This research evaluates the performance of commercially available breathing masks in filtering airborne nanoparticles at manufacturing sites. Data has been collected and analyzed in order to analyze the behavior of nanoparticles and the effectiveness of filtration methods. Finally, conclusions are drawn for future applications of masks and molecule screening equipment.
This thesis focuses on drone development from a flight control perspective by using piezoelectric actuators as ailerons. This was tested by simulating a piezoelectric actuator under full, half, and no power, attached to four different airfoils and subjected to three different headwind speeds.
In this research, the early stage growth and solidification mechanisms of grey iron was examined through experimentation via fast quench analysis. Samples were obtained along various solidification stages for metallography and cooling curve analysis which resulted in a better understanding of the leading phase during grey iron solidification.
To combat the addition of harmful jet fuel emissions into the atmosphere, this study analyzed synthetic kerosene fuel IPK through experimentation in a turbojet engine. The combustion, emissions, noise, and vibrations characteristics of the synthetic kerosene fuel was investigated and compared to those of the standard jet fuel, Jet A.
Pressure Vessels are common pieces of equipment in industry used to store large amounts of fluid. Generally, they rest on loadcells. This dual-purposed research experimentally proves the effects of dynamic wind loading on pressure vessel loadcells and explores surface imaging techniques to analyze a fracture within a broken loadcell.