School of Mechanical Engineering Theses and Dissertations
Original work in partial fulfillment of a graduate degree in the School of Mechanical Engineering.
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Effects of neuroinflammation on vascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 35 million people worldwide, and lacks any effective therapy to stop or slow the disease. AD is characterized by progressive appearance of ... -
Thermal annealing and mechanical characterization study of electroplated copper in silicon trenches
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-05-01)Microelectronic systems continue to move to towards 3-D integration to meet the increasing demands, Through-Silicon Vias (TSVs) play an important role in interconnecting stacked silicon dies. Various 3-D integration ... -
A feasibility study on using surface treated kaolin mineral in thermoplastic composites
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)Glass fiber reinforced plastics are the current state of the art, mainly in automotive manufacturing applications. With the industry’s trend towards weight reduction for fuel economy and enhanced performance, an improvement ... -
Design of Replacement Structural Components for Fabrication Using Metal Big Area Additive Manufacturing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-05-02)Since the 1980s, additive manufacturing processes, commonly called 3D printing, have been used for prototyping applications due to low part strength. A new wire-feed metal additive manufacturing process called Metal Big ... -
Investigation of Air-Cooled Condensers for Waste Heat Driven Absorption Heat Pumps
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)Vapor absorption based heating, refrigeration, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC&R) systems can utilize low-grade waste heat streams to provide heating and cooling. These thermally driven absorption systems use ... -
Experimental Investigation of Combined Heat and Power Capacitive Deionization
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)Capacitive Deionization (CDI) is a novel separation-based technology for desalinating brackish water. By applying an electrical voltage difference, the salt ions are removed from water and temporarily stored in the porous ... -
Effect of mesoscale inhomogeneities on planar shock response of materials
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)In all previous spall models, the source of spall failure in metals either comes from damage at the grain boundary or from void nucleation, growth, and coalescence. However, it has been observed in experiments that both ... -
Alpha Detection using Zinc Oxide Nanorods Developed through Low Temperature Hydrothermal Growth
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)Zinc Oxide whether in the form of nanorods, bulk melt, or other forms have been the subject of study across many areas of study especially for its n-type semi-conductor properties. The research into its usefulness as a ... -
Modeling and Simulation for Particulate Heat Exchanger
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-25)Particle heating systems are promising candidates for Concentrator Solar Power, but particle to fluid heat exchangers, especially for the needed high temperatures, are an underdeveloped technology. To advance this technology, ... -
Vibration Analysis of Electroplated Copper Compliant Interconnects
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-24)Microelectronic packaging interconnects are subjected to mechanical damage due to thermal and power cycles, drop impact shock, and various vibration loads during application. As traditional microelectronic packaging ... -
The Manufacturing and Integration of Fluidic Oscillators for Composite Aircraft Structures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-24)Active flow control (AFC) devices have been proven to reduce drag and delay stall on commercial aircraft. This leads to lower fuel usage and thus reduced flight costs. However, there is a large uncertainty as to how to ... -
Towards Improved Device Design and Clinical Management: The Thrombogenic Effect of the Fluid Dynamics and Material Surface Relationship
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-12)Medical devices are burdened with complications of thrombosis and hemorrhage. The combined interaction of material surface, local hemodynamics (in particular shear rate), and large-scale thrombosis is poorly understood. ... -
Microstructure-sensitive Structure-property Modeling Tools for Triplex Mo-Si-B Alloys
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-07)Refractory metals and their alloys offer higher temperature alternatives to Ni-base superalloys. In particular, Mo-Si and Mo-Si-B intermetallics offer excellent oxidation and creep resistance at temperatures up to 1400°C. ... -
Modal Decomposition of Thermal Conductance
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-05)Reliably and quantitatively calculating the conductance of phonons across an interface between two materials has been one of the major unresolved questions in thermal transport physics for the last century. Theories have ... -
Process Measurement and Control for Exposure Controlled Projection Lithography
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-06)The Exposure Controlled Projection Lithography (ECPL) is an additive manufacturing process, in which liquid photopolymer monomers cross-link into solid polymer with controlled ultraviolet irradiation. Unlike other types ... -
FATIGUE AND CYCLIC LOADING OF 3D PRINTED SOFT POLYMERS FOR ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-05)Processing-structure-property relationships were developed for several popular, soft biomedical polymers under fatigue loading to assist in the use and success of such polymers in load-bearing orthopedic applications. ... -
On-line Refueling for the Advanced High Temperature Reactor
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-05)Several academic and commercial organizations around the world are developing the Fluoride salt-cooled High-temperature Reactor (FHR) technology, due to its safety features and potential to generate high temperature energy ... -
Dynamic Safety Analysis of a Subcritical Advanced Burner Reactor
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-03-31)Nuclear power provides the only technically credible option for impacting climate change in the next century. The ultimate disposal of long lived transuranics (TRU) in spent nuclear fuel is the central technical issue ... -
MACHINE TOOL SPINDLE BEARING DIAGNOSTICS UNDER OPERATING CONDITIONS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-05)Bearing diagnostics provide valuable information related to a bearing’s health and facilitate Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) for rotary machines. This is an effective method to decrease unnecessary cost and downtime ... -
A Force and Thermal Sensing Skin for Robots in Human Environments
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-25)Working together, heated and unheated temperature sensors can recognize contact with different materials and contact with the human body. As such, distributing these sensors across a robot’s body could be beneficial for ...
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