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Experimental Analysis of Smart Tires
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-17)A novel smart tire monitoring system was designed and implemented on a fully functional car tire. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based piezo-electric sensors were embedded inside rubber tire to measure strain related data. ... -
Experimental and Analytical Analysis of Perimeter Radiant Heating Panels
(University of Waterloo, 2006)In recent years the U. S. and Canada have seen a steady increase in energy consumption. The U. S. in particular uses 25% more energy than it did 20 years ago. With declining natural resources and an increase ... -
Experimental and Analytical Investigation of the Cavity Expansion Method for Mechanical Characterization of Soft Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2016-03-17)In biomedical engineering, the mechanical properties of biological tissues are commonly determined by using conventional methods such as tensile stretching, confined and unconfined compression, indentation and elastography. ... -
Experimental and Computational Micromechanical Investigations for Developing Mechanically Competent 3D Printable Nanocomposite Biomaterials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-19)The development of mechanically competent biomaterials that can also facilitate new bone formation is a major challenge in the field of bone repair, especially critically-sized bone defect reconstruction. 3D printed synthetic ... -
Experimental and Mechanistic Study of Copper Electrodeposition in the Absence and Presence of Chloride Ions and Polyethylene Glycol
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-24)The trend to miniaturize electronic devices has led to the development of new fabrication processes. Copper electrodeposition has been used extensively in the fabrication of microelectronic circuits due to the excellent ... -
Experimental and modeling investigation of thermal behaviour and performance of lithium ion prismatic cells at cold-start temperatures
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-05)This thesis examines the thermal behaviour of prismatic lithium iron-phosphate (LFP) cells and batteries and the influence of that behaviour on discharge performance under cold-start operating conditions representative of ... -
Experimental and Modeling Study of Nickel, Cobalt and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Electrodeposition in Borate-Buffered Sulphate Solutions
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-29)Nowadays, the development of novel materials involves diverse branches of science as a consequence of the new requirements imposed by modern society. This includes aspects ranging from the optimization of the manufacturing ... -
Experimental and Modeling Study of Zinc-Cerium Redox Flow Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-26)Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are one of the most promising energy storage technologies that are expected to have an increasing market size in the near future due to their scalability, safety, long-life and system flexibility. ... -
Experimental and Modelling Investigation of a Novel Tetrafunctional Initiator in Free Radical Polymerization
(University of Waterloo, 2005)An experimental and modelling investigation of a tetrafunctional initiator designed for free radical polymerizations is presented. Multifunctional initiators are believed to provide two advantages over traditional ... -
Experimental and Modelling Studies of Cold Start Processes in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-21)Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) has been considered as one of the most promising energy conversion devices for the future in automotive applications. One of the major technical challenges for the commercialization ... -
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Tympanic Membrane Biomechanics for Minimally-Invasive Surgical Innovations
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-20)Otitis media is a group of inflammatory ear diseases of the middle ear that can cause earaches and hearing loss, and even lead to incurable damage of the middle ear structure in extreme cases. The current treatment for ... -
Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Adhesively Bonded Non-Crimp Fabric Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite Joints
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-03)To achieve a reduction in the contribution of greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, automotive manufacturers have shifted towards utilization of advanced lightweight materials for vehicle structures, ... -
Experimental and numerical investigation of split sleeve cold expansion of AZ31B magnesium alloy
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-23)The serious pollution problem caused by transportation can cause critical environmental effect such as global warming. This has drawn attention towards lighter materials for use in the transportation industry. Magnesium ... -
Experimental and numerical investigation of three equispaced cylinders in cross-flow
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-19)Flow around a cluster of three equally spaced cylinders with a spacing ratio of P/D = 1.35 was studied experimentally and numerically. The main focus of this investigation is the effect of cluster orientation on flow ... -
Experimental and Numerical Investigations of the Flow Development over Circular Cylinders with Stepwise Discontinuities in Diameter
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-02)Flow past circular cylinders with stepwise discontinuities in diameter was investigated experimentally and numerically for the diameter ratio D/d = 2 and three Reynolds numbers, Re = 150, 300, and 1050. The investigation ... -
Experimental and Numerical Study of the Mechanical Aspects of the Stitch Bonding Process in Microelectronic Wire Bonding
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-23)The goal of this thesis is to improve the understanding of the stitch bonding process in microelectronic wire bonding. In particular, it focuses on investigating the effect of the process parameters bonding force, scrub ... -
Experimental and Numerical Thermal Analysis for Advanced Flip Chip Thermo-Compression Bonding via CMOS Microsensor Arrays and Finite Element Modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-03)Thermo-compression bonding (TCB) relies on uniform thermal distribution during microelectronic packaging processes to ensure reliable interconnects are formed. During any TCB processes, the thermal application must ... -
Experimental and theoretical demonstration of the feasibility of global quantum cryptography using satellites
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-15)Information security is a growing concern in our modern world, where almost everything can be done online. To protect security, classical encryption protocols, such as RSA, are used. These encryption protocols are almost ... -
Experimental and theoretical investigations of radio-frequency and optical trapping potentials for atomic ions
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-08)Over the years, trapped ion have emerged as one of the premier candidates for universal quantum simulation due to its long coherence time, low initialization and detection errors, robust high-fidelity gate sets and fully ... -
An Experimental Approach Towards Characterizing the Transient Response of Drain Water Heat Recovery Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-27)Drain Water Heat Recovery (DWHR) systems recover thermal energy from the gray water and use it to pre-heat incoming mains water. So far, the research conducted in this field has focused on the steady-state (SS) operation ...