Browsing Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Graduate Theses by Title
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Effect of Carbonate Addition on Cobaltite Cathode Performance
(2009-04-27)This study investigated the overpotential performance enhancement of cathodes in low temperature solid oxide fuel cells (LT-SOFCs) due to the addition of carbonates to traditional Ce0.9Gd0.1O2 solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) ... -
Effect of fatigue-induced microdamage on the compressive properties of bovine trabecular bone
Understanding the effect of microdamage accumulation on the failure mechanisms of bone is important for treatment and prevention in degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis. The common sites of fracture in osteoporotic ... -
Effect of Foot Shells on Mechanical Properties of Prosthetic Foot Systems
Prosthetic foot systems are typically composed of both structural keel and foot shell components. The interaction between these components is considered by the prosthetic device industry with respect to designing higher ... -
Effect of Microstructure on Retained Austenite Stability and Tensile Behaviour in an Aluminum-Alloyed TRIP Steel
(2012-09-25)Transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steels have excellent strength, ductility and work hardening behaviour, which can be attributed to a phenomenon known as the TRIP effect. The TRIP effect involves a metastable phase, ... -
The Effect of Phase Morphology and Volume Fraction of Retained Austenite on the Formability of Transformation Induced Plasticity Steels
(2010-01-27)Transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) steels are a class of steels with exceptional formability properties, due mainly to the presence of meta-stable retained austenite which transforms to martensite under loading, ... -
Effect of Process Parameters on Deformation of Zr-2.5wt%Nb Alloy
(2013-10-15)Zirconium and its alloys are used extensively in the nuclear industry. In the Canadian Deuterium Uranium reactor, the primary containment in the primary coolant system is composed of Zr-2.5wt%Nb in the form of a pressure ... -
Effect of Texture on Anisotropic Thermal Creep of Pressurized Zr-2.5Nb Tubes
(2009-08-17)Zr-2.5Nb is used as pressure-tube material in CANDU (CANada Deuterium Uranium) reactors. Under reactor operating conditions, pressure tubes undergo anisotropic dimensional changes, and thermal creep contributes to this ... -
The Effect of Waveform Shape on Dynamics and Kinematics of the Flow in Endovascular Stents
(2012-06-11)The effect of waveform shape and extension of negative flowrate are studied at two Reynolds numbers (Re = 80, Re = 200) on stented channels by looking at the kinematics and dynamics of the flow. The waveforms are reconstructed ... -
The Effects of Adhesive Quantity on Out-of-Plane Behaviour in Aluminum Honeycomb Panels
Aluminum hexagonal honeycomb panels are commonly used in the aerospace industry to reduce weight due to their high stiffness to mass ratio. The panels are commonly involved in incidents where they are dented in the ... -
The Effects of Alternative Joint Models in the Study of Lower-Limb Joint Moments in Knee Osteoarthritis
(2009-08-12)Knee osteoarthritis is a disease that affects nearly 40% of the global population over the age of seventy. It is believed that the incidence and progression of osteoarthritis can be partially attributed to changes in ... -
Effects of geometric and material property changes on the apparent elastic properties of cancellous bone
(2009-04-24)Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by reduced bone mass and reduced bone quality. This deterioration manifests itself in osteoporotic fractures at skeletal sites containing large proportions of cancellous bone (ie. ... -
Effects of Initial Conditions on Turbulence Length Scale and Energy Distributions in the Near to Intermediate Field of a Round Free Jet
(2012-04-27)This thesis examines the effects of spatial location, Reynolds number and near exit flow modification on the development region of a round, free, turbulent jet. It is based on the publications generated by the author. The ... -
Effects of Intermittent Static and Dynamic Tension on Articular Chondrocytes in High Density Culture
(2009-03-06)Tissue engineering has the potential of becoming an effective approach for the replacement of articular cartilage. However, the problems of small tissue size and inadequate mechanical properties of the tissue have yet to ... -
Effects of Microstructure and Particle Population on Void Damage Evolution in Complex Phase Steel
This thesis aims to provide a detailed description of the microstructure and void damage evolution in a grade of hot-rolled complex phase (CP) sheet steel produced by ArcelorMittal Dofasco (AMD). The evolution of ... -
The effects of porous media on explosion development in partially filled enclosures
(2008-08-21)Two experiments were performed to investigate the interaction of a combustion wave with porous media. The first experiment was performed in a 1.22m long, 76mm wide, and 152mm high horizontal channel with a nitrogen-diluted ... -
Effects of Prestrain on the Strain Rate Sensitivity of AA5754 Sheet
(2008-09-27)With the focus of the automotive industry on decreasing vehicle weight and improving fuel efficiency, aluminum is being used for structural components in automobiles. Given the high strain rates associated with vehicle ... -
Effects of Wall Roughness on Adverse Pressure Gradient Boundary Layers
(2015-12-24)Large-eddy Simulations were carried out on a flat-plate boundary layer over smooth and rough surfaces in the presence of an adverse pressure gradient, strong enough to induce separation. The inlet Reynolds number (based ... -
Electrification of home heating in Ontario with the air-source heat pump
Home heating is the primary energy end-use in Ontario homes. Consequently, it is also the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the residential sector, particularly because most homes in Ontario use fossil fuels ... -
Electromagnetically Navigated Forearm Fracture Plating
Electromagnetic (EM) tracking is currently a feasible tracking modality to navigated surgical operations on delicate bone structures, but how accurate and consistent could the navigation be in the case of forearm fracture ... -
Estimating Body Segment Inertial Parameters of the Human Body Using a Microsoft Kinect
(2015-10-28)Estimating biomechanical measures of the human body requires body segment inertial parameters (BSIP). Widely cited estimation methods (Chandler et al., 1975; Dempster, 1955) are based on an elderly population, have inherent ...