Abstract: This study concerns pressure drop of adiabatic water liquid-vapor two-phase flow across an array of 1950 staggered square micropin-fins having a 200×200 μm cross section by 670 μm height. ...

Abstract: The objective of this work was to improve our understanding of pulsed laser micropolishing (PLμP) by studying the effects of laser pulse length and feed rate (pulses per millimeter) on surface ...

Abstract: The precision of parts created by microfabrication processes is limited by surface roughness. Therefore, as a means of improving surface roughness, pulsed laser micropolishing on nickel was ...

Abstract: To assess the feasibility of the laser assisted machining (LAM) process for the machining of difficult-to-machine materials such as structural ceramics, experiments were performed on silicon nitride ...

Abstract: Laser-assisted machining (LAM) of magnesia-partially-stabilized zirconia (PSZ) is investigated to determine the effect of heating on machinability, as determined by tool wear, cutting energy, surface ...

Abstract: The objectives of this work are to determine an accurate temperature feedback strategy and to develop a closed-loop feedback control system for temperature in friction stir welding (FSW). FSW ...

Abstract: This paper presents an investigation of the effects of friction stir weld tool travel angle and machine compliance on joint efficiency of butt welded 5083-H111 aluminum alloy in the presence ...