Faculty research from the Mechanical Engineering department.
Submissions from 2009
Modeling of Cryogenic Frictional Behaviour of Titanium Alloys using Response Surface Methodology Approach, N. S. M. El-Tayeb, T. C. Yap, V. C. Venkatesh, and P. V. Brevern
Optimization of Weighting Parameters For an Active Suspension System of a Vehicle, Ahmad A. Fayed, Mohamed Trabia, and Mohamed M. El-Madany
Home Energy Conservation in the Las Vegas Valley, Todd M. France, Rick A. Hurt, and Robert F. Boehm
Modeling of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Actuator Dynamics Using a Large Deflection Beam Model, Shivakanth Gutta, Joon S. Lee, Mohamed Trabia, and Woosoon Yim
Modeling Dynamics of Underwater Vehicles Actuated by Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuators, Shivakanth Gutta, Woosoon Yim, and Mohamed Trabia
Yaw Angle and Speed Control of Underwater Vehicle Propelled by Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuator, Shivakanth Gutta, Woosoon Yim, and Mohamed Trabia
How to Make an Unfired Clay Cooking Pot: Understanding the Technological Choices made by Arctic Potters, Karen G. Harry, Lisa Frink, Brendan J. O'Toole, and Andreas Charest
The Effects of Cyclic Loading, Temperature and Load Ratio on Plastic Deformation of Alloy 617, Muhammad Hasibul Hasan, A. K. Roy, and Joydeep Pal
Direct Solar Water Splitting Cell using Water, WO3, Pt, and Polymer Electrolyte Membrane, Xiaoming He and Robert F. Boehm
The Development of a Model for a Solar-Fired, Single-Effect, Absorption Chiller, Kevin E. Hinderliter, Robert F. Boehm, and Isaac Y. Mahderekal
Knowledge-Based Information Resource Management System for Materials of Fast Reactors, Hsuan-Tsung Sean Hsieh, Ning Li, Yitung Chen, Kenny Kwan, Jen-Yuan Huang, and Changyeol Lee
Comparison of Plate Fin Compact Heat Exchanger Performance, Ibrahim Khalil, Ahmad Abu Heiba, and Robert F. Boehm
A Study of Solid Particle Flow Characterization in Solar Particle Receiver, Kibum Kim, Nathan Siegel, Gregory J. Kolb, Vijayarangan Rangaswamy, and Samir Moujaes
Comparison of Two-Tank Indirect Thermal Storage Designs for Solar Parabolic Trough Power Plants, Joseph E. Kopp and Robert F. Boehm
Vision-Based Autonomous Robot Control for Pick and Place Operations, T. Kotthäuser and Georg F. Mauer
Incorporating Twinkling in Genetic Algorithms for Global Optimization, George Samaan Ladkany and Mohamed B. Trabia
Research on the Transport and Deposition of Nanoparticles in a Rotating Curved Pipe, Jianzhong Lin, Peifeng Lin, and Huajun Chen
Design and Development of a Gas-Engine-Driven Heat Pump, Isaac Y. Mahderekal, Robert G. Gaylord, Tommis Young, Kevin E. Hinderliter, and Ed Vineyard
Doppler Broadening Analysis of Steel Specimens Using Accelerator Based In Situ Pair Production, V. Makarashvili, Douglas P. Wells, and Ajit K. Roy
CFD Predictions and Experimental Comparisons of Pressure Drop Effects of Turning Vanes in 90° Duct Elbows, Samir Moujaes and S. Aekula
Modelling and Simulation of a Three-Link Spatial Manipulator with One Flexible Link, Kamal A.F. Moustafa, Mohamed Trabia, Mahmoud Emira, and S. Elnaggar
Modelling and Control of an Overhead Crane with a Variable Length Flexible Cable, Kamal A.F. Moustafa, Mohamed Trabia, and Mohamed I.S. Ismail
CFD Modeling and Experimental Validation of Sulfur Trioxide Decomposition in Bayonet Type Heat Exchanger and Chemical Decomposer for Different Packed Bed Designs, Vijaisri Nagarajan, Valery Ponyavin, Yitung Chen, Milton E. Vernon, Paul Pickard, and Anthony Hechanova
Measurement Techniques for Estimating Local and Total Duct Leakages in Residential Buildings, Nabil Nassif, Samir Moujaes, R. Gundavelli, D. Selvaraj, and Ken Teeters
Uniaxial Compression and Creep Behavior of a Porous State-Change Material at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures, S. M. Nelson, Brendan O'Toole, and Jagadeep Thota