The present work demonstrates the fabrication methodology of a three-dimensional (3-D), aluminum wire filament, bonded mesh deployed as a heat exchange surface. A model of the effective thermal conductivity of the mesh is developed. Apparatus to measure the coolant pressure-drop and heat transfer coefficient are described. Measurements are reported for fabricated test samples of varying thickne...

Woven structures are steadily emerging as excellent reinforcing components in composite materials. Metallic woven meshes, unlike most woven fabrics, show high potential for strengthening via classical methods such as heat treatment. Development of strengthening processes for metallic woven materials, however, must account not only for behavior of the constituent wires, but also for the interact...

In 1926, Crozier and Pincus first reported that 2-week-old rats placed head-down on an inclined plane orient in a head-up direction; this response is called negative geotaxis. In Experiment 1, we replicated this finding by testing 12- to 14-day-old rats on an inclined plane covered with wire mesh. Pups oriented in a head-up direction and avoided the head-down direction at inclines of 45 degrees...

The velvet hand illusion (VHI) is an innovative tactile illusion that enables a human to perceive a velvety sensation by gently rubbing the hands on both sides of wire mesh string through a frame. In order to enhance tactile displays presentation ability, VHI’s mechanism is applied through a series of psychophysical experiments. In this paper, we have investigated the effects of several physica...

This paper describes the design optimization of ferrocement-laminated plate made up of reinforcing steel wire mesh(es) and cement mortar. For the improvement of the designing process, the plate is modeled as a multi-layer medium, dividing the ferrocement plate into layers of mortar and ferrocement. The mortar layers are assumed to be isotropic in nature and the ferrocement layers are assumed to...

A design is considered for a CsI photocathode incorporating a proportional wire anode plane. This would have the advantage over the previously considered mesh anode or near wire anode that the anode wires could be moved further away from the cathode pads, allowing position to be determined using interpolation of imaged charge. This would enable comparable or superior position resolution with la...