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Established in 1891, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is one of 9 academic departments within the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri (est. 1839) in Columbia, Missouri. The Department offers the following undergraduate and graduate degrees: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BS ME), Master of Engineering, Master of Science in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Doctoral Degree in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. There are currently about 600 undergraduate and graduate students studying in the department.
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Selective area synthesis of 3-D carbon nanotube forest microsctructures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are solid carbon allotropes that feature high strength and high transport capabilities. When large populations of CNTs are synthesized simultaneously, they self-assemble into vertically oriented CNT ... -
An investigation into thermoelectric coolers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)A thermoelectric cooler (TEC) is a type of cooler that uses the electricity between the junction of two materials to cause a temperature drop. These coolers operate using the Peltier effect. Effectively, a TEC uses electrical ... -
Controlling the kinematics of the left ventricle to treat resistant hypertension
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)The intention of this thesis is to present a novel controller design that eliminates hypertension in patients who suffer from resistant hypertension. The controller is designed by first translating the functionality of the ... -
Numerical study of shock driven multiphase systems with reactions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)This work details the analysis of the shock-driven multiphase instability (SDMI) of a gas-particle system and implementation of reaction model for multiphase detonation simulation. 3D numerical simulations were carried out ... -
Carbon nanotube forests: synthesis, patterning, milling, mechanics, and applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Carbon nanotube (CNT) forests are a nano-structured material consisting of vertically oriented carbon nanotubes. The material has many exceptional and unique physical properties that have motivated considerable research ... -
Techno-economic assessment of utilizing solar thermal energy in manufacturing processes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)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 compared to renewable energy sources. Fossil ... -
Study on single and double layers micro-perforated panel absorbers and optimal design by genetic algorithm
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Base on Maa's general theory of micro-perforated panel absorber, the acoustic absorption performance of single and double layers MPP absorbers are investigated. The analytical formula for calculating the absorption coefficient ... -
Condition monitoring of an axial piston pump utilizing the Kalman Filter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Condition monitoring of a hydraulic pump is an essential process for maximum operational time and pump life longevity. One method of condition monitoring is to estimate parameters characterized by flow losses. Even in a ... -
Modeling the inertial torque imbalance and foundation forces within an inline internal combustion engine : quantifying the equivalent mass approximation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)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 of an inline internal combustion engine crank ... -
Numerical method for shock driven multiphase flow with evaporating particles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This work is done in part as a requirement towards the fulfillment of the master's degree. Four different chapters were explored in this work. Chapter 1 gives the overview of the various works that have been done in the ... -
Mechanical analysis of a growing carbon nanotube forest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Carbon nanotube forests are vertically oriented and entangled tubes that grow normal to a given substrate. The excellent thermal, mechanical, and electronic properties of individual carbon nanotubes motivates their study. ... -
Study of drag reduction in microstructured channel with patterned cavities and wettability control
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This work is done in part as a requirement towards the fulfillment of the master's degree. Four chapters are covered in this work. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the various works that have been done in the field, including ... -
Characterization of the Embolisher, a device for cerebral embolic protection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a new, minimally invasive solution to replacing diseased aortic valves. However, some of residual particles resulting from crushing the diseased valve during implementation ... -
Development of phase change material integrated oriented strand board for thermal energy storage
(2017)This study is attempted to develop energy storing oriented strand board (OSB). Energy storing capability is achieved by integrating phase change material (PCM) in the wood board. The effect of thermal energy storage in the ... -
Design and experimental testing of metamaterial-based agitators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Due to the low heat rejection capacity or huge water consumption of traditional cooling methods, many power plants are looking for a way that is eco-friendly and high efficient but low-cost to retrofit their current cooling ... -
Development of a flow-based predictive model for the coalescence of fused deposition modeling filaments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)As rapid prototyping processes continue to be developed, there is increasing use of such processes for the production of end-use parts. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is a particularly favorable method for fabricating ... -
Heat transfer enhancement of vapor condensation heat exchanger
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)A typical vapor condensation condenser consists of two major heat transfer processes, i.e., vapor condensation and forced convection. In order to enhance heat transfer, the condensation heat transfer utilizing the porous ... -
Broadband, reconfigurable and multifunctional elastic wave control with smart metamaterials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Over the past two decades, an extensive research effort has been devoted to elastic metamaterials, structured artificial materials at subwavelength scales, for elastic wave manipulations in solids. Due to the extreme values ... -
An integrated modeling approach for design and optimization of ejector pumps carrying two-phase fluid
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)An ejector pump uses a primary flow as a motive fluid to entrain another fluid, and can work with both incompressible flow and compressible flow, in either as a singlephase or two-phase mixture. Determining the behavior ... -
Inlet metering pump analysis and experimental evaluation with application for flow control
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Axial piston pumps with variable volumetric displacement are often used to control flow and pressure in hydraulic systems. The displacement control mechanism in these pumps occupies significant space and accounts for ...