Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Oblique Angle Sputtering of Chalcogenide Thin Absorbing Film
Abstract CuIn0.8Ga0.2Se2 (CIGS) is a chalcogenide semiconducting material used as absorbing layer in photovoltaic cell. In the present study, CIGS thin films were deposited on bare soda lime glass substrate by RF magnetron sputtering at various...
2014 / Pradeep Kumar Mishra, Vikramaditya Dave, Jagat Nandan Prasad, Ashwini Kumar Choudhary, Ramesh Chandra -
Symbols of Healing and Transformation in Psychotherapy: The Bridge
Abstract Problem statement: In association with C. G. Jung constructive and synthetic approach of the psychic dynamics in psychotherapy, there is the need to identify vivid symbols of actual transformation process. Research...
2015 / Mihaela Minulescu -
Analysis of Creep Behavior of Alloy 617 for Use of VHTR System
Abstract Alloy 617 is the one of the leading candidate materials for intermediate heat exchangers (IHX) application of a Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) system for economic production of electricity and hydrogen. Creep rupture data for Alloy...
2014 / Woo-Gon Kim, Jae-Young Park, I.M.W. Ekaputra, Min-Hwan Kim, Yong-Wan Kim -
Comparative Studies of High and Low Frequency Pulsing on the Aspect Ratio of Weld Bead in Gas Tungsten Arc Welded AISI 304L Plates
Abstract This research article presents the optimization of process parameters for pulsed current gas tungsten arc welded austenitic stainless steel AISI 304L of 4mm thickness. Investigations were carried out to study the effect of frequency with...
2014 / M. Arivarasu, K. Devendranath Ramkumar, N. Arivazhagan -
Effects of Surface Finish and Die Temperature on Friction and Lubrication in Forging
Abstract In this study, ring compression test was conducted to investigate i) effects of surface topography on friction and lubrication at room temperature with both dry and lubricated conditions, and ii) the effect of die temperature on friction...
2014 / Hyunok Kim, Taylan Altan -
Superior radiation-resistant nanoengineered austenitic 304L stainless steel for applications in extreme radiation environments2015 / C. Sun, S. Zheng, C. C. Wei, Y. Wu, L. Shao, et al.
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Influence of Diffusion Welding Time on Homogenous Steel Joints
Abstract The paper deals with assessment of influence of welding time on welding joint creation. Diffusion welding method in inert gas (Ar 4.8) at low pressure was used. Homogenous welding joints were created from steel E296 (according to EN ISO...
2015 / Ladislav Kolařík, Jiří Janovec, Marie Kolaříková, Pavel Nachtnebl -
Effects of Carbonation on the Microstructure of Cement Materials: Influence of Measuring Methods and of Types of Cement2014 / Son Tung Pham, William Prince
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Multi-objective Optimization of Die Geometry in Ingot Forging
Abstract The soundness of an ingot after hot forging with different V-shaped lower dies is evaluated using finite element simulations. Two different modelling approaches that make use of uncoupled ductile damage and coupled ductile damage based on...
2014 / Peter Christiansen, Paulo A.F. Martins, Niels Bay, Jesper Henri Hattel -
Multi-objective Optimization in through Laser Transmission Welding of Thermoplastics Using Grey-based Taguchi Method
Abstract The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of process parameters on joint strength and weld width of welded acrylic plastic specimens. Process optimization is also made to maximize joint strength as well as minimize of weld width of...
2014 / Nikhil Kumar, Ramesh Rudrapati, Pradip Kumar Pal -
Wettability and Optical Studies of Films Prepared from Power Variation of Co-sputtered Cr and Zr Targets by Sputtering
Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of power variation on thin films deposited by co-sputtering metal targets of chromium and zirconium by reactive magnetron sputtering. The well crystalline chromium oxide and zirconium...
2014 / Sushant K. Rawal, Ramesh Chandra -
Reinvestigation Thermoelectric Properties of CuAlO2
Abstract Bulk CuAlO2 delafossite has been synthesized by solid state reaction to reinvestigate the thermoelectric properties. The electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient and thermal conductivity were measured in a high temperature range of 300...
2014 / Chesta Ruttanapun, Wattana Kosalwat, Chalermpol Rudradawong, Phumin Jindajitawat, Prathan Buranasiri, et al. -
Biodiesel Produced from Catalyzed Transesterification of Triglycerides Using ion-Exchanged Zeolite Beta and MCM-22
Abstract In this work, biodiesel production from catalyzed transesterification of triglycerides with excess methanol was studied by using ion-exchanged Zeolite Beta and MCM-22 as heterogeneous catalysts. Zeolite Beta and MCM-22 were synthesized with ...
2015 / Yu-Yuan Wang, Hsiang-Ho Wang, Ti-Lung Chuang, Bing-Hung Chen, Duu-Jong Lee -
Memristive Operational Amplifiers
Abstract The neuronal algorithms process the information coming from the natural environment in analog domain at sensory processing level and convert the signals to digital domain before performing cognitive processing. The weighting of the signals...
2014 / Timur Ibrayev, Irina Fedorova, Akshay Kumar Maan, Alex Pappachen James -
Can “stranded” Fossil Fuel Reserves Drive CCS Deployment?
Abstract Recent studies have evaluated the climate change implications of burning all of the world's proven reserves of carbon. To stay below the ambitious target of two degrees Celsius of warming above average pre-industrial temperatures, the...
2014 / Victoria R. Clark, Howard J. Herzog -
Electro-thermo-mechanical Finite Element Analysis on DC Pulse Resistance Pressure Sintering Process of Zirconia Part
Abstract Some difficulties have arisen on appropriate design of the graphite dies, on applying the DC pulse resistance pressure sintering process, which is more efficient process than other conventional sintering processes such as hot pressing...
2014 / Yoshihiro Kubota, Kunio Hayakawa, Takumi Okano, Shigekazu Tanaka, Tamotsu Nakamura -
Fatigue Reliability-based Inspection and Maintenance Planning of Gearbox Components in Wind Turbine Drivetrains
Abstract This paper introduces a reliability-based maintenance plan for wind turbine gearbox components. The gears and bearings are graded based on their fatigue damage and a maintenance map is developed to focus on those components with higher...
2014 / Amir Rasekhi Nejad, Zhen Gao, Torgeir Moan -
Flexible transparent conductors based on metal nanowire networks
Few conductors are transparent and flexible. Metals have the best electrical conductivity, but they are opaque and stiff in bulk form. However, metals can be transparent and flexible when they are very thin or properly arranged on the nanoscale. This review...
2014 / Chuan Fei Guo, Zhifeng Ren -
CO2 Capture Using Absorbents of Mixed Ionic and Amine Solutions
Abstract Studies have been conducted to find new absorbents for post-combustion CO2 capture. To overcome the ILs’ limits and meanwhile take their advantages, the mixed amine+IL+H2O solutions as CO2 capture absorbent were investigated in a CO2...
2015 / Jie Yang, Xinhai Yu, Jinyue Yan, Shan-Tung Tu, Maogen Xu -
Heat transfer enhancement of TiO2/water nanofluid in a heat exchanger tube equipped with overlapped dual twisted-tapes
Abstract Titanium dioxide (TiO2) in water as nanofluid was employed for heat transfer enhancement together with overlapped dual twisted tapes (O-DTs). The study encompassed Reynolds numbers from 5400 to 15,200, O-DTs with overlapped twist ratios (y ...
2015 / S. Eiamsa-ard, K. Kiatkittipong, W. Jedsadaratanachai