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21. Modeling the Influence of Shock Waves on the Combustion of Aluminum Droplets

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Author:
Houim, Ryan William
Title:
Modeling the Influence of Shock Waves on the Combustion of Aluminum Droplets
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Chemically reacting flow
Low-dissipation method
Multi-component flow
Level set method
Vaporization
Shock waves
Cavitation
File:
Download RWH_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth K Kuo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Tarasankar Debroy, Committee Member

22. Design, Fabrication and Testing of Contact-aided Compliant Cellular Mechanisms with Curved Walls

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Open Access
Author:
Cirone, Samantha Ann
Title:
Design, Fabrication and Testing of Contact-aided Compliant Cellular Mechanisms with Curved Walls
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
stress relief
contact-aided compliant mechanism
cellular structure
micro fabrication
ceramic
File:
Download Samantha_Cirone_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

23. Simulations of Multi-Phase Particle Deposition on Film-Cooled Turbine Sections

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Open Access
Author:
Lawson, Seth A
Title:
Simulations of Multi-Phase Particle Deposition on Film-Cooled Turbine Sections
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
adiabatic effectiveness
heat transfer
gas turbine
particle deposition
File:
Download Slawson_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

26. Experimental Characterization of Textile Energy Absorbers Exposed to Environmental Conditionings

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Simon W
Title:
Experimental Characterization of Textile Energy Absorbers Exposed to Environmental Conditionings
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
textile
energy absorber
load limiter
tear webbing
stitch ripping device
environmental conditioning
quasi static
high rate
crashworthy
restraint
File:
Download Simon_W_Miller_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

27. AUTONOMOUS PERCEPTION AND DECISION MAKING IN CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

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Author:
Sarkar, Soumik
Title:
AUTONOMOUS PERCEPTION AND DECISION MAKING IN CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Machine learning
Fault diagnosis
Gas turbine engine
Network science
File:
Download soumik_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Mark Levi, Committee Member
Jainendra Jain, Committee Member
Thomas Wettergren, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

28. FILM-COOLED GAS TURBINE VANE TEMPERATURE CALCULATIONS WITH AN ITERATIVE CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER APPROACH USING EMPIRICAL FILM CORRELATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Jennings, Timothy John
Title:
FILM-COOLED GAS TURBINE VANE TEMPERATURE CALCULATIONS WITH AN ITERATIVE CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER APPROACH USING EMPIRICAL FILM CORRELATIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
conjugate
gas turbine
film-cooling
heat transfer
File:
Download Timothy_Jennings_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

29. COMBUSTION OF ALUMINUM AND ICE BASED SOLID PROPELLANTS FOR PROPULSION APPLICATIONS AND HIGH TEMPERATURE HYDROGEN GENERATION

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Open Access
Author:
Connell Jr., Terrence Lee
Title:
COMBUSTION OF ALUMINUM AND ICE BASED SOLID PROPELLANTS FOR PROPULSION APPLICATIONS AND HIGH TEMPERATURE HYDROGEN GENERATION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
hydrogen generation
nano particles
combustion
File:
Download Masters_Thesis_21NOV11_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Grant Alexander Risha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

30. Design of Horizontal Curves with Downgrades using Low-Order Vehicle Dynamics Models

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Open Access
Author:
Varunjikar, Tejas
Title:
Design of Horizontal Curves with Downgrades using Low-Order Vehicle Dynamics Models
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
horizontal curve design
vehicle dynamics
friction demand
bicycle model
CarSim
point mass model
LuGre tire model
tire pavement friction
File:
Download MS_Thesis_Varunjikar_Tejas.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor