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Hydrophobic coatings for film boiling based drag reduction on a torpedo model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Previous research has shown that porous, hydrophobic surfaces exhibit a dramatic reduction in critical heat flux (CHF), the amount of heat over a surface area required to initiate film boiling. Film boiling is characterized ...
Nondestructive evaluation of composite rods using ultrasonic wave propagation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) is a branch of applied science that is concerned with assessing the properties and serviceability of materials and structures without causing collateral damage or depreciation. This study ...
Evaluation by simulation of an acoustic array composed of multiple autonomous vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Ship-towed arrays have been integral to Navy combatant operations for many decades. The continual advancement of towed array technology has been continually driven by the need for high sensitivity, low self-noise, and ...
Material characterization of lithium ion batteries for crash safety
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The safety of lithium-ion batteries is extremely important due to their widespread use in consumer products such as laptops and cell phones. Several cases of thermal runaway in lithium ion batteries that resulted in fires ...