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  • Development of a process for fabricating high-aspect-ratio, meso-scale geometries in stainless steel

    Creator:
    Walker, Benjamin A.
    Abstract:
    Miniature energy and chemical systems (MECS) are miniature thermal, fluid, and chemical devices in the mesoscale size range between a sugar cube and a human fist. MECS take advantage of improved rates of mass and heat transfer that have been observed at the microscale. There are many potential applications for...
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    Masters Thesis
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    latter. A big thank you also goes out to Dr. Rick Wilson and Dr. Charles Brunner who eagerly joined my

  • Sources of weld strength variability in capacitor discharge welding

    Creator:
    Benjarattananon, Jukchai
    Abstract:
    Capacitor discharge welding (CDW) is a rapid solidification joining process under the influence of one-dimensional thermal gradients. Although CDW is useful for joining small parts and dissimilar metals, CD welded joints have a large variability in weld strength. CDW is not widely accepted because of a lack of automated process...
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    Masters Thesis
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    assistance in every aspect during research. Secondly, appreciation is extended to Dr. Rick Wilson for his

  • Component to multi-track feeder assignment and board sequencing for printed circuit board assembly

    Creator:
    Li, Yu-An
    Abstract:
    This research was motivated by the use of multi-track feeders in the printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. In a low volume, high mix production environment, setup time is usually considered more important than processing time. Implementation of multi-track feeders not only increases the capacity of the surface mount machines but...
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    Dissertation
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    University. Appreciation is also given to other members of my committee, Drs. Brian Paul, Rick Wilson

  • Application of buckling behavior to evaluate and control shape variation in high-temperature microlamination

    Creator:
    Wattanutchariya, Wassanai
    Abstract:
    The miniaturization of energy, chemical and biological systems for distributed and portable applications, known as process intensification, is realized by the enhancement in heat and mass transfer performance within high surface-to-volume ratio microchannels. Fabrication of devices for process intensification is achieved in part by microlamination techniques. These techniques consist of...
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    Dissertation
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    . Rick Wilson, Dr. Bill Warnes, and Dr. Kevin Drost for many helpful comments and beneficial

  • The use of electrochemical micromachining for making a microfloat valve

    Creator:
    Park, Sang-Bin
    Abstract:
    Micromanufacturing consists of processes for producing structures, devices or systems with feature sizes measured in micrometers. Micromanufacturing began in the mid-1960's with microelectronics fabrication technology. In the 1980's, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) began to be developed, in which electrical and mechanical subsystems were integrated at small scales. More recently, Microtechnology-based Energy...
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    Masters Thesis
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    would also like to thank Dr. Rick Wilson, Dr. Kimberly Douglas, Dr. Dean Jensen and Dr. Darius Adams