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Atomization characteristics of alternative aviation biofuels, Jet A-1, and water from a hybrid airblast atomizer
Studies on the atomization of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from aircraft engine atomizers are essential to replace the present fossil type jet fuel to counter the rise in aviation-caused CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. ...
Deformation characteristics of soil under sequential dynamic torsional and cyclic axial loading
Earthquake-induced structural damages caused due to site effects, soil liquefaction failure, and associated excessive settlement are well-known worldwide. The primary controlling factor responsible for the superstructure’s ...
Effect of Length Scale on High Temperature Mechanical Behavior of Sn-Cu Joints: A Mechanics and Material Science Based Treatment
With the ongoing miniaturization of microelectronic devices, the size of compliant solder in microscale solder joints has significantly reduced, proportion of brittle phases has increased, and the microscale joints have ...
Printed and Low Temperature Processed Oxide Electronics with Superior Electrical Performance and Mechanical Reliability
In line with the forthcoming industrial revolution, printed and flexible electronics is a rapidly developing research area that involves wearable and consumer electronics to be produced in large quantities and be connected ...
From Particles to People: Vicsek-Inspired Behavioural Modelling Frameworks
In this thesis, we develop different modelling frameworks to capture the processes of opinion formation and disease spread. The common theme binding them is a nearest-neighbour-based interaction rule; while the closeness ...
Direct Methods for Optimal Ascent Guidance
An ascent guidance algorithm determines the thrust vector that allows the spacecraft to
reach the desired orbit. Generally, optimal ascent guidance algorithms try to reach the
orbit while minimizing mission time or fuel. ...
Nonlocal continuum models for plasticity and damage
Nonlocal interactions of material points play a vital role in modelling certain important aspects of inelastic phenomena such as plasticity and damage in solids. For plasticity problems, nonlocal interactions allow ...
Discrete particulate description of elastic structures undergoing geometrically nonlinear deformation and dynamic particle interaction
The mechanical behaviour of deformable bodies in a particulate environment has been an area of increasing interest across a wide spectrum of systems and scale. A composite ensemble of deformable structures and discrete ...
New Approaches to At-site and Regional Frequency Analysis of Hydrologic Extremes in Peaks Over Threshold Framework
Frequency analysis procedures are widely used to quantify the risk associated with floods that have devastating consequences worldwide. Conventionally, the frequency analysis is performed based on the annual maximum series ...
Graphene derivatives sandwiched with porous polyvinylidene fluoride based thin film composite membranes for effective water remediation
Safe drinking water for all is perhaps one of the prime nexus of the 21st century and one of the prime sustainable development goals. Around 1.2 billion people still lack access to safe potable water, while around 2.6 ...