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Research Projects

Structural Performance Targets of Future Tactical Truck Systems Maneuver Sustainment Vehicle (FTTS MSV) Frame Assembly, Technical Report, Warren MI.

Structural Performance of SES’  Solar Dish Main Boom Assembly Technical Report to Stirling Energy Systems, Phoenix AZ.

Engineering Method - Tiedown Analysis for MV-22 Internal Transportability of Light Strike Vehicle (LSV) Technical Report to General Dynamics – OTS, Saint Petersburg FL.

Loadmaster Tiedown Analysis for C-130 Internal Transportability of Prime Mover  With Weapon Prime Mover With Trailer Light Strike Vehicle, Technical Report to General Dynamics – OTS, Saint Petersburg FL.

Loadmaster Tiedown Analysis for CH-53 Internal Transportability of Prime Mover with Weapon, Prime Mover with Trailer and Light Strike Vehicle, Technical Report to General Dynamics – OTS, Saint Petersburg FL.

Loadmaster Tiedown Analysis for MV-22 Internal Transportability of Prime Mover with Weapon, Ammo Supply Vehicle with Trailer and Light Strike Vehicle, Technical Report to General Dynamics – OTS, Saint Petersburg FL.

Thermal analysis of Baseline and New Generation SAFT Lithium Ion Cells prepared for the U,S Department of Energy, Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies.

Development of Specifications and Design of a 42V Calorimeter, prepared for the U,S Department of Energy, Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies.

FEA Modeling of Ejection Process of a Gencore Fuel Cell Cathode Plate, in collaboration with Plug Power Inc., Albany NY.

Electro-Thermal Analysis of High Power Battery Cells, in collaboration with SAFT Inc., Cockeysville MD.

Flow Analysis of Fuel Cell Channels, in collaboration with Plug Power Inc., Albany NY.

Durability, Thermal Management and Flow Analysis of the Auto-Thermal Reformers, in collaboration with Plug Power Inc., Albany NY.

Thermal Management Effectiveness of Various HEV Battery Configurations, in collaboration with FORD Motor Company, Dearborn MI.

Fuel Cell Stack and End Plate Modeling, in collaboration with Plug Power Inc., Albany NY.

Effect Of Bolt Location And End Plate Stiffness On Fuel Cell Stack Pressure Profile, in collaboration with Plug Power Inc., Albany, NY.

Uniformity of Velocity Distribution on the Top of ATR Substrate, in collaboration with Plug Power Inc., Albany NY.

Effect of Manufacturing, Loading, and Material Variations of a Fuel Cell Stack on the MEA's Pressure Distribution, in collaboration with Plug Power Inc., Albany NY.

ATR – Durability, Thermal Management and Flow Analysis of the Auto-Thermal Reformer, in collaboration with Plug Power Inc., Albany NY.

H2 Pumping - Design Optimization of the "Hydrogen Pumping" Stack, in collaboration with Plug Power Inc., Albany NY.

High Temperature Stack - Effects of Material and Temperature Nonlinearities on the High Temperature Fuel Cell Stack and End Plate Design, in collaboration with Plug Power Inc., Albany NY.

Activation Mechanisms For Self-Chilling Beverage Cans, in collaboration with  the FUTECH Corporation, Fairbanks CA.

Thermal Structural Response of a Return Vehicle Under Reentry Environments, in collaboration with NASA AMES, AI Division and MCAT Inc, San Jose CA.

CAD Modeling and Grid Generation Techniques, in collaboration with NASA AMES, AI Division and MCAT Inc, San Jose CA.

Buckling Finite Element Analysis of 60lb and 65lb Cans, in collaboration with Ball Corporation, Broomfield CO.

Flow Restrictor Design for Constant Mass Flow, in collaboration with American Standard, Worldwide Fitting Group Denver, Boulder CO.

Crashworthiness Evaluation and Intrusion Minimization of Mini-vans Under Side Impact.

Valve Behavior Analysis for Self-Contained, Disposable Beverage Can Cooling System, in collaboration with FUTECH Corporation, Fairbanks CA.

Air Flow Analysis Around the Fan Housing, in collaboration with Carefree of Colorado, a Scott Fetzer Company, Broomfield CO.

Buckling Finite Element Analysis of 50lb and 55 lb KalKan Cans, in collaboration with Ball Corporation, Broomfield CO.

Modal Finite Element Analysis of the Saturn X Beam, in collaboration with Melco Embroidery Systems, Denver CO.

Plastic Strength of Bishopric Beer Storage Tanks, in collaboration with Coors Brewing Company, Golden CO.

Evaluation of Methods Supporting the “Benchmarc” Catalytic Converter Assembly, in collaboration with Benteler Industries Inc., Golden CO.

Development of a Variable Conductance Insulation Battery Enclosure for High-Temperature Batteries, in collaboration with the United States Advanced Battery Consortium, Golden CO.

Optimization of High Temperature Fiber Glass Manufacturing Components, in collaboration with Mountain Technical Center of Schuller International Inc. and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO.

Design and Optimization of Flywheel Containment, Awarded by Tribology Systems, World Flywheel Consortium, in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO.

Low-cost Turbines for Renewable Energy Applications, in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO.

Structural Non-linearities in Compact Vacuum Insulation, in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO and the University of Colorado, Denver CO.

Contact Problems of Ceramic Extruder Backing Plates, in collaboration with the Adolph Coors Company, Advanced Technologies Division, Golden CO.

Modeling the Metal Forming Process to Rigidify Flat Bottom Aluminum Cans, in collaboration with the Adolph Coors Company, Advanced Technologies Division, Golden CO.

Snap-through Buckling of Spherical Shells, in collaboration with the Adolph Coors Company, Advanced Technologies Division, Golden CO.

Optimum Location of Scoring for Easy Vent Hole Opening, in collaboration with the Adolph Coors Company, Advanced Technologies Division, Golden CO.

Stress Analysis of Liners of an Energy Dissipation Baffle, in collaboration with ATC Engineering Consultants Inc. (ECI), Englewood CO.

Random Vibration Analysis of an Energy Dissipation Structure Down Stream of Two Fixed Cone Valves, in collaboration with ATC Engineering Consultants Inc. (ECI), Englewood CO.

Shape Optimization of Shells of Revolution for Buckling Strength, in collaboration with the Adolph Coors Company, Advanced Technologies Division, Golden CO.

Inelastic Stability of Gable Frames, in collaboration with the University of Colorado, Denver CO.

Buckling and Post-buckling Behavior of Two-bay Frames, in collaboration with the University of Colorado, Denver CO.

Snap-through Buckling of Frames, in collaboration with the University of Colorado, Denver CO.

Balancing of High Speed, Flexible, Damped Spindles, in collaboration with the Mechanical Analysis Laboratory, International Business Machines, Boulder CO.

Critical Speed Determination of High Speed of Print-Heads, in collaboration with the Mechanical Analysis Laboratory, International Business Machines, Boulder CO.
 

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