11. Experimental Studies on the Effects of a Spacer Grid in a 1x3 Rod Bundle Single and Two-phase Flow Open Access Author: Wheeler, Joshua Edward Title: Experimental Studies on the Effects of a Spacer Grid in a 1x3 Rod Bundle Single and Two-phase Flow Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: spacer gridrod bundletwo-phase flowair-waterconductivity probelaser Doppler anemometryinterfacial area concentration File: Download Wheeler_Masters_Thesis_2014.pdf Committee Members: Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorHoracio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKaren Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
12. Characterization of Italian tile samples using comparative neutron activation analysis in the Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Open Access Author: Durrant, Chad Bredthauer Title: Characterization of Italian tile samples using comparative neutron activation analysis in the Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Graduate Program: Nuclear Engineering Keywords: neutron activation analysiscomparative NAA File: Download Durrant_Thesis_Final_Draft2.pdf Committee Members: Kenan Unlu, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAmanda Melia Johnsen, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKaren Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
13. Determining the Effects of Increased Volume Fraction of Barium Hexaferrite as a Magnetic Filler in Magneto-Active Elastomers Open Access Author: Haussener, Tyler Kress Title: Determining the Effects of Increased Volume Fraction of Barium Hexaferrite as a Magnetic Filler in Magneto-Active Elastomers Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Barium FerriteX-ray DiffractionMagneto-active elastomersVibrating Sample MagnetometryMagneto-rheological elastomersMagnetic Materials File: Download Haussener_Tyler_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Paris R Vonlockette, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorZoubeida Ounaies, Committee MemberKaren Ann Thole, Committee Member
14. Designing for Metal Additive Manufacturing: Design Challenges with Three Industry Relevant Components Open Access Author: KANTAREDDY, SAI NITHIN REDDY Title: Designing for Metal Additive Manufacturing: Design Challenges with Three Industry Relevant Components Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Laser-based powder bed fusionAdditive ManufacturingDesign for Additive ManufacturingTopology OptimizationLightweightingLattice StructuresDesign Workflow File: Download Thesis-nithin-final.pdf Committee Members: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMary Frecker, Committee MemberKaren Ann Thole, Committee Member
15. DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPEN-SOURCE DRIVING SIMULATOR TO EVALUATE DRIVER BEHAVIOR IN AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENTS Open Access Author: Arora, Prashant Title: DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPEN-SOURCE DRIVING SIMULATOR TO EVALUATE DRIVER BEHAVIOR IN AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENTS Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Driving SimulatorAutonomous EnvironmentsScenario Authoring File: Download Thesis_PrashantArora_Masters_Final.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMatthew B Parkinson, Committee MemberKaren Ann Thole, Committee Member
16. EFFICIENT COMPUTATION OF FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONAL SYSTEM Open Access Author: Pradeep Kumar, Arjun Title: EFFICIENT COMPUTATION OF FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONAL SYSTEM Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: frequency sweepinterpolationPadé’s interpolation techniquenonlinear systemsstructural acousticsstructural dynamicsfinite element method File: Download Thesis_ARJUN_PradeepKumar.pdf Committee Members: Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorQian Wang, Committee MemberKaren Ann Thole, Committee Member
17. Modeling Dynamic Instability of Off-Highway Mining Dump Trucks Open Access Author: Papavizas, Nicholas Carroll Title: Modeling Dynamic Instability of Off-Highway Mining Dump Trucks Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Haul TrucksOff-Highway VehiclesVibrationsDynamic InstabilityMining TrucksVehicle DynamicsStabilityPower HopOHVs File: Download Papavizas_Thesis_2017.pdf Committee Members: Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKaren Ann Thole, Committee Member
18. Effect of Effusion Cooling Pattern Near the Dilution Hole for a Double-Walled Combustor Liner Open Access Author: Shrager, Adam Cole Title: Effect of Effusion Cooling Pattern Near the Dilution Hole for a Double-Walled Combustor Liner Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: CombustorCombustor LinerGas Turbine EngineEffusion CoolingDilution HoleHeat TransferFlowfield VisualizationParticle Image Velocimetry File: Download Shrager_Thesis_final.pdf Committee Members: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorStephen P Lynch, Committee Member
19. Heat Transfer Measurement of Junction Flow With Variable Reynolds Number and Freestream Turbulence Open Access Author: Elahi, Syed Samiul Title: Heat Transfer Measurement of Junction Flow With Variable Reynolds Number and Freestream Turbulence Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Junction flowReynolds numberTurbulenceUnsteady heat fluxJunction flowHorseshoe vortexReynolds numberFreestream turbulenceHeat transfer File: Download M.S._Thesis-Syed_Elahi-Final.pdf Committee Members: Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKaren Ann Thole, Committee Member
20. A Proposed Method for Investigating the Effects of Friction Supply on Driver Speed Selection on Horizontal Curves Open Access Author: Topper, Stefan Andreas Title: A Proposed Method for Investigating the Effects of Friction Supply on Driver Speed Selection on Horizontal Curves Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: FrictionVehicle DynamicsRisk PerceptionHorizontal CurvesDriving Behavior File: Download Topper_MS_Thesis_2018_Final.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMatthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorHosam Kadry Fathy, Committee MemberKaren Ann Thole, Committee Member