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Author:

De Rosa, Alexander John

Title:

The effect of confinement on lean-premixed, swirl stabilized flame response

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

combustion dynamics
combustion instability
combustion confinement
instability confinement

File:

Download DeRosa-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Mensch, Amy

Title:

Using Conjugate Heat Transfer to Assess the Cooling Performance on a Turbine Endwall

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gas turbine endwall
conjugate heat transfer
contoured endwall
film cooling
impingement cooling
thermal barrier coating

File:

Download Mensch_Dissertation-4-2.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Jacqueline Antonia O'connor, Committee Member
Brent A Craven, Special Member

Author:

Heigel, Jarred Christopher

Title:

Thermo-mechanical Model Development and Experimental Validation for Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Processes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing
laser cladding
distortion
convection
finite element analysis
residual stress
in situ measurement

File:

Download HeigelDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Panagiotis Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Todd Palmer, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Special Member

Author:

Chen, Shuru

Title:

Development of Cathode Materials and Electrolytes for High-energy Lithium-sulfur Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium-Sulfur
Batteries
Electrolyte
Cathode
Dimethyl Disulfide
Silicon anode

File:

Download PhD_dissertation_of_Shuru_Chen_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Ben Atitallah, Hassene

Title:

Characterization and modeling of active fiber composites

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Piezoelectricity
composites
Temperature dependence
AFC
Viscoelasticity

File:

Download Full_dissertation_v3_with_CV1.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

Author:

Tsolas, Nicholas

Title:

Flow reactor studies of non-equilibrium plasma assisted combustion kinetics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

flow reactor
plasma-assisted combustion
non-equilibrium plasmas
low temperature combustion

File:

Download Nicholas_Tsolas_-_Final_PhD_Thesis_July_2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Randy Vander Wal, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Yefu

Title:

effects of fuel molecular structures on pollutants in co-flow laminar flames

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fuel
molecular structure
co-flow laminar flame
soot
aromatic species
LII
LIF
laser diagnostics

File:

Download EFFECTS_OF_FUEL_MOLECULAR_STRUCTURES_ON_POLLUTANTS_IN_CO-FLOW_LAMINAR_FLAMES.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Litzinger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Donald Richards, Committee Member

Author:

Poramapojana, Poowanart

Title:

Experimental Investigation of Internal Short Circuits in Lithium-ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Li-ion battery
Nail penetration test
Internal short circuits
Battery safety
Diagnostic nail

File:

Download Poramapojana_PhDThesis_2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Denlinger, Erik Robert

Title:

thermo-mechanical model development and experimental validation for metallic parts in additive manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Distortion
Residual stress
Ti-6Al-4V
Inconel
FEM
Powder-bed

File:

Download disertationERD.pdf

Committee Members:

Panagiotis Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Committee Member

Author:

Beevers, David Bryan

Title:

Optimization of Hydrologically Linked Hydropower Systems with Multiple Owners through Water Payments

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydropower
optimization
day-ahead
operations
scheduling
dynamic programming

File:

Download David_Beevers_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Horacio Perez Blanco, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Horacio Perez Blanco, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Vinayak V Shanbhag, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member