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Fall 2015
Ice accretion is a problem that affects the performance and safety of structures that are exposed to cold weather environments. In wind energy production, a constantly growing industry, ice accretion has been found to decrease the performance, produce mechanical failures, and decrease the safety...
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Fall 2020
A 2 cm thick American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 1018 steel sample was flame sprayed with Alumina (Al2O3) then a metal matrix composite consisting of Nickel-Chromium-Aluminum-Yttrium (NiCrAlY) and Alumina split 50 % by weight. A first order transfer function was derived from a lumped...
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Understanding the Role of Surface Microgeometries on Wetting: Designing Robust Superhydrophobic Surfaces
DownloadSpring 2014
This thesis is concerned with effects of surface microgeometries on wetting, aiming at providing instructions for reproducing controllable wettability on artificial surfaces and designing robust superhydrophobic surfaces. First, the origin of edge effect is understood by a thermodynamic approach...