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    C. C. Mehta

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    On the life and works of Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta, b. 1901, Gujarati author

    Conventional and cooling assisted friction stir welding of AA6061 and AZ31B alloys

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    Conventional and cooling assisted friction stir welded Al–Mg joints were investigated by visual inspection, optical macro plus microscopy, scanning electron micrographs, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffractions, tensile testing and micro hardness indentation. The nugget zone is characterized by onion rings composed of different phases such as Mg in an Al matrix, Al in an Mg matrix as well as intermetallic compounds, Al 3 Mg 2 and Al 12 Mg 17 . A diffusion layer was detected on the Al side of the joint between the nugget and thermo-mechanically affected zones identifying a solid solution of Mg in Al. No diffusion layer was observed on the Mg side. The tensile strength of the dissimilar joints is enhanced by cooling assisted welding process due to the reduction in the amount of intermetallic compounds inside the weld bead. Congruently, higher hardness peaks are reported in the nugget zone of conventional FSW joint with respect to the CFSW joint. © 2019 Elsevier B.V

    Mobilities in Religious Knowledge: Phiroz Mehta and the Logics of Transreligiosity in 1970s–80s South London

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    This paper examines transreligiosity in the context of the transmission of South Asian concepts of spirituality to the UK in the 20th century. Between the 1920s and 1990s, Indian teacher and author Phiroz Mehta (1902–1994) crossed borders in a colonial and postcolonial shuttling between India and the UK but also transgressed conceptual and practice borders of religion, teaching Indian religious concepts to post-Christian spiritual seekers in 1970s–80s South London. Mehta cultivated an elasticity between many religious and philosophical traditions, recognising the post-institutional fatigue of subjects who sought alternative forms of ‘belonging without believing’. Privileging the domestic space for teaching, as well as transitory ‘camp’ gatherings in the UK and Germany, Mehta often operated in the social margins, combining teachings from Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity with Zoroastrianism, Judaism (specifically Kabbalah), and Daoism. He offered his tutees the freedom to practice religion in whatever way they chose by drawing on a broad range of traditions concurrently to create a transreligiosity. This paper examines Panagiotopoulos and Roussou’s ‘transgressional webs of practising individualised forms of alternative spirituality’ in relation to Mehta’s followers in the 1970s-1980s and asks how transreligiosity relates to other theoretical analyses, such as religious exoticism, bricolage, religious appropriation, cultural re-articulation or assemblage. This paper focuses on qualitative interviews with original members of the Mehta community conducted between 2021 and 2022.</p

    Design and development of a mechatronic training simulator for adult ECMO

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    Widespread adoption of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in adults has been limited by unfamiliarity with the procedure, including cannulation and safe handling of the ECMO equipment. We present the design and development of a mechatronic training simulator for ECMO that can help medical professionals acquire the needed skills, gain familiarity, and reduce errors by practicing before performing the procedure on real patients. The trainer is designed as an ultrasound-compatible, wholesome simulator with realistic components such as synthetic blood vessels, cannulation pads, and a color-changing blood simulant to simulate oxygenation and deoxygenation. The simulator is integrated with a mathematical model of human physiology to simulate real-time patient vitals and training scenarios, and to control the trainer hardware. We present results related to successful cannulation under ultrasound scanning and a simple patient scenario of hypovolemia.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-05-01The student, Iti Mehta, accepted the attached license on 2019-04-24 at 10:58.The student, Iti Mehta, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2019-04-24 at 11:11.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2019-04-24 at 12:45.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #13873 on 2019-08-22 at 15:08:02Made available in DSpace on 2019-08-23T20:36:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 MEHTA-THESIS-2019.pdf: 84393765 bytes, checksum: 74f0edf247057995595372eb8076e513 (MD5) LICENSE.txt: 4206 bytes, checksum: 30fb64a86cfc352d6579ccb023b2a936 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2019-04-24Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 112203 Lift date: 2021-08-23T20:36:18Z Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD systemU of I Only Restriction Lifted for Item 112203 on 2021-08-24T09:15:24Z

    A review on friction stir-based channeling

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    Friction stir-based channeling is a solid-state processing encompassing the friction stir channeling (FSC) and its variants. In one manufacturing action, the FSC delivers a subsurface internal closed channel in a monolithic plate with no length limitation. The unique characteristics of theses internally closed channels produced with FSC can fit the demand from several industrial fields, namely lightweight structurally stiffened panels and applications where high power density requires highly efficient thermal management systems, such as power electronics and electric vehicles-based transportation. This first review on the FSC and its variants encompasses a systematic and comprehensive understanding on physical properties, including thermal performance and channel manufacturability applied to different engineering materials. The discussion is emphasized on working principle of channel formation, tool design, influence of process parameters, geometrical characterization, mechanical properties, hardness field and microstructural features correlated with mechanical properties. It can be summarized that novel processing of channels by FSC enhances the thermal performance compared to conventional fabrication techniques. FSC can produce complex path channels with various sizes, shapes and surface finishing. Precise control on process parameters and material flow governs the channel formation that subsequently influences thermal and mechanical performances of the channels. FSC has been applied to different range of thermal management systems and has potential for many demanding existent applications and enabling new high-performance products. From the initial FSC concept based on a shoulder-workpiece clearance, to the most recent solutions, such as the stationary shoulder FSC, and the no-tilt-angle and no-shoulder-workpiece clearance, allowing the manufacturing of large size channels, leaving the processed surface at its original quota and ready to be used. A significant leap is introduced with the Hybrid FSC enabling simultaneous welding and channeling, of similar and dissimilar metal components, and therefore enhancing design opportunities for even more competitive solutions.Peer reviewe

    Optimal Bioeconomic Management Strategies for Prevention and Control of Invasive Alien Species

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    Paper removed by author. Please see the current version, available online January 8, 2007: Mehta, S.V. et al. Optimal detection and control strategies for invasive species management. Ecological Economics (2007), doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.10.024Environmental Economics and Policy,

    Advanced Joining and Welding Techniques: An Overview

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    Design and implementation of a phase locked loop for high-speed serial links

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    The student, Rushabh Mehta, accepted the attached license on 2016-04-25 at 13:40.The student, Rushabh Mehta, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2016-04-25 at 13:46.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2016-04-27 at 14:52.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #9475 on 2016-07-07 at 13:50:45Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-07T20:27:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 MEHTA-THESIS-2016.pdf: 13984347 bytes, checksum: 4ecb06c5c270bc1beffb061eeae85eef (MD5) LICENSE.txt: 4210 bytes, checksum: e6aea67d4e02d64f06671bb40ada2274 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-27Recent advances in the semiconductor industry and process technology scaling have increased the demand for fast, robust computing. The thirst for high-processing, low power ICs is ever increasing. This has pushed the demand for high data rates in wireless and wireline communication systems in the multi-Gbps range. With higher data rates, the I/O links need to scale proportionally. However, the I/O channel bandwidth has not scaled appropriately making it the biggest bottleneck in high-speed links. Parallel links have not been able to match this increasing system performance due to issues such as crosstalk, timing skew and packaging costs. Thus there is a need for high-speed serial links. For high-speed transmission of data, there arises a need for high-speed on chip clocking circuits making the use of Phase-Locked Loops (PLLs) imperative. This thesis includes an overview of high-speed links along with the need for PLLs. An in-depth understanding of PLL theory, loop dynamics and behavioral and transistor level simulation follows. Performance metrics such as phase noise, random jitter and deterministic jitter are discussed. Finally, this thesis concludes with an insight into All Digital Phase-Locked Loops (ADPLLs).Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2018-05-01Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 93174 Lift date: 2018-07-07T20:28:14Z Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD systemEmbargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 93174 Lift date: 2018-07-07T20:35:34Z Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD systemU of I Only Restriction Lifted for Item 93174 on 2018-07-08T09:15:20Z

    Metallurgical and Mechanical Properties of Al–Cu Joint by Friction Stir Spot Welding and Modified Friction Stir Clinching

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    Abstract: Dissimilar joints of AA5083 and pure Cu joint are successfully produced and compared by friction stir spot welding and modified friction stir clinching with intermediate layer of Zn interlayer for the first time. Self-reacting behavior of Zn is observed to obtain sound welds resulted from intermixing in stir zone (in FSSW), refilled zone (in MFSC) and brazed zone (in both FSSW and MFSC). MFSC is used to fill the cavity of keyhole that in turn increased 40% strength of dissimilar Cu–Al joints. Presence of lamellar eutectics in brazed zone and intermetallic compounds such as Al2Cu, Al4Cu9, CuZn5 and Cu4Zn in weld zone are confirmed in Cu–Al MFSC joints. Graphic Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]Peer reviewe
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