A selection of scholarship from Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty members of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at University of the Pacific.

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Submissions from 2006

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Setback Requirements for Wind Turbines in California, Scott M. Larwood and C. P. Van Dam

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Swept Wind Turbine Blade Aeroelastic Modeling for Loads and Dynamic Behavior, Scott M. Larwood and Mike Zutek

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Evaluation of the equivalence ratio-temperature region of diesel soot precursor formation using a two-stage Lagrangian model, L. M. Pickett, J. A. Caton, M. P.B. Musculus, and Andrew E. Lutz

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The art of estimation, Said Shakerin

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Water on fire, Said Shakerin

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Projected hydrogen cost from methane reforming for North America 2015-2050, K. Vanderveen, Andrew E. Lutz, L. Klebanoff, T. Drennen, W. Kamery, and J. Keller

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The hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine: a technical review, C. M. White, R. R. Steeper, and Andrew E. Lutz

Submissions from 2005

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FAA Obstruction Lighting Standards for Wind Energy Plants, Scott M. Larwood

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Literature Survey of Wind Turbine Aeroelastic Stability, Scott M. Larwood

Estimation and its importance in egineering education, Said Shakerin

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Water Fountains with Special Effects, Said Shakerin

Design and Development of a Wet Wall, Said Shakerin, Matt Samuel, and Jeremiah Henley

Submissions from 2004

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Thermodynamic analysis of hydrogen production by partial oxidation reforming, Andrew E. Lutz, Robert W. Bradshaw, Leslie Bromberg, and Alex Rabinovich

Leg stretcher for rehbilitation (draft), Michael McGee and Said Shakerin

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Accreditation of Mechanical Engineering Education in the USA in 21st Century, Said Shakerin

Does Estimation Get Enough Attention in Engineering Education?, Said Shakerin

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Microcontrolled water fountain: A multidisciplinary project, Said Shakerin

Photoelastic Technique, Said Shakerin

Water fountains blend art and engineering: A resouce for engineering education, Said Shakerin

Water Magic: Engineering and Art with Water Fountains, Said Shakerin

Submissions from 2003

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Autonomously generative CMM part programming for in-process inspection, Jiancheng Liu, Hung Ng, Kazuo Yamazaki, and Kazuo Nakanishi

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Thermodynamic analysis of hydrogen production by steam reforming, Andrew E. Lutz, Robert W. Bradshaw, Jay O. Keller, and Dennis E. Witmer

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The response of palladium metal-insulator-semiconductor devices to hydrogen-oxygen mixtures: Comparisons between kinetic models and experiment, J. Will Medlin, Andrew E. Lutz, Robert Bastasz, and Anthony H. McDaniel

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Design of a microcontrolled water fountain, Said Shakerin

Engineering and Art, Said Shakerin

Water Fountains and the use of Microcontrollers in Mechanical Engineering, Said Shakerin

Water Fountains with Special Effects, Said Shakerin

Submissions from 2002

An undergraduate research project: Experimental investigation of drag reduction for a cylinder with an attached fin, William Cook and Said Shakerin

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The NREL Large-Scale Turbine Infow and Response Experiment - Preliminary Results, Neil Kelley, Maureen Hand, Scott M. Larwood, and Ed McKenna

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Machinability of pearlitic cast iron with Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN) cutting tools, Jiancheng Liu, Kazuo Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Ueda, Norihiko Narutaki, and Yasuo Yamane

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A reflective fiber optic sensor for surface roughness in-process measurement, Jiancheng Liu, Kazuo Yamazaki, Yi Zhou, and Sadayuki Matsumiya

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Thermodynamic comparison of fuel cells to the Carnot cycle, Andrew E. Lutz, Richard S. Larson, and Jay O. Keller

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Effects of methane and ethane on the heterogeneous production of water from hydrogen and oxygen over platinum in stagnation flow, Anthony H. McDaniel, Andrew E. Lutz, Mark D. Allendorf, and Steven F. Rice

Submissions from 2001

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Wind Tunnel Testing of NREL's Unsteady Aerodynamics Experiment, Lee Fingersh, Dave Simms, Maureen Hand, Dave Jager, Jason Cotrell, Mike Robinson, Scott Schreck, and Scott M. Larwood

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Unsteady Aerodynamics Experiment Phase VI: Wind Tunnel Test Con gurations and Available Data Campaigns, Maureen Hand, Dave Simms, Lee Fingersh, Dave Jager, Jason Cotrell, Scott Schreck, and Scott M. Larwood

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Hydrogen fueled engines in hybrid vehicles, Jay Keller and Andrew E. Lutz

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Wind Turbine Wake Measurements in the Operating Region of a Tail Vane, Scott M. Larwood

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NedWind 25 Blade Testing at NREL for the European Standards Measurement and Testing Program, Scott M. Larwood, Walter Musial, Gregg Freebury, and Alan G. Beattie

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Controlled Velocity Testing of an 8-kW Wind Turbine, Scott M. Larwood, Jim Sencenbaugh, and Brian Acker

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A study on development of an open servo system for intelligent control of a CNC machine tool, Masahiko Mori, Kazuo Yamazaki, Makoto Fujishima, Jiancheng Liu, and Norio Furukawa

Design of Water Fountains, Said Shakerin

Engineering Art, Said Shakerin

Engineering Education and Accreditation, Said Shakerin

Engineering Education and Accreditation, Said Shakerin

Water Fountains, Said Shakerin

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Enhancement of Mechanics Education by Photoelasticity and Finite Element Method, Said Shakerin and Daniel D. Jensen

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Reverse engineering of machining operation planning, X. Yan, Kazuo Yamazaki, and Jiancheng Liu

Submissions from 2000

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Comprehensive Testing of NedWind 12-meter Wind Turbine Blades at NREL, Scott M. Larwood and Walter Musial

Art and science of water fountains, Said Shakerin

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Instrumented Evaporative Cooler: An Experiment in Psychrometrics, Said Shakerin and Abraham Contreras

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Study on the development of a three dimensional linear encoder system for in-process motion error calibration and compensation of machine tool axes, Kazuo Yamazaki, Ulrich Mueller, Jiancheng Liu, and Jan Braasch

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Extraction of milling know-how from NC programs through reverse engineering, X. Yan, Kazuo Yamazaki, and Jiancheng Liu

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Recognition of machining features and feature topologies from NC programs, X. Yan, Kazuo Yamazaki, and Jiancheng Liu

Submissions from 1999

Fiber-optic based sensor probe for surface roughness measurement, Jiancheng Liu, Kazuo Yamazaki, Yi Zhou, and Kazusaka Tezuka

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High-speed machining of titanium by new PCD tools, Masahiko Mori, Masaaki Furuta, Tetsuo Nakai, Tomohiro Fukaya, Jiancheng Liu, and Kazuo Yamazaki

Photoelasticity and its synergism with finite element method, Said Shakerin and Daniel D. Jensen

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A study on autonomous hole machining process analysis by reverse engineering of NC programs, Xiren Yan, Lawrence Chan, Kazuo Yamazaki, Jiancheng Liu, Mitsuru Kubota, and Yoshikazu Amano

Submissions from 1998

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A turbulent jet chemical reaction model: NO(x) production in jet flames, James E. Broadwell and Andrew E. Lutz

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In-process tool utilization analysis based machining simulation, Yoshiori Isobata, Masaomi Tsutsumi, Sun Kyu Lee, Kazuo Yamazaki, and Jiancheng Liu

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Dynamic Characterization of the AWT-26 Turbine for Variable Speed Operation, Scott M. Larwood

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Measurement of Truck Cab Flow in Support of Wind Turbine Testing, Scott M. Larwood, Jim Sencenbaugh, and Brian Acker

Dynamic gain motion control with multi-axis trajectory monitoring for machine tool systems, Jiancheng Liu, Kazuo Yamazaki, and Yoich Yokoyama

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Intelligent multi-axis motion control for machine tool systems, Jiancheng Liu, Yoich Yokoyama, Kazuo Yamazaki, and Sun Kyu Lee

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Chemical kinetic modeling of a methane opposed-flow diffusion flame and comparison to experiments, N. M. Marinov, W. J. Pitz, C. K. Westbrook, Andrew E. Lutz, A. M. Vincitore, and S. M. Senkan

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Autonomous coordinate measurement planning with work-in-progress measurement for TRUE-CNC, Hung Ng, Jiancheng Liu, Kazuo Yamazaki, Kazuo Nakanishi, Kazusaku Tezuka, and Sun Kyu Lee

Engineering and Software, Said Shakerin

Natural Convection Over Rough Surfaces, Said Shakerin

Submissions from 1996

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A Modified Ruler Experimental Apparatus, Said Shakerin

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Experimental study of vortex diffusers, Said Shakerin and Paul L. Miller

Submissions from 1995

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Rich flammability limits in ch3oh/co/diluent mixtures, M. N. Bui-pham, Andrew E. Lutz, James A. Miller, M. Desjardin, D. M. Oshaughnessey, and R. J. Zondlak

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Apparatus for Rotational Motion, Said Shakerin

Convection Heat Transfer from a Heated Plate in Partial Enclosure, Said Shakerin

Submissions from 1994

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Numerical Modeling Capabilities for the Simulation of Toxic By-Products Formation in Combustion Processes, William J. Pitz, Charles K. Westbrook, Andrew E. Lutz, Kee J. Robert, Selim Senkan, and James G. Seebold

An integrated analysis of the kalina cycle in combined cycles, Marc D. Rumminger, Robert W. Dibble, Andrew E. Lutz, and Ann S. Yoshimura

Renewable Energy Sources, Said Shakerin

Solar energy, air conditioning, and experimental uncertainty, Said Shakerin

Submissions from 1993

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Scaleable stagnation-flow reactors for uniform materials deposition: Application to combustion synthesis of diamond, K. F. McCarty, E. Meeks, R. J. Kee, and Andrew E. Lutz

Creativity, Said Shakerin

Submissions from 1992

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Infuence Of Free-Stream Turbulence On Boundary Layers, J. A. Hoffman, S. M. Kassir, and Scott M. Larwood

Earthen solar cooker-design and performance test, Said Shakerin

Engineering and Nature, Said Shakerin

Freshman Engineering, Said Shakerin

Strain Gage Based Densitomete, Said Shakerin

Submissions from 1991

Strain Gage Based Densitometer, Said Shakerin

Submissions from 1990

Aerodynamic Design of the DaVinci Human-Powered Helicopter, Scott M. Larwood and Neal Saiki

Hair dryer experiment. Applications of the first and second laws, Said Shakerin

Submissions from 1989

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Dynamic effects of autoignition centers for hydrogen and C1,2-hydrocarbon fuels, Andrew E. Lutz, Robert J. Kee, James A. Miller, Harray A. Dwyer, and Antoni K. Oppenheim

What I Learned in My First Three Years of Teaching, Said Shakerin

Submissions from 1988

Innovative Laboratory Experiments for an Instrumentation and Mechanical Measurements Class, Said Shakerin

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Natural convection in an enclosure with discrete roughness elements on a vertical heated wall, Said Shakerin, M. Bohn, and R. I. Loehrke

Submissions from 1987

Computer Integrated Laboratory Experiments for an Instrumentation and Measurements Class, S. Moaveni and Said Shakerin

LAMINAR NATURAL CONVECTION ON A VERTICAL SURFACE WITH ADIABATIC DISCRETE ROUGHNESS., Said Shakerin

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Wind-related heat transfer coefficient for flat-plate solar collectors, Said Shakerin

NUMERICAL STUDY OF NATURAL CONVECTION OVER DISCRETE ROUGHNESS ELEMENTS ON A VERTICAL HEATED WALL OF AN ENCLOSURE., Said Shakerin and R. I. Loehrke

Submissions from 1986

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NATURAL CONVECTION IN AN ENCLOSURE WITH DISCRETE ROUGHNESS ELEMENTS ON A VERTICAL HEATED WALL., Said Shakerin, M. Bohn, and R. I. Loehrke

Submissions from 1985

IGNITION MODELING WITH GRID ADAPTATION, Andrew E. Lutz, Robert J. Kee, and H. A. Dwyer

NEW CORRELATIONS FOR CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS FOR FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS., Said Shakerin