown promise in several applications as a means to reduce weight without compromising structural properties. Information about the chemical formula of the liquid components, the reaction ... -
Performance Prediction Model for a Hybrid PVT System
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Photovoltaic cells convert, depending on the cell type, 6-18% of the incoming solar radiation into electricity with a higher percentage converted into heat. The heat in turn affects the cell temperature which has direct ... -
Implementation Of Particle Model Control Approach To A Fixed Axle UGV
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Robotic vehicles are normally modeled as rigid bodies under general motion, combining translation and rotation motions. While such modeling results in motion controllers that are easy to implement, these controllers are ... -
Impact. of Environmental Conditions on Fiberglass-reinforced Polyurethane Foam Composites
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Incorporating reinforcement within a polymer (i.e. composite) can obtain substantial performance increases. However, composites may he susceptible to conditions that could have a significant impact on their performance. ... -
Computational Simulation of Droplets Wetting on Micro and Nano Filaments
(North Dakota State University, 2010)In this thesis, wetting properties of liquid droplets on micro and nano filaments were explored. First, droplet-on-filament systems were considered, made of liquid droplets and wetting between parallel filaments of ... -
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 ... -
Numerical Methods for Fractional Optimal Control and Parametric Problems
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Fractional derivatives (FDs) or derivatives of arbitrary order have attracted considerable interest in the past few decades, and almost every field of science and engineering has applications of fractional derivatives. ... -
Potential for Industrial Vehicle Electrical Applications
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Synthetic metals are a branch of material science that deals with conducting organic molecules. The quantum mechanics of these materials show that doping can fundamentally change the conduction method and significantly ... -
Stress-Function Variational Method and Its Applications in the Strength Analysis of Bonded Joints and Hard Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2011)High concentrations of interfacial stress near the adherend ends are primarily responsible for the debonding failure of bonded joints, such as those structured extensively in civil and structural engineering; aeronautical, ... -
Performance Analysis of an Advanced Emission Reduction Technology Engine During Diesel-Hydrogen Dual Fuel Operation
(North Dakota State University, 2011)The primary objective of this study was to determine the capability of a CAT engine controlled by an advanced combustion emission reduction technology (ACERT) electronic control module to operate in a dual fuel mode. A ... -
Numerical Simulation of a Direct Expansion Geothermal Heat Pump Using Carbon Dioxide in a Transcritical Cycle
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Many of the synthetic refrigerants used in heat pump and air conditioning systems are potent greenhouse gases. In light of the increasing concern regarding climate change, there has been an increased interest in natural ... -
Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Polyamide Biocomposites
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Biobased fillers in thermoplastics have seen increased usage over the last several years. The increased usage of biobased fillers follows the ever-increasing thrust to reduce petroleum and synthetic petrochemical product ... -
Assessment of Native Aortic Stenosis Hemodynamics and Clinical Evaluation Methods Using Steady State Computational Fluid Dynamics and Computed Tomography-Derived Geometry
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease with a prevalence of 2% among individuals over 65 years and 4% over 80, in developed countries. Accurate valve assessment for intervention timing is critical. Using ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A Micromechanical Procedure to Characterize the Effect of Interface in Fibrous Composites and Brain White Matter
(North Dakota State University, 2012)A micromechanics computational algorithm for fibrous composites including fiber, matrix and interface is introduced to study the impact of interface on composite behavior. The domains are modeled by finite elements with ... -
Development of Biobased Sandwich Structures for Mass Transit Application
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Efforts to increase the biobased content in sandwich composites are being investigated to reduce the dependence on synthetically produced or mined, energy-intensive materials for numerous composite applications. Vegetable ... -
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 ...