eTD Explore

Open Access

Author:: Martin, Heath Thomas
Title:: Assessment of the Performance of Ablative Insulators under Realistic Solid Rocket Motor Operating Conditions
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: solid rocket motor
ablation
ablative
heat flux measurement
thermal radiation
radiometer
x-ray radiography
File:: Download Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Deborah Levin, Committee Member

Open Access

Open Access

Author:: Howlett, Giles Ford
Title:: A Systematic Study Of Stabilization Methods For Mechanically Milled Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Anode Materials
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Silicon Anode
Silicon
Silicon Carbon Nanocomposite
Lithium Ion Battery
Anode
File:: Download Howlett-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Donghai Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Open Access

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

Open Access

Author:: Deakyne, Theodore R
Title:: Study of the Relationship between Machine Compliance and Grinding Forces in Cylindrical Grinding
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: grinding force
grinding modelling
specific energy
machine compliance
time constant
Contact
grinding vibration
superabrasives
File:: Download TheodoreRSDeakyneDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Eric Russell Marsh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Sanjay B Joshi, Committee Member

Open Access

Author:: Young, Ryan Michael
Title:: Shear stress and particle removal measurements of a round turbulent air jet impinging normally upon a planar wall
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: oil-film interferometry
particle removal
particle resuspension
shear stress
File:: Download Thesis_rmy_20130318_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Gary Stuart Settles, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Open Access

Author:: Manahan, Mike Peter
Title:: Engineered Interfacial and Structural Porous Media Architecture for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: polymer electrolyte fuel cell
diffusion media
laser
electrochemical energy
interface
interfacial modification
hydrogen
File:: Download MANAHAN_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:: Matthew M Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Open Access

Author:: Orawannukul, Poravee
Title:: An experimental study of forced flame response in technically premixed flame in a lean premixed gas turbine combustor
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Forced flame response
technically premixed flames
combustion instabilities
flame transfer function
File:: Download Poravee_Orawannukul.pdf
Committee Members:: Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member

Open Access

Author:: Kim, Sung-yup
Title:: Development Of A Reaxff Reactive Force Field For Titanium Dioxide/ Water Systems And Its Applications To Etching, Nanoparticles With Organic Solvents And Ion Adsorptions On Nanocrystalline Surfaces
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: ReaxFF
Reactive force field
titanium dioxide
nanoparticle
File:: Download Ph_D_Thesis_Sung-Yup_13Mar13.pdf
Committee Members:: Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James David Kubicki, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Member

Open Access

Author:: Sawlsville, Julie A
Title:: Battery Safety: A systematic study of battery performance under extreme conditions
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Lithium Ion Battery
Safety
Short Circuit
Constant Voltage
Inrush Current
Limiting Current
Automotive
GATE Program
ECEC
File:: Download Thesis_version_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Chao Yang Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Search