This collection features publications by current and former faculty and staff in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Faculty and staff may contribute works produced while serving at Georgia Southern by submitting copies to digitalcommons@georgiasouthern.edu. Please provide the version licensed by the copyright holder (e.g., the publisher) for open access publication following any mandatory embargo period.

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Submissions from 2009

Activation Energy of Tribochemical and Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions, Czeslaw Kajdas; A. Kulczycki; K. J, Kurzydlowski; and Gustavo J. Molina

Charged Triboemission from Sliding Contacts: Possible Mechanisms and Its Relation with Surface Chemical Processes, Gustavo J. Molina, Czeslaw Kajdas, and Michael Furey

Tribological Aspects of a Diesel Injector Operation with Charcoal-Oil Slurries, Valentin Soloiu and Gustavo J. Molina

Submissions from 2008

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FFT Analysis using LabView as a part of Vibration and Preventive Maintenance Class for Senior Level MET students, Aniruddha Mitra and Sahana Sen

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On Engineering Students’ Algorithm Insight and Math Manipulation Abilities: A Review, Gustavo J. Molina

Development and Updating of a High-Vacuum Tribometer for Particle Triboemission, Gustavo J. Molina, D. Cowart, Michael J. Furey, and Czeslaw Kajdas

A Study of Lift for a Tandem-Biplane Wing Configuration: Screening of Geometric Factors by Computer Simulation, Gustavo J. Molina, J. O. Garcia, J. N. Fuentes, and D. A. Herrera

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High-Vacuum Tribometers: State of the Art and Current Development, Gustavo J. Molina, Czeslaw Kajdas, Michael J. Furey, and R. McDaniel

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Integration of Distance Learning Technology into Traditional Engineering Physical Laboratory Exercises, Dirk Schaefer, David W. Scott, Gustavo J. Molina, Youakim Kalaani, T. Murphy, and Wayne M. Johnson

Submissions from 2005

Use of Fuller-Polya Diagram for Teaching Engineering Problem Solving in Undergraduate Design Classes, Gustavo J. Molina

A Critical Assessment of Tribopolymerization as an Antiwear Mechanism, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, and Czeslaw Kajdas

An Exploratory Study on the Analysis of Electron Triboemission Data, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, and Czeslaw Kajdas

Importance of Electron Triboemission in Tribochemistry, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, and Czeslaw Kajdas

The Role of Triboemission in Tribology. A Review, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, and Czeslaw Kajdas

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On the Mechanism of Electron Triboemission from Ceramics, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, Czeslaw Kajdas, and Nils Steika

Submissions from 2004

Low-Energy Triboelectrons and Tribochemistry - A Review, Czeslaw Kajdas, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, A. L. Ritter, and Czeslaw Kajdas

Incorporating Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engineering Technology Program via Three Existing Courses and by Introducing a Senior Level Elective in the Curriculum, Aniruddha Mitra

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Effects of Variable Mix on Student Mathematics Performance, Gustavo J. Molina, George Clark, and Aniruddha Mitra

On the Triboemission from Ceramics and Semiconductors, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, and Czeslaw Kajdas

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On the Triboemission from Selected Ceramics and Semiconductors, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, and Czeslaw Kajdas

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On Triboemission from the Sliding Contact of Si and Ge, Gustavo J. Molina, D. A. Mazilu, Michael J. Furey, and Czeslaw Kajdas

On the Application of Thomas and Poisson Branching Point Processes to Triboemission, Gustavo J. Molina, A. L. Ritter, Michael J. Furey, and Czeslaw Kajdas

Submissions from 2003

On the Nondestructive Quantification of the Mechanical Response State in a Composite Material Using a Pattern-Recognition Methodology, Yehia M. Haddad and Gustavo J. Molina

A Study of Triboemission from the Sliding Contact of Si and Ge, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, D. Mazilu, and Czeslaw Kajdas

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Frequency Analysis and Modeling of Charged-Particle Triboemission from Ceramics, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, A. L. Ritter, and Czeslaw Kajdas

Importance of Low-Energy Triboelectrons for the Initiation of Tribochemical Reactions, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, A. L. Ritter, and Czeslaw Kajdas

The Role of Triboemission in Tribology: A Review, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, A. L. Ritter, and Czeslaw Kajdas

Submissions from 2002

On the Characterization of Material Repeated-Impact States Using a Pattern-Recognition Approach, Yehia M. Haddad and Gustavo J. Molina

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Triboemission as a Basic Part of the Boundary Friction Regime, Czeslaw Kajdas, Michael J. Furey, A. L. Ritter, and Gustavo J. Molina

Triboemission of Charged-Particles and Nanotribology, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, and Czeslaw Kajdas

Measurement of Triboemitted Charged Particles from Ceramics and Their General Significance in Tribology, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, A. L. Ritter, and Czeslaw Kajdas

Submissions from 2001

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Triboemission from Alumina, Single Crystal Sapphire, and Aluminum, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, A. L. Ritter, and Czeslaw Kajdas

Triboemission from the Sliding Contact of Alumina Systems, Gustavo J. Molina, Michael J. Furey, B. Vick, A. L. Ritter, and Czeslaw Kajdas

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On the Design of Acousto-Ultrasonics – Pattern-Recognition Classifiers for the Identification of Material Response, Gustavo J. Molina and Yehia M. Haddad