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
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Full-Scale and Wind Tunnel Investigation of the Flow Field Over a Coastal Escarpment, Julien LoTufo
Numerical Simulations of Two-Phase Flows in the Liquid Solid Circulating Fluidized Bed, Hao Luo
Surface Topography Formation and Thermographic Analysis in Laser Polishing of H13 Tool Steel, Joshua D. Miller
Ultraprecise Single Point Inverted Cutting of Right Triangular Prismatic Retroreflectors: Process Enhancements and Cutting Mechanics, Nicolas Milliken
Experimental Measurements of Far Field Cough Airflows Produced by Healthy and Influenza- Infected Human Subjects, Ahmed Faraj Alarbi Mohamed
Automotive Inductive Position Sensor, Lingmin Shao
Process-Structure-Property relationships for High Pressure Die-cast Magnesium Alloys, Pouya Sharifi
The Development and Numerical Modelling of a Representative Elemental Volume for Packed Sand, Ashraf Thabet
Flow Characterization Under Idealized Stenosis Geometry and Performance Assessment of the Hemodynamic Flow Facility, Marin Vratonjic
Modelling of Convective Heat Transfer in Porous Media, Jeremy Vu
Development of Nanomaterials for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Atomic Layer Deposition, Biqiong Wang
Degradation of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyamide 6 Composites Throughout the Direct Long-Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Process, Thomas Whitfield
Development of High-performance Carbon and Phosphorus Anode Materials for Sodium-ion Batteries, Wei Xiao
3D Printing of Functional Materials: Surface Technology and Structural Optimization, Dongxing Zhang
The Onset of Convection in Rarefied Gases, Md Asif Zobaer
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Experimental Investigation of the Melting Behavior and the Transient Heat Transfer in a Phase Change Material (PCM), Mohammad A. Bashar
Thermal Modeling for Light Armored Vehicle, Marc-André H. Brooks
Numerical Modelling of a Rotary Cement Kiln with External Shell Cooling Fans, Christopher M. Csernyei
Fabrication of Large Mechanically Flexible Multi-Layered PDMS Optical Devices, Robert S. Green
Ultraprecise Single Point Inverted Cutting Strategies for Multi-axis Fabrication of Right Triangular Prismatic Retroreflectors, Benjamin W. Hamilton
Parametric Design, Modeling, and Optical Evaluation of Retroreflective Prismatic Structures, Sama Hussein
Kinetics of Length Scale Dependent Deformation of Gold Microspheres and Micropillars, A Z M Ariful Islam
The Effect Of Mesh-Type Bubble Breakers On Two-Phase Vertical Co-Flow, Alan Kalbfleisch
A Model for Complex Heat and Mass Transport Involving Porous Media with Related Applications, Furqan A. Khan
Characterization of Mean and Turbulent Flow over Complex Topography under various Inflow and Geometric Configurations, Ryan J. Kilpatrick
Application of Molecular Layer Deposition for Graphite Anodes in Lithium-ion Batteries and Porous Thin-film Materials, Craig L. Langford
Silicon Anode Materials for Next Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries, Qizheng Li
Electrically Conductive Cotton Textile and Its Applications, Sicong Liu
Development of Novel Nanomaterials for Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Xia Li
The Development And Application Of A Statistical Shape Model Of The Human Craniofacial Skeleton, Mark A C Neuert
Controlled Guidance of Light in Large Area Flexible Optical Waveguide Sheets, Chloë O. Nicholson-Smith
Numerical Investigation Of Full Scale Thunderstorm Downbursts: A Parametric Study And Comparison To Meteorological Model, Christopher Oreskovic
Application of Natural Convection for Photovoltaic Cooling and Photocatalytic Disinfection, Usman J. Rajput
Parametric Study of Vertical Ground Loop Heat Exchangers for Ground Source Heat Pump Systems, Abdelrahman S. Ramadan
Use of Natural Instability For Enhancement of Flow Mixing in Annuli, Amirreza Seddighi
Modelling and Simulation of the Flexoelectric Effect on a Cantilevered Piezoelectric Nanoplate, Xining Wang
Surface Modification of Electrode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Biwei Xiao
Nanostructured Air Electrodes and Electrochemical Reaction Mechanism Studies for Sodium-Oxygen Batteries, Hossein Yadegari
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Effect of Cutting Blade Geometry and Material on Carbon Fiber Severing as Used in High-Volume Production of Composites, Michael Francis Anthony Adamovsky
The Effect of Backing Material on Carbon Fibre Severing for High-Volume Production of Composites, Ryan W. Alexander
Stochastic Stability and Uncertainty Quantification of Ring-based Vibratory Gyroscopes, Soroush Arghavan
Development of Glass Fiber Reinforced Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyhexanoate), Willson Arifin
Response of Endothelial Cells to Quantified Hemodynamic Shear Stress, Hamed Avari
Characterization of High-Pressure-Die-Cast Magnesium Alloy AM60, Hooman Baghaei Anaraki
Osteoarthritis Induced Glenoid Morphology and Bone Quality: An Evaluation of Augmented Glenoid Components, Nikolas K. Knowles
Experimental Analysis of Parameters Influencing the Bone Burring Process, Jonathan Kusins
Inkjet Printed Thin Film Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Stephen D. Lawes
Thermal Convection in Non-Fourier Fluids and Application to Liquid Helium II, Mohammad Niknami Esfahani
Thermal kinetics of ion irradiation hardening in selected alloys for the Canadian Gen. IV nuclear reactor concept, Heygaan Rajakumar
Nanostructured Carbon Materials for Active and Durable Electrocatalysts and Supports in Fuel Cells, Adam Riese
Spectrally-Accurate Algorithm for Flows in 3-Dimensional Rough Channels, Md Nazmus Sakib
Investigation of flow and thermal behaviour in a pipe submerged in a hot fluid, Ben S. Steen
Simulation of Magnetic Field Induced Current and Neuron Spiking for Magnetic Seizure Therapy, Abhijeet R. Wadkar
Studies of Periodic and Quasiperiodic Gold Nanohole Arrays and Their Applications, Zhaoliang Yang
Flows in Vibrating Channels, Sahab Zandi
Electromechanical coupling behavior of dielectric elastomer transducers, Jianyou Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Uncertainty Quantification for a Class of MEMS-based Vibratory Angular Rate Sensors, Nujhat Abedin
Influence of approach flow conditions on urban street canyon flow, Karin Blackman
Design and Assessment of an Experimental Test Setup For Use in Studies on the Vibrational Response of the Head to Impact, Claudia M. Blandford
Numerical Simulation of Liquid-Solid Circulating Fluidized Beds, Abbas Dadashi
Numerical Simulation on Dilute Phase Pneumatic Transport, Ethan T. Doan
Digital Generation and Radiation in Spherical-Void-Phase Porous Media, Nolan J. Dyck
Micromechanics Modeling of the Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Nanotude (CNT)- Polymer Nanocomposites, Chuang Feng
Experimental Study of Two-Phase Flow in a Liquid Cross-Flow and an Effervescent Atomizer, Mona Hassanzadeh Jobehdar
Mechanistic Failure Criterion for Unidirectional and Random Fibre Polymer Composites, Jamaloddin Jamali
On the Application of Mechanical Vibration in Robotics-Assisted Soft Tissue Intervention, Iman Khalaji
A CFD assisted control system design for supercritical water cooled reactor, Rohit V. Maitri
Numerical Analysis of Two Phase Flow and Heat Transfer in Condensers, Pooya Mirzabeygi
Thermal Convection of Non-Fourier Fluids, Rahim Mohammadhasani Khorasany
Computational Techniques to Predict Orthopaedic Implant Alignment and Fit in Bone, Seyed Kamaleddin Mostafavi Yazdi
Structural Response Analyses of Piezoelectric Composites using NURBS, Vijairaj Raj
Physical Simulation of Tornado-Like Vortices, Maryam Refan
Studies In Small Scale Thermal Convection, Daniel F. Stranges
On the Interfacial Fracture Mechanics of Long-fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites, Ian N. Swentek
Effects of Surface Topographies on Heat and Fluid Flows, Hadi Vafadar Moradi
Development and Integration of MEMS Based Inductive Sensors, Luyang Zhang
Size-dependent Electroelastic Properties of Piezoelectric Nanoplates, Zhengrong Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Experimental investigation of wind effect on solar panels, Ayodeji Abiola-Ogedengbe
Process-Structure Relationships of Magnesium Alloys, Arindam Banerjee
Multimodal Noncontact Tracking of Surgical Instruments, Tara Bracken
Developing Electrochemical Biosensors for Point-of-care Diagnostics of Cardiovascular Biomarkers, Yang Cheng
Channel Flow Behaviour During Mixed Convection at Low Reynolds Numbers, Ahmed Elatar
Numerical Modeling of Solidification Process and Prediction of Mechanical Properties in Magnesium Alloys, Mehdi Farrokhnejad
Development of Novel Nano-structured Materials with Low-Cost and High Stability for PEM Fuel Cell, Dongsheng Geng
Applicability of a Picosecond Laser for Micro-Polishing of Metallic Surfaces, Abdullah Mohammad Khalid Hafiz
Micro-Mechanical Assessment of the Local Plastic Strain Invoked During a Splined Mandrel Flow Forming Operation, Meysam Haghshenas
Development of Microfabrication Process for Micro Inductive Sensors, Xueguang Han
Numerical Modelling of Species Exchange in a 3D Porous Medium: Modelling Exchange Within the Human Lung, Chelsea E. Johnson
Development of Advanced Nanomaterials for Potential Lithium-Ion Battery Application, Jian Liu
Development of Novel Nanomaterials for Lithium-Air and Sodium-Air Batteries, Yongliang Li
Vibration and Buckling of Carbon Nanotube, Graphene, and Nanowire, Mohammad Hadi Mahdavi
An Investigation of Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma and Surgical Treatment through Biomechanical Simulation and Kinematic Analysis, Stewart D. McLachlin
Flows in Grooved Channels, Alireza Mohammadi
Design of a minimally invasive single port HDR brachytherapy applicator for the treatment of lung cancer, Mauricio Nahum Leroy
Numerical Simulation of an Open Channel Ultraviolet Waste-water Disinfection Reactor, Rajib Kumar Saha
Nanostructured Tin-Based Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries with X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Studies, Dongniu Wang