2013 Publications

Computation, Modeling, and Simulation

M.M. Choudhari, F. Li, L. Duan, C.-L. Chang, M.H. Carpenter, C.L. Streett, and M.R. Malik, “Towards Bridging the Gaps in Holistic Transition Prediction via Numerical Simulations,” AIAA Paper 2013-2718, in the Proceedings of the 43rd Fluid Dynamics Conference, June 2013, San Diego, CA

N.V. De Carvalho, B.Y. Chen, S.T. Pinho, P. Baiz, T.E. Tay, and J.G. Ratcliffe, “Floating Node Method and Virtual Crack Closure Technique for Modeling Delamination-Matrix Cracking Migration,” in the Proceedings of ICCM19, July 2013, Montreal, Canada

Duan, and M.M. Choudhari, “Direct Numerical Simulation of Transition in a Swept Wing Boundary Layer,” AIAA Paper 2013-2617, in the Proceedings of the 43rd Fluid Dynamics Conference, June 2013, San Diego, CA

Duan, and M.M. Choudhari, “Numerical Study of Pressure Fluctuations Due to a Mach 6 Turbulent Boundary Layer,” AIAA Paper 2013-0532, in the Proceedings of the 51st Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 2013, Grapevine, TX

S.J. Gill, M.H. Lowenberg, L.G. Crespo, B. Krauskopf, S.A. Neild, and G. Puyou, “Bifurcation Analysis of the Generic Transport Model for Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Configurations,” AIAA Paper 2013-5080, in the Proceedings of the AFM Conference, August 2013, Boston, MA

V.K. Gupta, J.D. Hochhalter, E. Saether, S.A. Willard, A.D. Spear, T.A. Wallace, S.W. Smith, and E.H. Glaessgen, “High-Resolution Image Correlation, EBSD-Based Characterization and Simulation of Crack Tip and Grain Boundary Deformation in Al-Cu Alloys,” in the Proceedings of the TMS 2013 142nd Annual Meeting, March 2013, San Antonio, TX

V.K. Gupta, J.D. Hochhalter, V.I. Yamakov, S.A. Willard, A.D. Spear, S.W. Smith, and E.H. Glaessgen, “Experimental Characterization and Simulation of Slip Transfer at Grain Boundaries and Microstructurally-Sensitive Crack Propagation,” in the Proceedings of the 13th International ASTM/ESIS Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, November 2013, Jacksonville, FL

J.D. Hochhalter, V.K. Gupta, S.A. Willard, A.D. Spear, S.W. Smith, and E.H. Glaessgen, “In-Situ Measurements and Simulations of Grain Boundary Slip Localization in Al-Cu,” in the Proceedings of the TMS 2013 142nd Annual Meeting, March 2013, San Antonio, TX

Jeyapaul, and G.N. Coleman, “Higher-Order Moments and their Modeling Approximations in Turbulent Channel Flow,” in the Proceedings of the 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, November 2013, Pittsburgh, PA

Jeyapaul, and C.L. Rumsey, “Analysis of Highly-Resolved Simulations of 2-D Humps Toward Improvement of Second-Moment Closures,” AIAA Paper 2013-0684, in the Proceedings of the 51st Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 2013, Grapevine, TX

W.L. Leser, F.-G. Yuan, and A. Newman, “Band-Limited Green’s Functions for the Quantitative Evaluation of Acoustic Emission using the Finite Element Method,” in the Proceedings of the 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 2013, Boston, MA

Nishikawa, B. Diskin, J.L. Thomas, and D.H. Hammond, “Recent Advances in Agglomerated Multigrid” AIAA Paper 2013-0863, in the Proceedings of the 51st Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 2013, Grapevine, TX

S.T. Pinho, B.Y. Chen, N.V. De Carvalho, P.M. Baiz, and T.E. Tay, “A Floating Node Method for the Modeling of Discontinuities within a Finite Element,” in the Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM19), July 28th – August 2nd, 2013, Montreal, Canada

Sadrpur, L.G. Crespo, and S. Kenny, “Analysis of Nonlinear Systems via Bernstein Expansions,” AIAA Paper 2013-4557, in the Proceedings of AIAA GNC Conference, August 2013, Boston, MA

N.H. Schiller, B.S. Beck, and A. Slagle, “Numerical Study of Sound Transmission Through a Thin Partition Lined with Slow Acoustic Treatment,” in the Proceedings of Noise-Con 2013, August 26-28, 2013, Denver CO

Tolk, S.Y. Diallo, J.J. Padilla, and H. Herencia-Zapana, “Reference Modeling in Support of M&S Foundations and Applications,” J. Simulation, 7 (2013): 62-82, doi: 10.1057/jos.2013.3

Tolliver, T.-B. Xu, and X. Jiang, “Finite Element Analysis of the Piezoelectric Stacked-HYBATS Transducer,” Smart Materials and Structures, 22 (2013): 035015, doi: 10.1088/0694-1726/22/3/035015

J.T. Wang, R. Ross, G.L. Huang, and F.-G. Yuan, “Simulation of Detecting Damage in Composite Stiffened  Panel using Lamb Waves,” in the Proceedings of the 28th ASC Conference, September 2013, State College, PA

V.I. Yamakov, T. Wallace, J. Newman, G.P. Pun, and Y. Mishin, “Molecular Dynamics and Experimental Characterization of Martensitic Transformations in CoNiAl Alloys,” in the Proceedings of the 2nd World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering, TMS/ICME, July 7-11, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT

Materials and Structures

Baldridge, G. Poling, E. Foroozmehr, R. Kovacevic, T. Metz, V. Kadekar, and M.C. Gupta, “Laser Cladding of Inconel 690 on Inconel 600 Superalloy for Corrosion Protection in Nuclear Applications,” Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 51 (2013): 180-184, doi: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2012.08.006

B.S. Beck, K.A. Cunefare, and M. Collet, “Response-Based Tuning of a Negative Capacitance Shunt for Vibration Control,” J. Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, OnLine First, November 2013, doi: 10.1177/1045389X13510216

B.S. Beck, K.A. Cunefare, and M. Collet, “The Power Output and Efficiency of a Negative Capacitance Shunt for Vibration Control of a Flexural System,” J. Smart Materials and Structures, 22 (2013): 065009, June 2013, doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/6/065009

B.S. Beck, and N.H. Schiller, “Experimental Comparison of Two Active Vibration Control Approaches: Velocity Feedback and Negative Capacitance Shunt Damping,” in the Proceedings of Noise-Con 2013, August 26-28, 2013, Denver, CO

J.T. Burns, V.K. Gupta, S.R. Agnew, and R.P. Gangloff, “Effect of Low Temperature on Fatigue Crack Formation and Microstructure-Scale Crack Propagation in Legacy and Modern Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloys,” Int. J. Fatigue, 55 (2013): 268-275, doi: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2013.06.025

Carpena-Núñez, D. Yang, J.-W. Kim, C. Park, and L.F. Fonseca, “Mechanical Characterization of Pristine and Hydrogen-Exposed Palladium Nanowires by In-Situ TEM,” Nanotechnology, 24 (2013): 035701, doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/3/035701

Chen, Y. Li, and F.-G. Yuan, “Development of Time-Reversal Method for Impact Source Identification on Plate Structures,” J. Shock and Vibration, 20 (2013): 561-573, doi: 10.3233/SAV-130768

J.C. Duda, P.E. Hopkins, Y. Shen, and M.C. Gupta, “Exceptionally Low Thermal Conductivities of Organic Semiconducting Polymers,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 110 (2013): 015902, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.015902

J.C. Duda, P.E. Hopkins, Y. Shen, and M.C. Gupta, “Thermal Transport in Organic Semiconducting Polymers,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 102 (2013): 251912-251912-5, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4812234

Fletcher and M.C. Gupta, “Mechanical Properties of Elastomer Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Applications,” J. Composite Materials, 48 (2013), doi: 10.1177/0021998313484952

He and F.-G. Yuan, “Damage Identification for Composite Structures using a Modified Reverse-time Migration Technique,” in the Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, September 2013, Stanford, CA

W.C. Jackson, and J.G. Ratcliffe, “Investigation of the Leak Response of a Carbon-Fiber Laminate Loaded in Biaxial Tension,” in the Proceedings of the ASC 28th Annual Technical Conference, 2013, University Park, PA

Krueger, “Development and Applications of Benchmark Examples for Static Delamination Propagation Predictions,” in the Proceedings of the 28th ASC Technical Conference, September 2013, Pennsylvania State University, College Park, PA

Krueger, K. Shivakumar, and I.S. Raju, “Fracture Mechanics Analysis for Interface Crack Problems-A Review,” AIAA Paper 2013-1476, in the Proceedings of the 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 2013, Boston, MA

Lin and M.C. Gupta, “Micromachining of Ti-3Al-2.5V Tubes by Nanosecond Nd:YAG Laser,” Proceedings of the SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 8607 (2013): 8, doi: 10.1117/12.2005919

Park, H.-J. Kim, J.R. Skuza, K. Lee, and S.H. Choi, “Detection and Control of Sigma-3 Twin Defects in Semiconductor Ingot and Epitaxy Growth,” in the Proceedings of the SPIE Materials & Structures/NDE Conference, 2013, San Diego, CA

J.B. Ransom, E.H. Glaessgen, and J.G. Ratcliffe, “An Overview of Durability and Damage Tolerance Methodology at NASA Langley Research Center,” Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics, 37 (2013): 1-34, doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6345-0_1

J.G. Ratcliffe, M.W. Czabaj, and T.K. O’Brien, “A Test for Characterizing Delamination Migration in Carbon/Epoxy Tape Laminates,” NASA/TM-2013-218028, August 2013

Rinker, R. Krueger, and J. Ratcliffe, “Analysis of an Aircraft Honeycomb Sandwich Panel with Circular Facesheet/Core Disbond Subjected to Ground-Air Pressurization,” NASA/CR-2013-217974, NIA report no. 2013-0116, March 2013

Rinker, J. Ratcliffe, D. Adams, and R. Krueger, “Characterizing Facesheet/Core Disbonding in Honeycomb,” NASA/CR-2013-217959, NIA report no. 2013-0115, February 2013

A.B. Steele, K. Nayak, M.C. Gupta, and E. Loth, “Linear Abrasion of a Titanium Superhydrophobic Surface Prepared by Ultrafast Laser Microtexturing,” J. Micromech. Microeng., 23 (2013), doi: 10.1088/0960-1317/23/11/115012

Z.D. Xu, L.H. Lu, B.Q. Shi, and F.-G. Yuan, “Earthquake and Numerical Studies on Vertical Properties of a New Multi-dimensional Earthquake Isolation and Mitigation Device,” J. Shock and Vibration, 20 (2013): 401-410, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-120753

F.J. Xu, F.-G. Yuan, L. Liu, J. Hu, and Y.P. Qiu, “Performance Prediction and Demonstration of a Miniature Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine,” J. Energy Engineering, 139 (2013): 143-152 , doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897-0000125

Zhu, G.L. Huang, and F.-G. Yuan, “Fast Damage Imaging using Time-Reversal Technique in Frequency-wavenumber Domain,” Smart Mater. Struct., 22 (2013): 075028, doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/7/075028

Nanotechnology

J.-W. Kim, E.J. Siochi, J. Carpena-Núñez, K.E. Wise, J.W. Connell, Y. Lin, and R.A. Wincheski, “Polyaniline/Carbon Nanotube Sheet Nanocomposites: Fabrication and Characterization,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 5 (2013): 8597-8606, doi: 10.1021/am402077d

M.C. Gupta, L. Wang, C. Rothenbach, and K. Sun, “Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers for Surface Microtexture,” J. Laser Micro/Nanoengineering, 8 (2013): 124-130, doi: 10.2961/jlmn.2013.02.0002

Lin, K.A. Watson, J.-W. Kim, D.W. Baggett, D.C. Working, and J.W. Connell, “Bulk Preparation of Holey Graphene via Controlled Catalytic Air Oxidation,” Nanoscale, 5 (2013): 7814-7824, doi: 10.1039/c3nr02135a

B.K. Nayak, P.O. Caffrey, C.R. Speck, and M. C. Gupta, “Superhydrophobic Surfaces by Replication of Micro/Nano-Structures Fabricated by Ultrafast-Laser-Microtexturing,”  Applied Surface Science, 266 (2013): 27-32, doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.112052

Wang, Z.Z. Yong, Q.W. Li, P.D. Bradford, W. Liu, D.S. Tucker, W. Cai, H. Wang, F.-G. Yuan, and Y.T. Zhu, “Ultrastrong, Stiff, and Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Composites,” Materials Research Letters, 1 (2013): 19-25, doi: 10.1080/21663831.2012.686586.

 

Sensors, Actuators, and Photovoltaics

Kwon, W. Huang, F.-G. Yuan, and X.N. Jiang, “Flexoelectric Sensing Using a Multilayered Barium Strontium Titanate Structure,” Smart Mater. Struct., 22 (2013): 115017-115017-8, doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/11/115017

Liu and F.-G. Yuan, “Diamagnetic Levitation for Nonlinear Vibration Energy Harvesting: Theoretical Modeling and Analysis,” J. Sound and Vibration, 332 (2013): 455-464, doi:

D.A. McGillivray, R. Cravey, K. Dudley, E. Vedeler, and M.C. Gupta, “Polarization Properties of 2 D and 1D Metamaterial Lenses,” in the Proceedings of the SPIE Optics and Phototonics Conference,  August 2013, San Diego, CA

Palagummi and F.-G. Yuan, “A Vibration Energy Harvester using Diamagnetic Levitation,” Proceedings of SPIE 8688, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2013, 86880N (2013), doi:10.1117/12.2009657

Park and S. Choi, “Miniaturization of Optical Spectroscopes into Fresnel Microspectrometers,” J. Nanophoton., 7 (2013), doi: 10.1117/1.JNP.7.077599

A.A. Shah and M.C. Gupta, “Spectral Selective Surfaces for Concentrated Solar Power Receivers by Laser Sintering of Tungsten Micro and Nano Particles,” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 117 (2013): 489-493, doi: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.07.013

Su, T.-B. Xu, and X. Jiang, “A Piezoelectric Electro-Mechanical Transducer Utilizing Hybrid Mechanism for High Actuation/Transduction Performance,” in the Proceedings of ASME-SMASIS 2013, September 2013, Snowbird, UT

Tolliver, T.-B. Xu, and X.N. Jiang, “Piezoelectric Actuators with Active and Passive Frames,” in the Proceedings of the ASME-SMASIS, September 2013, Snowbird, UT

Ungaro, S.K. Gray and M.C. Gupta, “Black Tungsten for Solar Power Generation,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 103 (2013): 07115-07115-3, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4818711

Wang, D.E. Carlson, and M.C. Gupta, “ Investigation of Metal Contacts for Silicon Solar Cells Using Laser Processed 8 µm Thick Al Foils” in the Proceedings of the SPIE Laser Material Processing for Solar Energy Devices II Conference, August 2013, San Diego, CA

Wang, D.E. Carlson, and M.C. Gupta, “Silicon Solar Cells Based on All-Laser-Transferred Contacts,” Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, published online: July 2013, DOI: 10.1002/pip.2395.

X.Y. Wang, S. Palagummi, L. Liu, and F.-G. Yuan, “A Magnetically Levitated Energy Harvester,” Smart Mater. Struct., 22 (2013): 055016 , doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/5/055016

T.-B. Xu, E.J. Siochi, J.-H. Kang, L. Zuo, X. Tang, and X. Jiang, “Energy Harvesting Using PZT Ceramic Multilayer Stack,” Smart Mater. Struct., 22 (2013): 065015, doi: 10.1088/0964-1729/22/6/065015

T.-B. Xu, E.J. Siochi, J.H. Kang, L. Zuo, W. Zhou, X. Tang, and X. Jiang, “Energy Harvesting Using a PZT Ceramic Multilayer Stack,” Smart Materials and Structures, 22 (2013): 065015-065015, doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/6/065015

T.-B. Xu, L. Tolliver, X. Jiang, and J. Su, “A Single Crystal Lead Magnesium Niobate-Lead Titanate Multilayer-Stacked Cryogenic Flextensional Actuator,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 102 (2013): 042906-042906-4, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4790142

Yan, W.B. Huang, S.R. Kwon, S.R. Yang, X.N. Jiang, and F.-G. Yuan, “Design of a Curvature Sensor Using a Flexoelectric Material,” Proceedings of the SPIE, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 8692 (2013),doi: 10.1117/12.2009941

Yan, W. Huang, S. Yang, X.N. Jiang, and F.-G. Yuan, “A Sensor for the Direct Measurement of Curvature based on Flexoelectricity,” Smart Mater. Struct., 22 (2013): 085016, doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/8/085016

Yan, R. Zhu, G.L. Huang, and F.-G. Yuan, “Focusing Flexural Lamb Waves Using Surface-Bonded Metamaterials,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 103 (2013): 121901-121901-5, doi: 10.1063/1.4821258

Yan, R. Zhu, G.L. Huang, and F.-G. Yuan, “Focusing Flexural Lamb Waves by Designing Elastic Metamaterials Bonded on the Plate,” in the Proceedings of SPIE, 8695 (2013), doi: 10.1117/12.2009506

Zhou, H. Li, and F.-G. Yuan, “Guided Wave Generation, Sensing, and Damage Detection Using In-Plane Shear Piezoelectric Wafer,” Proceedings SPIE, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 8692 (2013); doi:10.1117/12.200833

Zhou, H. Li, and F.-G. Yuan, “Guided Wave Generation, Sensing, and Damage Detection using In-plane Shear Piezoelectric Wafer,” Smart Mater. Struct., 23 (2014), doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/1/015014

Signals, Control, and Adaptive Systems

Tummala, M.I. Frecker, A.A. Wissa, and J.E. Hubbard Jr., “Design and Optimization of a Bend-and-Sweep Compliant Mechanism,” Smart Mater. Struct., 22 (2013), doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/9/094019

Wang, T.R. Jobredeaux, H. Herencia-Zapana, P.-L. Garoche, A. Dieumegard, E. Feron, and M. Pantel, “From Design to Implementation: An Automated, Credible Autocoding Chain for Control Systems,” August 2013, doi: arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.2641

A.A. Wissa, N. Guerreiro, J. Grauer, J.E. Hubbard Jr., C. Altenbuchner, Y. Tummala, M. Frecker, and R. Roberts, “Flight Testing of Novel Compliant Spines for Passive Wing Morphing on Ornithopters,” in the Proceedings of the 21st AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference, April 8-11, 2013, Boston, MA

Space & Flight Systems

Altenbuchner, J. Hubbard, and A.A. Wissa “Free Flight Validation of a Flexible-Multi-Body Structural Dynamics Model of a Bioinspired Ornithopter,” ASM2013-1157, in the Proceedings of the 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, January 2013, Dallas, TX

D.C. Arney, A.W. Wilhite, and D. Reeves, “Understanding the Lunar System Architecture Design Space,” AIAA Paper 2013-5493, in the Proceedings of the AIAA SPACE 2013 Conference and Exposition, September 10-12, 2013, San Diego, CA

E.L. Axdahl, A. Kumar, and A.W. Wilhite, “Mitigation of Autoignition Due to Premixing in a Hypervelocity Flow Using Active Wall Cooling,” in the Proceedings of the 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 14-17, 2013, San Jose, CA

Chai, S.R. Currey, and C.A. Jones, “Review of Recent U.S. Human Space Exploration Plans Beyond Low Earth Orbit,” AIAA Paper 2013-5314, in the Proceedings of the AIAA SPACE 2013 Conference and Exposition, September 10-12, 2013, San Diego, CA

A.T. Noevere and A.W. Wilhite, “Techniques for Integrated Thermal-Structural Design of an Orbital Propellant Depot,” AIAA Paper 2013-5495, in the Proceedings of the AIAA SPACE 2013 Conference and Exposition, September 10-12, 2013, San Diego, CA

Radhakrishnan, W.E. Edmonson, and Q.-A. Zeng, “Small Satellite Cluster Inter-Connectivity,” in the Proceedings of the 27th Small Satellite Conference, August 9-14, 2013, Logan, UT

S.K. Rallabhandi, E.J. Nielsen, and B. Diskin, “Sonic Boom Mitigation Through Aircraft Design and Adjoint Methodology,” J. Aircraft, 51 (2014):502-510, doi:10.2514/1.C032189

Shen, R.P. Thornburgh, Y. Liu, A.R. Kreshock, and M.L. Wilbur, “Design and Optimization of an Airfoil with Active Continuous Trailing-Edge Flap,” in the Proceedings of the AHS 69th Annual Forum, May 21-23, 2013, Phoenix, AZ

M.A. Simon and A.W. Wilhite, “A Tool for the Automated Design and Evaluation of Habitat Interior Layouts,” AIAA Paper 2013-5305, in the Proceedings of the AIAA SPACE 2013 Conference and Exposition, September 10-12, 2013, San Diego, CA

Wilhite, D. Arney, and P. Chai, “The Utilization of Launch Vehicles Core Stages and Propellant Depots for Human Space Exploration,” AIAA Paper 2013-4177, in the Proceedings of the 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 14-17, 2013, San Jose, CA