Faculty research from the Mechanical Engineering department.
Submissions from 2006
Advanced Parabolic Trough Field Testing: Real-Time Data Collection, Archiving, and Analysis for the Solargenix Advanced Parabolic Trough, Rick A. Hurt, Woosoon Yim, Robert F. Boehm, Mary Jane Hale, and Randy Gee
Advanced parabolic trough field testing: Real-time data collection, archiving, and analysis for the solargenix advanced parabolic trough, Rick Hurt, Woosoon Yim, Robert F. Boehm, Mary Jane Hale, and Randy Gee
Wet or Dry Cooling?, Ibrahim Khalil, Aaron M. Sahm, and Robert F. Boehm
Metallurgical and Corrosion Studies of Modified T91 Grade Steel, Pankaj Kumar, Debajyoti Maitra, and Ajit K. Roy
Analysis of a Time-Domain Finite Element Method for 3-D Maxwell's Equations in Dispersive Media, Jichun Li and Yitung Chen
High-Order Compact ADI Methods for Parabolic Equations, Jichun Li, Yitung Chen, and Guoqing Liu
Crushability Characterization For a Rigid Polyurethane Foam Under Various Loading Rates, Q. Liu and Brendan J. O'Toole
Natural Frequency Analysis of a Sandwich Panel with Soft Core Based on a Refined Shear Deformation Model, Qunli Liu and Yi Zhao
Simulation and Optimization of a Concentrated Photovoltaic System, Isaac Y. Mahderekal, Christopher K. Halford, and Robert F. Boehm
Performance of Magnetic Hydro-Dynamic Pump in Lead-Bismuth Eutectic Target Circuit (TC-1), J. Ma, N. Li, S. Ignatiev, and V. Kutanov
Output Feedback Adaptive Variable Structure Control of a Smart Projectile Fin, Smitha Mani, Sahjendra N. Singh, and Woosoon Yim
Light-Weight Fuel Cell-Battery Hybrid Vehicle Demonstration Project, R. Mauldin, Yahia Baghzouz, and Robert F. Boehm
Three-Dimensional CFD Predications and Experimental Comparison of Pressure Drop of some Common Pipe Fittings in Turbulent Flow, Samir F. Moujaes and S. Deshmukh
Effect of Envelope on Residential Cooling Load Coupled with use of solar/photovoltaic Panels, Samir F. Moujaes and R. Madeja
Preliminary Commissioning and Energy Audit of a UNLV Building, Samir Moujaes, Ken Teeters, Yahia Baghzouz, Richard A. Brickman, and Robert Madeja
Convergence Acceleration for Heat Transfer and Structural Simulations Using Adaptive Mesh Refinement, Jian H. Nie, Yitung Chen, David A. Hopkins, Lijian Sun, and Hsuan-Tsung Hsieh
Heat Transfer Enhancement of Separated Convection Flow Adjacent to Backward-Facing Step with Baffle, Jianhu Nie, Yitung Chen, Lijian Sun, and Hsuan-Tsung Hsieh
MCNPX Dose Analysis for a Dense Plasma Focus Neutron Source, R. OBrien and William G. Culbreth
Structural Response Of Blast Loaded Composite Containment Vessels, Brendan J. O'Toole, Mohamed Trabia, Jagadeep Thota, Trevor Wilcox, and Kumarswamy K. Nakalswamy
Experimental and Finite Element Analysis of Preloaded Bolted Joints Under Impact Loading, Brendan O'Toole, Kumarswamy Karpanan, and Masoud Feghhi
Micromechanics and Bulk Properties of a Porous State-Change Material, Brendan O'Toole, S. Rahman, and L. Malpica
Structural Response of Blast Loaded Composite Containment Vessels, Brendan O'Toole, Mohamed Trabia, and Jagadeep Thota
Degradations of Type 422 Stainless Steel in Aqueous Environments, Ramprashad Prabhakaran and Ajit K. Roy
Electrochemical Reaction with RedOx Electrolyte in Toroidal Conduits in the Presence of Natural Convection, Shizhi Qian, Zongyuan Chen, Jing Wang, and Haim H. Bau
Coupling between Electroosmotically Driven Flow and Bipolar Faradaic Depolarization Processes in Electron-Conducting Microchannels, Shizhi Qian and Jerome F. L. Duval