Technical Papers and Presentations

The simplicity, reliability and low costs of electro-mechanical breakers have made them the workhorse for the interruption of low voltage short-circuit currents. In the presence of a short circuit, the contacts of the breaker heat up, and a bridge of molten metal forms between the pair ... Read More

THz is an emerging technology which can be strongly utilized in the field of spectroscopy, communication, biomedical, non-destructive evaluation (NDE), food industry and many more fields [1-2]. It covers the frequency range from 0.1-10 THz [2]. At THz regime, to achieve the high output ... Read More

Ultra-thin flexible glass with thicknesses of 100 µm or below is bendable and has superior surface properties (Figure 1). The current use in foldable displays of mobile devices gives an idea of the range of possible applications [1]. However, it requires dedicated handling and processing ... Read More

When polypropylene (PP) is produced it contains impurities in the form of dissolved gasses. These gasses can be removed by heating the material (in the form of pellets in a silo) and flushing with plenty of fresh air. However, one of the gasses is C9, which is flammable. We built a model ... Read More

Normally, power lines for electrical power distribution are shielded such that there is (almost) no magnetic field outside the cable. In a substation, these cables are connected to transformers via unshielded components such as switching boards and busbars. Thus, magnetic fields are ... Read More

Helicon Injected Inertial Plasma Electrostatic Rocket (HIIPER) [1] is a plasma thruster being researched at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It has been shown in Figure 1. It involves a helicon source along with an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) chamber. IEC is a fusion ... Read More

In applications like nuclear reactors or particle accelerators, mechanical components near a source of radiation develop radiation damage. This typically means a change in tensile properties and fracture toughness, which depends on the radiation dose (commonly measured in ‘displacements ... Read More

Helicon current drive is gaining the attention of plasma community to achieve off-axis study state plasma operation for longer duration for high electron density conditions. RF launchers are used to launch the helicon waves to the desired region of the current drive inside the plasma. A ... Read More

In this paper, analysis of cancer cell using Sub-THz technology have been studied. Sub-THz technique for cancer detection is a much reliable and safer technique as compared to conventional methods [1,2]. To study the behavior of cancer cells and normal cells using Sub-THz technology, a ... Read More

Microwave plasma sources with a resonant cavity have been widely used in microwave electrothermal thrusters as an electric propulsion device, in which free-floating plasma is ignited and sustained in a propellant gas. The resonant cavity microwave plasma has become increasingly ... Read More