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Synthesis and Characterizations of Lightweight, Highly Flexible Porous Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Structures with Piezoresistive Strain Sensing Capabilities Using Solvent Evaporation Technique
(2022-05)
Considering their specific structure, porous polymers have high adsorptive capacity, high flexibility, and high surface area compared to solid material. Highly flexible, deformable, and ultralightweight structures are ...
Additive Manufacturing And Synthesis Of Advanced Antibacterial And Sensing Photocurable Polymer Nanocomposites
(2023-08-04)
This work covers the synthesis, manufacturing techniques, and characterization of several novel nanocomposites produced with direct light processing-based additive manufacturing systems. Custom thermodynamic and UV control ...
The tricuspid valve: mechanics, microstructure, modeling, and simulation
(2022-08)
The objectives of this research include: (1) experimentally characterizing the multi-scale properties of the tricuspid valve (TV) leaflets, (2) linking the mechanical and microstructural properties of the TV leaflets to ...
Experimental testing, image-based analysis, and finite element simulation of the tricuspid valve: towards personalized management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome
(2023)
In this dissertation, the tricuspid valve (TV) is researched from three perspectives - in vitro experimental testing, in vivo image analysis, and in silico modeling.
Starting with the in vitro studies, we build upon ...
Analytical and computational modeling of multiphase flow in ferrofluid charged oscillating heat pipes
(2020-07)
Electromagnetic-based energy harvesting materials and devices have emerged as a prominent research area in the last ten years, especially systems using ferrofluidic induction—a process that generates voltage via the pulsation ...
Advanced Turbulence Modeling Strategies Within the Hybrid RANS-LES Framework
(2020)
Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models still represent the most common turbulence modeling technique used in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) today. RANS models are preferred primarily due to their relatively low ...
Thermal transport in polymers, polymer nanocomposites and semiconductors using molecular dynamics simulation and first principles study
(2021-07-28)
Thermal conductivity(k) is an important property of a material which is critical for applications in thermal management applications as well as thermoelectric energy conversion devices. In this work, we study the thermal ...
Design and analysis of building thermal model for grid-interactive efficient operations
(2020-12)
Heating and cooling in residential buildings, provided by Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems, represent a crucial load for electric utilities. Fluctuations of heating and cooling loads in residential ...
Transformed Path Integral Based Approaches for Stochastic Dynamical Systems: Prediction, Filtering, and Optimal Control
(2023-12-15)
The study of stochastic systems, their characterization, prediction, and control are of great importance to many fields in science and engineering. This often involves obtaining accurate estimates of quantities of interest ...
Rapid fabrication of flexible carbonaceous nanocomposites for human motion detection and oil spill cleanup
(2021-07-02)
In this work, flexible carbonaceous nanocomposites are fabricated via microwave irradiation, direct ink writing (DIW), and a porogen mixing method to develop multifunctional devices. A thermoset elastomer (silicone rubber), ...