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Submissions from 2015
Analysis of the Effectiveness of Modern Ballistic Resistant Materials Using Finite Element Techniques, Mosfequr Rahman, S. Cashwell, M. Dockery, Adam Chevalier, Adam Barlow, Bowen Jones, and Sirajus Salekeen
Finite Element Analysis of Various Design Projectiles as Bullet Models, Mosfequr Rahman, Steven Chrysosferidis, Sirajus Salekeen, Adam Chevalier, David Bell, Bowen Jones, and Adam Barlow
The Effects of Fin Geometry and Surface Area on the Overall Heat Flux of a Heat Sink While Experiencing Natural and Forced Convection, Mosfequr Rahman, C. Giddens, Travis E. Salyers, C. Herrington, C. Smith, and David M. Calamas
Optimization of Boom Design for Cubesat, Mosfequr Rahman, Philip C. Hines, T. Hedges, Kelsey Kaht, J. Segarra, C. Brower, and Aniruddha Mitra
Performance Analysis of Biologically Inspired Honeycomb Structured Heat Exchanger, Mosfequr Rahman, Sakib Iqbal, and David M. Calamas
Finite Element Analysis of Silica Aerogel to Be Used in High Temperature Insulation Tiles for next Generation Space Tiles, Mosfequr Rahman, J. Shaw, M. Roesel, B. William, J. Willis, Sirajus Salekeen, and M. Ahmed
Finite Element Analysis in Implementing Silica Aerogel in High-Temperature Reusable Insulation Tiles for Space Shuttle, Mosfequr Rahman, J. Shaw, M. Roesel, B. Williams, J. Willies, Bowen Jones, M. Ahmed, and Sirajus Salekeen
Performance of an IDI Engine Fueled with Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Formulated from Cotton Seeds Oil, Valentin Soloiu, Spencer Harp, Channing Watson, Martin Muinos, Sherwin Davoud, Gustavo Molina, Brian P. Koehler, Julia Heimberger, Marcis Jansons, and Christopher Butts
Investigation of RCCI Combustion with PFI of n-butanol and DI-ULSD compared with Binary Mixtures in an Omnivorous Diesel Engine, Valentin Soloiu and Gustavo J. Molina
Performance of an IDI Engine Fueled with Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Formulated from Cotton Seeds Oils, Valentin Soloiu and Gustavo J. Molina
Synthesis and Processing of Solution Spun Cellulose Acetate Fibers Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes, Quazi Nahida Sultana, Saheem Absar, Stephanie Hulsey, Hans Schanz, and Mujibur R. Khan
Suspension Simulation Model Verification through Experimental Data for Lateral Force in Figure-8 Testing| Rabun Wallace, Rabun Wallace, Bikiran Guha, Michael Santangelo, Aniruddha Mitra, and Rami Haddad
Fabrication of Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber Membranes Functionalized With Metal Organic Framework for CO2 Capturing, Wahiduz Zaman, Mujibur R. Khan, Saheem Absar, Spencer Harp, Kyle Edwards, and Nathan Takas
Parametric Studies of Coal Gasification in an Entrained- Flow Gasifier, Cheng Zhang, Kiel Schultheiss, Aniruddha Mitra, and Mosfequr Rahman
Submissions from 2014
Processing of Hybrid Nanocomposite High Performance Fibers (UHMWPE+NYLON 6+CNT+MAH) Using Solution Spinning Technique, Saheem Absar, Mujibur R. Khan, and Kyle Edwards
Electrospinning of Cisplatin-Loaded Cellulose Nanofibers for Cancer Drug Delivery, Saheem Absar, Mujibur R. Khan, Kyle Edwards, and David M. Calamas
An Assessment of an Innovative Student Response System on Student Learning and Performance, David M. Calamas
Performance of Thermally Radiating Fractal Extended Surfaces of Varying Cross-Section, David M. Calamas and Philip Hines
Enhanced Charge Carrier Concentration of SiC/CNT with N and P Type Doping Agents, Kyle Edwards, Mujibur R. Khan, Rafael Quirino, Brenda Beckler, and Saheem Absar
Stress Analysis of Various Shaped Blade of Savonius Wind Turbine, Jobaidur R. Khan and Mosfequr Rahman
A Study of Mechanical Behavior and Morphology of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced UHMWPE/Nylon 6 Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposite Fiber, Mujibur R. Khan, Hassan Mahfuz, Ashfaq Adnan, Theodora Leventouri, and Saheem Absar
In-Cylinder Wall Temperature Influence on Unburned Hydrocarbon Emissions During Transitional Period in an Optical Engine Using a Laser-Induced Phosphorescence Technique, Xi Lou, Xin Yu, Kan Zha, Marcis Jansons, and Valentin Soloiu
Tribological Effects of Nanofluids on Aluminum and Copper, Gustavo Molina, FNU Aktaruzzaman, Whitney Stregles, Valentin Soloiu, and Mosfequr Rahman
Jet-Impingement Effects of Alumina-Nanofluid on Aluminum and Copper, Gustavo J. Molina, Fnu Aktaruzzaman, Whitney Stregles, Valentin Soloiu, and Mosfequr Rahman
Wear Effects of Mineral-Oil Lubricant Dilution with Biofuels, Gustavo Molina, Valentin Soloiu, Mosfequr Rahman, S. M. Shanta, W. Powell, C. Watson, and Fnu Aktaruzzaman
Effect of Ply Stacking Sequence on Structural Response of Symmetric Composite Laminates, Mosfequr Rahman, Saheem Absar, Fnu Aktaruzzaman, Abdur Rahman, and Awlad Hossain
Finite Element Analysis of Polyurethane Based Composite Shafts Under Different Boundary Conditions, Mosfequr Rahman, FNU Aktaruzzaman, Saheem Absar, Aniruddha Mitra, and Awlad Hossain
Finite Element Analysis of Prosthetic Running Blades using Different Composite Materials to Optimize Performance, Mosfequr Rahman, Tyler Bennett, David Glisson, Darrell Beckley, and Jobaidur Khan
Finite Element Analysis of a Hobie 16 Mast and Possible Alternatives for Improvement, Mosfequr Rahman, Bryan Calloway, Eric Sullivan, Matthew Darley, Anthony Hanson, Collin Hare, and Ahsan Mian
Computational Analysis of Laminar Forced Convection in Rectangular Enclosures of Different Aspect Ratios, Mosfequr Rahman, A. Houdson, Gustavo Molina, and Valentin Soloiu
Finite Element Modeling of Structural Design Optimization of Various Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Models, Mosfequr Rahman, Adam Smith, Alex Freeman, James H. Denham, Luke Christopher, Wesley Huggins, and Zach Johnson
Acoustic Velocity Measurement System Using CMUT Technology and a Nickel-on-Glass Process, Minchul Shin, Zhengxin Zhao, Paul DeBitetto, and Robert D. White
Mechanical Properties of Laser DMD and GMAW Cladded Maraging Steels, Bishal Silwal, David Schwam, and Michael Kottman
Poultry Fat FAME Biodiesel Blends Characteristics and Performance in an IDI Engine for APU Applications, Valentin Soloiu, Henry Ochieng, Martin Muinos, Alejandro Rivero-Castillo, James M. Lobue, Gustavo Molina, Brian Vlcek, and Spencer Harp
Simultaneous Reduction of NOX and Soot in a Diesel Engine through RCCI Operation with PFI of n-butanol and DI of Cottonseed Biodiesel, Valentin Soloiu, Alejandro Rivero-Castillo, Martin Muinos, Marvin Duggan, Spencer Harp, Wallace Peavy, Sven Wolter, and Brian Vlcek
A Microfabricated Shear Sensor Array on a Chip With Pressure Gradient Calibration, Zhengxin Zhao, Minchul Shin, Judith M. Gallman, and Robert D. White
Submissions from 2013
Behavior of Thermally Radiating Tree-Like Fins, David M. Calamas and John Baker
Performance of a Biologically-Inspired Heat Exchanger with Hierarchical Bifurcating Flow Passages, David M. Calamas and John Baker
Tree-Like Branching Fins: Performance and Natural Convective Heat Transfer Behavior, David M. Calamas and John Baker
Flow Behavior and Pressure Drop in Porous Disks with Bifurcating Flow Passages, David M. Calamas, John Baker, and Muhammad Sharif
Reynolds Transport Theorem Applied to Classical Thermodynamics, David M. Calamas, Alan Hewitt, John Baker, and Beth Todd
Computational Studies on the Flow Field of Various Shapes-Bladed Vertical Axis Savonius Turbine in Static Condition, Jobaidur R. Khan, Mohammad M. Bashar, and Mosfequr Rahman
Thermoelectric and Mechanical Properties of SiC+SWCNTs+B4C Nanocomposites with Sol-gels Diffusion, Mujibur R. Khan, M. Friel, and J. Weaver
Experimental Study of Thermoelectric Properties of SWCNTs and SiC Nanoparticles and its Composites Doped with Sol-gel, Mujibur R. Khan, Miletus Jones, Luz Bugarin, and Salvador Sandoval
Elastic Properties of UHMWPE-SWCNT Nanocomposites’ Fiber: An Experimental, Theoretic, and Molecular Dynamics Evaluation, Mujibur R. Khan, Hassan Mahfuz, Ashfaq Adnan, Ishraq Shabib, and Theodora Leventouri
Erosion Effects of Nanofluids on Selected Cooling-System Materials, Gustavo Molina, M. Hulett, Valentin Soloiu, and Mosfequr Rahman
Triboemission Phenomena: Electronic and Photonic Outputs from Surface Modification, and Their Use as Novel Probes, Gustavo J. Molina and Czeslaw Kajdas
On the Surface Effects of Nanofluids in Cooling-system Materials, Gustavo Molina, Valentin Soloiu, and Mosfequr Rahman
Studies on Surface Effects of Nano-Power Suspensions in Cooling- System Materials, Gustavo Molina, Valentin Soloiu, and Mosfequr Rahman
Wind Tunnel Testing and Numerical Simulation on Aerodynamic Performance of a Three Bladed Savonius Wind Turbine, Khandakar Niaz Morshed, Mosfequr Rahman, Gustavo Molina, and Mahbub Ahmed
Numerical Analysis of Laminar Natural Convection in Rectangular Enclosures of Different Aspect Ratios with and Without Aerosol Nanofluid, Mosfequr Rahman, Andrew Hudson, Gustavo Molina, and Valentin Soloiu
PFI of n-Butanol and Direct Injection of Biodiesel to attain LTC for Low Emissions Idling in a Compression Engine, Valentin Soloiu, Marvin Duggan, Spencer Harp, Brian Vlcek, and David Williams
Premixed Charge of n-Butanol Coupled with Direct injection of Biodiesel for an Advantageous Soot-NOx trade-off, Valentin Soloiu, Marvin Duggan, Henry Ochieng, Spencer Harp, Jabeous Weaver, Craig Jekins, and Brian Vlcek
RCCI Operation with Pfi of N-Butanol and Di of Biodiesel Compared with DI of Binary Mixtures of N-Butanol and Biodiesel, Valentin Soloiu, M. Duggan, J. Weaver, B. Vlcek, Spencer Harp, and Gustavo J. Molina
Combustion and Emissions Characteristics of JP-8 Blends and ULSD #2 with Similar CN in a Direct Injection Naturally Aspirated Compression Engine, Valentin Soloiu, Henry Ochieng, Jabeous Weaver, Marvin Duggan, Spencer Harp, Brian Vlcek, Craig Jenkins, and Marcis Jansons
Experimental Study of Combustion and Emissions Characteristics of Methyl Oleate, as a Surrogate for Biodiesel, in a Direct Injection Diesel Engine, Valentin Soloiu, Jabeous Weaver, Henry Ochieng, Marvin Duggan, Sherwin Davoud, Brian Vlcek, Craig Jenkins, and Christopher Butts
Evaluation of Peanut Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Sprays, Combustion, and Emissions, for Use in an Indirect Injection Diesel Engine, Valentin Soloiu, Jabeous Weaver, Henry Ochieng, Brian Vlcek, Christopher Butts, and Marcis Jansons
Cotton Seed Fame Combustion and Emissions Research in a DI Diesel Engine, Valentin Soloiu, J. Weaver, H. Ochieng, M. Duggan, Sherwin Davoud, Spencer Harp, Gustavo J. Molina, and Brian Vlcek
Submissions from 2012
Behavior of Methane Flame in the Channel Type Meso-combustors, Mahbub K. Ahmed, Ahsan Choudhuri, and Mosfequr Rahman
The Numerical Simulations of Methane Combustion in a Meso-Scale Rectangular Channel, M. Ahmed, Cheng Zhang, V. Shirsat, and Mosfequr Rahman
The Effect of Early Warning on the Overall Performance of the students in Mathematics Classes at East Georgia College Statesboro Center, Aditi Mitra and Aniruddha Mitra
Fabrication of Polyurethane Based Fabric Composite Shaft and its Experimental Study Under Triple Point Bending, Aniruddha Mitra, Sirajus Salekeen, and Mosfequr Rahman
Erosion Effects of Nanofluids on Selected Cooling-System Materials, Gustavo Molina, M. Hulett, Mosfequr Rahman, and Valentin Soloiu
Triboemission Phenomena: Electronic and Photonic Output During Friction Contact and Its Connections to Surface Processes, Gustavo J. Molina and Czeslaw Kajdas
Exploratory Research in Erosion Effects of Nanofluids on Metallic Materials, Gustavo Molina, Mosfequr Rahman, M. Hulett, and Valentin Soloiu
An Experimental Study on the Effect of Foam on the Vibration Quality of Aluminum Tube Structure, Masud Nawaz and Aniruddha Mitra
Finite Element Modeling of Photostrictive Optical Actuators, Mosfequr Rahman and John E. Jackson
Experimental Investigation on Photostrictively Driven Optical Actuators, Mosfequr Rahman, Masud Nawaz, Anirudda Mitra, Nazanin Bassari-Gharb, and Mohammad Bhuiyan
Experimental Investigation on Photostrictively Driven Optical Acuators, Mosfequr Rahman, Masud Nawaz, Aniruddha Mitra, Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, and Mohammad Bhuiyan
Experimental Investigation and Finite Element Modeling Analysis of Photostrictive Optical Actuators, Mosfequr Rahman, Masud Nawaz, Aniruddha Mitra, Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, and John E. Jackson
Computational Analysis of Laminar Natural Convection in Rectangular Enclosures of Different Aspect Ratios with Different Heating Conditions, Mosfequr Rahman, Charles Walker, Gustavo Molina, and Valentin Soloiu
Performance of a Direct Injection Diesel Engine Fueled by a Heavy Oil with the Addiction of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Polymer, Valentin Soloiu and April Covington
Performance of JP-8 in a Small Bore Indirect Injection Diesel Engine for APU Applications, Valentin Soloiu, April Covington, Jeffrey Lewis, and James M. LoBue
Combustion Analysis of Peanut FAME Blends in an IDI Engine and the Influence of its Primary Fatty Acid Components on the Fuel Characteristics, Valentin Soloiu, April Covington, J. Lewis, J. Weaver, Christopher Butts, B. Vlcek, and Gustavo J. Molina
Investigation of Low Temperature Combustion Regimes of Biodiesel with n-Butanol Injected in the Intake Manifold of a Compression Ignition Engine, Valentin Soloiu, Marvin Duggan, Henry Ochieng, David Williams, Gustavo Molina, and Brian Vlcek
Submissions from 2011
Preliminary Experimental Study on Erosion and Tribological Effects of Selected Nanofluids, Gustavo Molina, M. Hulett, Mosfequr Rahman, Valentin Soloiu, and Charles Walker
Triboemission Phenomena and Possible Connections to Tribocatalysis, Gustavo J. Molina and Czeslaw Kajdas
Development of an Instrument for Studies of Charged Triboemission Transport in Gas Atmospheres, Gustavo J. Molina, Czeslaw Kajdas, and A. Kulczycki
Exploratory Research Work on Tribological Effects of Nanofluids, Gustavo J. Molina, Md Azizur Rahman, Valentin Soloiu, C. Walker, and M. Hulett
Finite Element Modeling Analysis of Photostrictively-Driven Optical Actuators for Excitation of Microdevices, Mosfequr Rahman and Masud Nawaz
High Velocity Impact Properties Characterization of Nano-Phased Bi-Layered Body Armor, Sirajus Salekeen, Mohammad G. Kibria Khan, and Shaik Jeelani
Tribometry Studies on the Effects of Lubricant Contamination with Biofuels, S. M. Shanta, Gustavo J. Molina, and Valentin Soloiu
Tribological Effects of Mineral-Oil Lubricant Contamination with Biofuels: A Pin-on-disk Tribometry and Wear Study, Sultana M. Shanta, Gustavo J. Molina, and Valentin Soloiu
Oleic Methyl Ester Investigations in an Indirect Injection Diesel Engine; Stage One: Combustion Investigations, Valentin Soloiu, Jeff Lewis, April Covington, David Nelson, and Norman Schmidt
Combustion Characteristics of a Charcoal Slurry in a DI Diesel Engine and the Impact on the Injection System Performance, Valentin Soloiu, Jeffery Lewis, Yoshinobu Yoshihara, and Kazuie Nishiwaki
Small Bore Direct Injection Diesel Engine Operation with Charcoal Diesel Slurries, Valentin Soloiu, J. Lewis, Gustavo J. Molina, B. Vlcek, Y. Yoshihara, and K. Nishiwaki
Simulation of Frictional Effects Due to Engine Oil Contamination with BioFuel, Julian Wallace, James Hennings, Aniruddha Mitra, and Valentin Soloiu
Submissions from 2010
Adaptive Control of Synchronization for Muti Axis Motion System, Marvin H.-M. Cheng, Sirajus Salekeen, Ezzat G. Bakhoum, and Cheng-Yi Chen
A Proper Constitutive Model for Numerical Analysis of Lightweight Membrane Structures, N. M. Houssain, K. Woo, C. H. Jenkins, and Mosfequr Rahman
Activation Energy of Tribochemical and Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions, Czeslaw Kajdas, A. Kulczycki, K. J. Kurzydlowski, and Gustavo J. Molina
A Preliminary Study on Tribo-Photoemission from Sliding Surfaces, Gustavo J. Molina, R. McDaniel, K. Hiratsuka, and Czeslaw Kajdas
A Preliminary Study on Effects of Lubricant Contaminated with Biofuels, Gustavo J. Molina, Valentin Soloiu, S. M. Shanta, and C. Hilliard
Development of a Testing Rig for Erosion with Nanofluids, Gustavo Molina and Mosfequr Rahman
Finite Element Modeling Analysis of Photostrictive Materials use in Optical Actuator for Microdevices, Mosfequr Rahman
Numerical Analysis of Laminar Natural Convection and Particle Transport in Rectangular Enclosures of Various Aspect Ratios, Mosfequr Rahman and Khandakar N. Morshed
Aerodynamic Performance Analysis of Three Bladed Savonius Wind Turbine with Different Overlap Ratios and at Various Reynolds Number, Mosfequr Rahman, Khandakar N. Morshed, and Ahsan Mian
Analytical Solution of Shock Waves Equation with Higher Order Approximation, Valentin Soloiu, Marvin H. Cheng, and Cheng-Yi Chen
Experiment Design, Instrumentation and Preliminary Camshaft Tribology Studies of an Ethanol Fuelled Otto Engine for Lawn Mower Application, Valentin Soloiu, C. Hilliard, Gustavo J. Molina, and B. Vlcek
Submissions from 2009
Controller Synthesis with the Consideration of MultiResolution, Marvin H.M. Cheng, Cheng-Yi Chen, Ezzat G. Bakhoum, and Aniruddha Mitra
Synchronization Controller Synthesis of MultiAxis Motion System, Marvin H.M. Cheng, Anirudda Mitra, and Cheng-Yi Chen
