Browsing Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Department of by Type "journal article"
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3D-Mapping Optimization of Embodied Energy of Transportation
(Elsevier, 2007)The recent development of Google Earth, an information service that provides imagery and three dimensional data depicting the entire Earth, provides an opportunity to use a new method of navigating information to save ... -
Appropedia as a Tool for Service Learning in Sustainable Development
(Sage, 2009)Numerous studies have demonstrated that university students are capable of contributing to sustainable development while improving their academic skills. Unfortunately for many institutions, the expense of sending large ... -
Catalyzing Mass Production of Solar Photovoltaic Cells Using University Driven Green Purchasing
(Emerald, 2006)Purpose: This paper explores the use of the purchase power of the higher education system to catalyze the economy of scale necessary to ensure market competitiveness for solar photovoltaic electricity. Design/methodol ... -
Cohesive dry ECG sensor using silver nanowires and PDMS tuned for adhesion
(2019-03-05)A technique is exploited to develop a dry ECG sensor using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with enhanced adhesion to skin. The sensor consists of silver nanowires (AgNWs) embedded in PDMS. The adhesive solution presented is a ... -
Correlations for Natural Convective Heat Transfer From Vertical and Inclined Cylinders
(Taylor and Francis, 2017-01-02)Natural convective heat transfer from the exposed top surface of an inclined isothermal cylinder, with a circular cross section, mounted on a flat adiabatic base plate, has been numerically investigated. The cylinder is ... -
Dispatch Strategy and Model for Hybrid Photovoltaic and Combined Heating, Cooling, and Power Systems
(Elsevier, 2011)The advent of small scale combined heat and power (CHP) systems has provided the opportunity for in-house power backup of residential-scale photovoltaic (PV) arrays. These hybrid systems enjoy a symbiotic relationship ... -
Doubling the Quality Factor of Cantilevers in Liquid Through Fluid Coupling‐based Actuation
(2018)Dynamic‐ode cantilevers are a promising tool for real‐time biosensing applications due to their high sensitivity and ability to perform label‐free measurements. However, operating dynamic-mode cantilevers in liqui ... -
Effects of Substrate Temperature on Indium Gallium Nitride Nanocolumn Crystal Growth
(ACS, 2011)Indium gallium nitride films with nanocolumnar microstructure were deposited with varying indium content and substrate temperatures using plasma-enhanced evaporation on amorphous SiO2 substrates. FESEM and XRD results are ... -
Energy Conservation From Systematic Tire Pressure Regulation
(Elsevier, 2007)The majority of U.S. drivers do not consistently monitor the tire pressures in their vehicles. The 2000 TREAD Act, which requires automakers to gradually provide tire pressure monitoring systems for vehicles sold in the ... -
Energy Service Companies as a Component of a Comprehensive University Sustainability Strategy
(Emerald, 2006)The sustainability deficit observed in modern universities is not necessary to fulfill the education, research, or administrative functions of the university system, because a vast quantity of natural resources are currently ... -
Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Greenhouse Waste Heat Exchange
(Elsevier, 2011)As the economic costs of energy and the negative externalities associated with the combustion of fossil fuels threaten the economic viability of greenhouses in northern climates there is a renewed interest in the use of ... -
Estimating Potential Photovoltaic Yield with r.sun and the Open Source Geographical Resources Analysis Support System
(Elsevier, 2010)The package r.sun within the open source Geographical Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) can be used to compute insolation including temporal and spatial variation of albedo and solar photovoltaic yield. A complete ... -
Expanding Photovoltaic Penetration with Residential Distributed Generation from Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic + Combined Heat and Power Systems
(Elsevier, 2009)The recent development of small scale combined heat and power (CHP) systems has provided the opportunity for in-house power backup of residential-scale photovoltaic (PV) arrays. This paper investigates the potential of ... -
Experimental Evaluation of Resonant Frequencies with Associated Mode Shapes and Power Analysis of Thermally Actuated Vibratory Microgyroscope
(, 2018)This paper presents theoretically and experimentally determined modal behavior of thermally actuated gyroscopic sensor. A comparative analysis is carried out between experimental and finite element analysis (FEA) results. ... -
Financial Return for Government Support Financial Return for Government Support of Large-Scale Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing in Canada
(Elsevier, 2010)As the Ontario government has recognized that solar photovoltaic (PV) energy conversion is a solution to satisfying society's energy demands while reducing the adverse anthropogenic impacts on the global environment that ... -
A Gap Method for Increasing the Sensitivity of Cantilever Biosensors
(2017-07)Dynamic-mode cantilever biosensors are an attractive technology for biological sensing. However, researchers are constantly seeking ways to increase their sensitivity, especially in liquids, in order to rapidly detect ... -
Industrial Symbiosis for Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Manufacturing
(Elsevier, 2008)In order to stabilize the global climate the world’s governments must make significant commitments to drastically reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One of the most promising methods of curbing GHG emissions is ... -
Interdisciplinary Environmental Education: Communicating and Applying Energy Efficiency for Sustainability
(Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group, 2005)This paper demonstrates that interdisciplinary alliances on environmental education projects can effectively address the gap between complex environmental problems in the real world and disciplinary curricula in a university. ... -
Internal Oxidation of Ag-xIn Alloys at Low Homologous Temperature
(Elsevier, 2020-07-10)Internal oxidation of Ag-xIn alloys (x =10, 13, 16 at%) was studied in an air atmosphere at a relatively low homologous temperature (240 °C), where lattice diffusion is negligible. After exposure, metallic Ag nodules were ... -
Interpersonal perception and interpersonal spin
(Wiley, 2020-09-25)Introduction Interpersonal spin is an indicator of intraindividual variability in social behavior. Spin is positively related to Neuroticism and is maladaptive, with well-documented deleterious effects on social functioning. ...