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Author:

Guzzetta, Ashley Susan

Title:

MODELING THE EFFECTS OF FUEL ROD CRUD FORMATION ON BOILING HEAT TRANSFER IN A PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR USING EULERIAN TWO-FLUID CFD

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

nuclear
pressurized water reactors
crud model
subcooled boiling
heat transfer
CFD
crud formation

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Guzzetta.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Peña, Christopher

Title:

Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of AxWJ-2 Propulsor Cavitation Breakdown

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Cavitation
CFD

File:

Download PenaThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Porzio, David Philip

Title:

MICRO-THROUGH-MACROSCALE FLUID-DYNAMICS MODELING OF HUMAN RESPIRATION

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
cfd
multiscale
human respiration
macroscale
breathing
microscale

File:

Download Thesis_David_P_Porzio.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ma, Fuhua

Title:

Thrust Chamber Dynamics and Propulsive Performance of Airbreathing Pulse Detonation Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

propulsive performance
pulse detonation engine
supersonic inlet
multicycle
multitube
CE/SE method

File:

Download PhDThesis_Ma.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

Author:

Tallman, James Albert

Title:

A Computational Study of Tip Desensitization in Axial Flow Turbines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Tip Treatment
Tip Desensitization
Leakage Vortex
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbine
Leakage Flow
Axial Flow Turbine

File:

Download James_Tallman_PhD_Thesis_2002.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Member
L Joel Peltier, Committee Member
Dr Edward Hall, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Jian

Title:

IGNITION TRANSIENT IN AN ETHYLENE FUELED SCRAMJET ENGINE WITH AIR THROTTLING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

supersonic combustion
Scramjet
CFD
air throttling

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Jian_Li_March_27.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Vigor Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Liwei

Title:

FLOW DYNAMICS AND SCALAR MIXING OF TRANSVERSE JETS INTO CROSSFLOWS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

large eddy simulation
jet in crossflow
turbulent mixing
jet stability
external excitations
supersonic flow

File:

Download LiweiZhang_PhDthesis_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

Author:

Hoskins, Meghan E

Title:

Development of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Tool to Explore the Interactions between Cancer Cells and Leukocytes

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
cell adhesion
neutrophils
melanoma
computational structural mechanics

File:

Download Hoskins-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Cheng Dong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Keefe B Manning, Committee Member
Andrea Marie Mastro, Committee Member

Author:

Hill, Matthew John

Title:

A Computational Investigation of Gear Windage

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
gear windage

File:

Download mjhill-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Lyle Norman Long, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Surendra B Rao, Committee Member

Author:

Lawson, Michael J

Title:

A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF THE AIRFLOW AND ODORANT TRANSPORT PHENOMENA OF CANINE OLFACTION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
flow visualization
canine olfaction

File:

Download dissertation.Michael_Lawson.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Stuart Settles, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Kinzel, Michael Patrick

Title:

Computational Techniques and Analysis of Cavitating-Fluid Flows

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Cavitation
Multiphase flows
level set
overset grids
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

File:

Download mpkThesisFinalDraft.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
David N Hill, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Ralph W Noack, Committee Member

Author:

Puri, Puneesh

Title:

Multi Scale Modeling of Ignition and Combustion of Micro and Nano Aluminum Particles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Ignition and Combustion
Energetic Materials
Nano Scales
Aluminum
Modeling
Molecular Dynamics

File:

Download PhD_Thesis-Puneesh_Puri.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Dr Steve Son, Committee Member

Author:

Medvitz, Richard B

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC METHODOLOGY FOR BLOOD PUMP DESIGN ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF THROMBUS POTENTIAL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CFD

File:

Download RichardMedvitz-Dissertation-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric G Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Leomard Joel Peltier, Committee Member

Author:

Campbell, Robert Lee

Title:

FLUID–STRUCTURE INTERACTION AND INVERSE DESIGN SIMULATIONS FOR FLEXIBLE TURBOMACHINERY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Viscoelastic impeller
Viscoelastic hydrofoil
Flexible hydrofoil
Flexible turbomachinery
Turbomachinery
Expandable impeller pump
FSI
Fluid-structure interaction
Viscoelasticity
Pump
Expandable pump
Flexible pump
Inverse analysis

File:

Download rlc_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Paterson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric G Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Stephen A Hambric, Committee Member
Boris Leschinsky, Committee Member

Author:

McIntyre, Sean Michael

Title:

An Adaptive Immersed Boundary Method for CFD Simulation of Multiphase Flows with Moving Internal Bodies

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Multiphase Flow
Immersed Boundary Method
Water Entry Simulation

File:

Download SeanMcIntyre-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yu, Wen-Sheng

Title:

Sturctured and Unstructured Computations of Unsteady Turbomachinery Flows Using Pressure Based Methods

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

unstructured grid
pressure based method
rotor-stator interaction
turbomachinery flow

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member

Author:

Dogan, Gulkiz

Title:

Modeling Of Human Respiratory Flow

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
pulsatile flow
pipe flow
CFD solver
human respiratory flow
lung geometry
nphase
medical image

File:

Download MSThesis_Gulkiz_Dogan.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Boger, David

Title:

A Continuous Adjoint Approach to Design Optimization in Multiphase Flow

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

continuous adjoint
multiphase flow
cavitation
shape optimization
barotropic model
transport-equation-based model

File:

Download Boger_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric G Paterson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric G Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Luigi Martinelli, Special Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

Author:

Clifford, Ivor David

Title:

A hybrid coarse and fine mesh solution method for prismatic high temperature gas-cooled reactor thermal-fluid analysis

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

prismatic HTGR
thermal-fluids
heat transfer
homogenization
multiscale
coarse mesh CFD
reduced order model

File:

Download Phd_Thesis_-_IClifford.pdf

Committee Members:

Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Hrvoje Jasak, Special Member
Richard Martineau, Special Member
Onno Ubbink, Special Member

Author:

Behr, Julie Marie

Title:

Multiscale Modeling of Cancer Cell Adhesion

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

cellular adhesion
computational fluid dynamics
binding affinity
melanoma
cancer cells

File:

Download 1-JulieBehr-MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Cheng Dong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William O Hancock, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gaskin, Byron Jerrod

Title:

Coupled Flow-Biochemistry Simulations of Dynamic Systems of Blood Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
CFD
stokes flow
blood cells
6DOF
six degrees-of-freedom
biochemistry

File:

Download BJG_Thesis_MS_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brent Craven, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Skidmore, Grant Marston

Title:

The Pulsation of Ventilated Supercavities

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Supercavitation
Pulsation
Cavitation
Oscillation
Resonance
Ventilated Supercavities
Two Phase Flow

File:

Download Skidmore-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy A Brungart, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lewis, Bryan John

Title:

Improving Unsteady Hydroturbine Performance During Off-design Operation by Injecting Water from the Trailing Edge of the Wicket Gates

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydroturbines
momentumless wakes
circulation control
rotor-stator interactions
unsteady fluid interaction

File:

Download 1-Bryan_Lewis_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brent A Craven, Committee Member
Eric G Paterson, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Robert Lee Campbell, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

Author:

Rygg, Alex Dale

Title:

The Hydrodynamics and Transport Phenomena of Olfaction in the Hammerhead Shark (sphyrna tudes): Implications for Bio-inspired Chemical Sensing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Olfaction
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Mass Transport
Chemical Sensing
Hammerhead Shark

File:

Download AlexRygg_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Brent Craven, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brent Craven, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

Author:

Lieberknecht, Erika Nikole

Title:

A Numerical Algorithm for High Reynolds Number Fluid-structure Interaction Simulations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

high Reynolds numbers
fluid-structure interaction
Streamline Upwind Petrov-Galerkin
turbulence
finite element method

File:

Download Lieberknecht-MastersDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan S Pitt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gibson, Jeffrey Reed

Title:

Geometric Effects on Static Turbine Rim Seals

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Rim Seal
Hot Gas Ingress
Cavity
Flow field
Sealing Effectiveness

File:

Download Gibson_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Special Member

Author:

Foster, Norman F

Title:

Advanced Overset Methods for Vortex Dominated Flows

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

Overset Grids
Vortical Flow

File:

Download Norm_Foster_Dissertation_20160302.pdf

Committee Members:

Dean Capone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member

Author:

McIntyre, Sean Michael

Title:

A multi-scale model for geared transmission aero-thermodynamics

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
conjugate heat transfer
gearbox
multi-scale model

File:

Download SeanMcIntyre-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Han, Yiqiang

Title:

Aerodynamics and Thermal Physics of Helicopter Ice Accretion

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aircraft Icing
Ice Accretion Modelling
Helicopter
Aerodynamics
Heat Transfer
Surface Roughness
Performance Degradation

File:

Download Han_-_PhD_Dissertation_-_Feb_23_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member

Author:

Skidmore, Grant Marston

Title:

The mitigation of pulsation in ventilated supercavities

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Supercavitation
Cavitation
Pulsation
Ventilated Supercavities
Multiphase Flow
CFD
Noise
Acoustics

File:

Download 1-Skidmore-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jules Washington Lindau V, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy A Brungart, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Jonathan S Pitt, Committee Member
Toan Nguyen, Committee Member

Author:

Soltis, Jared T

Title:

DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND EVALUATION OF A PARTIALLY MELTED ICE PARTICLE CLOUD FACILITY

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Engine icing
mixed phase icing
icing wind tunnel
single droplet melt
single crystal melt

File:

Download Dissertation_final_Jared_Soltis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Michael H Krane, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Outside Member

Author:

Clark, Kenneth Phillip

Title:

Sealing Effectiveness of a Turbine Rim Seal at Engine-Relevant Conditions

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

turbomachinery
turbine
rim seals
hot gas ingestion
experimental
engine relevant

File:

Download Dissertation_Ken_Clark.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Outside Member

Author:

Gaskin, Byron Jerrod

Title:

Coupled biophysical simulations of cell-cell interaction and drug delivery microrobots

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

computational mechanics
personalized medicine
computational fluid dynamics
computational structural mechanics
biochemistry
fluid dynamics
solid mechanics
continuum mechanics
blood flow
blood cells
drug delivery
drug targeting
microrobotics
flowing bodies
hyperelasticity
rigid body motion

File:

Download BJG_PhD_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cheng Dong, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Committee Member
Robert Lee Campbell, Outside Member
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Special Member

Author:

Hanson, David Royal

Title:

Computational Investigation of Convective Heat Transfer on Ice-Roughened Aerodynamic Surfaces

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Ice Accretion
Discrete Element Roughness Method
Convective Heat Transfer
Large Eddy Simulation
Surface Roughness

File:

Download Hanson_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Kinzel, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Kinzel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Stephen M Lynch, Outside Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

Author:

Kirsch, Kathryn Louise

Title:

Exploring Microchannel Cooling Designs through the uses of Numerical Optimization and Additive Manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
optimization
additive manufacturing
internal cooling
adjoint method

File:

Download Kirsch_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Reid Adam Berdanier, Special Member

Author:

Haydt, Shane Elliott

Title:

A Detailed Investigation of the Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Related to Injection from a Compound Angled Shaped Film Cooling Hole

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

film cooling
heat transfer
fluid dynamics
gas turbines
turbomachinery
heat transfer augmentation
particle image velocimetry
ir thermography

File:

Download Shane_Haydt_-_Dissertation_v3.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Outside Member

Author:

Lucena Kreppel Paes, Paulo

Title:

Analysis of Inter-scale Turbulence-Chemistry Dynamics with Reduced Physics Simulations for Application to Large-Eddy Simulation of Premixed Turbulent Combustion

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Premixed turbulent combustion
Large-eddy simulation
Vortex-flame interaction
SGS modeling
Fourier transform

File:

Download PauloPaes-Dissertation-Submit.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuan Xuan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Outside Member
Peter Hamlington, Special Member
James Brasseur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuan Xuan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Snyder, Jacob

Title:

Improving Turbine Cooling Through Control of Surface Roughness in the Additive Manufacturing Process

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

L-PBF
gas turbines
heat transfer
additive manufacturing
surface roughness
DMLS
SLM
fluid flow
film cooling
process parameters

File:

Download SnyderDissertation_FinalSubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Reid Adam Berdanier, Special Member

Author:

Angle, Brandon

Title:

Density Distribution Effects on the Settling Dynamics of Nonspherical Inertial Particles at Intermediate Reynolds Numbers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nonspherical
settling
intermediate Reynolds number
cylinder

File:

Download Thesis_BrandonAngle_Summer19_V2.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew J Rau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

Author:

Hromisin, Scott Michael

Title:

Aeroacoustic Characterization of Dual-Stream, Supersonic, Rectangular Exhaust Jets

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aeroacoustics
Jet Noise
Supersonic jets
Multi-stream jets

File:

Download Hromisin_PhD_Dissertation_-_26Nov19_edit.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Outside Member
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Special Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Alkandari, Abdulaziz

Title:

Computational Investigation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Slot Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Large Eddy Simulation
Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

File:

Download ABDULAZIZ_ALKANDARI_MASTERS_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Topcuoglu, Ilker

Title:

Fully Implicit Schemes for Low Mach Number Flows

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
navier-stokes
thermally driven flows
confined flows
fully implicit solution of navier-stokes equations
newton linearization of navier-stokes equations
block algebraic multigrid
fully coupled solution of navier-stokes equations
momentum continuity energy coupling
block coupled solution of navier-stokes
finite volume method

File:

Download itopcuoglu_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
David M Williams, Outside Member
Michael Kinzel, Outside Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zafar, Suhaib

Title:

MULT-SCALE MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALSYIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE (TMD) GROWTH IN AN MOCVD CHAMBER

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
2D materials
TMDs
MOCVD
Growth Kinetics

File:

Download MS_thesis_Suhaib.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuan Xuan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cloward, Michael

Title:

Dynamic Overset CFD Analysis of Biomedical Microrobot Performance

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Microrobotics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Overset Mesh
Biomedicine
Magnetic Actuation

File:

Download MBC_Thesis_Final_Rev1.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paris R Vonlockette, Committee Member
Catherine G P Berdanier, Committee Member

Author:

Vickerson, Zachary

Title:

Impact of Saltation on the Modeling of Heat Transfer for High Reynolds Number Particle-Laden Flows

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

multiphase flow
heat transfer
particle transport
computational fluid dynamics

File:

Download Vickerson_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mike Manahan, Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Hansford, Samuel E

Title:

Ventilated Supercavity Physics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Supercavitation

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rhett William Jefferies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy A Brungart, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Outside Member

Author:

Jain, Naman

Title:

Second Moment Closure Modeling of Stratified Shear Layers and Wakes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Turbulence Modeling
Second Moment Closure Modeling
RANS
DNS
Stratified Flow
Shear Layers
Mixing Layers
Wake
Anisotropic Turbulence Dissipation Rate
Turbulence Dissipation Modeling

File:

Download Jain_Naman_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Laura Pauley, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Krane, Outside Unit & Field Member
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Widdowson, Denise

Title:

Computational Optimization of Material Properties via a Multi-Field-Assisted Additive Manufacturing Process

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Multifield Processing
Multiobjective Optimization
Machine Learning
AI
Magnetic Particle Composite
Computational Homogenization
Support Vector Regression
Magnetic Polymer Composites
Magnetoactive Elastomer
Inverse Materials Design Problem
Additive Manufacturing
Electromagnetic
Dielectric
Microarchitecture

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Paris Vonlockette, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member

Author:

Sammut, Jason

Title:

Investigation of Shock Analysis Techniques for Naval Applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Mechanical Shock
Naval Design
Shock Spectrum
Finite Element Analysis

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Matt Lear, Outside Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Allison Beese, Major Field Member
Robert Campbell, Chair of Committee
Dan Russell, Outside Unit Member
Brian Olson, Special Member
Ron Couch, Special Member

Author:

Richardson, Marcus

Title:

A Reduced Order Model of Residual Moisture on Vertical Surfaces Resulting from the Condensation Process

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Dropwise Condensation
Surface Tension
Zonal Modeling
Humid Air
Modelica
Hydrophilic
Aircraft Insulation

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Galvin, Samson

Title:

Design of the Novel Single Incision, Free Motion Laparoscopic Surgical System, and Laparoscopic Training System

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Keywords: Laparoscopic Surgery
Minimally Invasive
Permanent Magnet
Cable System

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Program Head/Chair
Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scarlett Rae Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Pagan, Michael

Title:

Analytical Methods for High-Speed Ground Vehicle Path Planning Through Obstacle Fields

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Bounded A*
Path planning
High speed
ground vehicle
off-road
obstacle field
analytical method
point-to-point path
arc centroid
kinematic admissibility
dynamic admissibility
friction-limited traversal
golden ratio
computationally efficient
geometric solution
centroid envelope
acceleration limits
Halton
Voronoi
Dubins

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Program Head/Chair
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Herschel C Pangborn, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Medzorian, Jack

Title:

Effect of Freestream Turbulence on Wall-bounded Tip Vortex Breakdown and Boundary Layer Stability

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Tip Vortex flow
Adverse Pressure Gradient
Freestream Turbulence
Wingtip Vortex
Turbulent Boundary Layer
Vortex Breakdown
Non-equilibrium

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David M Williams, Committee Member

Author:

Fallon, Brandon

Title:

Dirt Mitigation Techniques in Double-Walled Combustor Liners

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Dirt Deposition
Film Cooling
Combustor
computational fluid dynamics
particle laden flow

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hertel, Zacarie R

Title:

Investigating the Capabilities of a Novel Particle-Based Numerical Method to Capture the Impact Mechanics of Soft Materials

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Material Point Method
Computational Biomechanics
Solid Mechanics
Numerical Methods

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Committee Members:

Jason Moore, Major Field Member
Reuben Kraft, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Campbell, Major Field Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Hillstrom, Alexander

Title:

Study of Solid Propellant Combustion and Aluminum Particles at High Pressure

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Solid Propellant
Ammonium Perchlorate
Composite Propellant
High Pressure
Combustion
High Pressure Combustion
Aluminum
Aluminum Particles
Aluminum Combustion
AP
APCP

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Program Head/Chair
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Grauer, Committee Member

Author:

Bradley, Lawrence

Title:

Improving residual stress and heat transfer in shape memory alloy actuation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

shape memory alloy
residual stress
actuation
recoverable strain
NiTi

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Program Head/Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jing Du, Committee Member

Author:

Sizer, Jackson

Title:

RoachRunner: A Design Methodology For A Novel Insect-Scale Instrumented Treadmill

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

force treadmill
hexapod
cockroach
adaptive control
terrestrial locomotion
mechatronics
Insect Gait
Force Treadmill
Hexapod
Cockroach
Adaptive Control
Terrestrial Locomotion
Robotics
Mechatronics

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Committee Members:

Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Perkinson, Kyle

Title:

Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Applications to Capture the Flag-Style Scenarios

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

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Committee Members:

Michael Roan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alfred Scott Lewis, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Program Head/Chair
Sara B Noss, Committee Member