Division of Mechanical Sciences: Recent submissions
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Dynamics Of Water Drops Impacting Onto The Junction Of Dual-Textured Substrates Comprising Hydrophobic And Hydrophilic Portions
(2014-11-24)The research topic of liquid drop interaction with solid surfaces is being actively pursued to gain in-depth understanding of several practical cases such as the impingement of fuel spray droplets on surfaces like combustion ... -
Single-Phase And Multi-Phase Convection During Solidification Of Non-eutectic Binary Solutions
(2014-10-20)During solidification of non-eutectic alloys, non-isothermal phase change causes dendritic growth of solid front with liquid phase entrapped within the dendritic network producing the mushy region. Solidification causes ... -
Understanding Structure And Growth Of Physisorbed Films : A Combined Atomic Force Microscopy And Modeling Study
(2014-10-16)Surface modification has wide ranging implications in lubrication, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), colloidal systems and biological membranes. Surface modification plays an important role in stabilizing gold ... -
LU-SGS Implicit Scheme For A Mesh-Less Euler Solver
(2014-10-10)Least Square Kinetic Upwind Method (LSKUM) belongs to the class of mesh-less method that solves compressible Euler equations of gas dynamics. LSKUM is kinetic theory based upwind scheme that operates on any cloud of points. ... -
Beneficiation Studies On Molybdenite Ore From Harur Area, Tamil Nadu
(2014-09-15)Molybdenum is a versatile alloying and refractory metal of strategic importance. In India almost all molybdenite is obtained currently as st byproduct from copper and uranium deposits. The present Indian production is only ... -
Development And Performance Evaluation Of An Indirect Evaporative Air Cooler
(2014-09-09)Evaporative cooling is an alternative and efficient method of cooling in dry climates. When a liquid evaporates into the surrounding gas, the energy required for the change of phase produces a cooling effect. The wet bulb ... -
Microstructure Evolution In Semisolid Processing
(2014-09-09)In this thesis, we present an experimental and numerical study of globularization during reheating of thixocast billet having non-dendritic microstructure. The process of reheating is an important step in the semisolid ... -
Experimental Study On The Impact Of Water Drops On Groove-Textured Surfaces
(2014-09-08)The interaction of a liquid drop with a solid surface is being actively studied to understand practically encountered scenarios such as the impact of fuel spray droplets onto the walls of engine combustion chamber, the ... -
A Synergetic Micromechanics Model For Fiber Reinforced Composites
(2014-09-08)Composite materials show heterogeneity at different length scales. hence concurrent multiscale analysis is the only reliable method to analyze them. But unfortunately there is no concurrent multi-scale strategy that is ... -
Modeling And Computation Of Turbulent Nonreacting And Reacting Sprays
(2014-09-05)Numerical modeling of several turbulent nonreacting and reacting spray jets is carried out using a fully stochastic separated flow (FSSF) approach. As is widely used, the carrier-phase is considered in an Eulerian framework, ... -
Lower Bound Limit Analysis Applications For Solving Planar Stability Problems In Geomechanics
(2014-09-04)Limit analysis based upon the theory of plasticity is one of the very useful numerical techniques to determine the failure loads of different civil and mechanical engineering structures for a material following an associated ... -
Micro-Blast Waves
(2014-09-02)The near field blast–wave propagation dynamics has been a subject of intense research in recent past. Since experiments on a large scale are difficult to carry out, focus has been directed towards recreating these blast ... -
Studies On Fatigue Crack Propagation In Cementitious Materials : A Dimensional Analysis Approach
(2014-08-19)Crack propagation in structures when subjected to fatigue loading, follows three different phases namely - short crack growth, stable crack growth and unstable crack growth. Accurate fatigue life prediction demands the ... -
Novel Suspension Mechanisms For A Three Wheeled Mobile Robot Traversing Uneven Terrains Without Slip
(2014-08-12)A wheeled mobile robot (WMR) will move on uneven terrain without slip if the length of the axle connecting two wheels can change or for a fixed length axle the wheels are allowed to tilt in a lateral direction. In this ... -
Kinematic And Dynamic Modeling Of Human Walking
(2014-08-07)Walking comes naturally to us and appears to be simple. However, this is not so and it is known that walking requires high level neural control and muscle coordination. There is no single, unifying theory of bipedal walking. ... -
Collision Avoidance And Coalition Formation Of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vechicles In High Density Traffic Environments
(2014-08-07)This thesis addresses the problems of collision avoidance and coalition formation of multiple UAVs in high density traffic environments, proposes simple and efficient algorithms as solutions, and discusses their applications ... -
Parametric Analysis Of A Free Piston Stirling Engine For Spacecraft Power Applications With A Radioisotope Heat Source
(2014-07-11)Stirling engines are promising candidates for applications where air breathing engines cannot be used. Self contained engines capable of operating independently of the environment are required to convert thermal energy ... -
Packed Bed Gasification-Combustion In Biomass Based Domestic Stoves And Combustion Systems
(2014-07-04)This thesis constitutes fundamental experimental and computational investigations on gasification and combustion in a packed bed of biomass. Packed bed gasification-combustion in counter-current mode is used in two ... -
Experimental Measurement Of Flame Response To Acoustic Oscillations
(2014-06-20)Acoustic instabilities in a combustion chamber arise due to the coupling of acoustic pressure with in-phase heat-release, and are characterized by large amplitude oscillations of one or more natural modes of combustor. ... -
Wave Propagation In Hyperelastic Waveguides
(2014-06-20)The analysis of wave propagation in hyperelastic waveguides has significant applications in various branches of engineering like Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation, impact analysis, material characterization and damage ...