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2007

Vena, Alessandro, Carey, Jason, Badawi, Hisham

Experimental characterization of arch wires has been performed in many previous studies; however with the advent of new arch wire materials being introduced, some new experimental methods and characterization are required. Since literature is available for comparison, this paper examines...

2015

Ramesh, K.T., Farbaniec, Lukasz, Hogan, James

Brittle failure in boron carbide has been studied in dynamic uniaxial compression using a Kolsky bar technique. A detailed study of fragments was performed using SEM-EDS, to identify the mechanisms responsible for failure. Microstructural characterization and fracture surface observations...

2022-06-01

Wu, Jing, Luo, Hao, Zhong, Lexuan

Adequate ventilation with an effective airflow pattern and the air handling unit equipped with air purifier devices are common contaminant control methods for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Air cleaner purification performance, ventilation modes, and contaminant...

2018-01-12

Mahdi Zeidi, Chun Il Kim

A model for the deformation of an elastic solid reinforced by embedded fibers is presented in which elastic resistance of the fibers to bending is incorporated. Within the framework of strain-gradient elasticity, we formulated the equilibrium equations and necessary boundary conditions which...

2022-06-01

Maleksabet, Zahra, Zare, Azam, Tarokh, Ali

Capillary microfluidics is gaining popularity due to its role in recent advances in life science applications. Designing a new and optimized microfluidic platform, as well as having a broader understanding of its function and fundamental physics, are still significant technological problems....

2022-06-01

Ryan, Jarod, Bussmann, Markus, DeMartini, Nikolai

A dynamic 2D axisymmetric CFD model, coupled to a 1D bed model, has been developed to simulate the production of lime in a rotary kiln. The model simulates heat transfer caused by radiation, convection and conduction between the gas, wall, and bed to determine the axial bed temperature in the...

2015-01-01

Pant, L. M., Mitra, S. K., Secanell, Marc

A reconstruction methodology based on different-phase-neighbor (DPN) pixel swapping and multigrid hierarchical annealing is presented. The method performs reconstructions by starting at a coarse image and successively refining it. The DPN information is used at each refinement stage to freeze...

2021-06-30

Degenstein, Lauren M., Sameoto, Dan, Hogan, James D., Asad, Asad, Dolez, Patricia I.

Protective textiles used for military applications must fulfill a variety of functional requirements, including durability, resistance to environmental conditions and ballistic threats, all while being comfortable and lightweight. In addition, these textiles must provide camouflage and...

2022-06-01

Fernández-Caballero, Juan Carlos, Hernández-Luna, Alberto A., Ramírez-Mendoza, Ricardo A.

Over the past decade, researchers have shown an increased interest in Set-Based Design motivated by the potential benefits of shortening product development time while creating robust products. Despite the growing number of publications around the topic, most of them have focused on practical...

2013

Hogan, James, Schneider, Markus, Rogers, Robert, Spray, John, Vincent, Gregory

The dynamic fragmentation of coarse and fine grained granitoid blocks during impact has been examined for energies of 1.9 kJ to 3.0 kJ and 2.7 kJ to 6.8 kJ, respectively. A particle tracking algorithm was developed to measure ejecta size and velocity at the rear of the target for a horizontal...