Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Data storage gets to the point
Abstract Could a system that is basically mechanical, albeit micromechanical, compete with electronic and magnetic devices for storing large volumes of data? Surprisingly, recent research suggests that the answer may be yes. Stranger still, the...
2003 / George Marsh -
The combinatorial approach
Two recently published books examine combinatorial materials synthesis, high-throughput screening of libraries, and the design of successful experiments. Both are a must for those interested in materials development and discovery, says Wilhelm F. Maier ...
2004 / Wilhelm F. Maier -
E-MRS helps establish new european society for applied superconductivity (ESAS)2008 /
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Design of Closed Loop Optimal Guidance Law Using Neural Networks
Abstract It is generally impossible to obtain the analytic optimal guidance law for complex nonlinear guidance systems of homing missiles, and the open loop optimal guidance law is often obtained by numerical methods, which can not be used directly...
2011 / Rui ZHOU -
The Development of Highly Loaded Turbine Rotating Blades by Using 3D Optimization Design Method of Turbomachinery Blades Based on Artificial Neural Network & Genetic Algorithm
Abstract In order to improve turbine internal efficiency and lower manufacturing cost, a new highly loaded rotating blade has been developed. The 3D optimization design method based on artificial neural network and genetic algorithm is adopted to...
2011 / Fan-zhen ZHOU, Guo-tai FENG, Hong-de JIANG -
Study on Low Density and Heat-resistant Ablative Coating
Abstract Low bulk density expanding vermiculite is prepared, and the surface modification of hollow Al2O3-SiO2 microspheres and the composition of the low density ablative coating are studied. Organic silicon epoxy resin and phenolic aldehyde resin...
2011 / Tian-liang ZHENG, Jing-cheng ZOU, Bo YU, Yue-hong WANG, Hua ZHANG -
Single-Phase Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Micro Rectangular Channels
Abstract Increase in the integration and package density of aviation electronic equipment provides severe challenge to heat control for electronic components, yet the microchannel radiator offers an efficient method for solving the problem of...
2011 / Zeng-hui ZHAO, Jian-zu YU -
Combinatorial materials synthesis
The pace at which major technological changes take place is often dictated by the rate at which new materials are discovered, and the timely arrival of new materials has always played a key role in bringing advances to our society. It is no wonder then that the...
2005 / Ichiro Takeuchi, Jochen Lauterbach, Michael J. Fasolka -
Evaluation of Warm and Cold Shaft Designs for Large Multi-megawatt Direct Drive Offshore Superconducting Wind Generators
Abstract For offshore large multi-megawatt direct drive wind generators, because of its ability to generate high flux fields, superconducting (SC) technology can offer significant size and mass reduction over traditional technologies. However,...
2015 / Devdatta Kulkarni, Edward Chen, Mantak Ho, Haran Karmaker -
DNA nanobiostructures
Recent advances in the field of nanotechnology and nanobiotechnology have been fuelled by the advancement in fabrication technologies that allow construction of artificial structures that are the same size or smaller than many biological entities. ...
2008 / Rashid Bashir -
Virtual Instrumentation Based Fetal ECG Extraction
Abstract ECG, the Electro Cardio Gram is a very important tool for the clinician to decide the cardiac health of a patient1. Fetal ECG is similarly a parameter to decide the child's health throughout the gestation period of the child and during...
2015 / Chinmayee G. Raj, V. Sri Harsha, B. Sai Gowthami, Sunitha R. -
Review of metal matrix composites with high thermal conductivity for thermal management applications
Abstract Metal matrix composites with high thermal conductivity and tailorable coefficient of thermal expansion are found widespread applications in electronic package and thermal management. The latest advances in manufacturing process, thermal...
2012 / Xuan-hui QU, Lin ZHANG, Mao WU, Shu-bin REN -
Isothermal section of ternary Sn-Zn-Ni phase equilibria at 250 °C
Abstract Ternary Sn–Zn–Ni alloys were prepared and equilibrated at 250 °C for 4–15 weeks. The phases formed in these equilibrated alloys were determined experimentally. The isothermal section of Sn–Zn–Ni system was constructed, based on the phase ...
2012 / Sinn-wen CHEN, Chia-ming HSU, Chin-yi CHOU, Che-wei HSU -
Development of thermodynamic and kinetic databases in micro-soldering alloy systems and their applications
Abstract Recent progress in the development of thermodynamic and kinetic databases of micro-soldering alloys, which were constructed within the framework of the Thermo-Calc and DICTRA software, was presented. Especially, a thermodynamic tool, ADAMIS ...
2012 / Xing-jun LIU, Cui-ping WANG, Ikuo OHNUMA, Ryosuke KAINUMA, Kiyohito ISHIDA -
Simulation and Evaluation of Different Process Strategies in a 5-axis Re-contouring Process
Abstract In the regeneration of turbine or compressor blades each blade damage is varying in location, size and shape, depending on the cause of damage. An important regeneration step is the re-contouring which is applied after the deposit welding...
2015 / Berend Denkena, Volker Böß, Dennis Nespor, Felix Rust -
Effect of the Secondary Optics and the Receiver Design on the Performance of a Triple Junction Solar Cell
Abstract In this paper, the prototype of a compact and small scale HCPV system with two-axis tracking mechanism for building integration purposes is presented and the experimental measurements are reported. The system is composed of 4 groups of...
2015 / Lorenzo Egidi, Massimiliano Renzi, Gabriele Comodi -
Pure shear stress reversal on a Cu-based bulk metallic glass reveals a Bauschinger-type effect
Abstract We have developed a torsion machine that can apply pure shear stress to small-diameter rod samples. We report preliminary results on Cu-based metallic glass samples held at constant torque in the elastic range. The inelastic angle of twist...
2013 / Yong Hao Sun, D.V. Louzguine-Luzgin, S. Ketov, A.L. Greer -
Pore Level Simulation of Miscible Injection with Gravity Domination
Abstract Gravity assisted miscible CO2 injection into oil reservoirs is an efficient method of enhancing oil recovery. CO2 injection into aquifers for sequestration purposes is another application of miscible displacement under gravity control. This ...
2013 / Zeeshan Mohiuddin, Yvonne Stokes, Manouchehr Haghighi -
Hybrid OpenMP/AVX Acceleration of a Higher Order Quiet Direct Simulation Method for the Euler Equations
Abstract Presented is the Quiet Direct Simulation (QDS) applied to parallel computation using a hybrid OpenMP/AVX parallelization paradigm. Due to the high locality of the QDS scheme, the method has been successfully applied to parallel computation...
2013 / Matthew R. Smith, Ji-Yueh Liu, Fang-An Kuo, Jong-Shin Wu -
Ultrasonic assembly of anisotropic short fibre reinforced composites
Abstract We report the successful manufacture of short fibre reinforced polymer composites via the process of ultrasonic assembly. An ultrasonic device is developed allowing the manufacture of thin layers of anisotropic composite material. Strands...
2013 / M.-S. Scholz, B.W. Drinkwater, R.S. Trask