Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Development of Drugs and Technology for Radiation Theragnosis
Abstract Personalized medicine is tailored medical treatment that targets the individual characteristics of each patient. Theragnosis, combining diagnosis and therapy, plays an important role in selecting appropriate patients. Noninvasive in vivo...
2016 / Hwan-Jeong Jeong, Byung Chul Lee, Byeong-Cheol Ahn, Keon Wook Kang -
Enhancing Learning Experience in Physical Action-orientated Learning Factories Using a Virtually Extended Environment and Serious Gaming Approaches
Abstract Development and implementation of new paradigms such as cyber-physical as well as lean and green production systems lead to higher degrees of system dependencies and complexity. Learning factories are a possible solution to convey the...
2017 / Bastian Thiede, Gerrit Posselt, Simone Kauffeld, Christoph Herrmann -
Qualitative Research of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Aircraft Brackets Produced by a New Forging Method2016 / A. Dziubińska, A. Gontarz, K. Dziedzic
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The Cyber-physical E-machine Manufacturing System: Virtual Engineering for Complete Lifecycle Support
Abstract Electric machines (e-machines) will form a fundamental part of the powertrain of the future. Automotive manufacturers are keen to develop e-machine manufacturing and assembly knowledge in-house. An on-going project, which aims to deliver an ...
2017 / Sergey Konstantinov, Mussawar Ahmad, Karthik Ananthanarayan, Robert Harrison -
Physical mechanism of surface roughening on the radial core-shell nanowire heterostructure with alloy shell2017 / Yuanyuan Cao, Dongfeng Diao
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Ductile unidirectional continuous rayon fibre-reinforced hierarchical composites
Abstract Endless rayon fibres (Cordenka®) were used to reinforce polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) nanocomposites containing 2.5wt.% nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) to create truly green hierarchical composites. Unidirectional (UD) composites with 50–55%...
2016 / Siti-Ros Shamsuddin, Koon-Yang Lee, Alexander Bismarck -
Interfacial Shear Strength of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites by the Modified Rule of Mixture and Kelly-Tyson Model
Abstract Four types of commercial grade glass fiber reinforced thermoplastics (GFRP) were used in this study. Polymer matrices included polycarbonate (PC), polyoxymethylene (POM), polypropylene (PP) and polyamide 6 (PA6). The contents of GF were...
2016 / Rutchaneekorn Wongpajan, Suchalinee Mathurosemontri, Ryo Takematsu, Hu Yong Xu, Putinun Uawongsuwan, et al. -
Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Systems Competence Centre: Mission, objectives, technological achievements and breakthroughs
Abstract A long-term (15-year) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies (HFCT) Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) strategy was officially launched in September 2008 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in South Africa. The Hydrogen...
2014 / Bruno G. Pollet, Sivakumar Pasupathi, Gerhard Swart, Kobus Mouton, Mykhaylo Lototskyy, et al. -
Tuning optical properties of transparent conducting barium stannate by dimensional reduction2015 / Yuwei Li, Lijun Zhang, Yanming Ma, David J. Singh
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Selection of healing agents for autonomous healing of alumina at high temperatures
Abstract To date, the research aimed at creating a high-temperature alumina (Al2O3) grade capable of autonomously repairing crack damage focussed on the use of SiC particles which turns to SiO2 as the healing agent. The present work presents an...
2016 / Linda Boatemaa, Cees Kwakernaak, Sybrand van der Zwaag, Willem G. Sloof -
Influence of nominal composition variation on phase evolution and creep life of Type 316H austenitic stainless steel components
Abstract The present work aims to understand the influence of variation in chemical composition in the long term evolution of secondary phases. Three samples with nominal composition of Type 316H but different specific composition have been exposed...
2016 / Ana I. Martinez-Ubeda, Ian Griffiths, Mudith S.A. Karunaratne, Peter E.J. Flewitt, Charles Younes, et al. -
Field-effect and capacitive properties of water-gated transistors based on polythiophene derivatives2014 / R. Porrazzo, S. Bellani, A. Luzio, C. Bertarelli, G. Lanzani, et al.
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Research on scheduling and optimization under uncertain conditions in panel block production line in shipbuilding2016 / Chong Wang, Puxiu Mao, Yunsheng Mao, Jong Gye Shin
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Magnetic Nondestructive Testing Techniques of Constructional Steel2016 / Er-gang Xiong, Na-na Zhao, Zhao-qi Yan, Lan-wei Yang, Han He
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The Performance of Geotextile Materials Used for Filtration and Separation in Different Structures as an Important Part of Geotextiles Requirements
Abstract Currently, a water discharge coefficient as an important feature of geotextile materials that affects their filtration capacity in a frozen condition is not included in the geotextiles material specifications. The higher the water discharge ...
2017 / V.I. Shtykov, L.S. Blazhko, A.B. Ponomarev -
The Impact of Reaction Parameters on Graphene-like Material Synthesized Using Chemical Vapour Deposition
Abstract The remarkable properties of graphene have directly accelerated the graphene research. Due to its unique and remarkable characteristics, graphene can be potentially used in various applications. Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) has been...
2017 / H. Cheun Lee, Wei-Wen Liu, Siang-Piao Chai, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, C.H. Voon, et al. -
Optimizing the Solar Cell Front Side Metallization and the Cell Interconnection for High Module Power Output
Abstract Improving the light trapping in a module results in an increase in the generated current. Consequently, an optimization of the front grid metallization of the cell is required for the best trade-off between series resistance, shading, and...
2016 / Robert Witteck, Henning Schulte-Huxel, Hendrik Holst, David Hinken, Malte Vogt, et al. -
Thermal Performance Investigation in Cooling Season for a Corner Double Skin Façade with Rotating Glass Louvres
Abstract A corner Double Skin Façade curtain walling facing south and west orientation that has been applied in Athens Greece was examined during cooling season. The external skin of the double skin façade is made out of rotating sandblasted striped ...
2017 / P.G. Vatavalis, D.K. Bikas -
Novel hybrid vacuum/triple glazing units with pressure equalisation design
Abstract Vacuum glazing units (VGUs) are thought to be a type of glazing system with superior effective insulation performance. However, the differential pressure between the outside and the inner spaces and the supporting pillars create a high...
2014 / Minxi Bao, Xiaogen Liu, Jian Yang, Yiwang Bao -
Simulation of Error-prone Continuous Generating Production Processes of Helical Gears and the Influence on the Vibration Excitation in Gear Mesh
Abstract A very important feature of high quality gears is a low noise emission in all operating conditions. Micro-geometry of the gear is of relevance for the vibration excitation in the tooth contact and significantly affected by the manufacturing ...
2017 / Simon Kimme, Ruben Bauer, Welf-Guntram Drossel, Matthias Putz