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Design and Simulation (& Manufacturing) of A Micro-Gyroscope
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Akbari, Javad (Supervisor)
Abstract
Nowadays, microgyroscopes are among the most important products of MEMS. The production of small, precise and inexpensive gyroscopes has become possible as the result of recent developments in fabrication technology. In this thesis it is intended to introduce a new method for manufacturing more precise microgyroscopes regarding manufacture facilities. Using this new method, sensitivity and resistance of microgyroscopes are increased against noises which are primarily caused by vibration and rotation about undesirable axes. The rotational movement imposed on the gyro is detected through fluid flow within its torus channel. This transformation facilitates the measurement of the initial motion....
The Effect of Electroporation on Ultrasund Signals
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Zahedi, Edmond (Supervisor)
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In this thesis, a cellular model of electroporation process and its detection by ultrasound signals is proposed. Electroporation is permeabilization of the cell membrane, caused by an external electric field. The resulted pores open cell’s membrane to large or hydrophilic molecules. The process of Electroporation has been used in Gene therapy and treatment of solid tumors. In this project, first we made a phantom of electroporated tissue and a phantom of normal tissue and then we simulated their responses to a linear array ultrasound transducer. By comparision of received signals from phantoms the probable effect of electroporation on ultrasound RF signals revealed. Results show up to 5 %...
Ultrasound Intensity Exposimetry in Physiotherapy Devices using Micro-Bubbles
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Zahedi, Edmond (Supervisor)
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Routine ultrasound calibration methods have some restrictions such as: low bandwidth, low frequency resolution, limited spatial resolution, the high cost of test and risk of damage to the transducer when exposed to high powers. In this thesis, a new technique based on microbubble resonance is proposed. Non-linear resonating microbubbles produce harmonics;the first harmonic may be masked by reflection from larger microbubbles as well as unwanted reflections which cause ambiguity in the determination of the amplitude of the excited pressure. Therefore, the second harmonic is used, with a single characteristic peak. In order to model the physical phenomenon, the second harmonic generated in the...
Production of Zn-Tio2 Nanocomposite Coating by Electrochemical Method and Investigation of its Properties
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M.Sc. Thesis
Sharif University of Technology
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Ghorbani, Mohammad
(Supervisor)
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Afshar, Abdollah
(Supervisor)
Abstract
Pure zinc coating and Zn-TiO2 composite coating were deposited from two methods: Direct and Pulse Current from a sulphate bath. D.C. section, current density and particle concentration in electrolyte were investigated. Moreover in Pulse section, frequency, duty cycle and maximum current density were investigated as parameters. Morphological properties of these coatings were investigated by FE-SEM and corrosion behavior by potentiodynamic polarization in 1M NaCl. In D.C. section, in investigation of the effect of current density, an optimum was observed in case of obtaining the highest amount of deposited particles at 0.1 A/cm2 and amount of 2.93%. This amount is the highest one in D.C....
Structural Health Monitoring of Oil Pipeline Using Guided Lamb Waves
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Zabihollah, Abolghasem (Supervisor) ; Selk Ghafari, Ali (Supervisor)
Abstract
Pipeline systems are one of the cheapest ways for distribution and transportation of petroleum and natural gas. The testing of pipes used in the petroleum industry is necessary to avoid unplanned process interruptions, environmental pollution and provide good safety. One of the methods which is used for pipeline inspection is the ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) technique. The use of conventional NDT techniques such as ultrasonic thickness gauging is a slow inspection process, which becomes very expensive when full inspection is needed. Ultrasonic guided waves provide an appropriate fast screening technique. These waves stress the whole pipe wall and propagate along the length of the...
Assessing Precision of Commercial Ultrasonic Instrument in Detecting Hole and Imperfection in Concrete Bridge Decks
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Joghataie, Abdolreza (Supervisor)
Abstract
The conventional methods in concrete are usually divided to destructive and nondestructive tests. Among these, nondestructive tests are more preferable because they don’t damage the structure or at least the damage doesn’t significantly affect its performance. According to precision of estimation of concrete conditions, nondestructive tests have different levels. These tests on concrete bridge decks range from chain drag to more developed test like Ground Penetration Radar in concrete The optimum ease of use, cost and the precision of results of Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) test compared with other nondestructive methods have made it a most widely used method. The precision of results of...
Experimental Study of Repair to Upgrade Concrete in Concrete Bridge Decks
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Joghatae, Abdolreza (Supervisor)
Abstract
This study presents the experimental investigation, the effect of cement based chemical materials (Portland cement as a repair material No1. and 2 other cement base chemical materials) to upgrade the structural behavior of reinforced concrete slabs built with low quality (porous) concrete. The main issues focused in this investigation are: (i) the effect of repair on the flexural behavior of RC slabs in terms of ultimate capacity and ultimate mid-span deflection and ductility of specimens, (ii) the influence of repair materials on failure modes and (iii) evaluating the efficiency of different materials on decreasing the porosity of concrete by ultrasonic test. Because materials used in this...
Exprimental Study of Repair of Low Quality and Damaged Concrete in Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Joghatae, Abdolreza (Supervisor)
Abstract
This study presents the experimental investigation, the effect of cement based chemical materials (Portland cement as a repair material No1. and 2 other cement base chemical materials) to upgrade the structural behavior of reinforced concrete slabs built with low quality (porous) concrete. Because materials used in this study are cement base it is expectable to behavior same as base concrete that its result is better compatibility with base structure against external factors. Other advantages of the use of these materials are consideration of economical and construction aspects. A total of four reinforced concrete column (200x200x800 mm) with low quality (porous) concrete have been built,...
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Akbari, Javad (Supervisor) ; Movahhedy, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
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In conventional grinding of hard to cut materials such as Ti6Al4V alloys, surface burning, redeposition and adhesion of chips to wheel and workpeice occur visibly unless it is carried out at low speeds and with high volume of cutting fluid. Ultrasonic assisted grinding (UAG) is an efficient machining process for hard-to-cut materials with poor machinability. UAG improves the machinability of such materials by changing the kinematics of the process. In this research, the effect of imposition of ultrasonic vibration on the grinding of Ti6Al4V is studied. Longitudinal vibration at ultrasonic frequency range (20 kHz) is applied on the workpiece and machining forces and surface roughness are...
Modeling of Ultrasonic Effect on Stimulation of Production well
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Ramazani Sa’adat Abadi, Ahmad (Supervisor) ; Jamshidi, Saeid (Supervisor)
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Near wellbore formation damage is caused additional pressure drop around the wellbore and therefore decreased the oil or gas productivity of the well. The usual methods for removal of these damages are acidizing and hydraulic fracturing which have operational limitations in addition to high costs. Thus the researchers are motivated to find new methods and technologies specially the use of mechanical waves for well stimulation purposes.Ultrasonic waves have been extensively used in many industrial applications including clean devices, pipes and vessels. A clear extension of this usage is the removal of wellbore contaminants by exposing it to high-power ultrasonic waves. Although several...
Application of Ultrasonic Technique to Improve Food Processing and Yield Enhancement in Food Industry
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Roosta Azad, Reza (Supervisor) ; Aalemzadeh, Iran (Supervisor) ; Ghotbi, Siroos (Supervisor)
Abstract
In this project we focused on Ultrasonic waves as novel, effective and well-controllable means for cell wall disruption and disintegration to provide faster and more complete penetration of solvent into cellular materials and improve sugar mass transfer and extraction from sugarcane and sugar beet. Impact of frequency, temperature, power density and reactor shape on Ultrasonic wave efficiency in extraction process has been investigated and the result was utilized to design a semi-pilot reactor. In the optimum situation, sucrose extraction from sugarcane improved to 4.51 gr/100 ml H2O that had a significant increasing from 2.1 gr/100 ml H2O extraction in thermal only process at 70 °C. Optimum...
Experimental and Modeling Investigation of the Near Wellbore Asphaltene Deposition Damage Removal by Ultrasonic Waves
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Ghotbi, Cyrus (Supervisor) ; Ghazanfari, Mohammad Hossein (Co-Advisor)
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This work concerns with experimental and modeling investigation of the asphaltene damage removal using ultrasonic wave irradiation. A specific core holder apparatus was designed and utilized for in situ ultrasonic exposure to damaged core plug at different conditions of exposure time, ultrasound power and distances between sound source and plug. Injection of many pore volumes of an asphaltenic crude oil was used for creating asphaltene induced damaged in porous media through permeability measurements. The deposited asphaltene during oil injection as well as asphaltene removal due to ultrasonic exposure was evaluated using IP-143 analysis. The results revealed that ultrasound application...
Biological Sludge Reduction in MBBR Process
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Borghei, Mehdi (Supervisor) ; Moslehi Moslehabadi, Parivash (Supervisor)
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Laboratory experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of ultrasound waves on sludge reduction in MBBR bioreactor for industrial wastewater. The experiments were performed using two identical 20L MBBR bioreactor under same operational conditions. In MBBR with return sludge, sludge was collected from clarifier and after being sonicated, returned to the system by pump.
For determining optimum intensity and time duration of ultrasound, 0.3lit of MBBR sludge was sonicated with intensities of 20, 30, 60, 120, 150, 250 w/cm2 and time duration of 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 min. Afterward, these two parameters were optimized with Energy Efficiency Index. As the results shown, intensity of 120...
For determining optimum intensity and time duration of ultrasound, 0.3lit of MBBR sludge was sonicated with intensities of 20, 30, 60, 120, 150, 250 w/cm2 and time duration of 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 min. Afterward, these two parameters were optimized with Energy Efficiency Index. As the results shown, intensity of 120...
Analaysis of Ultrasonic Vibration Assisted Turing of Engineering Ceramics
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Movahhedi, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor) ; Akbari, Javad (Supervisor)
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Due to high strength, hardness and high resistance to abrasion, ceramics are difficult for machining. Also as the conductivity coefficient of these materials is low, major amount of produced heat during machining process will be absorbed in the cutting tool which causes intensive wear in cutting tool edge. As a result employing traditional machining for these materials because of low machining speed, tool wear, high roughness and large cutting force, has little efficiency in practice. Therefore non-traditional machining method may improve efficacy. In this thesis effect of utilizing ultrasonic vibration in machining process of fused cast silica ceramic has been studied. Aim of this study at...
A Study of the Effects of Ultrasonic Vibration on the Stability of Orthogonal Cutting Process Against Chatter
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Akbari, Javad (Supervisor) ; Movahhedy, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
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Machining chatter is unstable and destructive vibrations that leads to damages to the surface of workpiece and reduces the tool life. These damages have significant effects on surface quality and material removal rate. Many studies have been done on chatter modeling and control in various machining processes. On the other hand, recently, ultrasonic vibrations have been used in many manufacturing processes including cutting to enhance the quality of products. Therefore, it is important to investigate the effect of ultrasonic vibrations on the stability of cutting process. Although a number of advantages such as improved surface roughness of workpiece and reduced machining forces have been...
Improving the Cylindrical Grinding of Engineering Ceramics by Applying Ultrasonic Vibrations and Laser Dressing
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Akbari, Javad (Supervisor)
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Ultrasonic assisted grinding is a novel method for improving the grinding process of difficult-to-cut materials. In the present research a novel set-up has been designed and manufactured for utilizing ultrasonic vibrations in cylindrical grinding. The designed ultrasonic head vibrates a rotating workpiece in axial direction. An alumina-zirconia ceramic (AZ90) has been selected as the workpiece material. Energy aspects and workpiece surface characteristics of ultrasonic assisted cylindrical grinding (UACG) and conventional cylindrical grinding (CG) processes have been analytically modeled and corresponding grinding experiments have been performed. The combined kinematics of the cylindrical...
Study of Ultrasonic Vibration Assisted Grinding of Fused Silica Ceramic
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Movahhedy, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor) ; Akbari, Javad (Supervisor)
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Fused silica is an important industrial ceramics with low machinability due to high brittleness, low hardness and high chemical reactivity. Traditional machining of this ceramic is very inefficient. Ultrasonic vibrations assisted grinding of this ceramic could create pieces with high accuracy and good surface quality. The main objective of this thesis is to investigative Ultrasonic vibrations assisted grinding of fused silica. Ultrasonic vibrations with a frequency of 20 kHz and amplitude in the range of 10-40 micron is applied to workpiece during grinding process. It is shown that in the ultrasonic assisted grinding, machining forces decreases by up to 45% and surface roughness reduces by...
Development of Dynamic Simple Shear Apparatus for Small Strain Dynamic Tests on Unsaturated Granular Soils by Bender Element and ultrasonic Sensors
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Jafarzadeh, Fardin (Supervisor)
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Shear modulus and confined modulus are important parameters for static and dynamic analysis in geotechnical applications. Elastoplastic and nonlinear constitutive models has been formulized by these parameters. Cyclic simple shear apparatus had been developed by mounting bender element and ultrasonic sensor to measure continuous shear wave and pressure wave velocities for determination of G_max and M.For this purpose two new pedestals have been fabricated on which HAE ceramic disc and sensors were mounted. A pressure control panel and a hanging column system have been designed to apply high and low matric suction with high accuracy.At first two small strain tests were conducted for...
Ultrasound Image Reconstruction using Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Vosoughi Vahdat, Bijhan (Supervisor)
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In this thesis its considered the characterization of an ultrasound wave in a medium with some obstacles. Derivation of speed of molecules and pressure of the wave is carried out in the Cartesian coordinates system. Simulation is carried out to prove the dependency of wave speed to set up parameters such as the target point (x,y,z) at which the speed value is obtained, the location of the obstacles, the amplitude of original wave emitting from the source, and the propagation speed in different layers of the medium. From the numerical results, it is apparent that the amplitude of the speed wave gets degraded as the wave travels through the medium which is a function of reflection and...
Effect of Temperature Gradient on Ultrasonic Flowmeters
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Sadrhosseini, H (Supervisor) ; Kazemzadeh Hannani, Siamak (Co-Advisor)
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Ultrasonic flowmeters are one of the common and profitable measurement tools and applied in many industrial fields.Ultrasonic flowmeters work based on transit-time technique. The transit-time utilizes the propagation time of the ultrasonic signal in the fluid. Since ultrasonic signals can also penetrate solid materials, a pair of transducers is installed on the surface of tube. Each transducer works alternatively as both transmitter and receiver of ultrasonic signals.In this study, effect of temperature gradient on flowmeter measurements by applying constant temperature and uniform heat flux on the boundary is investigated numerically for methane gas in laminar flow regime and the results...