Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Fracture Analysis of a-SiC:H Membranes after Thermal Annealing
Abstract In this study, fracture analysis of hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC:H) membranes deposited by inductively coupled plasma enhanced (ICP) CVD is performed using a bulge test approach. It is shown, that a thermal post-deposition...
2017 / T. Frischmuth, A. Klein, M. Schneider, T. Grille, U. Schmid -
Ballistic Response of 2024 Aluminium Plates Against Blunt Nose Projectiles
Abstract Numerical investigations were carried out on 1.27, 3.18, 6.35, 12.7and 19.05 mm thick 2024-O aluminum target against blunt nose steel projectiles of 12.7 mm diameter and 37.7 gram mass. Three-dimensional numerical simulations of the problem ...
2017 / K. Senthil, B. Arindam, M.A. Iqbal, N.K. Gupta -
Major Obstacles to Sustainability in the Plastic Industry
Abstract Sustainability focuses on taking into account in our work and in our daily lives all the resources upon the planet. The plastic industry is one of the major users of non-renewable resources and aspects of sustainability have to be...
2017 / Bupe G. Mwanza, Charles Mbohwa -
An impact-engaged two-degrees-of-freedom Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Wideband Operation
Abstract In order to achieve broadband energy harvesting, this paper proposes a two-degree-of-freedom piezoelectric energy harvesting system with stoppers. The synergy of the multi-modal technique and the nonlinearity feature benefits the wideband...
2017 / Guobiao Hu, Lihua Tang, Raj Das -
Vertical Vibration of Two Axle Railway Vehicle
Abstract The vertical vibration of the two axle vehicle has been solved analytically using the model of rigid rectangular plate with asymmetrically load distribution related to geometrical symmetry axes of central plane. Vertical displacements are...
2017 / Josef Soukup, Jan Skočilas, Blanka Skočilasová, Ján Dižo -
GBT-Based Buckling Analysis Using the Exact Element Method2017 / Rui Bebiano, Moshe Eisenberger, Dinar Camotim, Rodrigo Gonçalves
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Increasing Productivity in Grasping Electrodes in Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing
Abstract The automated handling of electrodes is an essential process step for assembling lithium-ion battery cells and a bottleneck within the productivity. Current handling methods are characterized through pick-and-place operations. Their...
2017 / Robert Schröder, Arne Glodde, Muhammed Aydemir, Günther Seliger -
Nonlinear Optical Properties of Colloids with Carbon Nanoparticles
Abstract Experimentally studied linear and nonlinear characteristics of colloid on the basis of a new class of carbon nanoparticles (CN) synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis. The spectral characteristics of supercontinuum of the colloids with CN in ...
2017 / A.Yu. Mayor, D.Yu. Proschenko, S.S. Golik, I.V. Postnova, Yu.A. Shchipunov, et al. -
Shaping the Helical Surface by the Hobbing Method
Abstract The shaping of a helical surface using a rotary tool with an arbitrary tool action surface axial profile has been discussed. Disc, ring, finger and cup-type tools were included in the computation program. The reverse task, where the...
2017 / Tadeusz Nieszporek, Rafał Gołębski, Piotr Boral -
Formation of Periodic Structures (2D-PhCs) by Scanning Electron Lithography
Abstract The formation of the periodic structures based on Si-materials by electron beam lithography technique has been studied. We have investigated lithography processes such as designing, exposition, development, etching end others. The developed ...
2017 / Dmitriy Utkin, Alexander Shklyev, Andrey Tsarev, Alexander Latyshev, Dmitriy Nasimov -
Modeling and Simulation for Micromilling Mechanisms
Abstract In order to study the micromilling mechanisms, FEM (finite element method) has been used to create models and to conduct simulations for micromilling process. The aluminum alloy material 7075-T6 is selected as the workpiece material for its ...
2017 / Qiulian Sun, Xiang Cheng, Yuanyong Liu, Xianhai Yang, Yuanzhen Li -
Monitoring of the Dilution of Motor Oil with Diesel Using an Advanced Resonant Sensor System
Abstract In modern light-duty Diesel vehicles the particulate filters in the exhaust system require periodic regeneration to prevent plugging. The regeneration procedure is a major cause of dilution of engine oil with diesel fuel. In order to...
2017 / A.O. Niedermayer, T. Voglhuber-Brunnmaier, M. Heinisch, F. Feichtinger, B. Jakoby -
Investigation of Hole Size Formation by Steel Sphere Impacting on Thin Plate at Hypervelocity
Abstract Protective structures against hypervelocity impact of fragments consists of a thin skin (bumper plate) followed by air gap and main structure. The bumper causes shattering of the fragment and reduces fragment penetration capability to the...
2017 / K.D. Dhote, P.N. Verma -
Diagnosis of Neuro-physiological State of a Person on the Biomechanical Parameters
Abstract In this paper described the algorithm for registering the spatial parameters of the locomotors apparatus of man based on the accelerometric goniometry method and the subsequent transformation of acceleration signals in the angular settings...
2017 / A.V. Grecheneva, N.V. Dorofeev, O.R. Kuzichkin, I.S. Konstantinov -
Analysis of Influence of Tilt Angle on the Distribution of Water Droplets Diameters in a Spray Generated by the Turbo Master 52 Nozzle
Abstract This paper presents studies on the influence of the nozzle tilt angle on the distribution of water droplets diameters in a spray generated by the Turbo Master 52 nozzle. Analysis was limited to the most representative points located on the...
2017 / Jerzy Gałaj, Tomasz Drzymała, Piotr Piątek -
Intelligent Tools for Predictive Process Control
Abstract In complex machining processes which require long processing times, e.g. incorporating hardened or difficult to cut materials, free form surface shapes of the workpieces, such as milling of dies and molds, the avoidance of critical tool and ...
2017 / H.-C. Möhring, Q.P. Nguyen, A. Kuhlmann, C. Lerez, L.T. Nguyen, et al. -
An Impact Induced Damage in Composite Laminates with Intra-layer and Inter-laminate Damage
Abstract Low velocity experimental and numerical study have been performed on four layer [0°/90°]s and [90°/ − 45°/+ 45°/0°]s composite laminates at three different energy levels to observe the damage mechanism and delamination pattern. Experiments...
2017 / Sanan H. Khan, Ankush P. Sharma, Venkitanarayanan Parameswaran -
Participatory database of repair cases on fatigue damaged welded structures
Abstract We report a Web database in which 204 fatigue-related steel bridge repair cases have been summarized. Since the database is based on the PukiWiki system, which is a Wiki-type content management arrangement, any user can participate in...
2017 / Kaoru Yokoyama, Chitoshi Miki -
Control of Miniature Linear Actuator Using Sensorless Measurement of Position of a DC Driving Micromotor
Abstract The presented research was aimed at creating and testing a control system of a spooler for winding miniature induction coils. The discussed analysis was realized in order to verify a possibility of synchronizing the speed of the spindle...
2017 / Maciej Bodnicki, Michał Dominiczak -
Strain field of the monovacancy in silicene: First-principles study2016 / Rui Li, Zhongli Liu, Wenqiang Ma, Yonggang Tan