Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Advisor
Alkhader, Maen | Ge, Qiaode | Chang, Qing.
Date
2015-08-01
Keywords
fatigue, hysteresis, nitinol, power generation, shape memory effect, superelasticity | Mechanical engineering
Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/76440
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
An investigative study into the feasibility of using nitinol to harvest atmospheric thermal energy is presented. A determination of the thermal characteristic behavior of the atmosphere is made. An investigation into the use of evaporative coolants is conducted. A brief investigation into the heat treatments of 0.5mm nitinol wires is conducted. A mechanism capable of harvesting low grade thermal energy from the normal atmospheric cycling and a method of storing the energy in mechanical form to avoid losses from converting the energy from one form to another and to avoid losses during storage of said energy is built to demonstrate the feasibility of this technology. | 93 pages
Recommended Citation
Kellogg, Joseph Lawrence, "Power Generation from the Diurnal Cycle Using Shape Memory Alloys" (2015). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 2360.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/2360