Pitting corrosion poses a significant threat to deepwater oil and gas production facilities, yet our current understanding of its impact on specific systems such as steel catenary riser (SCR), tensioned leg platforms (TLP), ...

Identification of the dynamics of a complex robotic system accurately from first principles is challenging and often infeasible. Simplifying assumptions commonly made in modeling such systems often restrict their scope and ...

The halo orbits around the Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange point form an ideal location for deploying a solar observation spacecraft as they offer uninterrupted, long-duration visibility of the Sun. However, the complex orbital and ...

Granular media, such as sand, soil, and rocks, are commonly encountered in various engineering and geotechnical applications, and their response to blast loading is of significant interest. In this master’s thesis, the ...

Thermal energy storage systems (TESS) based on chemisorption/thermochemical reactions have several advantages over conventional thermal storage systems based on sensible and latent heat. The advantages include high energy ...

Potential of using supercritical CO2 (sCO2) as a working fluid for the next generation of thermal power plants is being actively pursued by researchers across the world. CO2 has a critical temperature of 31.1 °C and a ...

This thesis presents innovative designs and control strategies for enhancing the performance and reliability of quadcopters, particularly in demanding and cluttered environments. The primary contributions include the ...

Embargo up to 15/1/2027 A Pulsating Heat Pipe (PHP) is a wickless meandering capillary tube bent back and forth parallel to itself. PHPs are classified into single and multiturn, closed-loop and open-loop. A single loop ...

Rotating components such as reaction wheels and momentum wheels on spacecraft generate micro-vibrations up to 250 Hz during on-orbit operations. While the use of Gough-Stewart Platforms (GSPs) for six degrees of freedom ...

Due to several perceived advantages, supercritical Carbon dioxide (sCO2) cycles are viewed as potential replacements for steam-based power generation. Their successful deployment depends on several factors - one important ...