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  • Effect of ambient environment on the fracture and fatigue properties of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses

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    Philo, Sarah L.
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    The effect of ambient environment on the fatigue behavior of two Zr-Ti-Cu-Ni-Be bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) is examined in the present study. The first metallic glass, Zr₄₄Ti₁₁Ni₁₀Cu₁₀Be₂₅, was tested to establish the presence of an environmental effect in the fatigue growth curve measured in ambient air. Fatigue growth curves produced...
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    Masters Thesis
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    samples, Dr. William Warnes for unwittingly donating his vacuum pump, Christopher Shelton and Dr

  • Computational modeling of Lorentz force induced mixing in alkali seeded diffusion flames

    Creator:
    Thompson, Jon Ira
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    Lorentz forces provide a unique method for the control and mixing of gas flows without the physical intrusion of objects into the flow. Lorentz forces arise when an electric current is passed through a volume in the presence of a magnetic field. The interaction between the electric current and the...
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    . Dr. Lorin Davis, Dr. William Warnes, Dr. M. E. Kassner and Dr. Bruce D'Ambrosio also served on my

  • Processing effects on the ductility of chromium-vanadium alloys

    Creator:
    Murdock, Hailey M.
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    The next generation of high temperature structural alloys must exhibit exceptional resistance to fracture, creep, oxidation, and fatigue at high temperatures. Chromium is being considered due to its high melting point (>1800°C), relatively low density (~7.2 g/cc), high temperature strength, and oxidation resistance. Limiting the use of chromium is its...
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    boundaries and premature failure. In 1963, Gilbert et al. found the DBTT of unalloyed, arc-melted chromium

  • Dissipation and wavepacket collision in carbon nanotube waveguides

    Creator:
    Saranam, Venkata Rajesh
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    Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) superior mechanical, electrical and thermal properties make them attractive components in nanomechanical devices. Their large aspect ratio and low density makes them ideal candidates for high frequency resonators in numerous applications including wireless communication, and mass and chemical sensors. One reason why CNTs have been slow to...
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    configuration, maps (b & e) are for the same configuration, and maps (c & f) are for the opposite configu

  • Comparison of time-domain and frequency-domain phase noise analyses

    Creator:
    Vytyaz, Igor
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    This thesis presents a comparison of time-domain and frequency-domain algorithms for phase noise calculation in oscillators. Floquet theory provides the mathematical foundation for these calculations and the numerical methods employ perturbation projection vectors (PPVs). The PPVs are an estimate of an oscillator's sensitivity to noise. The in-house circuit simulator SPICE3...
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    transposed eigenvectors of Φ T (t + T, t), D is a diagonal matrix spanned by λi(t) = e µit, λi(T ) = λi. The

  • Analysis and modeling of monolithic on-chip transformers on silicon substrates

    Creator:
    Mayevskiy, Yevgeniy
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    Passive components, including spiral inductors and transformers, fabricated on silicon-based substrates are placing an increasing demand on radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) design. Performance of the RFIC suffers from several non-ideal effects that must be taken into account in order to create a successful design. In particular, monolithic transformers can be...
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    . Thomas Plant and Graduate Council Representative Dr. William Warnes for serving on my graduate

  • Rapid bidirectional power flow of supercapacitor bank energy storage through grid-tied inverters for improved renewables integration

    Creator:
    Bostrom, Arne
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    The variable output of renewables such as wind and solar causes fluctuations of power flow that can adversely affect power system operation, especially at high levels of penetration. The coordination of multiple energy storage solutions can mitigate integration challenges by providing a buffer from variable renewables. This thesis presents the...
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    the fraction of the DC voltage (represented in the figure as E) that will be seen by the grid

  • Corrosion and fatigue of oil well drilling steels

    Creator:
    Rozman, Kyle A.
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    Oil drilling requires that miles of steel drill pipe, called the drill string, be exposed to fatigue loading and corrosive environments. Furthermore, it has been reported that pitting corrosion is responsible for initiating catastrophic drillstring failure. Pitting corrosion is responsible for initiating fatigue cracks, with pits acting as local stress...
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    ....................................................................................................... 9 6 - Nernst equation - Where: e = potential of the half-cell reaction; eo = reduction potential

  • Zinc tin oxide thin-film transistor circuits

    Creator:
    Heineck, Daniel Philip
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    The primary objective of this thesis is to develop a process for fabricating integrated circuits based on thin-film transistors (TFTs) using zinc tin oxide (ZTO) as the channel layer. ZTO, in contrast to indium- or gallium-based amorphous oxide semiconductors (AOS), is perceived to be a more commercially viable AOS choice...
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    E/D inverter is an important new functional block which will enable the realization of more complex

  • Semi-digital PLL architecture for ultra low bandwidth applications

    Creator:
    George, Edmond
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    Phase Locked Loops(PLLs) are an integral part of almost every electronic system. Systems involving low frequency clocks often require PLLs with low bandwidth. The area occupied by the large loop filter capacitor and resistor in a low bandwidth PLL design makes the realization of traditional charge-pump PLL architecture impractical on...
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    error signal e(s) at the output of PD by changing phase angle of the VCO output. PLLs find numerous