Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research
Submissions from 2008
Coulter Counter Having A Plurality of Channels, Jun Hu and Jiang Zhe
Wavelet Transform-based Methods for Denoising of Coulter Counter, Ashish V. Jagtiani, Rupesh Sawant, Joan Carletta, and Jiang Zhe
Analysis of Material Inhomogeneity in the European Round Robin Fracture Toughness Data Set, James A. Joyce, Xiaosheng Gao, Richard Neu, Kim Wallin, Steven R. Thompson, and S. W. Dean
An Experimental Investigation of Ethylene/O2/Diluent Mixtures: Laminar Flame Speeds with Preheat and Ignition Delays at High Pressures, Kamal Kumar, Gaurav Mittal, Chih-Jen Sung, and Chung K. Law
Influence of Tool Geometry in Friction Stir Welding, K. Kumar, Satish V. Kailas, and Tirumalai S. Srivatsan
An Investigation of Microstructure, Hardness, Tensile Behaviour of a Titanium Alloy: Role of Orientation, Mithun Kuruvilla, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, M. Petraroli, and Lisa Park
An Evaluation of a STEM Program for Middle School Students on Learning Disability Related IEPs, Paul C. Lam, Dennis Doverspike, Julie Zhao, Jiang Zhe, and Craig C. Menzemer
Transport through Baffles in Bottom Heated Top Cooled Enclosures: Parametric Studies, Hongmin Li, Changhu Xing, and Minel J. Braun
Comparison of the Release Behaviors of Cupric Ions from Metallic Copper and a Novel Composite in Simulated Body Fluid, Juan Li, Jinping Suo, Xunbin Huang, Chang Ye, and Xiwang Wu
A Study Aimed at Characterizing the Interfacial Structure in a Tin-Silver Solder on Nickel-Coated Copper Plate during Aging, D. C. Lin, R. Kovacevic, T. S. Srivatsan, and Guo-Xiang Wang
Universal Medical Imager, Ajay Mahajan, Gery Hsu, and Sumeer Lal
High Ppeed Circuit Techniques for Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS), Ajay Mohan Mahajan
Implementing High-Speed String Matching Hardware for Network Intrusion Detection Systems, Ajay Mahajan, Benfano Soewito, Sai K. Parsi, Ning Weng, and Haibo Wang
MR Measurement of Pulse Wave Velocity in the Spinal Canal, Bryn A. Martin, Francis Loth, Wojciech Kalata, and John N. Oshinski
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition of Binary Fuel Blends, Gaurav Mittal
Dimethyl Ether Autoignition in a Rapid Compression Machine: Experiments and Chemical Kinetic Modeling, Gaurav Mittal, Marcos Chaos, Chih-Jen Sung, and Frederick L. Dryer
Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Hydrogen Ignition in a Rapid Compression Machine, Gaurav Mittal, Mandhapati P. Raju, and Chih-Jen Sung
The Extrinsic Influence of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Laminates to Strengthen Steel Structures, A. K. Patnaik and T. S. Srivatsan
In-plane Bulk Material Displacement and Deformation Measurements using Digital Image Correlation of Ultrasonic C-scan Images, Bradley Regez, Ying Zhang, Tsuchin Chu, Jarlen Don, and Ajay Mahajan
A Review of: “Metal-Matrix Composites: Custom-Made Materials for Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, Karl U. Kainer, Editor”, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan
A Review of: “Micro-Process Engineering, N. Kockmann, Editor”, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan
A Review of: “The Theory of Critical Distances: A New Perspective in Fracture Mechanics, David Taylor”, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan
The Quasi Static Deformation and Fracture Behavior of Aluminum Alloy 7150, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, G. Guruprasad, and Vijay K. Vasudevan
An Investigation of the Cyclic Fatigue and Final Fracture Behavior of a Titanium Alloy, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, Mithun Kuruvilla, and Lisa Park
An Investigation of the Quasi-Static Fracture Behavior of a Rapidly Solidified Magnesium Alloy, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan and Satish Vasudevan
The Tensile Deformation and Fracture Behavior of a Magnesium Alloy, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan and Satish Vasudevan
An Investigation of the High Cycle Fatigue and Final Fracture Behavior of Aluminum Alloy 2219, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, Satish Vasudevan, Lisa Park, and R. J. Lederich
The High Cycle Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloy 2024, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, Satish Vasudevan, Lisa Park, and R. J. Lederich
The Quasi-Static Deformation and Final Fracture Behavior of Aluminum Alloy 2219, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, Satish Vasudevan, Lisa Park, and R. J. Lederich
A Capillary Microgripper based on Electrowetting, Abhay Vasudev and Jiang Zhe
Using Shared-Resource Capacity for Robust Control of Failure-Prone Manufacturing Systems, Shengyong Wang, Song Foh Chew, and M. A. Lawley
A Rapid Magnetic Particle Driven Micromixer, Yiou Wang, Jiang Zhe, Benjamin T.F. Chung, and Prashanta Dutta
Hyperelastic Modeling of Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Poly(-caprolactone) Fibers, Xiaofan Wei, Shing Chung Josh Wong, and Avinash Baji
Fracture Strength and Adhesive Strength of Hydroxyapatite-Filled Polycaprolactone, Shing Chung Josh Wong and Avinash Baji
Effect of Specimen Thickness on Fracture Toughness and Adhesive Properties of Hydroxyapatite-Filled Polycaprolactone, Shing Chung Josh Wong, Avinash Baji, and Alan N. Gent
Effect of Fiber Diameter on Tensile Properties of Electrospun Poly(ɛ-Caprolactone), Shing Chung Josh Wong, Avinash Baji, and Siwei Leng
Mechanical Properties and Strain Fatigue Lives of Insulation Polymers, Shing Chung Josh Wong and Sunil Bandaru
A Micromechanics Analysis of Nanoscale Graphite Platelet-Reinforced Epoxy Using Defect Green's Function, Shing Chung Josh Wong, Shing-Chung Wong, and S. Qu
Transverse Vibration of Prestressed Beams: An Experimental Technique for the Determination of Dynamic Viscoelastic Material Properties of Tissue Mimicking Materials, Yigit Yazicioglu, Bryn A. Martin, Karen Navarro-Castillo, Umit Kutluay, and Thomas J. Royston
Numerical Investigation of Temperature Field During Sintering of Bioceramic Nanoparticles by Pulse Lasers, Chang Ye and Gary J. Cheng
Submissions from 2007
Processing Methodologies for Polycaprolactone-Hydroxyapatite Composites: A review, Avinash Baji, Shing Chung Josh Wong, T. S. Srivatsan, Glen O. Njus, and Garima Mathur
Embrittlement Mechanisms of nylon66/Organoclay Nanocomposites Prepared by Melt-Compounding Process, Ling Chen, In Yee Phang, Shing Chung Josh Wong, Peng-Fei Lv, and Tianxi Liu
An Iterative Kalman Filter for a 3D Ultrasonic Position Estimation System, Sanjeevi Chitikeshi, Ajay Mohan Mahajan, and Jennifer Akers
A Fuzzy Logic Based Decision Making System for Fusing Measurements From an E-Puffer and E-Sniffer Sensing Systems for Detecting Explosives, Sanjeevi Chitikeshi, Ajay Mohan Mahajan, Tsuchin Philip Chu, and Jarlen Don
Fabrication of 3-Dimensional Microstructures Using Dynamic Image Projection, Jae-Won Choi, Y. M. Ha, K. H. Choi, and Seok Hee Lee
Fabrication of Microstructure Array using the Projection Microstereolithography System, Jae-Won Choi, Young-Myoung Ha, and Seok-Hee Lee
Numerical Investigation of Non-Local Electron Transport in Laser-Produced Plasmas, Yalin Dong, Zhao Bin, and Zheng Jian
Numerical Investigation of Non-local Electron Transport in Laser-produced Plasmas, Yalin Dong, Zhao Bin, and Zheng Jian
Effect of Glance Duration on Perceived Complexity and Segmentation of User Interfaces, Yifei Dong, Chen Ling, and Lesheng Hua
Fiber-Optic Strain Gauge With High Resolution And Update Rate, Fernando Figueroa, Ajay Mohan Mahajan, Mohammad Sayeh, and Bradley Regez
Novel Materials for the Direct Removal of Water and Ions from the Body for Patients with Dialysis Needs, Lisa Furby, Ravinder Gupta, Ajay Mohan Mahajan, Jarlen Don, Tsuchin Philip Chu, Bakul Dave, and Bradley F. Schwartz
Mechanics of Rubber Shear Springs, A. N. Gent, J. B. Suh, and S. Graham Kelly
An Understanding of Bending and Pressure Fatigue of Composite Pipes, D. P. Gerrard, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, R. J. Scavuzzo, T. S. Miner, and O. Olabisi
An Investigation of the Synthesis and Characterization of Copper Samples for Use in Interconnect Applications, M. Gupta, A. A.O. Tay, K. Vaidyanathan, and Tirumalai S. Srivatsan
Genetic Algorithms — A Novel Technique to Optimize Coal Preparation Plants, Vishal Gupta, Manoj Mohanty, Ajay Mahajan, and S. K. Biswal
A Lumped-parameter Model to Investigate the Effect of Plantar Pressure on Arterial Blood Flow in a Diabetic Foot, Carrie Hahn, Ajay Mahajan, Tsuchin Chu, and Marco P. Schoen
Damage Tolerant Magnesium Metal Matrix Composites: Influence of Reinforcement and Processing, S. Jayalakshmi, S. V. Kailas, S. Seshan, K. Kumar, and Tirumalai S. Srivatsan
Influence of Reinforcement and Processing on the Wear Response of Two Magnesium Alloys, M. Jayamathy, S. Seshan, S. V. Kailas, K. Kumar, and Tirumalai S. Srivatsan
Local Material Properties Meausrement Using Ultrasonic C-Scan Techniques, Dooheon Kim, Tsuchin P. Chu, and Ajay Mohan Mahajan
A DIC Based GA Optimization Scheme Using Six Variable Chromosomes, Dooheon Kim, Sailesh Pradhan, Tsuchin P. Chu, and Ajay Mohan Mahajan
Modeling of Ductile Fracture: Application of the Mechanism-Based Concepts, Jinkook Kim, Guihua Zhang, and Xiaosheng Gao
Studies on Planting Systems in Guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Sardar, Sumeer Lal, J. P. Tiwari, and Ajay Paul Mahajan
Improvement of Mechanical Properties of UV-curable Resin for High-aspect Ratio Microstructures Fabricated in Microstereolithography, Su-Do Lee, Jae-Won Choi, In-Baek Park, Chang-Sik Ha, and Seok-Hee Lee
A New Heating Configuration for Hydrothermal Crystal Growth Vessels to Achieve Better Thermal and Flow Environments, Hongmin Li and Minel J. Braun
Flows in a Lower Half Heated Upper Half Cooled Cylindrical Model Reactor Loaded with Porous Media, Hongmin Li, Changhu Xing, and Minel J. Braun
Natural Convection in a Bottom-Heated Top-Cooled Cubic Cavity with a Baffle at the Median Height: Experiment and Model Validation, Hongmin Li, Changhu Xing, and Minel J. Braun
Release Behavior of Copper Ion in a Novel Contraceptive Composite, Juan Li, Jinping Suo, Xunbin Huang, Chang Ye, and Xiwang Wu
The Influence of Nano-Particles on Microstructural Development at the Interface of Sn3.5Ag-Solder and Cu-Substrate, D. C. Lin, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, Guo-Xiang Wang, and R. Kovacevic
The Influence of Nano-Particles on Microstructural Development at the Interface of Sn3.5Ag-Solder and Cu-Substrate, D. C. Lin, T. S. Srivatsan, and Guo-Xiang Wang
Understanding the Influence of Copper Nanoparticles on Thermal Characteristics and Microstructural Development of a Tin-Silver Solder, D. C. Lin, T. S. Srivatsan, Guo-Xiang Wang, and R. Kovacevic
A Survey of What Customers Want in a Cell Phone Design, Chen Ling, Wonil Hwang, and Gavriel Salvendy
Validating Information Complexity Questionnaires Using Travel Web Sites, Chen Ling, Miguel Lopez, and Jing Xing
Optimizing Heuristic Evaluation Process in E-Commerce: Use of the Taguchi Method, Chen Ling and Gavriel Salvendy
Sensor Based Mattress/Seat for Monitoring Pressure, Temperature and Sweat Concentration to Prevent Pressure Ulcerations, Ajay Mahajan, Sumeer Lal, Jayant Nath, and Bakul Dave
"Smart" Sensor Module, Ajay Mohan Mahajan
Cervigage, Ajay Mahajan, Bradley Schwartz, and Leanne Schwartz
A Rapid Compression Machine for Chemical Kinetics Studies at Elevated Pressures and Temperatures, Gaurav Mittal and Chih-Jen Sung
Autoignition of Toluene and Benzene at Elevated Pressures in a Rapid Compression Machine, Gaurav Mittal and Chih-Jen Sung
Solution of Unsteady Euler Equations: Gust–Cascade Interaction Tones, Raj Nallasamy, Ray Hixon, and Scott Sawyer
Piezoresistive Behavior of Polymer Reinforced by Expanded Graphite, Shiyue Qu and Shing Chung Josh Wong
Role of Temperature on Sliding Response of Aluminum on Steel of a Hot Extrusion, S. Ranganatha, Satish V. Kailas, Sigurd Storen, and Tirumalai S. Srivatsan
Modal Decomposition of Rotor Wake-Stator Interaction Noise in a Swirling Shear Flow, Scott Sawyer, M. Nallasamy, and R. Hixon
An Investigation of Carbon Content and Consolidation Temperature on Microstructure and Properties of Hafnium Boride Ceramic, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, G. Guruprasad, M. Zelin, R. Radhakrishnan, and T. S. Sudarshan
The Tensile Deformation and Fracture Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloy 2024, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, Satish Vasudevan, and Lisa Park
Shear of Rubber Tube Springs, J. B. Suh, A. N. Gent, and S. Graham Kelly
Synthesis and Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube–Magnesium Composites Hybridized with Nanoparticles of Alumina, Sanjay Kumar Thankur, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, and Manoj Gupta
Numerical Analysis of Rapid Micromixers Utilizing Magnetic Particles, Yiou Wang, Jiang Zhe, Benjamin T.F. Chung, and Prashanta Dutta
Interfacial Adhesion between Hydroxyapatite and poly(E-caprolactone) and their Electrospun Composite Toughness, Shing Chung Josh Wong and Avinash Baji
Techniques to Assess Adhesive Strength and Toughness of Hydroxyapatite- Filled Poly(ε-Caprolactone), Shing Chung Josh Wong, Avinash Baji, and Alan N. Gent
Mechanical Behavior and Toughness of Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers, Shing Chung Josh Wong, Avinash Baji, S. Tripatanasuwan, and Darrell H. Reneker
The Effect of Fiber Content and Fiber Length on the Tensile and Fracture Properties of Short Fiber-reinforced Syntactic Foam, Erwin M. Wouterson, Freddy Y.C. Boey, Xiao Matthew Hu, and Shing Chung Josh Wong
Effect of Fiber Reinforcement on the Tensile, Fracture and Thermal Properties of Syntactic Foam, Erwin M. Wouterson, Freddy Y.C. Boey, Xiao Hu, and Shing Chung Josh Wong
Nano-toughening versus Microtoughening of Polymer Syntactic Foams, Erwin M. Wouterson, Freddy Y.C. Boey, Shing Chung Josh Wong, L. Chen, and X. Hu
Synthesis and Characterization of Sr-and Mg-doped LaGaO_3 Powders by Polyvinylpyrrolidone Microwave-induced Solution Polymerization, Chang Ye, Yuling Zhai, and Jian-zhong Xiao
Natural Convection From Finned Heat Sinks, L. T. Yeh, Joseph Yeh, and Benjamin T.F. Chung
The Response of Alloy 690 Tubing in a Pressurized Water Reactor Environment, B. A. Young, Xiaosheng Gao, Tirumalai S. Srivatsan, and Peter J. King
A Micromachined High Throughput Coulter Counter for Bioparticle Detection and Counting, Jiang Zhe, Ashish V. Jagtiani, Prashanta Dutta, Jun Hu, and Joan Carletta
Submissions from 2006
Morphological and X-ray Diffraction Studies of Crystalline Hydroxyapatite Reinforced Polycaprolactone, Avinash Baji, Shing Chung Josh Wong, Tianxi Liu, Tingcheng Li, and T. S. Srivatsan
An Intelligent Foot Monitoring System for Diabetic Patients to Prevent Foot Ulcerations, Vyshali Chitikeshi, Ajay Mohan Mahajan, Sanjeevi Chitikeshi, Ravinder Gupta, and Marco P. Schoen