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A Modular Approach To The Development Of A Product Platform For Mechanical Seal Characterization
(2020-07)
Sealing technology is critical for all industries – especially in the oil and gas industry. This technology can be broadly defined as the ability to prevent unwanted material from freely flowing into a reservoir. This is ...
Finite element modeling of residual mechanical hearing function after cochlear implant surgery
(2023-05-12)
Cochlear implant (CI) surgery is one of the most utilized treatments for severe
hearing loss. Though CI surgery is proven to improve patients’ quality of life,
results are variable as damage to very delicate inner ear ...
Distributed Energy Feedback Control for Demand Response Operations in Commercial HVAC Systems
(2021-08)
The goal of this thesis is to identify methods to control a commercial Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system that results in precise control of the cooling coil load and the ability to prioritize the ...
DEVELOPMENT OF CHOLESTEATOMA MODEL, SURGICAL TREATMENT, AND CRITERIA FOR DISEASE SEVERITY
(2018-05)
Chapter 1:
Cholesteatoma is a middle ear disease characterized by a cystic lesion that grows from the tympanic membrane. There are several theories as to the cause of the disease, though the most prominent cause is ...
Investigation of Turbulence Model Performance in Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines
(2019)
Wind turbines are critically important in the quest to move towards a non-renewable energy independent world. With the space to add 5M wind turbines, the United States is at the forefront of this transition. Horizontal ...
Fabrication of improved composite laminates by using a sliding magnetic tool during wet layup/vacuum bagging
(2018-05-11)
A magnetic lift that utilizes magnetic polarization to create “on” and “off” conditions is used to easily and safely apply consolidation pressure on E-glass/epoxy laminates fabricated using the wet layup/vacuum bagging ...
Additive Manufacturing of Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polylactic Acid Composites
(2020-05-08)
Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is a category of additive manufacturing in which parts are fabricated via extrusion of material along a print path one layer at a time. A part is first created as a 3D computer-aided design ...
The design of an experimental testing fixture to test seals of various geometries exposed to extreme operational conditions while operating in dynamic rectilinear motion
(2023-05-12)
Radial reciprocating seals are available in a multitude of materials and physical configurations. The most used seal configuration is a circular cross section polymer ring shaped seal, O-ring seal. While affordable and ...
An Investigation of the N400 Component as a Measure of Creativity in Engineering Design
(2020)
The need for creativity in engineering is far from a new concept. In fact, the idea of creativity as a key competency in engineering was identified as far back as the 1960s (Jones, 1964; McDermid, 1965; Sprecher, 1959). ...
Mechanical Characterization of Polydimethylsiloxane
(2017-08-01)
Strain and displacement are critical parameters for mechanical characterization of materials. Measuring these parameters accurately can be challenging for hyper-elastic materials such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) due to ...