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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 ...
Lubrication and Wear at Metal/HDPE Contacts
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
In the thesis lubrication and wear at metal/HDPE contacts was addressed. In particular this type of contact occurs in artificial joint replacements. Wear of HDPE was recognized as a major factor limiting device performance.
In ...
A Survey for Industrial Uses of Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS)
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
The increase in demand for corn ethanol has caused an increase in distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), which is a byproduct of ethanol production. DDGS is a cheap byproduct and is primarily used for livestock ...
Shock Tube Design and the Kinematics of the Hybrid III Dummy Head under Shock Waves of Blast
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common injuries to soldiers in warfare today. A TBI occurs when the human brain is damaged by a sudden force coming from the environment. In the combat field of combat, high ...