Τμήμα Μηχανικών Μηχανολογίας και Κατασκευαστικής / Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering: Recent submissions
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Doping and alloying trends in new thermoelectric materials
(Affiliation: Dept. of Elec. and Comp. Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Loo, S.Dept. of Elec. and Comp. Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States, 2002)New thermoelectric bulk materials such as CsBi4Te6 have shown superior properties to traditional materials, however, optimal performance requires continuing investigations of doping and alloying trends. A recently modified ...
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Non-uniform finite segment representation and reduction of a cantilever beam model
(Dime University of Genoa, 2016)The cantilever beam is a component widely used in numerous engineering systems with its geometric and material properties varying depending on the application. Calculating the dynamic behavior of a cantilever beam is a ...
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Structural features of ball-milled nanostructured K2Bi 8Se13 thermoelectric material
(2011)In this work, K2Bi8Se13 material was ball-milled in order to develop nanostructures through the modification of structural features. Structural changes during ball-milling were followed by powder X-ray diffraction measurements, ...
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Integrated, feed-forward hybrid electric vehicle simulation in SIMULINK and its use for power management studies
(2001)A hybrid electric vehicle simulation tool (HE-VESIM) has been developed at the Automotive Research Center of the University of Michigan to study the fuel economy potential of hybrid military/civilian trucks. In this paper, ...
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A Frequency-Based Interpretation of Energy-Based Model Reduction of Linear Systems
(2016)Various modeling techniques have been proposed in order to make modeling a more systematic procedure and to facilitate the development of modeling software that provide users, even experienced users, more ease when developing ...
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Impurity-induced antiferromagnetic order in the Haldane-gap compound (formula presented) (formula presented)
(2002)An investigation of the effect of nonmagnetic Mg doping in the Haldane gap system (formula presented) is presented. Specifically, the magnetic properties of the quasi-one-dimensional compound (formula presented) (formula ...
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Book Chapter
Application of a New Algebraic Structure-Based Model to Rotating Turbulent Flows
(Elsevier, 2005)This chapter discusses application of a new algebraic structure-based model to rotating turbulent flows. A primary goal of Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS-based modeling is to determine the Reynolds stress tensor in ...
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Synthesis, crystal structure and thermoelectric properties of a new metal telluride Ba3Ag3InTe6
(2017)A new metal telluride Ba3Ag3InTe6 was synthesized by a solid-state reaction at 650 °C. Crystal data: Orthorhombic, Cmc21, a = 4.5669(3) Å, b = 27.9366(16) Å, c = 13.3819(8) Å, V = 1707.3(2) Å3, and Z = 4. This compound ...
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Linear analysis of generalized turbulent hyperbolic flow in a rotating frame
(2007)We apply inviscid rapid distortion theory to the generalized case of turbulent hyperbolic flow in a rotating frame and investigate the dependence of the evolution of the turbulent kinetic energy on the frame rotation rate. ...
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Dynamic contrast enhanced ultrasound assessment of the vascular effects of novel therapeutics in early stage trials
(2012)Imaging is key in the accurate monitoring of response to cancer therapies targeting tumour vascularity to inhibit its growth and dissemination. Dynamic contrast enhanced ultrasound (DCE ultrasound) is a quantitative method ...
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Impurity-induced antiferromagnetic order in the Haldane-gap compound PbNi2-xMgxV2O8 (x=0.24)
(2002)An investigation of the effect of nonmagnetic Mg doping in the Haldane gap system PbNi2V2O8 is presented. Specifically, the magnetic properties of the quasi-one-dimensional compound PbNi2-xMgxV2O8 (x =0.24), located in the ...
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Contrast-enhanced 3D ultrasound in the radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors
(2008)Liver metastases and hepatocellular carcinomas are two of the most common causes of cancer deaths in the world. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a well recognized, effective and minimally invasive means of treating malignant ...
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Thermoelectric properties of K 2Bi 8Se 13-xS x solid solutions
(Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Kyratsi, T.Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States, 2006)Derivatives of β-K 2Bi 8Se 13 are an interesting series of materials for thermoelectric investigations due to their very low thermal conductivity and highly anisotropic electrical properties. Up to now substitutions on the ...
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Investigation of the Relationship of Nonlinear Backscattered Ultrasound Intensity with Microbubble Concentration at Low MI
(2010)Abstract: The aim of this study was to measure the relationship of image intensity with contrast agent concentration. In vitro experiments were performed with a flow phantom and a sulphur hexafluoride filled microbubble ...
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Thermoelectric module for low temperature applications
(2002)The possibility of a prototype thermoelectric cooling device for operation near liquid nitrogen temperatures has been explored. In these devices, the figure of merit involves a combination of the properties of the two ...
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Doping studies of n-type CsBi4Te6 thermoelectric materials
(Affiliation: Dept of Electrical and Computer Eng., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Lane, M.A.Dept of Electrical and Computer Eng., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States, 2001)We have previously reported the successful p-type doping of CsBi4Te6 which had a high figure of merit at temperatures below 300 K. In this study, several dopants were explored to make n-type CsBi4Te6. A program of measurements ...
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Lattice thermal conductivity of K 2(Bi 1-zSb z) 8Se 13 solid solutions
(2004)The influence of the Bi/Sb partial substitution to the lattice thermal conductivity of the K 2(Bi 1-zSb z) 8Se 13 solid solution series was studied. The variation of the lattice thermal conductivity with comparison was ...
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N-to-p transition on K2Bi8-xSbxSe 13 series
(Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceCorrespondence Address: Kyratsi, Th.Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus, 2006)β-K2Bi8Se13 and its solid solutions have been found to be interesting for thermoelectric investigations mainly due to their low thermal conductivity and highly anisotropic electrical properties. Solid solution series of ...
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