1. THERMODYNAMIC INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF ALKALI METAL IMPURIES ON THE PROCESSING OF AL AND MG ALLOYS Open Access Author: Zhang, Shengjun Title: THERMODYNAMIC INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF ALKALI METAL IMPURIES ON THE PROCESSING OF AL AND MG ALLOYS Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: Mg alloysHigh temperature embrittlementalkali metal impuritiesAl alloysfirst-principlesThermodynamics File: Download Zhang-Thesis-04.pdfDownload Corrected_Title_Page_S_Zhang.pdf Committee Members: Zi Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-ChairLong Qing Chen, Committee MemberEarle Richard Ryba, Committee MemberRobert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
2. Modeling of fluid flow in capillary channels Open Access Author: Zhang, Zhifeng Title: Modeling of fluid flow in capillary channels Graduate Program: Engineering Science and Mechanics Keywords: Capillary blockageConstricted channelCapillary exchangeLeaky channelDroplet dynamicsFluid mechanicsThermodynamicsVEG methodMathematical modeling File: Download Zhifeng_Zhang_Ph.D_thesis_Engineering_Science_and_Mechanics_final.pdf Committee Members: Corina Stefania Drapaca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorCorina Stefania Drapaca, Committee Chair/Co-ChairAlbert Eliot Segall, Committee MemberChristian Peco Regales, Committee MemberXiaofeng Liu, Outside Member