RSS 1.0Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng (Theses and Dissertations)
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Optimisation of Liquid Heat Exchangers for CPU Thermal Management
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2025)The research presented in this thesis addresses critical gaps in the understanding related to electronic cooling with conjugate heat transfer effects, and its integration into practical Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... -
Airport Noise: From Monthly Variability to the Impact of Technology Uptake on Long-Term Projections
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2025)The surrounding communities of Dublin Airport are experiencing increasing noise due to increasing air traffic. Aircraft noise is a significant environmental issue, with substantial implications for public health and quality ... -
Exploring the Role of Neovascularisation in Carotid Plaque Vulnerability
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2025)Non-invasive ultrasound imaging is a valuable tool for disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring. In cardiovascular diseases, identifying reliable clinical indicators of vulnerable carotid plaques is vital for improving ... -
Modelling and Optimisation of Axial Fans for Thermal Management of Data Centre Systems
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2025)The rapid expansion of data centres, driven by the increasing demand for digital services and advancements in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), has led to substantial increases in energy consumption, heat ... -
Mechano-immunomodulatory strategies for bone regeneration
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2025)Every 3 seconds a person suffers from an osteoporosis (OP) related bone fracture, resulting in significant disability, loss of independence, and early mortality. This systemic skeletal disease is characterised by low bone ... -
Methods in Reducing The Risk of Fatal Injury During Subway Train to Pedestrian Collisions
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2025)Significant advancements in pedestrian safety have been achieved in automotive design over the past century, as evidenced by the adoption of rounded vehicle shapes, increased bumper coverage, and the implementation of ... -
Systematic Investigation of Cold Spray for the Manufacturing of Tantalum-Silver Composites
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2025)This work investigates the fabrication and properties of tantalum-silver (Ta-Ag) composites produced using cold spray technology. Despite the inherent immiscibility of Ta and Ag, Ta-Ag composites were successfully fabricated ... -
Assessing the gait, physical activity and quality of life benefits of mobility assistance dogs for children with physical and neurological impairments
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2025)Children with physical and neurological impairments such as cerebral palsy often have difficulty walking. Reduced activity levels and participation restrictions in these children may lead to reduced quality of life, ... -
Plunge Stage Force Reduction in Friction Stir Spot Welding of AA2024-T3 through Implementation of Assistive-Auxiliary Energy
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2024)The increasing demand for lightweight, high-strength structures necessitates materials with superior strength-to-weight ratios and advanced technologies like Friction StirWelding (FSW). Since its inception in 1991, FSW has ... -
Numerical investigation of Reynolds number and pitch ratio effect on lock-in ability of an aeroacoustic field in ducted flows
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2016)Tube arrays in ducted flow often experience aeroacoustic resonance. This phenomena is initiated through a mechanism of lock-in during which, the flow induced acoustic field modifies the frequency of vortex shedding not ... -
The development of a computational model of an osteochondral defect
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2016)Osteochondral defects arise in the knee after structural damage penetrates through the hyaline cartilage and into the underlying subchondral bone. The current surgical options used to treat this condition have limited ... -
Towards stem cell regeneration of the nucleus pulposus of the invertebral disc
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2016)Low back pain resulting from intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a significant epidemiological problem and economic burden worldwide. IVD degeneration initiates within the nucleus pulposus (NP), a highly hydrated ... -
Development of a novel stem cell approach for corneal tissue engineering
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2016)Corneal transplantation is frequently used to restore vision following corneal damage or disease but is limited by the availability of suitable donor corneas. Tissue engineering offers a novel answer to this problem through ... -
Optimization of vehicle front shape for pedestrian protection
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2017)The design of a vehicle front has a significant influence on pedestrian injury risk in the event of a vehicle collision. Although significant progress has been made in understanding which features of vehicle design are ... -
Bi-stable flow in tube arrays
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2016)An experimental study of bi-stable flow has been performed. Three tube array geometries were used; two normal triangular tube arrays with pitch-to-diameter ratios (P/d) of 1.32 and 1.58 and a parallel triangular tube array ... -
Electrospray cooling and droplet evaporation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2016)Spray cooling utilises liquid-gas phase transition for highly efficient thermal dissipation. Electrospraying is a method of fluid atomisation by electrostatic means and has applications in colloidal propulsion, mass ... -
Integrating non-viral gene therapy and 3D bioprinting for bone, cartilage and osteochondral tissue engineering
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2017)The repair of osteochondral defects, affecting both the articular cartilage and the underlying subchondral bone, is key for the effective recovery of joint homeostasis and the prevention of further cartilage degeneration ... -
Probing the role of joint specific environmental cues in guiding stem cell fate
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2016)Due to their relative ease of isolation, ability to proliferate extensively in vitro and to differentiate along multiple lineage pathways, mesenchymal stem cells / multipotent stromal cells (MSCs) are a promising cell type ... -
Vortex-Induced Vibrations of Bluff Decks on Cable-Stayed Bridges Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2024)For long and flexible bridges, dynamic wind loading is an important aspect of the design which, if not adequately considered, can impact not just the comfort of the bridge users but also their safety. The standards dealing ... -
Liquid Immersion Thermal Management of Lithium-ion Batteries
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2024)The imperative requirement for the transportation sector to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions has placed greater importance on the more widespread adoption of electric vehicles. The extension of their driving range and ...
