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Factors affecting oscillating motion and heat transfer in an oscillating heat pipe
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] As demand has grown for thermal management solutions, interest in passive heat transfer devices such as heat pipes has grown as well. In particular, oscillating heat pipes (OHP...
A magnetic fluid based thermal connector for avionics chassis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The University of Missouri, Columbia, has participated in the DARPA/ONR sponsored RevCon Challenge to demonstrate an innovative field reversible thermal connector to replace...
Synthesis and application of calcium phosphate fibers/whiskers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Calcium phosphate is the main inorganic constituent of human hard tissues such as bone and teeth. It has been studied extensively and used clinically because of its excellent...
Robust control design for a proportional valve with backlash compensation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this work, a linear technique is used to study the stability of a nonlinear system. Most of dynamic systems in industrial and fluid power systems are nonlinear and include...
Dental composites reinforced with zinc oxide nanofillers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Dental composites suffer from inadequate mechanical properties and formation of secondary caries, which could lead to the increased failure rate of these applied dental...
Effect of diet properties on the degradation of cartilage in mandibular symphysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The present study focuses on the nanomechanical characterization of biological materials, in particular the mandibular symphysis fibrocartilage. The nanoindentation method using...
Molecular dynamics simulation of evaporation and explosive boiling over nanostructured surfaces
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Evaporation and boiling is important for many processes including removal of CO2 from the anode of methanol fuel cells, electronic cooling and various microfluidic applications...
Experimental investigation of oscillating heat pipes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] With ever increasing technological advances in electronics, modern computer components continue to produce higher power densities that present a challenge to thermal management...
Flat-plate oscillating heat pipes and thermal spreading analysis of heat spreaders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Electronic components have and will continue to miniaturize. Therefore, the need for efficient thermal management devices will continue to be a driving force in engineering...
Oscillating heat pipes : study of their oscillating motion using neutron imaging and application
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Neutron imaging produces unique images of objects making it a useful nondestructive technique with various applications in science and industry. Oscillating heat pipes (OHP...
Nonlinear thermomechanical finite-element modeling, analysis and characterization of multi-turn oscillating heat pipes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Oscillating heat pipes (OHPs) are promising heat dissipation devices for modern electronic systems due to their high heat transfer rate, simple construction and low...
Simulation of fuel system with features for controlling air bubble generated for aircraft application
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this spill tube project an analytical model of the distribution of pressure of the air trapped in the siphoning tube system, where fuel transfer from sealed tank...
Analysis of dual-phase ejector performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] An analytical model is proposed to extend the single-phase model for predicting ejector performance, particularly pressure recovery and efficiency, to entrained fluids of a...
A mathematical relationship between palpation forces and displacement associated with restriction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] A numerical model was developed based on clinical data that describes osteopathic clinician palpation forces and displacement. The model delivers an accurate (R[subscript 2...
Modeling the inertial torque imbalance and foundation forces within an inline internal combustion engine : quantifying the equivalent mass approximation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The main object of this dissertation is to study the dynamic analysis of an inline internal combustion engine. This dissertation presents the kinematics and kinetic analyses...
4D printing of stimulus-responsive polymeric materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Rising beyond 3D printing techniques, 4D printing can fabricate complex structures with inks made of stimulus-responsive polymeric materials. Thus, after printed...
Techno-economic assessment of utilizing solar thermal energy in manufacturing processes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In the past century, fossil fuels have been a primary source of mankind's energy production as they are cheaper and more readily available due to well-developed technology when...
Interpretable spectrum machine learning methods for materials identification and heat transfer tubes failure detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] High-throughput synthesis and rapid characterization techniques have shown great potential in accelerating the inverse design and discovery of new materials. A large volume...
Tailored optical properties of graphitic carbon nitride thin films via surface functionalization of growth substrates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Graphitic carbon nitride has attracted much attention in recent years due to its medium size band gap, mechanical strength, blue fluorescence, and catalysis properties...
3D printing of active polymeric materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Learning from nature livings, especially those that can respond to the stimuli and change the shape, is attracting increasing interests in a wide variety of research fields...