Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Mechanical Engineering Department faculty.
Submissions from 2005
Comparison of Distributed PD-like and Importance-based Fuzzy Logic Controllers for a Two-link Rigid-flexible Manipulator, Linda Z. Shi and Mohamed Trabia
Modeling of a Light-Weight Composite Blast-Containment Vessel, Mohamed B. Trabia, Brendan J. O'Toole, Jagadeep Thota, and Kiran K. Matta
Fuzzy Logic Control of a Projectile Smart Fin, Mohamed B. Trabia, Surya Kiran Parimi, and Woosoon Yim
Inverse Dynamics-Based Fuzzy Logic Control of a Projectile Smart Fin, Mohamed B. Trabia, Surya Kiran Parimi, and Woosoon Yim
A Hybrid Numerical Model for Simulating Atmospheric Dispersion, Xiuling Wang and Darrell Pepper
Application of an HP-Adaptive Technique for Heat, and Momentum Transport, Xiuling Wang and Darrell W. Pepper
Simulation of Heat, Mass, and Momentum Transfer Within Building Interiors, Xiuling Wang and Darrell W. Pepper
A Three Dimensional Finite Element Model for Emergency Response, Xiuling Wang, Darrell W. Pepper, Yitung Chen, and Sean Hsieh
Zero Energy House for the Southern Nevada Area, Elena Wilkerson and Robert F. Boehm
Instrumentation of YSZ oxygen sensor calibration in liquid lead-bismuth eutectic, X. Wu, Jian Ma, Yingtao Jiang, B. Fu, W. Hang, J. Zhang, and N. Li
Annotations and Functional Analyses of the Rice Wrky Gene Superfamily Reveal Positive and Negative Regulators of Abscisic Acid Signaling in Aleurone Cells, Zhen Xie, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Xiaolu Zou, Jie Huang, Paul Ruas, Daniel Thompson, and Qingxi J. Shen
Operation of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites in Water, Woosoon Yim, Kwang J. Kim, Jason W. Paquette, and Doyeon Kim
Dynamics of High-Temperature Oxidation Accompanied by Scale Removal and Implications for Technological Applications, Jinsuo S. Zhang, Ning Li, and Yitung Chen
Corrosion Behaviors of US Steels in Flowing Lead-Bismuth Eutectic (LBE), Jinsuo S. Zhang, Ning Li, Yitung Chen, and A. E. Rusanov
Submissions from 2004
Introduction. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Advanced Energy Systems Division (Publication), Robert F. Boehm
Incorporating Thermal Storage Into a SEGS Plant Using TRNSYS: A Status Report, Jade D. Braithwaite and Robert F. Boehm
A Charge-Diffusion-Filtration Model for Endothelial Surface Glycocalyx, Bin Chen and Bingmei Fu
An Electrodiffusion-Filtration Model for Effects of Endothelial Surface Glycocalyx on Microvessel Permeability to Macromolecules, Bin Chen and Bingmei M. Fu
Developing a sensing system for the measurement of oxygen concentration in Liquid Pb-Bi Eutectic, Bingmei Fu, Yingtao Jiang, and Jian Ma
Acute VEGF Effect on Solute Permeability of Mammalian Microvessels in Vivo, Bingmei M. Fu and Shang Shen
VEGF-Induced Microvessel Hyperpermeability Increases Cancer Cell Adhesion in Vivo, Bingmei M. Fu and Shang Shen
Simulation of Concentrated Photovoltaic Cooling System, C. Halford and Robert F. Boehm
A Distributed Fuzzy Logic Controller for an Autonomous Vehicle, Neil Eugene Hodge, Linda Z. Shi, and Mohamed Trabia
Value Analysis of Building Energy Conservation Options, Arpakorn Kumpanon and Robert F. Boehm
High-Order Compact Schemes for Dispersive Media, J. Li and Y. Chen
MCNPX on Heterogeneous Clusters Using PVM and MPI, Daniel Robert Lowe, William G. Culbreth, and Trevor Wilcox
Thermal Analysis of a Concentrating Photovoltaic Receiver, Isaac Y. Mahderekal and Robert F. Boehm
Enhancement of Oxygen Transfer in Liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic by Natural Convection, Jian Ma, Peng Guo, and Jinsuo Zhang
Some observations on particle size and velocity measurements using phase doppler anemometry in plasma spray, Jian Ma, S. C.M. Yu, H. W. Ng, and Y. C. Lam
Conceptual Workcell Design and Throughput Analysis for Robotic Transmuter Fuel Fabrication, Georg F. Mauer and Jamil M. Renno
Design and Virtual Testing of Robotic Assembly Processes for Hot Cells, Georg F. Mauer and Jamil M. Renno
The Behavior of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites in a Multi-Layer Configuration, Jason W. Paquette, Kwang J. Kim, and Doyeon Kim
Aquatic Robotic Propulsor Using Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Artificial Muscle, J. W. Paquette, K. J. Kim, and Woosoon Yim
Numerical Modeling of the Turbulent Supersonic Flow over a Backward Facing Step, Valery Pnoyavin, Yitung Chen, Darrell Pepper, and Hsuan-Tsung Hsieh
Numerical Modeling of Unsteady Gas Flow Around the Projectile in the Light Gas Gun, Valery Ponyavin, Yitung Chen, Darrell Pepper, and Hsuan-Tsung Hsieh
Anti-Swing Adaptive Fuzzy Controller for an Overhead Crane with Hoisting, Jamil M. Renno, Mohamed Trabia, and Kamal A.F. Moustafa
End Point Position Control of Multi-Link Flexible Manipulators Using SDRE method, Jamil M. Renno, Woosoon Yim, and Sahjendra N. Singh
Environment Degradation of Martensitic Stainless Steels for Transmutation Applications, Ajit K. Roy, Phani P. Gudipati, and Venkataramakrishnan Selvaraj
High Temperature Deformation Characteristics of Martensitic Stainless Steels, Ajit K. Roy, Srinivasarao R. Kukatla, and Bhagath Yarlagadda
Stress Corrosion Cracking of Nuclear Transmutation Structural Materials, Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Mohammad K. Hossain, and Sudheer Sama
Benchmarking Photo-Neutron Predictions from MCNPX, S B. Sadineni, W. G. Culbreth, and F Harmon
Photo-Neutron Production For Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Systems, Suresh B. Sadineni, William G. Culbreth, and F Harmon
Limit Cycle Oscillation and Domain of Stability in Prototypical Wing Sections with Unsteady Aerodynamics, Sahjendra N. Singh, Sushma Gujjula, and Woosoon Yim
Blood Flow and Permeability in Microvessels, M. Sugihara-Seki and Bingmei M. Fu
Development of Systems Engineering Model for Spent Fuel Extraction Process, Lijian Sun, Haritha Royyuru, Hsuan-Tsung Hsieh, Yitung Chen, George Vandegrift, Jackie Copple, and James Laidler
A Hybrid Fuzzy Simplex Genetic Algorithm, Mohamed Trabia
Optimization of Chemical Etching Process in Niobium Cavities, Mohamed B. Trabia, William Culbreth, Satishkumar Subramanian, and Tsuyoshi Tajima
Fuzzy Logic Control of Projectile Fin Angle Using Piezoelectric Beam Actuator, Mohamed B. Trabia, Woosoon Yim, and Surya Kiran Parimi
An H-Adaptive Finite Element Model for Constructing 3-D Wind Fields, Xiuling Wang, Darrell W. Pepper, and Yitung Chen
Stress Analyses of CBN Insert in Hybrid Machining of RBSN Ceramic, Zhiyong Wang and G. Petrescu
Shading Analysis for a Zero Energy House, Elena Wilkerson and Robert F. Boehm
Design of an Oxygen Sensor Calibration/Measurement Apparatus for the Liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic System, X. Wu, Ramkumar Sivaraman, and N. Li
Semi-Active Control of Magnetorheological Damper System: A Lyapunov Design, Woosoon Yim, Sahjendra N. Singh, and Michael A. Minnicino II
Adaptive Control of Projectile Fin Angle Using Piezoelectric Beam Actuator, Woosoon Yim, Sahjendra N. Singh, and Mohamed B. Trabia
Submissions from 2003
Simulation of Multiphase Turbulent Fluid Flow Through an Electrolytic Cell, Roald Akberov, Valery Ponyavin, Yitung Chen, Hsuan-Tsung Hsieh, and Darrell W. Pepper
Effect of Stress Concentration on Cracking Behavior of Cladding Materials, Heidi Aquino, Subhas Pothana, Ajit K. Roy, and H. Aquino
2-D Axisymmetric Finite Difference Modeling of Thermistor Probe Heating on the Kidney, Fredericka Brown, Robert F. Boehm, and Gary Shen
Optimization of the Closure-Weld Region of Cylindrical Containers for Long-Term Corrosion Resistance Using the Successive Heuristic Quadratic Approximation Technique, Zekai Ceylan and Mohamed Trabia
Modeling Neutron Multiplicities in a 60-Element 3He Detector System, D. Curtis, D. E. Beller, and C. Hull
2-D H-Adaptive Finite Element Method for Gas Gun Design, Timothy T. deBues, Darrell Pepper, and Yitung Chen
An Electrodiffusion Model for Effects of Surface Glycocalyx Layer on Microvessel Permeability, Bingmei Fu, Bin Chen, and Wenhao Chen
A Model for the Modulation of Microvessel Permeability by Junction Strands, Bingmei M. Fu and B. Chen
Structural Mechanisms of Acute VEGF Effect on Microvessel Permeability, Bingmei M. Fu and Shang Shen
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Increases Solute Permeability of Rat Mesenteric Microvessels, Bingmei M. Fu and Shang Shen
A Two-Barrier Compartment Model for Volume Flow Across Amphibian Skin, Peng Guo, Stanley D. Hillyard, and Bingmei M. Fu
Water Flux Coupled to Active Solute Transport Across Amphibian Epidermis, P. Guo, S. D. Hillyard, and B. Fu
Radial Basis Function Method for 1-D and 2-D Groundwater Contaminant Transport Modeling, Jichun Li, Y. Chen, and Darrell Pepper
Hands-On Robot Design in an Introductory Engineering Course, Georg F. Mauer
Transmuter Fuel Fabrication: Design and Analysis of Robotic Manufacturing Processes, Georg F. Mauer and Jamil M. Renno
Thermal Performance Analysis of Highly Reflective Coating on Residences in Hot and Arid Climates, Samir Moujaes and Richard A. Brickman
Modeling of a Solid/Liquid Thermal Storage System, J. S. Mulvey and Robert F. Boehm
Numerical Modeling of Two-Phase Flow in a Bipolar Plate of a PEM Electrolyzer Cell, Jianhu Nie, Yitung Chen, and Robert F. Boehm
Calculation of the Unsteady Gas Flow Around a Projectile Moving Through a Gun Barrel, Valery Ponyavin, Roald Akberov, Yitung Chen, Hsuan-Tsung Hsieh, and Darrell W. Pepper
Effect of Environmental Variables on Cracking of Martensitic Stainless Steels Under Different Loading Conditions, Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, and Mohammad K. Hossain
Environment-Induced Degradation of Spallation Target Materials, Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, and Mohammad K. Hossain
Residual Stress Measurements by Nondestructive and Destructive Methods, A. K. Roy, V. Marttiandam, and A. Venkatesh
Field Tests of a PV-Powered Air Monitoring System, L. Sanidad, Yahia Baghzouz, Bob Boehm, and E. Hodge
Comparison of Two Distributed Fuzzy Logic Controllers for Two-Link Rigid-Flexible Manipulator, L. Z. Shi and Mohamed Trabia
Design and Tuning of Distributed Importance-Based Fuzzy Logic Controller for Two-Link Rigid-Flexible Manipulator, L. Z. Shi and Mohamed Trabia
An integrated, near real-time, web-based data acquisition and management system for air quality prediction for Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Lijian Sun, Hsuan-tsung Hsieh, Yitung Chen, Steven Lei, and Darrell W. Pepper
An Integrated, Near Real-Time, Web-Based Data Acquisition and Management System for Air Quality Prediction for Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Lijian Sun, Hsuan-Tsung Hsieh, Yitung Chen, and Darrell W. Pepper
Simulation and Analysis for Melt Casting a Metallic Fuel Pin Incorporating Volatile Actinides, Taide Tan, Randy Clarksean, and Yi-tung Chen
Hybrid Machining of Inconel 718, Zhiyong Wang, K. P. Rajurkar, J. Fan, S. Lei, Y. C. Shin, and G. Petrescu
Study of Geometry Effects on Local Corrosion Rates for LBE Loop, Chao Wu, Kanthi Kiran Dasika, Yitung Chen, and Samir F. Moujaes
Submissions from 2002
Turbulent Flow Over a Backward-Facing Step Using Penalty and Equal-Order Finite Element Methods, Roald Akberov, Darrell W. Pepper, and Yitung Chen
Alternative Energy Production With Grid-Connected Solar Dish-Stirling Systems, Yahia Baghzouz, B. Karam, and Robert F. Boehm
University Programs of the U.S. Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative, Denis Beller
Convective Heat Transfer Downstream of a 3-D Backward-Facing Step, David B. Carrington and Darrell Pepper
Predicting Winds and Air Quality within the Las Vegas Valley, David B. Carrington and Darrell Pepper
Stabilizing Inter-Domain Routing in the Internet, Yu Chen, Ajoy K. Datta, and Sebastien Tixeuil
A Charge-Filtration-Diffusion Model for Microvessel Permeability, Bingmei Fu and Bin Chen
Solute Permeability of Rat Mesenteric Microvessels, Bingmei M. Fu and Shang Shen
An Interactive Visual Environment For Scientific Problem Solving, Georg F. Mauer
Alternative ways to teaching HVAC and related subjects through actual project involvement-three case studies, Samir F. Moujaes
Alternative Ways to Teaching HVAC and Related Subjects Through Actual Project Involvement-Three Case Studies, Samir F. Moujaes
A Comparison of Computer Simulation Predictions to Experimental Data Taken From Side-By-Side Residential Homes Configured With a Radiant Barrier, Samir F. Moujaes and Richard A. Brickman
Computational Heat Transfer using the Method of Second Moments, Darrell W. Pepper
Summary of Benchmark Numerical Studies for 3-D Natural Convection in an Air-Filled Enclosure, Darrell W. Pepper and K. G. T. Hollands
Parallel Multiblock Mixed Finite Element Method for Elliptic Problems on Unstructured Grids, Darrell W. Pepper and Jichun Li
High-Performance Computing for Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Darrell W. Pepper and Joseph M. Lombardo