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Vouvant
No full textVouvant is a tragic love story that takes place in the West of France. The story follows two thieves, Antoine and Caroline, who wind up becoming literal and figurative partners in crime. Their ultimate goal is to rob the richest man in France, Jacques DuBois. One night, when they break into DuBois\u27 grand chateau in Vouvant, everything changes for the pair in ways they could have never foreseen. This story is based on and takes inspiration from Cowboy Bebop, Casablanca, Romeo and Juliet, and The Great Gatsby. In some ways, this story is a response to Cowboy Bebop. In others, it is an extension of what Cowboy Bebop has already set up. The backbone of Vouvant is about the relationship between Antoine and Caroline as well as the introduction of Jacques DuBois as he interrupts their budding romance. The subtopics explored within the story are wealth, status, crime, romanticism, tragedy, relationships, and, of course, the most important, love. All good things must come to an end, that in itself is a tragedy. However, because of this nature, happiness becomes a finite commodity which therefore grants it value. Within Vouvant, as much as the pair may try, one cannot just steal it. Vouvant appeals to this tragedy, the tragedy of love and how, eventually, it too must subside. So, while it does last, how will the shared love be appreciated before it inevitably fades away
Aerogel Window
No full textDue to increased human demand for energy, research and design have become increasingly interested in novel energy-efficient materials, systems, and measures. This is due to rising indoor comfort demands, concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, and energy price fluctuations. Window design is crucial to achieving energy-efficient buildings, ensuring the occupants\u27 thermal comfort, and meeting government daylight requirements. Aerogels are high-porous dry gels that are 90% - 99% conducted by air. The high air occupancy guarantees lower thermal conductivity than air, and the high transparency makes the aerogel an excellent material for window glazing. The Rapid Supercritical Extraction Technique developed by Union College is used to make aerogel samples in the following project. The project serves to test and manufacture samples of aerogel glazing pieces. These pieces aim to retrofit existing windows, allow buildings to provide enough daylight in indoor areas, reduce heat loss due to windows, and lower the long-term cost. This report mainly discusses the design of the 12 x 12 mold to make aerogel samples, as well as the design of the heater in the hot press machine, and the process of adjusting the increasing and decreasing rate of temperature and force. Additionally, one 10.1 x 11 aerogel window with four 5 x 5 aerogel is built for demonstration purposes. Overall, this report will show the full progress of improvement of aerogel window research
Development of an Affordable Hybrid Golf Shaft Using Sustainable Materials
Full text linkAs with many industries, technology is improving in the golf world, but sacrifices made to improve performance have resulted in polluting materials and manufacturing processes. These cutting-edge designs support the specifications and playing abilities of a small professional minority while exceeding the needs of much of the golf community. To minimize the emissions created through golf shaft manufacturing, it was hypothesized that the needs of the amateur player could still be satisfied through a less capable yet more sustainable material. Research on and eventual introduction of these materials into commercial golf shafts will significantly improve the sustainability of the sport. This design aimed to use pre-impregnated unidirectional flax fiber sheets to create a structurally viable composite hybrid golf shaft. A hybrid golf club was selected for its commonplace use among amateur players and shorter existence compared to older club designs such as irons or drivers, suggesting that hybrids have more optimization potential than other club designs. The design process was reduced to an optimization problem with various performance parameters established prior to the design. Multiple iterations of the shaft design were simulated and compared to these parameters until a design satisfying all constraints was found. Testing and simulation processes particularly focused on swing weight calculations for each design and FEA analysis testing in SolidWorks to evaluate the stresses and deflections of the shaft under various loads. Once the design requirements were satisfied, physical prototypes of the design were constructed using an autoclave to cure the composite around a cylindrical mandrel
Uniform Justice? Examining the Role of the Judge Advocate General\u27s Corps and the Military Justice System
No full textWhile many citizens of the U.S. have a basic understanding of the civilian justice system, those not in the armed forces have a less apparent understanding of the military justice system. However, the military is a distinct social institution that has a direct impact in society from an individual, national, and global level. The objective of this thesis is to demonstrate and explain why it is both necessary and important that the military have a separate system of justice. I analyze and discuss the role of the Judge Advocate General\u27s Corps and the military justice system through quantitative interviews with two current judge advocates and an examination of the U.S. Air Force trial docket. My results and findings suggest that the distinct nature of the military and its functions require an equally distinct system of justice and legal profession
Liebau Pumping in Embryonic Hearts: A RIM-PIV Study of Liebau Impedance Pumping in an Embryonic Heart Model
Full text linkThis work describes the design and implementation of a fully functioning, optically accessible Liebau pump with a visualization of the flow that will be generated using refractive index matched particle image velocimetry (RIM-PIV). Liebau impedance pumping is a unique way of transporting fluid by simply compressing a flexible tube; no valves are needed. The compression mechanism used in this design is a cam and follower mechanism, chosen for its ability to controllably pinch the tube, driving the flow. In this work, RIM-PIV will be used to visualize the flow within the Liebau pump. To use this technique, the flexible tube of the pump was cast out of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to match its refractive index to that of the glycerin water solution that the pump is submerged in and that is flowing within the pump. The resulting RIM-PIV measurements, which will be the first of their kind in a Liebau impedance pump, will contribute to the understanding of the velocity profile created within a Liebau pump and to answering the question of whether Liebau pumping is responsible for creating blood flow in the early stages of embryonic heart development
Senatorial Partisanship Affects Racial Disparity in Federal Criminal Sentencing Outcomes: How the Federal Judicial Appointment Process Predicts Levels of Racial Bias
Full text linkDespite the presence of sentencing guidelines, racial disparities in federal still exist. In this thesis, I hypothesize that the senators\u27 partisanship and states ideologies affect racial disparities. This works through institutional factors and the context of the judges in how they decision make. In this study, I examine states through their senators and the ways in which senatorial courtesy influences the appointment of federal district court judges. The hypothesis looks into this influence and suggests that the more ideologically conservative a state is and its Senators are, the more likely there will be racial disparity in the federal district court sentence outcomes. In my findings, there is reason to believe that there is a slight disparity in more Red states, but the overarching answer is that all stats have racial disparity, therefore the United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines are not effective enough
Season of Life
No full textSeason of Life is a feature-film lengthed screenplay adapted from Jeffrey Marx\u27s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Season of Life
The Design and Manufacturing of a Sustainable Composite I-Beam
No full textComposites are a category of engineering technology that utilizes a combination of two distinct materials to achieve a desired characteristic such as high strength, or high durability. The field of composites has a significant impact on the transportation, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors. One professional society, the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, is leading the research and development of composites and their applications. Every year they host a student bridge competition for students to explore and learn about composite technology and the different classifications. Union College students have competed for many years in the Natural I beam category focusing on weight reduction. The goal of the competition is to withstand the category design load, in the Natural I Beam category 2400 lbf, while maintaining the lowest weight possible. The beam designed and manufactured this year employs a varying cross-sectional height in order to achieve constant stress along the bottom flange of the I-Beam. This creates a curved shape, reducing the excess material on the ends of the bottom flange, therefore reducing the weight of the beam. Poplar wood was chosen as the core material for its high strength and relatively low weight. A flax fiber pre-preg is the laminate material, which will be overlayed over the poplar wood and fixed in an autoclave. Multiple beams were manufactured for practice and testing. A final beam is being manufactured for the competition in Seattle, Washington in April 2023