Stallbaumer-Cyr, Emily M.; Derby, Melanie M.; Betz, Amy R.(2022-08-15)
Heat pipes are passive heat transfer devices crucial for systems on spacecraft; however, they can freeze when exposed to extreme cold temperatures. The research on freezing mechanisms on wicked surfaces, such as those found ...
Petingco, Marvin C.; Casada, Mark E.; Maghirang, Ronaldo G.; Thompson, Sidney A.; McNeill, Samuel G.; Montross, Michael D.; Turner, Aaron P.(2018)
Grain compaction occurs during bin storage, and its determination is important for the grain mass estimation needed for inventory and auditing. The degree of compaction is dependent on grain type, bin type, moisture content, ...
Amare, Rohan; Bahadori, Amir A.; Eckels, Steven(2020)
The human body executes a complex control scheme in an attempt to maintain a constant core temperature. The hypothalamus acts as a thermostat that receives input signals from different parts of the body and responds with ...
Beck, B. Terry; Robertson, Aaron A.; Peterman, Robert J.; Riding, Kyle A.(Rural Railroad Safety Center, Kansas State University., 2021-04-01)
The focus of this research was the creation of an automatic non-contact laser-based indent profiling system for the purpose of rapidly assessing geometrical characteristics of indented wires used in the manufacture of ...