Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Works Published in 2011

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2011 journal article

Development of Instrumented Manikin Hands for Characterizing the Thermal Protective Performance of Gloves in Flash Fire Exposures

FIRE TECHNOLOGY, 47(3), 615–629.

author keywords: Flame protection; Thermal protection; Protective clothing; Protective gloves; Skin burns; Instrumented manikin fire test systems
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Airflow analysis in the alveolar region using the lattice-Boltzmann method

MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTING, 49(4), 441–451.

By: Z. Li* & C. Kleinstreuer n

MeSH headings : Humans; Inhalation / physiology; Models, Biological; Pulmonary Alveoli / anatomy & histology; Pulmonary Alveoli / physiology; Respiratory Mechanics / physiology; Rheology
TL;DR: For a given set of realistic inlet conditions, the airflow velocity and vortical flows are greatly dependent on the different alveolar sac shapes, local geometric structures, and sac expansion rates, and the pressure distributions are less influenced by the alveolus shape and wall movement. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

A three-velocity three-temperature model for a tridisperse porous medium: Forced convection in a channel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54(11-12), 2490–2498.

By: D. Nield* & A. Kuznetsov

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Validation of a single-mode polymer optical fiber sensor and interrogator for large strain measurements

MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 22(7).

author keywords: strain sensor; polymer optical fiber; large deformation
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Unsteady stagnation-point flow over a plate moving along the direction of flow impingement

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54(15-16), 3103–3108.

By: Y. Zhong* & T. Fang n

Contributors: Y. Zhong* & T. Fang n

author keywords: Similarity solutions; Unsteady boundary layer; Stagnation point flow; Moving body
Sources: ORCID, NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

The onset of double-diffusive convection in a nanofluid layer

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW, 32(4), 771–776.

By: D. Nield* & A. Kuznetsov

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

The onset of convection in a tridisperse porous medium

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 54(15-16), 3120–3127.

By: A. Kuznetsov & D. Nield*

author keywords: Tridisperse medium; Three-velocity; Three-temperature; Natural convection; Horizontal layer; Stability
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

The Cheng-Minkowycz problem for natural convection about a vertical plate embedded in a tridisperse porous medium

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 54(15-16), 3485–3493.

By: D. Nield* & A. Kuznetsov

author keywords: Tridisperse porous medium; Cheng-Minkowycz problem; Natural convection; Boundary layer
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Rye-derived powdery mildew resistance gene Pm8 in wheat is suppressed by the Pm3 locus

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, 123(3), 359–367.

By: R. McIntosh*, P. Zhang*, C. Cowger n, R. Parks n, E. Lagudah* & S. Hoxha*

MeSH headings : Alleles; Ascomycota / pathogenicity; Breeding; Cloning, Molecular; DNA, Plant / genetics; DNA, Plant / isolation & purification; Disease Resistance / genetics; Genes, Plant; Genetic Loci; Inheritance Patterns; Phenotype; Plant Diseases / genetics; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Recombination, Genetic; Secale / genetics; Suppression, Genetic; Triticum / genetics
TL;DR: Why earlier work indicated that the mildew suppressor was closely associated with specific Gli-A1 and Glu-A3 alleles is explained, and it is predicted that suppression of Pm8 involves translated gene products from the Pm3 locus. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Numerical studies on flame inclination in porous media combustors

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 54(15-16), 3642–3649.

author keywords: Porous media; Filtration combustion; Inclinational instability
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Modeling of retrograde nanoparticle transport in axons and dendrites

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 38(5), 543–547.

author keywords: Nanoparticle transport; Neurons; Axons and dendrites; Nanomedicine; Molecular motors; Fast axonal transport
TL;DR: A pioneering modeling study on nanoparticle internalization and transport in neurons based on recent experimental results that indicate that after entering a neurite by endocytosis, nanoparticles are transported toward the neuron soma in endocytic vesicles by retrograde molecular-motor-driven transport. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 article

Investigations of Lift-Based Pitch-Plunge Equivalence for Airfoils at Low Reynolds Numbers

McGowan, G. Z., Granlund, K., Ol, M. V., Gopalarathnam, A., & Edwards, J. R. (2011, July). AIAA JOURNAL, Vol. 49, pp. 1511–1524.

By: G. McGowan n, K. Granlund*, M. Ol, A. Gopalarathnam* & J. Edwards*

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Investigation of lifted jet flames stabilization mechanism using RANS simulations

FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL, 46(5), 254–261.

By: W. Wang n & T. Echekki n

Contributors: W. Wang n & T. Echekki n

author keywords: Lift-off; Stability; CFX; EDM; RANS; Triple flames
TL;DR: The simulation results show that the EDM model reproduces a mean partially-premixed flame structure at the leading edge of the lifted flame, with very good predictions of the lift-off height for lifted flames without co-flow. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Impact analysis of natural convection on thermal conductivity measurements of nanofluids using the transient hot-wire method

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 54(15-16), 3448–3456.

author keywords: Transient hot-wire method (THWM); Thermal conductivity; Natural convection; Nanofluids
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Hysteretic neural network modeling of spring-coupled piezoelectric actuators

SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 20(6).

By: J. Lien n, T. Fang n & G. Buckner n

Contributors: J. Lien n, T. Fang n & G. Buckner n

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Electrothermomechanical Finite-Element Modeling of Metal Microcontacts in MEMS

JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS, 20(2), 371–382.

Contributors: P. Shanthraj n, O. Rezvanian n & M. Zikry n

author keywords: Creep; crystal plasticity; electrical contact; finite element; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); microcontact; residual strain; RF MEMS
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Elasticity and stress relaxation of a very small vocal fold

JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 44(10), 1936–1940.

By: T. Riede*, A. York n, S. Furst n, R. Mueller & S. Seelecke n

author keywords: Larynx; Viscoelastic properties; Bioacoustics; Anisotropy
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Elasticity; Larynx / pathology; Male; Models, Statistical; Phonation / physiology; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Reproducibility of Results; Stress, Mechanical; Tensile Strength; Vocal Cords / physiology
TL;DR: Approximating the rat's vocal fold oscillation with the string model suggests that fundamental frequencies up to about 6 kHz can be produced, which agrees with frequencies reported for audible rat vocalization. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Design, modeling, fabrication, and evaluation of the air amplifier for improved detection of biomolecules by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY, 300(2-3), 99–107.

By: G. Robichaud*, R. Dixon, A. Potturi, D. Cassidy*, J. Edwards*, A. Sohn*, T. Dow*, D. Muddiman*

author keywords: Air amplifier; Electrospray ionization; Modeling; Detection limits
TL;DR: A computer simulation that accurately portrays actual conditions and the results from these simulations are corroborated by the experimental data is developed, which can be used to predict outcomes from future designs resulting in a design process that is efficient in terms of financial cost and time. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Computational analysis of airflow and nanoparticle deposition in a combined nasal-oral-tracheobronchial airway model

JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE, 42(3), 174–194.

author keywords: Breathing routes; Computational analysis; Laminar-to-turbulent airflow; Nanoparticle deposition efficiencies; Downstream resistances; Mass transfer correlation
TL;DR: It was found that the change in breathing route not only significantly influences nanoparticle deposition in the regions of nasal and oral cavities, nasopharynx and oropharynx, but also measurably affects depositions from pharynx to bronchial airways for tiny nanoparticles (≤5 nm). (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Bio-thermal convection induced by two different species of microorganisms

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 38(5), 548–553.

author keywords: Thermo-bioconvection; Gyrotactic and oxytactic microorganisms; Natural convection; Horizontal layer
TL;DR: A linear stability analysis is utilized to derive the equations for the amplitudes of disturbances of bio-thermal convection in a suspension that contains two species of microorganisms exhibiting different taxes, gyrotactic and oxytactic microorganisms. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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