Mechanical and Materials Engineering Theses and Dissertations

 

This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

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Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Lower Stiffness Orthopaedic Implants for Hemiarthroplasty, Carolyn Berkmortel

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Development of an Optical Guide for Parabolic Dish Solar Collectors, Zane Charran

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Experimental Investigation on the Impact of Wall Heating on Mixed Convection Turbulent Boundary Layer Flow Structure, Kadeem Dennis

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Analytical and Computational Modelling of the Ranque-Hilsch Vortex Tube, Nolan J. Dyck

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Effect of moving boundary on fluid flow, Kh Md Faisal

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Parametric Study of the Cutting Process and Surface Formation during Elliptical Vibration Assisted Single Point Cutting, Nikolai D. Farrus

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Characterization Of The Mechanical Performance Of The AE44-2 And AE44-4 High Pressure Die Cast Mg-Rare Earth Alloys, Bolin Fu

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Electromagnetic Metasurface Fabricated by Printed Electronics and Its Applications, Jishu Gao

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Experimental Modelling of Downburst and Downburst line Outflows, Kyle Graat

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Strategies for Ultraprecise Single Point Cutting of V-grooves, Delfim A C Joao

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Development of High-Performance All-Solid-State Batteries, Jianneng Liang

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Rational design of cell configurations for high-performance Na-O2 batteries, Xiaoting Lin

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A Computational Investigation Into Acromial Fractures After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Jason Lockhart

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Characterization for Spray Droplet Behaviour in Afterburner-like Flow Conditions, Matthew D. Mahaffy

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The Study of Bubble Growth Hydrodynamics in the Supersaturated Liquids, Raj Kumar Nayak Maloth

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Evaluation of Warpage for Composite Automotive Components, Eric J. Martin

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Geometry optimization of building-integrated photovoltaic sunshade, Seyedsoroush Sadatifar

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Wave Propagation in Viscoelastic Dielectric Elastomer Media, Mohammad Mahdi Sheikh Bagher Mohajer

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Simulation of Operational Extreme Wind Conditions for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines Based on IEC Standard, Kamran Shirzadeh Ajirlo

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Experimental Investigation of Inverse Liquid-Solid Fluidized Bed Hydrodynamics, Saleh A. Srabet

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An Investigation on the Influences of Radial Head Hemiarthroplasty Stem Fixation Techniques on Articular Mechanics, Jakub Szmit

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The Effect of Humeral Short Stem Positioning, Humeral Head Contact, and Head Positioning on Bone Stress following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Amir Tavakoli

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Experimental investigation of flow and thermal behavior in channels with PCM-filled thermal energy storage columns for potential application in photobioreactors, Kira Toxopeus

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Rational Interface Design for High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries, Changhong Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Additive Manufacturing of Piezoelectric Photopolymer Ferroelectrets, Rami Abu Shammeh

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Development of Cellulose Nanofiber Reinforced Poly(Methyl Methacrylate), Tyler Bennett

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Predicting and preventing traumatic brain injury: A novel computational approach, Kewei Bian

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Bouncing Dynamics of a Class of MEM/NEM Switching Systems, Mohamed Bognash

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Pneumatic Hyperelastic Robotic End-Effector for Grasping Soft Curved Organic Objects, Alexandre Galley

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Investigating Grip Range of Motion and Force Exerted by Individuals with and without Hand Arthritis during Functional Tasks and while Swinging a Golf Club, Sara Frances Holland

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The effects of turbulent cross-winds on combusting jets at low velocity ratios, Md Mahbub Hossain

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Micromechanics of plasticity of Zr-2.5%Nb alloy, Md Imran Khan

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Energy Modelling to Evaluate the Thermal Regulation of Aquaculture Raceways using Geothermal Heat Exchange, Mitchell H. Kuska

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Airborne topological acoustics, Xingxing Liu

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Effect of the nonlinear material viscosity on the performance of dielectric elastomer transducers, Yuanping Li

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Three Dimensional Characterization of Deformation Twins Using Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction, Karim Louca

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Biomechanical analysis of open-skull high-rate traumatic brain injury using finite element mouse brain model, Lihong Lu

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In Vitro Biomechanical Analyses of The PCL and Medial Ligaments of The Human Knee, Alireza Moslemian

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Validation of rhoCentralFoam for Engineering Applications of Under-Expanded Impinging Free Jets, Peter Nielsen

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An Experimental Study on the Impact of Pressure Drop in the Ranque-Hilsch Vortex Tube, Mark Parker

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Understanding the Interplay Between Fluid Mechanics and Particle Size Distributions for Filtration of Flocculated Mixtures, Brooke Remler

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Development of Novel Solid-State Electrolytes for Sodium Ion Batteries, Fei Sun

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Effect of Ion Implantation on the Mechanical Properties of the Grain and Grain Boundary Regions of Inconel X750, Maisaa Nezar Tawfeeq

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Characterization and Computational Modelling for the Garnet Oxide Solid State Electrolyte Ta-LLZO, Colin A. Versnick

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The Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer of Impinging Jet Flow and Circular Hydraulic Jump, Yunpeng Wang

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Design and Analysis of a Compliant 3D Printed Energy Harvester Package for Knee Implants, Geofrey Yamomo

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Molecular Weight and Thermal Properties of Fiber Reinforced Polyamide-Based Composites Throughout the Direct Long-Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Process, Mingyu Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Experimental Simulation of Density-Driven Thunderstorm Downbursts, Roghayyeh Babaei koli

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A Numerical Investigation of Human Cough Jet Development and Droplet Dispersion, Ran Bi

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Mechanical Characterization and Shear Test Comparison for Continuous-Fiber Polymer Composites, Matthew Crossan

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Fabrication of 3D Conjugated Polymer Structures via Vat Polymerization Additive Manufacturing, Andrew T. Cullen

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Experimental measurements of human cough airflows from healthy subjects and those infected with respiratory viruses, Nicholas Dudalski

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Dynamics of the Phase Coupling for Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer in Conjugate Fluid/Porous Domains, Mahmoud Mohamed Mostafa Elhalwagy

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Development Of Material Model Subroutines For Linear And Nonlinear Response Of Elastomers, Asim Gillani

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A CFD Assisted Closed-loop Control System Design for the 37-element Canadian SCWR under Full Load Condition, Huirui Han

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Development of a Laser-Based Technique for the Assessment of High Quality Automotive Surfaces, Navraj Heer

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The spanwise structure of the roof-level turbulence in a street canyon flow, Tomek Jaroslawski

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Experimental Investigation of the Heat Source Orientation on the Transient Flow and Thermal Behaviour of Phase Change Material During Phase Transition, Steven Jevnikar

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Numerical Simulation of Three-Phase Flows in the Inverse Fluidized bed, Yunfeng Liu

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Development of Nanostructures by Atomic and Molecular Layer Deposition, Andrew P. Lushington

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Sources of Glass Transition Temperature Variation in Poly(methyl methacrylate)/Cellulose Composites, Elena Mamycheva

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Thermo-physical Modelling and Experimental Analysis of the Laser-Material Interactions during CW Laser Polishing, Shirzad Mohajerani

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An In-Silico Assessment of Stemless Shoulder Arthroplasty: from CT to Predicted Bone Response, Jacob M. Reeves

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A numerical tool for predicting the spatial decay of freestream turbulence., Dwaipayan Sarkar

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On the Reduction of the Driving Force in Shear-driven Flows, Sakib Shadman

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A Mathematical Model for Predicting Rotating Belt Filter Performance, Anthony Sherratt

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Synthesis and Drop-on-Demand Deposition of Graphene Derivative Inks for Flexible Thin Film Electronics, Dogan M. Sinar

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Electrocatalysts with high activity and stability for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, Zhongxin Song

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Effect of material viscoelasticity on frequency tuning of dielectric elastomer membrane resonators, Liyang Tian

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Effects of Grooves on Drag in Laminar Channel Flow, Yanbei Wang

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Numerical and experimental investigation on the elastic properties of discontinuous fiber reinforced composites, Xiaotian Yi

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Fabrication and Applications of Printed and Handwriting Electronics, Tengyuan Zhang

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Strategies for the stabilization of metal anodes for Li and Na metal batteries, Yang Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Metal Sulfides as Anode for Lithium Ion and Sodium Ion Battery, Ali Abdulla

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Convection in Corrugated Slots, Seyed Arman Abtahi

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Effects of turbulence on the separating-reattaching flow above surface-mounted, three-dimensional bluff bodies, Abul Fahad Akon

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Numerical Simulation of Air Flow in Aeroengine Compressors, Shady Mohamed Mohamed Ali

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Additive Manufacturing Process of 3D Polyaniline Transducers via Direct Ink Writing, Frederick Benjamin Holness

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Free-Surface Wall-Jet Flow at Moderate Reynolds Number as Applied to Slot and Blade Coating, Mohammad Tanvir Hossain

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Effective Boronizing Process for Age Hardened Inconel 718, Aria Khalili

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Study on the mechanical behavior of directly compounded long glass fiber reinforced polyamide 6 composites, Yuchao Liu

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Advanced materials for lithium ion batteries:surface and interface chemistry, Yulong Liu

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Full-Scale and Wind Tunnel Investigation of the Flow Field Over a Coastal Escarpment, Julien LoTufo

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Numerical Simulations of Two-Phase Flows in the Liquid Solid Circulating Fluidized Bed, Hao Luo

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Surface Topography Formation and Thermographic Analysis in Laser Polishing of H13 Tool Steel, Joshua D. Miller

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Ultraprecise Single Point Inverted Cutting of Right Triangular Prismatic Retroreflectors: Process Enhancements and Cutting Mechanics, Nicolas Milliken

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Experimental Measurements of Far Field Cough Airflows Produced by Healthy and Influenza- Infected Human Subjects, Ahmed Faraj Alarbi Mohamed

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Thermal Kinetics of Helium Irradiation Hardening in Selected Alloys for the Canadian Gen. IV Nuclear Reactor Concept, Feifei Nie

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Automotive Inductive Position Sensor, Lingmin Shao

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Process-Structure-Property relationships for High Pressure Die-cast Magnesium Alloys, Pouya Sharifi

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The Development and Numerical Modelling of a Representative Elemental Volume for Packed Sand, Ashraf Thabet

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Flow Characterization Under Idealized Stenosis Geometry and Performance Assessment of the Hemodynamic Flow Facility, Marin Vratonjic

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Modelling of Convective Heat Transfer in Porous Media, Jeremy Vu

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Development of Nanomaterials for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Atomic Layer Deposition, Biqiong Wang

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Degradation of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyamide 6 Composites Throughout the Direct Long-Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Process, Thomas Whitfield

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Development of High-performance Carbon and Phosphorus Anode Materials for Sodium-ion Batteries, Wei Xiao

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3D Printing of Functional Materials: Surface Technology and Structural Optimization, Dongxing Zhang

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The Onset of Convection in Rarefied Gases, Md Asif Zobaer

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Experimental Investigation of the Melting Behavior and the Transient Heat Transfer in a Phase Change Material (PCM), Mohammad A. Bashar

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Thermal Modeling for Light Armored Vehicle, Marc-André H. Brooks