Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Impact of Patterning Technique on the Long Term Stability of Ag Thin Films
Abstract With rising demand for high power electronics, the need for metallization systems with enhanced electromigration resistance increases rapidly. The long term stability of sputter deposited silver thin films is investigated with samples...
2014 / A. Bittner, F. Prewein, U. Schmid -
Theoretical study of the structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of XCaF3 (X = K and Rb)
Abstract The PLANE WAVE pseudo-potential method within density functional theory (DFT) has been used to investigate the structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of XCaF3 (X = K and Rb) insulating. The studied compounds show a weak...
2015 / B. Ghebouli, M. Fatmi, M.A. Ghebouli, H. Choutri, L. Louail, et al. -
Engineering cancer microenvironments for in vitro 3-D tumor models
The natural microenvironment of tumors is composed of extracellular matrix (ECM), blood vasculature, and supporting stromal cells. The physical characteristics of ECM as well as the cellular components play a vital role in controlling cancer cell proliferation,...
2015 / Waseem Asghar, Rami El Assal, Hadi Shafiee, Sharon Pitteri, Ramasamy Paulmurugan, et al. -
Teaching Strategies Learning Through Art: Music and Basic Design Education
Abstract This paper is about the relationship of music and art which are components of the basic design applications over arts. For architectural education, to deal with art as a tool and the experience of benefiting from this tool in the design...
2015 / Nilgun Kuloglu -
Hole Expansion Characteristics of Ultra High Strength Steels
Abstract The hole expansion ratio is a key indicator to evaluate stretch flanging performance of steel sheets, which is usually obtained by hole expanding test using cylindrical or conical punch. According to ISO 16630-2009(Metallic materials --...
2014 / Xinping Chen, Haoming Jiang, Zhenxiang Cui, Changwei Lian, Chao Lu -
Lead acid battery performance and cycle life increased through addition of discrete carbon nanotubes to both electrodes
Abstract Contemporary applications are changing the failure mechanisms of lead acid batteries. Sulfation at the negative electrode, acid stratification, and dendrite formation now precede positive electrode failures such as grid corrosion and active ...
2014 / Nanjan Sugumaran, Paul Everill, Steven W. Swogger, D.P. Dubey -
Analysis of PV Modules and N-type Silicon Solar Cells with Different Rear Metal Grid
Abstract N-type silicon solar cells are being investigated due to the potential to obtain high efficiency. In this solar cell, the front p+ emitter is performed with boron doping and the Al or Al/Ag screen printing pastes don’t reach the development ...
2014 / Izete Zanesco, Sérgio B. Garcia, Adriano Moehlecke, Moussa Ly -
FEM Study of Fatigue Crack Growth in a Power Semiconductor Chip Subjected to Transient Thermal Loading
Abstract A detailed finite element analysis of fatigue crack growth between metallisation layers of a power semiconductor device subjected to active cycling conditions is carried out. The active cycling and the resulting transient thermal loading is ...
2014 / Grygoriy Kravchenko, Balamurugan Karunamurthy, Heinz E. Pettermann -
Experimental Assessments on a Pressure Swirl Oil Atomizer for Positive Displacement Vane Compressors
Abstract The current work presents an experimental characterization of a pressure swirl nozzle that is used to spray the lubricant in positive displacement vane compressors such that the overall convective heat transfer between oil droplets and air...
2015 / Giuseppe Bianchi, Roberto Cipollone -
Uniaxial and tensile strained germanium nanomembranes in rolled-up geometry by polarized Raman scattering spectroscopy2015 / Qinglei Guo, Miao Zhang, Zhongying Xue, Jing Zhang, Gang Wang, et al.
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Engineering Environment for Production System Planning in Small and Medium Enterprises
Abstract Today, factories have to be adapted permanently in order to follow the developments towards fast changing customer demands and faster life cycles of products. Key aspects to cope with these developments are the reduction of the unit costs...
2015 / David Goerzig, Dominik Lucke, Juergen Lenz, Timo Denner, Michael Lickefett, et al. -
Effect of Temperature and Strain Amplitude on Fatigue Behaviour of BCC Iron Single Crystal using Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Abstract Fatigue simulations on single crystal bcc iron have been carried out by using Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator (LAMMPS) package. Finnis-Sinclair potential suitable for bcc iron has been chosen to desc ibe the...
2013 / V.S. Srinivasan, G. Sainath, B.K. Choudhary, M.D. Mathew, T. Jayakumar -
Evaluation of the performance of elastic band used for ready made garment manufacturing
Abstract The ready made garment in Egypt is facing tremendous competition in the local and external markets. Most of the garment mills pay more attention to the quality export products and neglect the local market, so by the time they are losing the ...
2012 / R. Mashaly, S. Hussein -
Entropy in Tribology: in the Search for Applications2010 / Michael Nosonovsky
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Finite Element Thermal Analysis of a Solar Photovoltaic Module
Abstract The photovoltaic (PV) efficiency of solar cells is inversely proportional to their operating temperature. The temperature distribution in a PV module will also give rise to thermal stresses within the module. Hence it is important to...
2012 / Yixian Lee, Andrew A.O. Tay -
Crack opening profiles of indentation cracks in normal and anomalous glasses
Abstract A comparative Vickers indentation study is made of two glasses, soda-lime and borosilicate. Indentations in the two glasses reveal substantially shorter radial cracks in the borosilicate, even though toughness values measured by...
2003 / Zaklina Burghard, André Zimmermann, Jürgen Rödel, Fritz Aldinger, Brian R Lawn -
Occupational Safety Management in the Offshore Windindustry–Status and Challenges
Abstract An overview of accidents and potential occupational accidents in the offshore wind industry is shown. There are indications that the number of accidents is relatively high. Based on a model for safe operations, status for as well as...
2012 / Eirik Albrechtsen -
Modeling of Lead Acid Batteries in PV Systems
Abstract The study of a photovoltaic system necessitates in a first time equivalent models of the main components such as PV generator model, storage element (batteries). The knowledge of their electrical characteristics remains a key factor in the...
2012 / N. Achaibou, M. Haddadi, A. Malek -
Simulation of solid molecular hydrogen - a new twist to an old problem
Abstract Solid molecular orthohydrogen exhibits orientational order at low temperatures. The orthohydrogen molecules, which are quadrupoles, order in the Pa3 structure. We have simulated this ordering, and explored the behaviour under dilution by...
2010 / Joan Adler, Or Cohen -
Fabrication of BaSi2 films on transparent CaF2 (111) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy for optical characterization
Abstract We have grown BaSi2 films on transparent CaF2(111) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy using Si template layers. The crystalline quality of the Si layers on the CaF2(111) was improved by electron stimulated desorption (ESD) technique prior ...
2011 / K. Toh, T. Saito, M. Ajmal Khan, A. Okada, N. Usami, et al.