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Browsing Theses - Mechanical Engineering by Issue Date
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Nascent blood vessel growth in angiogenesis is a complex process involving cellular response to biochemical growth factors, degradation of the surrounding matrix, and coordinated migration of multiple endothelial cells up ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)This thesis focuses on the development of infrastructure for research with large-scale autonomous marine vehicle fleets and the design of sampling trajectories for compressive sensing (CS). The newly developed infrastructure ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)The objective of this research is to examine the impact fuel selection can have on the high-load limit in a stratified Compression Auto-Ignition (CAI) engine. This was accomplished by first studying the validity of the ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)In piston ring pack design, there is a tradeoff between reducing friction and increasing oil consumption. While friction reduces engine efficiency, oil consumption can poison exhaust aftertreatment systems. The primary ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Ion Transport Membranes (ITM) which conduct both electrons and oxygen ions have been investigated experimentally for oxygen separation and fuel (mostly methane) conversion purposes over the last three decades. The fuel ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)In recent years, fuel consumption has increased in importance as a design parameter in Navy ships. Economical fuel consumption is important not only for operating cost measures but also for ship endurance tankage requirements. ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Actin, the primary component of the cytoskeleton, is the most studied semi-flexible filament, yet its dynamics remains elusive. We show that hydrodynamic interactions (HIs) significantly alter the time scale of actin ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Mitigation of climate change requires a reduction in atmospheric carbon dioxide (C0 2) emissions. One promising tool for achieving this is the large-scale injection of CO2 into deep saline aquifers. After injection, upward ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Research in advanced combustion modeling is critical to developing control strategies for optimized propulsion systems, especially with regard to stability, emissions, and power density. Examining combustion dynamics and ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)A production line is a manufacturing system where machines are connected in series and separated by buffers. The inclusion of buffers increases the average production rate of the line by limiting the propagation of ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)This dissertation presents three separate-but related-contributions to the art of underwater navigation. These methods may be used in postprocessing with a human in the loop, but the overarching goal is to enhance vehicle ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Knowledge of lumbar spine biomechanics in living human subjects is fundamental for understanding mechanisms of spinal injury and pathology, for improvement of corresponding clinical treatments, and for design of spinal ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Torrefaction is a thermal pretreatment process which improves the energy density, storage, grinding, and handling characteristics of raw biomass. Research efforts to date have focused on empirical measurements of the fuel ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Leaks are major problem that occur in the water pipelines all around the world. Several reports indicate loss of around 20 to 30 percent of water in the distribution of water through water pipe systems. Such loss of water ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Buildings account for over 40% of the energy consumption in the United States, nearly 40% of which is attributed to lighting. The selection of a fenestration system for a building is a critical decision as it offsets ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)The unique structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) contributes to their distinguished properties, making them useful in nanotechnology. CNTs have been explored for energy transport in next-generation, such as light-emitting ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)The development of efficient and economic photovoltaic (PV) systems harvesting solar energy is one of the grand challenges for engineering and scientific researchers. The theoretical conversion limit of a single-junction ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Hazard avoidance is an important capability for safe operation of robotic vehicles at high speed. It is also an important consideration for passenger vehicle safety, as thousands are killed each year in passenger vehicle ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)A microscale beam resonator has been designed and fabricated for use as a modular pressure sensor for vacuum applications. The device dimensions have been optimized to provide measurable signals with low noise. Electrostatic ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)The concept for a new form of pumped storage hydro is being developed within the Precision Engineering Research Group at MIT: the Ocean Renewable Energy Storage (ORES) project. Large, hollow concrete spheres are created, ...
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