The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Like the engineering profession itself, the School of Mechanical Engineering is characterized by the vitality that accompanies change and expansion. Our programs are built on more than a century of tradition in quality engineering education. A highly qualified faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, close interaction with industry, and outstanding students are all marks of our success in fostering and sustaining an environment of academic excellence.
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Sub-communities within this community
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Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing (ECDM) [3]
Researchers in the ECDM program develop methodologies and decision support tools that integrate the best business practices with those that produce superior environmental and social performance. Our research outcomes will ... -
Fusion Research Center (FRC) [84]
Fundamental research in the physics of magnetically confined plasmas and their interactions with material surfaces, the development of the engineering sciences of fusion, the conceptual design of fusion applications for ... -
Mechanical Properties Research Laboratory (MPRL) [12]
The MPRL is an interdisciplinary laboratory which supports education and research programs in structural materials. Its principle activities are directed toward the measurement and modeling of the mechanical properties ... -
Precision Machining Research Consortium (PMRC) [107]
The Consortium facilitates rapid and comprehensive transfer of technology through extensive interactions with a wide variety of industrial manufacturing facilities -
Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute (RPMI) [3]
RPMI develops and deploys rapid prototyping and manufacturing technologies and applications through education, research and service. -
Systems Realization Laboratory (SRL) [52]
The Systems Realization Laboratory was founded in 1992. In addition to a very strong research program, we assert that our primary mission is to provide an opportunity for students to learn how to rise to their full potential. ...
Collections in this community
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Annual Harold W. Gegenheimer Lecture Series on Innovation [3]
Established in 1995 to support student programs that encourage creativity, innovation and design -
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Annual Distinguished Lectures [4]
Mechanical engineering allows a large number of multidisciplinary activities to be conveniently encompassed. Featured speakers come from engineering, academia, government and business. -
School of Mechanical Engineering OSP Research Reports [366]
OSP research reports by faculty and researchers in the School of Mechanical Engineering -
School of Mechanical Engineering Theses and Dissertations [3397]
Original work by students in the School of Mechanical Engineering
Recent Submissions
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Phenomena Identification and Ranking Tables (PIRTs) Report for Material Selection and Possible Material Degradation Mechanisms in FHR
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-16)Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table (PIRT) report for metallic materials use in Fluoride High-Temperature Reactors (FHRs) -
Methodological comparison of dose estimation from exposure during boating activities
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-12-09)The exposure scenario of an adult individual boating on a contaminated body of water is a plausible situation, given that nuclear power plants release radioactivity into bodies of water as part of normal operation through ... -
Computational and experimental investigation of reinforced polymers for material extrusion additive manufacturing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-12-09)Among the most widely used additive manufacturing technologies is the material extrusion based process, in which a filament of thermoplastic material is liquefied and extruded through a nozzle to build a three-dimensional ... -
Coordinated rate control user interface and task identification of an excavator
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-12-09)Excavators are ubiquitous machines used in construction and agriculture globally. Many fluid power machines, including excavators, are operated directly by humans. For this reason, the efficacy of the communication channels ... -
Investigation of fouling mechanisms to guide the design of diesel engine exhaust driven absorption heat pumps
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-12-09)Fouling mechanisms in single- and two-phase heat and mass exchangers heated by diesel engine exhaust streams are investigated in this study. Fouling experiments are conducted under steady and transient operating conditions ... -
Characterization of nuclear reactor pressure vessel (RPV) surrogate specimens with ultrasound
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-12-08)This research determines the sensitivity of nonlinear ultrasound (NLU) to the changes in microstructure of heat treated Fe-1.0% Cu and Fe-0.1% Cu binary alloys. The Fe-Cu material investigated in this research serves as a ... -
Microstructure-sensitive fatigue modeling of medical-grade fine wire
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-12-08)This work presents a model to assess the microstructure-sensitive high-cycle fatigue (HCF) performance of thin MP35N alloy wires used as conductors in cardiac leads. The major components of this model consist of a ... -
Aerodynamic control of flow dynamics coupled to a free-flight axisymmetric body
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-16)This research focuses on the unsteady flow mechanisms of using aerodynamic flow control at the aft end flow boundary of a bluff body to modify the reciprocal coupling to its wake dynamics. Building on earlier findings at ... -
Adaptive control of autonomous airdrop systems in degraded conditions
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-15)Autonomous airdrop systems exhibit significant improvements over their unguided counterparts due to the addition of control mechanisms and real-time feedback. Increased landing accuracy comes with a high dependence on ... -
Temperature swing adsorption processes for gas separation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-15)Natural gas has become increasingly important as a fuel source with lower environmental impact; therefore, there is a growing need for scalable natural gas purification systems with small footprints. Current industrial ... -
Static and dynamic properties of reconfigurable magneto-elastic metastructures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-15)This thesis presents the investigation of lattice structures for the purpose of providing novel pathways for wave and mechanical property control. Structures of the type studied are often called metamaterials or metastructures ... -
High-pressure compliant syntactic foam for hydraulic noise control
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-15)Pressure fluctuations within a hydraulic system, commonly known as noise, create problems, such as leaks and breakout noise, within the system and necessitate treatment. Prior work has demonstrated the effectiveness of a ... -
Construction of representative 3D microstructures from complete and partial statistics
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-15)The principle concern of the material scientist is the connection between microstructure, properties, and processing. Microstructure is characterized via experimental measurements of geometry at the appropriate length ... -
Fast and efficient locomotion using oscillating flexible plates
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-10)Motivated by the incredible agility of fish and aquatic mammals underwater, scientists and engineers have sought to design biomimetic propulsion devices that can maneuver underwater with similar speed and efficiency. Robotic ... -
A multi-level upscaling and validation framework for uncertainty quantification in additively manufactured lattice structures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-15)Multiscale modeling techniques are playing an ever increasing role in the effective design of complex engineering systems including aircraft, automobiles, etc. Lightweight cellular lattice structures (CLSs) gained interest ... -
Analysis of simultaneous rotordynamic faults using coupled mechanical face seal vibration
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-09)Rotating machines are inherently vulnerable to many different faults; detecting these faults in real time can reduce costs and improve safety. A prerequisite for a successful condition monitoring system is an accurate ... -
The concurrent atomistic-continuum method: Advancements and applications in plasticity of face-centered cubic metals
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-09)Metal plasticity is a multiscale phenomenon that is manifested by irreversible microstructure rearrangement associated with nucleation, multiplication, interaction, and migration of dislocations. Long range elastic ... -
Dynamics of molecular communication in bacteria within microfluidic environments
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-15)Biosensors exploiting communication within genetically engineered bacteria are becoming increasingly important for monitoring environmental changes. Recently these sensors have miniaturized towards microfluidics due to the ... -
A machine vision system for in-situ quality inspection in metal powder-bed additive manufacturing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-09)In-situ inspection of geometric accuracy and porosity in metal powder-bed additive manufacturing (AM) using visual camera images was proposed and addressed. For the first time, an imaging setup and the required machine ... -
Thermal radiative properties of micro/nanostructured plasmonic metamaterials including two-dimensional materials
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-10-26)Micro/nanoscale thermal radiation is of great importance in advanced energy systems, nanomanufacturing, local thermal management, and near-field imaging. It concerns both electromagnetic wave interactions with micro/nanostructured ...
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