Saurin Majumdar

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a data-analytics framework which uses Weibull and Bootstrap probabilistic modeling techniques for explicitly quantifying the uncertainty/scatter associated with fatigue life rather than estimating the lives based on a best-fit based deterministic approach.

TL;DR: In this article, the accumulated strain data was used to calculate residual stresses in the fibers and the matrix simultaneously, or to determine stresses resulting from external loading, which can be used to determine residual stresses.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on capital costs and lifetime limitations of tokamaks in an attempt to quantify sensitivity to pulsed operation, and characterize improvements in physics (current drive efficiency) and engineering (superior materials) which will help achieve these goals for different burn cycles.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors apply the high temperature design rules of the ITER Structural Design Criteria (ISDC) to first wall designs with high heat flux, and show that the maximum coolant pressure and surface heat flux capabilities are determined not only by the mechanical properties of the first wall material but also by the details of the blanket design.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of fabrication procedures (e.g., thermal cycling) on strain in the constituents of a metal-matrix composite have been studied, and the results of these studies have provided information on the effects of Ag content on stoichiometry, strength of interface bonding between Ag and YBCO (indicated by the tensile strains in the Ag), and creep mechanisms during fabrication.