Scholars@Duke
Walter Neal Simmons

Walter Neal Simmons

Gendell Family Professor of the Practice
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
wns@duke.edu
309 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0302
309 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Conferences

Elimination of cavitation-related attenuation in shock wave lithotripsy

Conference Aip Conference Proceedings · March 17, 2017 In shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), acoustic pulses with a leading compression wave followed by a tensile wave are delivered into the patient's body using a water-filled coupling cushion. Cavitation-related acoustic energy loss in the coupling unit depends cr ... Full text Cite

EFFECTS OF HOLMIUM: YAG LASER ENERGY SETTINGS ON FIBER TIP DEGRADATION

Conference JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY · September 1, 2012 Link to item Cite

A hands-on approach to computational methods in engineering

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings · January 1, 2009 The Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University has been actively focusing on the development of a variety of mechanisms to provide undergraduate engineering students with an earlier, more practical, experience with engineering concepts. Through these m ... Cite

The effect of beam size on stone comminution in SWL

Conference JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY · October 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

Development of an X-ray transmitting catheter

Conference PROCEEDINGS OF THE 7TH JOINT CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SCIENCES · January 1, 2003 Link to item Cite