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Numerical investigation of the liquid-fueled pulse detonation engine for different operating conditions
In this study, an intensive simulation platform is developed and implemented to simulate the three stages in the operational cycle of the liquid-fueled pulse detonation engine. The three stages encompass the l...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Influence of Shock Reflections on Detonation Re-initiation
The objective of the present study is to investigate the mechanisms of detonation re-initiation. In addition, experiments were employed to further look into the discrepancies of the critical geometry condition...
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On the deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) process with added energetic solid particles for pulse detonation engines (PDE)
In this paper, numerical simulations are performed to study the dynamics of the deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) in pulse detonation engines (PDE) using energetic aluminum particles. The DDT process...
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Experimental study on incident wave speed and the mechanisms of deflagration-to-detonation transition in a bent geometry
The study of deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) in bent tubes is important with many potential applications including fuel pipeline and mine tunnel designs for explosion prevention and detonation engi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Criterion for Detonation Transition in Liquid-Fuel Pulse Detonation Engines
In the present study, experiments on liquid-fuel air-breathing pulse detonation engines (PDEs) are conducted using a low-vapor-pressure fuel: Jet A-1. Past studies have mostly focused on demonstrating the use ...
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Sorption and desorption of tetracycline on layered manganese dioxide birnessite
Birnessite is one of the most common manganese oxides in the clay-sized fraction (<2 μm) of soils and has high cation exchange capacity and larger surface area. Birnessite was previously studied for decomposit...
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Desorption of tetracycline from montmorillonite by aluminum, calcium, and sodium: an indication of intercalation stability
As the uptake of cationic drugs, such as tetracycline (TC), was attributed to cation exchange, the stability of adsorbed TC on a Ca-montmorillonite SAz-2 was studied using cationic solutions of different valen...
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Electrical measurements of an AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor structure grown on Si
We report on magnetotransport results for an Al0.15Ga0.85N/GaN high-electron-mobility-transistor structure grown on a p-type Si (111) substrate. Our results show that there exists an approximately temperature (T)...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Inviscid-Viscous Interactions of Compressible Convex Corner Flows
Variable camber concept, such as deflection of flaps or ailerons in cruise, could play a role in performance optimization for current- and future-generation aircrafts. Within the operational flight envelopes, ...
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miR-495 is upregulated by E12/E47 in breast cancer stem cells, and promotes oncogenesis and hypoxia resistance via downregulation of E-cadherin and REDD1
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in tumorigenecity by regulating specific oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, and their roles in breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) are becoming apparent. Distinct from the CD44+/CD...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of a Novel Type Rehabilitation Robotic System KARES II
The future welfare model should meet the needs of the enlarged number of aged and disabled people. Present technology levels increase optimism that the quality of life of the people from these categories can b...
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The Structures of Tantalum Pentoxide Film Formed by Reactive DC Magnetron Sputter-Deposition of Ta
Tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) films are candidates for application as storage capacitors in high density memory cells and as gate insulators in MOS devices because of their large dielectric constant. Thin Ta2O5 film...
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A Study of Boron Implanted Silicon
Single crystal <100> Silicon wafers implanted by 1×1016/cm2 boron ions at 30, 80, or 130 KeV are studied. The through thickness strain distribution in the wafer is found to reverse from tension in the as-implante...
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Microstructure and properties of multilayer-derived tungsten silicide
In metallization, peeling and oxidation of tungsten silicide are the most serious problems of tungsten rich silicide. In this study, multilayer-derived silicon rich tungsten silicide with the silicon film on t...
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TEM Characterization of Solid-Phase Epitaxy in Amorphized Polysilicon
Solid Phase Epitaxy (SPE) of amorphous silicon thin films can be employed to build novel device structures for VLSI applications. One way of achieving SPE is to use a room temperature silicon implant to amorph...
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Thermal Modeling of Spot Welds
Solidification structure and austenite decomposition in some spot welded 0.05% C-0.3% Mn steels have been studied with the aid of a numerical thermal model. The model is a one dimensional finite difference for...
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The Effects of Annealing Temperature on the Characteristics of Buried Oxide Silicon-On-Insulator
The effects of post implantation annealing on the properties of buried oxide silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates in the temperature range of 1150°C to 1300°C have been studied. Microstructural analyses showe...
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The Physical and Electrical Properties of Buried Nitride SOI Structures Synthesized by Nitrogen ION Implantation
Buried nitride silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structures have been fabricated using the technique of nitrogen ion implantation. The crystallinity of the top silicon film was found to be exceptionally good. The min...
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Compound Formation and Silicon Behavior in Titanium and Tantalum Layered Aluminum Films
Thin film interaction in the material systems of titanium and tantalum-layered Al- 1% Si films has been studied using advanced material characterization techniques. Compound phase formation was analyzed based ...
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Comparison of Structural and Electrical Characteristics of Solid-Phase Epitaxial Films Recrystallized by Rapid Thermal Annealing and Furnace Annealing
Solid-phase epitaxial regrowth of polysilicon films, amorphized by a room-temperature silicon implant, has been achieved using a (low temperature) furnace anneal or a (high temperature) rapid thermal anneal. L...