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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Layer-to-Layer Physical Characteristics and Compression Behavior of 3D Printed Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Metastructures Fabricated using Different Process Parameters

Patibandla, Sivani January 2018 (has links)
No description available.
102

Effect of Saline Immersion and Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Performance of Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) Materials

Darwish, Omar Mohamed 30 May 2019 (has links)
No description available.
103

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Hybrid Fuel with Radially Azimuthally Partitioned Paraffin Cells

St Columbia, Joseph F 09 December 2016 (has links)
Additively manufactured fuels are becoming more common in the area of hybrid rockets due to the enhanced possibilities provided by computer aided design and improved additive material technology. When integrated with a highly compliant yet energetic paraffin wax, the additive manufactured material can help support the paraffin wax during the burn, and improve overall performance. This study investigates thin-walled acrylonitrile butadiene styrene structures that separate paraffin wax into azimuthally partitioned cells. The fuel grains are tested using a vertical test stand, custom nitrous system, and data acquisition system. The computer program Chemical Equilibrium with Applications is used to compare common hybrid fuels such as sorbitol, polybutadiene acrylic acid acrylonitrile, and poly(methyl methacrylate) along with the manufactured fuel. The experimental results indicate the promise of higher performance using paraffin. The analyses, however, show that refinements in grain design are necessary to fully realize the advantages of paraffin.
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An experimental study on recycling plastic waste from E-waste into filament for additive manufacturing

Freigard, Patricia, Nilsson, Liza January 2024 (has links)
This thesis seeks to establish whether recycled E-waste rABS from Stena Recycling AB in Halmstad, Sweden, can be effectively utilized in additive manufacturing processes and if it can be applied similarly to virgin ABS. Results show that it is possible to apply the rABS granules on 3D-printing but with mechanical property losses and cosmetic losses. The result shows a loss in tensile strength between rABS and virgin ABS.The difference of the best performing rABS versus the best performing virgin ABS results in a mean loss of 32% and best performing loss of 25%. The research is confined to filament extrusion and experiments were conducted in FabLab Halmstad utilizing 3Devo Composer with 15 different temperature settings. The filament was then used in Prusa MK4 where three tensile tests in 0, 45 and 90 degrees with 5 iterations per test and per setting. The 3D-printed recycled tensile tests results are compared to tensile tests made from virgin ABS. The conclusion is that there are significant mechanical property losses  and with poor printability compared to store bought ABS filament.
105

Solving Constrained Piecewise Linear Optimization Problems by Exploiting the Abs-linear Approach

Kreimeier, Timo 06 December 2023 (has links)
In dieser Arbeit wird ein Algorithmus zur Lösung von endlichdimensionalen Optimierungsproblemen mit stückweise linearer Zielfunktion und stückweise linearen Nebenbedingungen vorgestellt. Dabei wird angenommen, dass die Funktionen in der sogenannten Abs-Linear Form, einer Matrix-Vektor-Darstellung, vorliegen. Mit Hilfe dieser Form lässt sich der Urbildraum in Polyeder zerlegen, so dass die Nichtglattheiten der stückweise linearen Funktionen mit den Kanten der Polyeder zusammenfallen können. Für die Klasse der abs-linearen Funktionen werden sowohl für den unbeschränkten als auch für den beschränkten Fall notwendige und hinreichende Optimalitätsbedingungen bewiesen, die in polynomialer Zeit verifiziert werden können. Für unbeschränkte stückweise lineare Optimierungsprobleme haben Andrea Walther und Andreas Griewank bereits 2019 mit der Active Signature Method (ASM) einen Lösungsalgorithmus vorgestellt. Aufbauend auf dieser Methode und in Kombination mit der Idee der aktiven Mengen Strategie zur Behandlung von Ungleichungsnebenbedingungen entsteht ein neuer Algorithmus mit dem Namen Constrained Active Signature Method (CASM) für beschränkte Probleme. Beide Algorithmen nutzen die stückweise lineare Struktur der Funktionen explizit aus, indem sie die Abs-Linear Form verwenden. Teil der Analyse der Algorithmen ist der Nachweis der endlichen Konvergenz zu lokalen Minima der jeweiligen Probleme sowie die Betrachtung effizienter Berechnung von Lösungen der in jeder Iteration der Algorithmen auftretenden Sattelpunktsysteme. Die numerische Performanz von CASM wird anhand verschiedener Beispiele demonstriert. Dazu gehören akademische Probleme, einschließlich bi-level und lineare Komplementaritätsprobleme, sowie Anwendungsprobleme aus der Gasnetzwerkoptimierung und dem Einzelhandel. / This thesis presents an algorithm for solving finite-dimensional optimization problems with a piecewise linear objective function and piecewise linear constraints. For this purpose, it is assumed that the functions are in the so-called Abs-Linear Form, a matrix-vector representation. Using this form, the domain space can be decomposed into polyhedra, so that the nonsmoothness of the piecewise linear functions can coincide with the edges of the polyhedra. For the class of abs-linear functions, necessary and sufficient optimality conditions that can be verified in polynomial time are given for both the unconstrained and the constrained case. For unconstrained piecewise linear optimization problems, Andrea Walther and Andreas Griewank already presented a solution algorithm called the Active Signature Method (ASM) in 2019. Building on this method and combining it with the idea of the Active Set Method to handle inequality constraints, a new algorithm called the Constrained Active Signature Method (CASM) for constrained problems emerges. Both algorithms explicitly exploit the piecewise linear structure of the functions by using the Abs-Linear Form. Part of the analysis of the algorithms is to show finite convergence to local minima of the respective problems as well as an efficient solution of the saddle point systems occurring in each iteration of the algorithms. The numerical performance of CASM is illustrated by several examples. The test problems cover academic problems, including bi-level and linear complementarity problems, as well as application problems from gas network optimization and inventory problems.
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Discrete Tire Model Application for Vehicle Dynamics Performance Enhancement

Siramdasu, Yaswanth 28 July 2015 (has links)
Tires are the most influential component of the vehicle as they constitute the only contact between the vehicle and the road and have to generate and transmit forces necessary for the driver to control the vehicle. The demand for the tire models are increasing due to the need to study the variations of force generation mechanisms due to various variables such as load, pressure, speed, and road surface irregularities. Another need from the vehicle manufactures is the study of potential incompatibilities associated with safety systems such as Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and tires. For vehicle dynamic simulations pertaining to the design of safety systems such as ABS, ESC and ride controllers, an accurate and computationally efficient tire model is required. As these control algorithms become more advanced, they require accurate and extended validity in the range of frequencies required to cover dynamic response due to short wavelength road disturbances, braking and steering torque variations. Major thrust has been provided by the tire industry to develop simulation models that accurately predict the dynamic response of tires without the use of computationally intensive tools such as FEA. The objectives of this research are • To develop, implement and validate a rigid ring tire model and a simulation tool to assist both tire designers and the automotive industry in analyzing the effects of tire belt vibrations, road disturbances, and high frequency brake and steering torque variations on the handling, braking, and ride performances of the vehicle. • To further enhance the tire model by considering dynamic stiffness changes and temperature dependent friction properties. • To develop, and implement novel control algorithms for braking, stability, and ride performance improvements of the vehicle / Ph. D.
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Reciclagem do copolímero acrilonitrila-butadieno-estireno e do poliestireno de alto impacto oriundos de rejeitos de equipamentos elétricos e eletrônicos na forma de blendas poliméricas / Recycling of copolymer acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and high impact polystyrene from waste electrical and electronic equipment in the form of polymer blends

Hirayama, Denise 14 August 2015 (has links)
O crescimento na geração de rejeitos de equipamentos elétricos e eletrônicos (REEE), legislações mais rigorosas e o valor agregado destes materiais incentivam o desenvolvimento de tecnologias de reciclagem. Contudo, a reciclagem dos componentes poliméricos dos REEE (CP-REEE) precisa superar desafios como a degradação durante o uso e reprocessamento, a presença de diferentes aditivos nos rejeitos e a depreciação de propriedades causada pela mistura não controlada de polímeros. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi desenvolver um estudo sobre a reciclagem mecânica na forma de blendas poliméricas de rejeitos do copolímero acrilonitrila-butadieno-estireno (ABS) e do poliestireno de alto impacto (HIPS), empregando agentes compatibilizantes. No desenvolvimento do trabalho foram realizadas a caracterização dos CP-REEE, análise das propriedades mecânicas, químicas, térmicas e morfológicas dos polímeros e das blendas de ABS/HIPS nas proporções de 1:3, 1:1 e 3:1 com variações na composição dos polímeros reciclados e virgens e por fim, realizado um estudo do envelhecimento foto-oxidativo acelerado de uma blenda ABS/HIPS. Os resultados mostraram que os polímeros ABS e HIPS reciclados ainda apresentam boas propriedades mecânicas e que a presença de agentes compatibilizantes provoca o aumento da tenacidade nas blendas ABS/HIPS. A incorporação de polímeros virgens nos materiais reciclados não promove ganho significativo nas propriedades mecânicas das blendas. Blendas com até 50% de ABS demonstraram ter propriedades próximas às do HIPS, enquanto as blendas com altos teores de ABS não alcançaram valores de propriedades mecânicas similares aos do ABS virgem. O comportamento das propriedades das blendas virgens e recicladas frente ao envelhecimento fotoquímico foi similar, indicando que o material reciclado apresenta grande potencial para aplicações. O estudo de blendas ABS/HIPS de CP-REEE demonstra que o controle da composição das blendas definem a sua aplicação. / The growth in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generation, directives more stringent and the aggregate value presents in these waste are encouraging the development of recycling technologies. However, recycling of polymeric components from WEEE (PC-WEEE) must overcome challenges such as degradation during use and reprocessing, the presence of various additives in the waste and the depreciation of properties caused by uncontrolled polymers mixture. The aim of this work was to develop a study of the mechanical recycling in the form blends with of polymeric waste of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer blends (ABS) and high impact polystyrene (HIPS) using compatibilizers. During the study was carried out the characterization of the PCWEEE and mechanical, chemical, thermal and morphological analysis of the polymers and the ABS / HIPS blends in proportions of 1:3, 1:1 and 3:1 with recycled and virgin polymers, as well as a study of the accelerated photo-oxidative aging of the ABS/HIPS blends. The results showed that ABS and HIPS recycled polymers still have good mechanical properties and the presence of compatibilization agents leads to increased toughness in ABS/HIPS blends. The incorporation of virgin polymers in recycled materials does not promote significant gain in the mechanical properties of the blends. Blends with up to 50% ABS have demonstrated to be closer to the HIPS, while blends with high content of ABS did not reach values of mechanical properties similar to the virgin ABS. The mechanical properties of virgin and recycled blends during the photochemical aging were similar, indicating that the recycled material has great potential for applications. The study of ABS/HIPS blends from PC-WEEE demonstrated that control of the blend composition establish their applications.
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Desenvolvimento e caracterização de uma mão robótica acionada por atuadores de liga com memória de forma

Silva, André Felipe Cavalcante 28 August 2015 (has links)
Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2017-05-24T14:46:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 13879425 bytes, checksum: b7216c05b85b83f1b7adc4577ae083ba (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-24T14:46:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 13879425 bytes, checksum: b7216c05b85b83f1b7adc4577ae083ba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-28 / This work is based on studies that prove a great rejection rate by amputees on using prosthetic upper limbs due to various problems, such as weight, high noise and lack of anthropomorphism. In this context, this paper presents the development of a robotic hand drive which is not realized by conventional actuators, constituted of wires of a shape memory alloy (SMA). The mechanical structure of the robot hand was designed in CAD software and subsequently manufactured with ABS polymer through rapid prototyping using a three-dimensional printer. The project was designed partially based on the physiological characteristics of the human hand, regarding especially to the angles formed by fingers’ phalanges. A mechanical system was developed in order to compactly accommodate the thin wires of a NiTi SMA, known in this work as Artificial Muscle (AM) which made the compression of SMA wires easier. The performance (operation) of the fingers occurs by the AM activation that are connected to cables arranged in the lower part of the fingers’ structure, which, when activated, perform the movement of flexion. The return of each phalanx, or extension movement of the fingers occurs passively. Elastic elements were installed in the upper part of the phalanges which are responsible for this movement. To monitor the angles formed by each phalanx was used a resistive type sensor that is inserted inside it, varying its electric resistance according to angle variation. On top of this system, a fuzzy logic based controller was developed and it proved to be effective on monitoring the position of the robotic hand’s fingers. The performance of the robot hand can be considered appropriate, as it could partially achieve the desired angles based on the project design. / Este trabalho está fundamentado em estudos que comprovam o grande índice de rejeição por parte de pessoas amputadas ao utilizarem próteses de membros superiores devido a problemas diversos, tais como: peso, ruído elevado e falta de antropomorfismo. Nesse contexto, neste trabalho é apresentado o desenvolvimento de uma mão robótica cujo acionamento é realizado por atuadores não convencionais, constituídos de fios de uma Liga com Memória de Forma (LMF). A estrutura mecânica da mão robótica foi projetada em programa computacional CAD e posteriormente fabricada em polímero ABS por meio de prototipagem rápida usando uma impressora tridimensional. O projeto foi concebido parcialmente com base nas características fisiológicas da mão humana, no que diz respeito principalmente aos ângulos formados pelas falanges dos dedos. Foi desenvolvido um sistema mecânico para acondicionar os fios finos de uma LMF de Ni-Ti de forma compacta denominado neste trabalho por Músculo Artificial (MA) o que facilitou a compactação dos fios de LMF. A atuação dos dedos ocorre pela ativação dos MA que estão conectados a cabos dispostos na parte inferior da estrutura dos dedos, os quais, ao serem ativados, realizam o movimento de flexão. O retorno de cada falange, ou seja, movimento de extensão dos dedos, ocorre de forma passiva. Foram instalados na parte superior das falanges elementos elásticos que são responsáveis por este movimento. Para monitorar os ângulos formados por cada falange foi utilizado um sensor do tipo resistivo que fica inserido dentro das falanges, variando sua resistência elétrica de acordo com a variação dos ângulos. Somado a este sistema, foi desenvolvido um controlador baseado em lógica fuzzy que se mostrou eficiente no monitoramento da posição dos dedos da mão robótica. Verificou-se que o desempenho da mão robótica pode ser considerado adequado, pois conseguiu atingir parcialmente os ângulos desejados de projeto.Este trabalho está fundamentado em estudos que comprovam o grande índice de rejeição por parte de pessoas amputadas ao utilizarem próteses de membros superiores devido a problemas diversos, tais como: peso, ruído elevado e falta de antropomorfismo. Nesse contexto, neste trabalho é apresentado o desenvolvimento de uma mão robótica cujo acionamento é realizado por atuadores não convencionais, constituídos de fios de uma Liga com Memória de Forma (LMF). A estrutura mecânica da mão robótica foi projetada em programa computacional CAD e posteriormente fabricada em polímero ABS por meio de prototipagem rápida usando uma impressora tridimensional. O projeto foi concebido parcialmente com base nas características fisiológicas da mão humana, no que diz respeito principalmente aos ângulos formados pelas falanges dos dedos. Foi desenvolvido um sistema mecânico para acondicionar os fios finos de uma LMF de Ni-Ti de forma compacta denominado neste trabalho por Músculo Artificial (MA) o que facilitou a compactação dos fios de LMF. A atuação dos dedos ocorre pela ativação dos MA que estão conectados a cabos dispostos na parte inferior da estrutura dos dedos, os quais, ao serem ativados, realizam o movimento de flexão. O retorno de cada falange, ou seja, movimento de extensão dos dedos, ocorre de forma passiva. Foram instalados na parte superior das falanges elementos elásticos que são responsáveis por este movimento. Para monitorar os ângulos formados por cada falange foi utilizado um sensor do tipo resistivo que fica inserido dentro das falanges, variando sua resistência elétrica de acordo com a variação dos ângulos. Somado a este sistema, foi desenvolvido um controlador baseado em lógica fuzzy que se mostrou eficiente no monitoramento da posição dos dedos da mão robótica. Verificou-se que o desempenho da mão robótica pode ser considerado adequado, pois conseguiu atingir parcialmente os ângulos desejados de projeto.
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Reciclagem de policarbonato por meio da composição de blendas de ABS/PC

Bergamini, Paula Aparecida 10 August 2015 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:36:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Paula Aparecida Bergamini.pdf: 11467964 bytes, checksum: f444fac5ebd5632e2cdcc942570f6e37 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-10 / This study proposes the production and characterization of blends of ABS/PC through reuse of discarded PC in the automotive panel production process. The developed alloy ratios are (ABS/PC) 30/70, 50/50 and 70/30, in addition to the neat materials. For comparative purposes the mixtures were developed for both materials recycled PC (PCr) and neat PC (PCn). The blends were processed in a twin screw extruder under controled heating temperature. / Este estudo propõe a produção e caracterização de blendas de ABS/PC por meio do reuso do policarbonato (PC) descartado no processo de produção de painéis automotivos. As proporções de mistura desenvolvidas para estudo foram (ABS/PC) 30/70, 50/50 e 70/30, além dos materiais puros. Para efeitos comparativos, as misturas foram desenvolvidas tanto com o PC reciclado (PCr) como com o PC natural (PCn). As blendas foram processadas em extrusora de dupla rosca, sob temperatura controlada.
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Reciclagem do copolímero acrilonitrila-butadieno-estireno e do poliestireno de alto impacto oriundos de rejeitos de equipamentos elétricos e eletrônicos na forma de blendas poliméricas / Recycling of copolymer acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and high impact polystyrene from waste electrical and electronic equipment in the form of polymer blends

Denise Hirayama 14 August 2015 (has links)
O crescimento na geração de rejeitos de equipamentos elétricos e eletrônicos (REEE), legislações mais rigorosas e o valor agregado destes materiais incentivam o desenvolvimento de tecnologias de reciclagem. Contudo, a reciclagem dos componentes poliméricos dos REEE (CP-REEE) precisa superar desafios como a degradação durante o uso e reprocessamento, a presença de diferentes aditivos nos rejeitos e a depreciação de propriedades causada pela mistura não controlada de polímeros. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi desenvolver um estudo sobre a reciclagem mecânica na forma de blendas poliméricas de rejeitos do copolímero acrilonitrila-butadieno-estireno (ABS) e do poliestireno de alto impacto (HIPS), empregando agentes compatibilizantes. No desenvolvimento do trabalho foram realizadas a caracterização dos CP-REEE, análise das propriedades mecânicas, químicas, térmicas e morfológicas dos polímeros e das blendas de ABS/HIPS nas proporções de 1:3, 1:1 e 3:1 com variações na composição dos polímeros reciclados e virgens e por fim, realizado um estudo do envelhecimento foto-oxidativo acelerado de uma blenda ABS/HIPS. Os resultados mostraram que os polímeros ABS e HIPS reciclados ainda apresentam boas propriedades mecânicas e que a presença de agentes compatibilizantes provoca o aumento da tenacidade nas blendas ABS/HIPS. A incorporação de polímeros virgens nos materiais reciclados não promove ganho significativo nas propriedades mecânicas das blendas. Blendas com até 50% de ABS demonstraram ter propriedades próximas às do HIPS, enquanto as blendas com altos teores de ABS não alcançaram valores de propriedades mecânicas similares aos do ABS virgem. O comportamento das propriedades das blendas virgens e recicladas frente ao envelhecimento fotoquímico foi similar, indicando que o material reciclado apresenta grande potencial para aplicações. O estudo de blendas ABS/HIPS de CP-REEE demonstra que o controle da composição das blendas definem a sua aplicação. / The growth in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generation, directives more stringent and the aggregate value presents in these waste are encouraging the development of recycling technologies. However, recycling of polymeric components from WEEE (PC-WEEE) must overcome challenges such as degradation during use and reprocessing, the presence of various additives in the waste and the depreciation of properties caused by uncontrolled polymers mixture. The aim of this work was to develop a study of the mechanical recycling in the form blends with of polymeric waste of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer blends (ABS) and high impact polystyrene (HIPS) using compatibilizers. During the study was carried out the characterization of the PCWEEE and mechanical, chemical, thermal and morphological analysis of the polymers and the ABS / HIPS blends in proportions of 1:3, 1:1 and 3:1 with recycled and virgin polymers, as well as a study of the accelerated photo-oxidative aging of the ABS/HIPS blends. The results showed that ABS and HIPS recycled polymers still have good mechanical properties and the presence of compatibilization agents leads to increased toughness in ABS/HIPS blends. The incorporation of virgin polymers in recycled materials does not promote significant gain in the mechanical properties of the blends. Blends with up to 50% ABS have demonstrated to be closer to the HIPS, while blends with high content of ABS did not reach values of mechanical properties similar to the virgin ABS. The mechanical properties of virgin and recycled blends during the photochemical aging were similar, indicating that the recycled material has great potential for applications. The study of ABS/HIPS blends from PC-WEEE demonstrated that control of the blend composition establish their applications.

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