Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Conditioning of Surface Energy and Spray Application of Optical Waveguides for Integrated Intelligent Systems
Abstract Networks of optical waveguides allow for data transmission and sensing applications. Therefore, this technology is a key element for the integration of intelligent systems and structural health monitoring. Optical waveguides are the...
2016 / Gerd-Albert Hoffmann, Thomas Reitberger, Joerg Franke, Ludger Overmeyer -
The Effect of Phosphorus Diffusion Gettering on Recombination at Grain Boundaries in HPMC-Silicon Wafers
Abstract The influence of phosphorus diffusion gettering on recombination at grain boundaries has been studied in a commercially cast high performance multicrystalline silicon block. Wafers from four different heights have been studied with high...
2016 / Marie S. Wiig, Krzysztof Adamczyk, Halvard Haug, Kai E. Ekstrøm, Rune Søndenå -
Reliability of a k-out-of-n System with Common-cause Failures Using Multivariate Exponential Distribution
Abstract In recent years, numerous papers dealing with extensions of Marshall-Olkin distributions have appeared. However, the Marshall- Olkin model is not yet a commonly used mathematical model in the field of risk analysis, even though it has been...
2016 / Tetsushi Yuge, Megumi Maruyama, Shigeru Yanagi -
Modeling and optimization of process variables of wire-cut electric discharge machining of super alloy Udimet-L605
Abstract This paper presents the behavior of Udimet-L605 after wire electric discharge machining and evaluating the WEDM process using sophisticated machine learning approaches. The experimental work is depicted on the basis of Taguchi orthogonal...
2016 / Somvir Singh Nain, Dixit Garg, Sanjeev Kumar -
Fatigue strength of PF-1 coil helium inlet with weld defects.
Abstract Helium inlet (HI), used for supply of liquid helium into a superconductor, is a critical element of PF-1 coil of the fusion reactor ITER. The superconductor is placed into internal bore of a steel jacket. TIG welding without subsequent heat ...
2016 / A.G. Kazantsev, M.G. Kakhadze, K.A. Soin, I.Y. Rodin, S.N. Nasluzov -
In-situ Doping and Local Overcompensation of High Performance LPCVD Polysilicon Passivated Contacts as Approach to Industrial IBC Cells
Abstract In this work, we investigate polysilicon passivation contacts, to be used for high performance IBC cells. We demonstrate an LPCVD process for in-situ p-type doped polysilicon. The p-type polysilicon can be locally overcompensated to n-type...
2016 / Yu Wu, Maciej K. Stodolny, L.J. Geerligs, Martijn Lenes, Jan-Marc Luchies -
Design Automation for Battery System Variants of Electric Vehicles with Integrated Product and Process Evaluation
Abstract From the absence of standardization regarding components of battery systems for electric vehicles results a large number of theoretically applicable battery configurations for a given application. This leads to decision making problems and...
2016 / Alexander Tornow, Robert Graubohm, Franz Dietrich, Klaus Dröder -
Meso-Cenozoic lithospheric thermal structure in the Bohai Bay Basin, eastern North China Craton
Abstract The Bohai Bay Basin is a region where part of the North China Craton has been thinned and destroyed. It has experienced two periods of crustal thinning that occurred during the Cretaceous and Paleogene, but investigations of its Mesozoic...
2016 / Zongxing Li, Yinhui Zuo, Nansheng Qiu, Jun Gao -
Calibrated Modeling of Knitted Fabric as a Means of Simulating Textile Hybrid Structures
Abstract Knitted fabrics have unique characteristics compared to conventional architectural membranes. Conventional architectural membranes are composite materials consisting of woven or non-woven textiles and layers of coating. Characteristics of...
2016 / Michel Schmeck, Christoph Gengnagel -
Inertial Method of Viscosity Measurement of the Complex Rheology Medium
Abstract Modern lubricants have a complex content and complex rheological properties: the viscosity of oils depends on the shear rate, pressure and temperature. Strange as it is, the complication of the rheological properties of the studied medium...
2016 / E. Kornaeva, A. Kornaev, L. Savin -
Hydroelastic analysis of floating elastic thick plate in shallow water depth
Summary In the present study, the wave scattering due to very large floating structure (VLFS) is analysed considering the thick plate theory in shallow water depth. The effect of free-free boundary condition associated in the analysis of the...
2016 / K.M. Praveen, D. Karmakar, T. Nasar -
Stochastic Reduced Order Modelling of a Fluid Structure Interaction System
Abstract Solution of large order fluid structure interaction (FSI) systems with parametric uncertainties demand intensive computational resources. The present study focusses on developing and implementing a novel stochastic reduced order model to...
2016 / W. Dheelibun Remigius, Hridya P. Lal, Jainendra K. Dubey, Siddhesh M. Godbole, Sayan Gupta, et al. -
Biofeedback System for Novice Snowboarding
Abstract The purpose of this project was to design a biofeedback system for beginner snowboarders. The aim was to design and build an electronic system, which analysed the load under the feet of the snowboarder and alerted the rider when more load...
2016 / Benjamin Moeyersons, Franz Konstantin Fuss, Adin Ming Tan, Yehuda Weizman -
Magnetocaloric Properties of Fe-Ni-Cr Nanoparticles for Active Cooling2016 / V. Chaudhary, R.V. Ramanujan
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A State-of-the-art Review on Micro Electro-discharge Machining
Abstract Electro-Discharge Machining (EDM) is one of the non-conventional machining processes available, in which the material removal takes place due to melting and vaporisation of electrode materials. Micro Electro-Discharge Machining (μ-EDM) is a ...
2016 / Leera Raju, Somashekhar S. Hiremath -
Limit States of Engineering Structures in the Aspect of Chaos Theory
Abstract To search the optimal solution in the space of technical events and in the space of economical events at the same time mathematically is very difficult. There is approach, based on the representation of the building structure as a dynamic...
2016 / Jan Rządkowski, Ludmila Kirianova -
Reduction of the Residual Porosity in Parts Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting Using Skywriting and High Focus Offset Strategies
Abstract Residual porosity is observed in Inconel 718 samples manufactured by SLM within the optimum process window regardless the process parameters whose origin has been directly related to the starting and finishing of the laser scanning tracks....
2016 / A.M. Mancisidor, F. Garciandia, M. San Sebastian, P. Álvarez, J. Díaz, et al. -
Simplex Enhanced Numerical Modeling of the Temperature Distribution in a Hydrogen Cooled Steel Coil Annealing Process
Abstract The temperature distribution of steel coils during annealing process in hydrogen has a significant effect on their quality. It is approached by numerical modelling using the differential equations governing the heat transfers involved. The...
2016 / A. Haouam, M. Bigerelle, B. Merzoug -
Control of colloidal placement by modulated molecular orientation in nematic cells2016 / C. Peng, T. Turiv, Y. Guo, S. V. Shiyanovskii, Q.-H. Wei, et al.
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Magnetic Tunnel Junction Based Long-Term Short-Term Stochastic Synapse for a Spiking Neural Network with On-Chip STDP Learning2016 / Gopalakrishnan Srinivasan, Abhronil Sengupta, Kaushik Roy