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Spherical Indentation Response of Bulk and Thin Film Shape Memory Alloys
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have the ability to recover large strains upon undergoing a thermomechanical cycle. In addition to being used as structural elements, they can be patterned as thin films which can be employed in ...
Characterization of Corneal Lens of Drosophila melanogaster and its Genetic Mutants using Atomic Force Microscope and Scanning Electron Microscope
Drosophila melanogaster (the fruit fly) is a widely used model organism for the study of human disease condition and genetic pathways due to the high degree of gene conservation between fly and human. The compound eyes of ...
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 ...
Mechanobiology of cell-substrate interactions
Cell adhesion to substrates is a complex process facilitated by focal adhesion (FA) complexes that help them perform vital cellular functions like migration, growth, and division. Cells probe their surroundings through ...
Multi-linear Disassembly Path Determination: A Geometric Approach
This thesis presents a geometric approach for determining the orientation-preserving disassembly paths of polyhedral
assembly components. Exact disassembly path determination of the components is essential because the ...
Hybrid Model for Micro-channel Heat Exchangers used in sCO2 Brayton Power Blocks
Studies have shown that Micro-channel Heat Exchangers (MCHEs) commonly referred to as Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers (PCHEs) are suitable candidates for recuperators and gas coolers used in sCO2 power blocks. CFD and 1-d ...
Turbulent Free Convection Over Horizontal Surfaces
This thesis deals with turbulent free convection in a horizontal fluid layer above a heated
surface. The work can be roughly divided into two parts. In the &st part a model
is proposed for the near wall dynamics in ...
Measuring Three-dimensional Deformations of Elastic Ribbons
Experimental techniques to measure and visualize kinematics in structural
and solid mechanics range from humble strain gage rosettes to sophisticated
digital image correlation methods. This thesis develops a stereo ...
Vapor Mediated Interaction in Droplets
Controlling internal flow in evaporating sessile droplets is desirable across applications ranging from lab-on-chip medical diagnostics, DNA profiling to surface patterning. Diffusion-limited evaporation in droplets exhibits ...
Analysis of Transcritical CO2 and CO2+ Propane Mixtures for Tropical Cooling Applications
The increasing global average ambient temperatures coupled with stringent environmental regulations has turned the focus on natural working fluids such as Carbon dioxide (CO2), and hydrocarbons for use in the refrigeration ...