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Carbon nanotube arrays as multilayer transverse flow carbon nanotube membrane for efficient desalination

Submitted by Jingjie Yeo on

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.03.062 This work presents the multilayer transverse flow carbon nanotube (CNT) membrane (TFCM), which resembles vertically aligned CNT arrays, as an alternative candidate for efficient desalination. Using molecular dynamics, this work shows that multilayer TFCM can provide permeability and salt rejection on par with its single layer counterpart.

ICAME 2019 Borneo: 6th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering

Submitted by J Mahmud on

ICAME 2019: 6th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering

Call for Papers, due 31 May 2019

14 – 16 August 2019, The Pacific Sutera Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

 

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Post-Doctoral Researcher Computational Modelling of Bioabsorbable Medical Devices

Submitted by tedvaughan on

 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed term Postdoctoral Researcher position on computational mechanics of biodegradable medical devices at the Biomechanics Research Centre (BioMec) NUI Galway. This position is funded through a European Union Horizon-2020 project, ‘InSilc’ (In-silico trials for drug-eluting bioabsorbable vascular scaffold development and evaluation), and and are available from 1st May 2019 to the 31st October 2020.

Adhesion of multilayered materials

Submitted by Antonio Papangelo on

Adhesion is a key factor in many tribological processes, especially wear. We generalize a recent formulation for the indentation of a multilayered material using an efficient integral transform method, to the case of adhesion, using a simple energetic transformation in the JKR regime. Then, we specialize the study for the geometry of the Surface Force Apparatus, which consists of two thin layers on a substrate, where the intermediate layer is softer than the other two. We find the pull-off force under "force control" (i.e.

Research Associate Position at University of Virginia in Professor Xiaodong (Chris) Li's Lab

Submitted by ql5jg@virginia.edu on

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia seeks candidates for a Research Associate to assist in the development of low-cost carbon fiber techniques in Professor Xiaodong (Chris) Li's lab.

Evolution of solidification defects in deformation of nano-polycrystalline aluminum

Submitted by mohsenzaeem on

Formation of solidification defects and their evolution in uniaxial tensile deformation of solidified polycrystalline aluminum (Al) were investigated by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. First, solidification process was simulated both isothermally and with different quench rates. At the initial stages of nucleation, coherent twin boundaries and/or fivefold twins formed depending on the quench rate or the undercooling temperature. The solidified polycrystalline Al consisted of randomly distributed grains, twin boundaries, and vacancies.