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Title: Measurement of the flow of water by salinity and coloration methods
Creator: Morse, R. L., Bechaud, J. P.
Date: 2009, 1917
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/measurementofflo00mors
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 2

Title: An investigation of the effect of the degree of superheat on the economy of a Marsh boiler-feed pump
Creator: Menkin, Jesse Irlis, Stillman, Edwin Howard
Date: 2009, 1909
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/investigationofe00menk
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1909 Includes bibliographical references...
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1909 Includes bibliographical references and index B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1909
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Title: An investigation of 20 gallon chemical fire extinguishers
Creator: Mintz, C. W., Trask, F. A.
Date: 2009, 1919
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/investigationof200mint
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: An investigation into the effect of extreme temperatures on the tensile properties of steels
Creator: Peterson, Harold C., Hall, Thomas W.
Date: 2009, 1920
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/investigationint00pete
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaves 46-48

Title: Installation and test of ados CO�b2�s recorder
Creator: Ehretsman, John Lee.
Date: 2009, 1907
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/installationtest00ehre
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1907 Bibliography: leaf 26 and index B.S....
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1907 Bibliography: leaf 26 and index B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1907
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Title: Investigation of the design of apparatus for the measurement of automatic sprinkler distribution
Creator: Kingsley, Thomas, Jr., Sabiston, Kenneth M.
Date: 2009, 1920
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/investigationofd00king
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Influence of valve setting on efficiency and capacity of a 25 horse power International Harvester Company gasoline engine
Creator: Menke, Edward, Goetz, Oscar
Date: 2009, 1914
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/influenceofvalve00menk
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: OPTIMIZATION AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF ELECTROSTATIC ADHESIVES
Creator: Shah, Jainam
Date: 2013-04-25, 2013-05
Description: Electrostatic adhesion provides an attachment mechanism for robotic grippers that is both controllable and e ective over a wide range of...
Show moreElectrostatic adhesion provides an attachment mechanism for robotic grippers that is both controllable and e ective over a wide range of surfaces including conduc- tive, semi-conductive and insulating materials. The adhesives function by utilizing a set of high voltage electrodes that generate an electric eld. This electric eld polarizes the substrate material, thus generating an adhesion force. Optimizing the geometry of these conductive electrodes provides enhanced adhesion forces that in- creases attachment robustness. Previous researchers have attempted to increase the adhesion level of an electrostatic adhesive but no e ort has been made to optimize the geometry and con guration of the electrodes. This thesis presents a method to increase the adhesion level of electrostatic adhesives by optimizing the electrode geo- metric parameters: width of the electrodes, thickness of the electrodes, gap between the electrodes and number of electrodes. With the optimized electrode geometry, an improvement of up to 500 percent in shear stress is achieved compared to previously published values.
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, May 2013
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Title: UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM SENSE AND AVOID INTEGRITY AND CONTINUITY
Creator: Jamoom, Michael B.
Date: 2016, 2016-05
Description: This thesis describes new methods to guarantee safety of sense and avoid (SAA) functions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) by evaluating...
Show moreThis thesis describes new methods to guarantee safety of sense and avoid (SAA) functions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) by evaluating integrity and continuity risks. Previous SAA e↵orts focused on relative safety metrics, such as risk ratios, comparing the risk of using an SAA system versus not using it. The methods in this thesis evaluate integrity and continuity risks as absolute measures of safety, as is the established practice in commercial aircraft terminal area navigation applications. The main contribution of this thesis is a derivation of a new method, based on a standard intruder relative constant velocity assumption, that uses hazard state estimates and estimate error covariances to establish (1) the integrity risk of the SAA system not detecting imminent loss of “well clear,” which is the time and distance required to maintain safe separation from intruder aircraft, and (2) the probability of false alert, the continuity risk. Another contribution is applying these integrity and continuity risk evaluation methods to set quantifiable and certifiable safety requirements on sensors. A sensitivity analysis uses this methodology to evaluate the impact of sensor errors on integrity and continuity risks. The penultimate contribution is an integrity and continuity risk evaluation where the estimation model is refined to address realistic intruder relative linear accelerations, which goes beyond the current constant velocity standard. The final contribution is an integrity and continuity risk evaluation addressing multiple intruders. This evaluation is a new innovation-based method to determine the risk of mis-associating intruder measurements. A mis-association occurs when the SAA system incorrectly associates a measurement to the wrong intruder, causing large errors in the estimated intruder trajectories. The new methods described in this thesis can help ensure safe encounters between aircraft and enable SAA sensor certification for UAS integration into the National Airspace System.
Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, May 2016
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Title: NOVEL SUPERCAPACITORS MADE OF ACTIVATED CARBON WITH MECHANICAL ACTIVATION OR THROUGH MICRO-EXTRUSION OF HIGH CONCENTRATION GRAPHENE SLURRIES
Creator: Li, Ling
Date: 2016, 2016-12
Description: The overarching objective of this project is to investigate a novel concept of three - dimensional (3D) supercapacitors (SCs) with 3D...
Show moreThe overarching objective of this project is to investigate a novel concept of three - dimensional (3D) supercapacitors (SCs) with 3D interpenetrating positive and negative electrodes. Such 3D SCs are expected to be able to convert the high energy and high power densities based on the active electrode materials into comparable high energy and high power densities for assembled SCs. The SCs will be fabricated via micro-extrusion method layer by layer. The electrode will be fabricated from graphene/activated carbon (AC)-based materials. We investigated two types of graphene, graphene slurries preparation and characterization in this study. Activated carbon (AC) was processed with different ball milling conditions. The characterization of graphene and activated carbon with different conditions were performed using SEM, BET, TGA, RAMAN, FTIR methods. Galvanostatically cycling and cyclic voltammetry tests were conducted on AC with different conditions. The ball milled 6-hour AC has specific capacitance high up to 102F/g (209μF/cm2) specific. High energy ball milling can induce oxidization of AC which makes the capacity of materials increases.
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, December 2016
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Title: The hazards of grain elevators
Creator: Cloidt, G. W., Maguire, H. B., Roberts, C. H.
Date: 2009, 1907
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/hazardsofgrainel00cloi
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF A CHROMIUM VANADIUM STEEL IN A HAND TOOL APPLICATION
Creator: Cease, Herman
Date: 2011-04-23, 2011-05
Description: A chromium vanadium steel is characterized for use in a hex wrench hand tool application. The application justi es the need for a high...
Show moreA chromium vanadium steel is characterized for use in a hex wrench hand tool application. The application justi es the need for a high strength and ductile steel. The standard steel alloy used for hex wrenches is 8650. An alternative lower cost steel alloy, 61B60CrV, is considered for the hex wrench hand tool application. The microstructure achieved is tempered martensite. First martensite is formed to create a high strength but brittle material. Then the martensite is reheated and tem- pered to improve the ductility of the material. Both 8650 and 61B60CrV alloys are thermally processed in the same way to create the tempered martensitic structure. The mechanical properties of the proposed steel is evaluated and compared to that of the standard 8650 steel alloy. The 61B60CrV alloy evaluation includes torsion test- ing, hardness and hardenability measurements, and grain size determination. The 61B60CrV alloy is proven to meet the hex wrench hand tool mechanical requirements with a tempered martensitic microstructure. During Jominy hardness testing of the 61B60CrV alloy, it is determined that the hardness requirements are met for a wide range of microstructures. Samples of the 61B60CrV alloy are austempered for di er- ent durations then quenched to room temperature to create samples with di erent amounts of mixed microstructures of bainite and martensite. A range of mixed mi- crostructures are shown to meet the strength, ductility, and hardness requirements for the hex wrench hand tool application without tempering.
Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering, May 2011
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Title: Heat transmission through condenser tubes
Creator: Kimball, R. W., Edson, N. L.
Date: 2009, 1906
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/heattransmission00kimb
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Heat transmission through insulating materials
Creator: Gusis, Kasimir P
Date: 2009, 1913
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/heattransmission00gusi
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Heat balance of a Hvid engine
Creator: Jones, L. E, Schwachtgen, E. C
Date: 2009, 1920
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/heatbalanceofhvi00jone
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1920 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1920

Title: SIMULATION OF CENTERLINE DEFECT CLOSURE IN OPEN DIE FORGING
Creator: Zhou, Jie
Date: 2012-11-11, 2012-12
Description: Open die forging technique is mainly used to achieve desired product shape and refine the product mechanical quality. Large ingots tend to...
Show moreOpen die forging technique is mainly used to achieve desired product shape and refine the product mechanical quality. Large ingots tend to have internal defects such as shrinkage cavities and porosity, which have to be closed during the primary forging stage to ensure sound internal quality of forged parts. In this work, the finite element method was used to simulate the open die forging process, varying different process parameters that affect the void closure behavior profoundly. Numerical models were constructed in FORGE 2011® using practical forging parameters and material rheological data obtained experimentally from Gleeble compression tests. Forging variables including die design, operational practice and boundary conditions were studied thoroughly. Parameters such as die width, die geometry, die overlap, reduction amount per pass were studied with intense attention paid on the specific mechanical properties of H13 steel, so that this study can be applied to solve real world problems. Also, the temperature gradient and friction condition between billet and die were investigated. Physical experiment validation was carried out with a miniature billet sample. The experiment results were compared with the simulations, showing there was good agreement between the two, giving confidence to the simulation results. Based on the simulation results the optimum forging parameters were proposed to ensure full closure of internal defects.
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, December 2012
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Title: Machine hour rate method of distribution of factory indirect expense
Creator: Wetzel, G. F.
Date: 2009, 1918
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/machinehourratem00wetz
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: IMPROVEMENT OF VERTICAL-AXIS WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE VIA TURBINE COUPLING
Creator: Mehrpooya, Payam
Date: 2014, 2014-07
Description: While vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have a simpler design than the horizontal-axis wind turbines, their development has been hindered...
Show moreWhile vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have a simpler design than the horizontal-axis wind turbines, their development has been hindered due to their unsteady aerodynamics and complex flow field. In this thesis, a parameterized study is conducted to simulate a baseline VAWT using STAR-CCM+, a commercial finite volume code. A hybrid grid scheme, with structured prism layer mesh at the surface of the blades, is used to properly resolve the turbulent boundary layers on the blades. The flow was highly unsteady due to the rotating geometries. Thus, a sliding mesh technique is implemented at the interface of rotating and stationary zones. The dominant factors limiting the performance of the VAWTs are investigated for a range of moderate tip speed ratios, by visualizing the flow field and modeling the individual blade aerodynamics. The VAWT aerodynamics is shown to be dominated by the dynamic stall, at low tip speed ratios, and by the blade-wake interactions and the wake blockage effects, at high tip speed ratios. The concept of turbine coupling is used to improve the performance of the VAWTs by their internal aerodynamic interactions. Two counter-rotating turbines are placed in close proximity, and simulated over the same range of tip speed ratios as before, and for a set of different spacing between them. The effects of spacing and the tip speed ratio on their overall power output and their wake recovery characteristics are then investigated. A cluster of turbines with spacing equal to 1.50 turbine diameters and tip speed ratio of three is shown to have the quickest wake recovery and highest power enhancement, increasing the turbine average power coefficient by 22%.
M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, July 2014
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Title: Performance and efficiency test of a Harrington chain grate stoker
Creator: Regensburger, R., Stone, J. M., Erickson, W. N., Adam, P. J., Bready, I. J.
Date: 2009, 1920
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/performanceeffic00rege
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 36

Title: Influence of suction pressure on the capacity and economy of a six-cylinder packard engine
Creator: Cooban, Frank G., Palmer, Roger C., Stepanek, Emil
Date: 2009, 1915
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/influenceofsucti00coob
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1915 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1915

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