The Sulaiman foldbelt is an active and conspicuous tectonic
feature on the northwestern margin of the Indo-Pakistani plate.
Seismic reflection data have been combined with surface geological
mapping and drillhole data to interpret the structural style and
tectonic shortening of the eastern Sulaiman foldbelt and its adjacent
foredeep. The data...
Line balancing is concerned with the optimal assignment of work
elements to individual operators in an assembly tine of a mass producing
system.
This paper summarizes the assembly line balancing terminology,
the computational methods, and objective functions applicable to a wide
variety of assembly lines. Single and mixed-model situations for...
Line balancing is concerned with the optimal assignment of work elements to individual operators in an assembly line of a mass producing system. This paper summarizes the assembly line balancing terminology, the computational methods, and objective functions applicable to a wide variety of assembly lines. Single and mixed-model situations for...
Understanding the behavior of hydrophobic membranes is important for applications where separating a gas from a liquid-gas mixture is beneficial. For example, in-situ vapor extraction can be used in microscale heat sinks to improve heat transfer and flow stability. In this study, gas is experimentally evaluated flowing through flexible polytetrafluoroethylene...
Peptide-phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers (PPMOs) are synthetic DNA mimics that bind and silence gene targets. Through designing PPMOs that silence essential or resistance genes in pathogens, these antisense oligomers could be utilized as novel antimicrobials. Towards this end, my thesis employed minimum inhibitory concentration assays (MICs) to identify PPMOs capable of...
With the increased attention on high efficiency and controllability of industrial processes, as well as reduced weight, volume and cost of consumer products, the applications of nonlinear power electronic converters such as adjustable speed drives (ASDs) are showing a rapid rise. Power Quality (PQ) is becoming an increasing concern with...
The Boltzmann transport equation derived in the Self-Adjoint Angular Flux (SAAF) formulation is applied to simulate phonon transport. The neutron transport code Rattlesnake is leveraged in this fashion, slightly modi ed to accept input from variables consistent with phonon transport simulations. Several benchmark problems are modeled to assess the potential...
Tolerance analysis is a major link between design and
manufacturing. An assembly or a part should be designed
based on its functions, manufacturing processes, desired
product quality, and manufacturing cost. Assembly tolerance
analysis performed at the design stage can reduce potential
manufacturing and assembly problems. Several commonly used
assembly tolerance...
Liberalization of electricity markets has become a dominant energy sector reform for most of the European Union (EU) countries since 1990s. Despite initial expectations that liberalization will reduce electricity prices and strengthen overall energy security, outcomes of the deregulation reforms proved to be unclear and even contradictory. This study seeks...
The fundamental objective of a design engineer in performing tolerance technology is to transform functional requirements into tolerances on individual parts based on existing data and algorithms for design tolerance analysis and synthesis. The transformation of functional requirements into tolerances must also consider the existing process capabilities and manufacturing costs...