Browsing Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Graduate Theses by Title
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Battery Characterization and Optimization for use in Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Hardware-in-the-loop duty cycle testing
(2011-03-01)Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) with all-electric range (AER) combine battery driven electric motors with traditional internal combustion engines in order to reduce emissions emitted to the atmosphere, especially ... -
Body Segment Inertial Parameters of Toddlers
Body segment inertial parameters (BSIPs) are required to study human kinetics and to model the human form. The purpose of this study was to determine the BSIPs in toddlers using the photogrammetric method. Twelve male and ... -
Brace Yourself: Reducing Medial Knee Loading for Treatment of Osteoarthritis
(2015-01-23)Compared with healthy controls, subjects with medial knee osteoarthritis walk using similar kinematics but greater activation of knee-spanning muscles, especially on the lateral side of the knee (furthest from centerline ... -
Building Better Together: Understanding Interprofessional Collaboration and Student Perceptions in a Classroom Case Study
The disciplines of rehabilitation sciences and engineering are known work extensively in teams and require the competencies for effective collaboration as outlined by each discipline’s regulatory body. To make a positive ... -
Bulk Hydrides and Delayed Hydride Cracking in Zirconium Alloys
(2012-01-24)Zirconium alloys are susceptible to engineering problems associated with the uptake of hydrogen throughout their design lifetime in nuclear reactors. Understanding of hydrogen embrittlement associated with the precipitation ... -
The calling of an engineer: High school students' perceptions of engineering
(2016-01-11)The focus of this research study was to provide insight into high school students’ perceptions of engineering and the work engineers do. Participants included Grades 9 and 10 students, all of which were enrolled in academic ... -
CFD Analysis of Novel Variable Compression Ratio Rotary Engine
In compression ignition engines, the soot-NOx paradox is an extremely challenging unresolved issue. Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) is one of the most promising solutions that combine the benefits of both ... -
CFD Modeling of a Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifier
The demand for air conditioning is estimated to increase rapidly due to rising world population and the effects of climate change. It is expected that the use of air conditioners will increase by a factor of five by 2050, ... -
Characterization and modeling of near-field BLEVE overpressure and ground loading hazards
Boiling Liquid Exploding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE) is one of the most feared accident in the industry. Even though it has been studied for over 6 decades, many safety questions remain poorly answered: what happens if a BLEVE ... -
Characterization of Deformation Mechanisms in Zirconium Alloys: Effect of Temperature and Irradiation
(2015-03-02)Zirconium alloys have been widely used in the CANDU (CANada Deuterium Uranium) reactor as core structural materials. Alloy such as Zircaloy-2 has been used for calandria tubes; fuel cladding; the pressure tube is manufactured ... -
Characterization of hydrides and delayed hydride cracking in zirconium alloys
(2016-03-01)This thesis tries to fill some of the missing gaps in the study of zirconium hydrides with state-of-art experiments, cutting edge tomographical technique, and a novel numerical algorithm. A new hydriding procedure is ... -
Characterization of Strain Rate Sensitivity, Plastic Anisotropy, and Dislocation Content in Zircaloy-2
Zirconium alloys are used broadly throughout the nuclear industry due to a combination of its mechanical properties, low neutron absorption cross section, and resistance to corrosion. Understanding the process of plastic ... -
Clean heat flux sensor for ash fouling monitoring
(2009-09-03)An ash monitoring system prototype that consists of a “clean” heat flux sensor and a “dirty” heat flux sensor was developed in this study. The “clean” heat flux sensor was studied numerically and experimentally while the ... -
Combustion Wave Propagation Regimes in a Channel equipped with an Array of Cross-flow Cylindrical Obstacles
(2013-07-19)Flame propagation through a channel equipped with obstacles was studied experimentally. Two types of obstacle geometries were investigated, i.e., wall-mounted cross-flow cylinders and fence-type obstacles mounted on the ... -
Comparative Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Rotary Blasthole Drills for Surface Mining
(2012-02-01)Most rotary blasthole drills used in the mining industry today are equipped with automatic control systems. However, few, if any, implement closed-loop feedback control of the drilling process itself. This thesis investigates ... -
A Comparative Study of Machine Vision Classification Techniques for the Detection of Missing Clips
(2009-08-14)This thesis provides a comparative study of machine vision (MV) classification techniques for the detection of missing clips on an automotive part known as a cross car beam. This is a difficult application for an automated ... -
Comparison of Two Loading Surface Preparation Methods on Rat Vertebral Bodies for Compression Testing
(2013-10-01)Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by bone loss affecting 10% of the US population over 50 years old. The spine is one critical area affected by the disease. The effectiveness of experimental treatments can be tested ... -
Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks
(2013-10-02)Two computational fluid dynamics models are developed to predict the performance of a solid oxide fuel cell stack, a detailed and a simplified model. In the detailed model, the three dimensional momentum, heat, and species ... -
Computational Modelling Methodologies and Experimental Verification of the Vibro-Acoustic Behaviour of a Section of Aircraft Fuselage
An aircraft is an example of sophisticated engineering requiring a high level of understanding, where advanced modelling techniques are used to improve design. This investigation identifies noise and vibration (N&V) as ... -
Computational Study of Wolff's Law Utilizing Design Space Topology Optimization: A New Method for Hip Prosthesis Design
(2010-08-17)The law of bone remodeling, commonly referred to as Wolff's Law, asserts that the internal trabecular bone adapts to external loadings, reorienting with the principal stress trajectories to maximize mechanical efficiency, ...