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Author:

Robert, Ashish

Title:

Fundamental physics underlying polymer drag reduction from DNS of homogeneous shear and isotropic turbulence with the FENE-P model

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Homogeneous isotropic turbulence
Homogeneous shear turbulence
Polymer drag reduction
DNS

File:

Download PhD_Thesis_of_Ashish_Robert.pdf

Committee Members:

James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Anquan

Title:

Investigation of Turbulence-Radiation Interactions in Turbulent Flames Using a Hybrid Finite Volume/Monte Carlo Approach

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gas radiative properties
flame
turbulence-radiation interactions
combustion
thermal radiation
composition PDF
Monte Carlo methods

File:

Download Anquan-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Paul E Plassmann, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member

Author:

Gupta, Ankur

Title:

Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flames with Radiation Heat Transfer

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Filtered-density function
Photon Monte Carlo
Turbulence-radiation interaction
Large-eddy simulation
Combustion
Thermal radiation
Turbulence-chemistry interaction
Probability density function

File:

Download Ankur_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

Author:

Kung, Eugene Hans

Title:

PDF-Based Modeling of Autoignition and Emissions for Advanced Direct-Injection Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Emissions Modeling
Internal Combustion Engine
PDF Method
NOx
CO
Hydrocarbon
Soot
Turbulence/Chemistry Interactions

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Pal, Gopalendu

Title:

SPECTRAL MODELING OF RADIATION IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

k-distribution methods
radiation transport equation
turbulence-radiation interactions
nonpremixed jet flames
spectral model

File:

Download Dissertation_Gopalendu_pal.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael F Modest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member

Author:

Huo, Hongfa

Title:

LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUID FLOW AND COMBUSTION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Turbulent combustion
Supercritical combustion
swirl coaxial injector
LOX/Methane combustion
Supercritical mixing
shear coaxial injector

File:

Download Hongfa_Huo_PhD_dissertation_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

Author:

Jaishree, Jaishree

Title:

LAGRANGIAN AND EULERIAN PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION METHODS FOR TURBULENT REACTING FLOWS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Nonpremixed turbulent flames; Probability density

File:

Download Jaishree-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Padma Raghavan, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, 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:

Bhatia, Krishan Kumar

Title:

STUDY OF A METHANOL REFORMING POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fuel cell
hybrid vehicle
reforming
CO poisoning

File:

Download Krishan_Kumar_Bhatia_PhD_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

Author:

Deshmukh, Kshitij

Title:

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND RADIATION MONTE CARLO FOR TURBULENCE−RADIATION INTERACTIONS IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Spherical Harmonics Method
Turbulence--Radiation Interactions
Combustion systems
Direct Numerical Simulation
Photon Monte Carlo methods

File:

Download Kshitij_Deshmukh_Dissertation_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael F Modest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Robert J Levin, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Liangyu

Title:

DETAILED CHEMISTRY, SOOT, AND RADIATION CALCULATIONS IN TURBULENT REACTING FLOWS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

oxygen-enriched combustion
thermal radiation
soot modeling
detailed chemistry
turbulent combustion

File:

Download thesis_liangyu.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard C Benson, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

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:

Shirk, Matthew Glenn

Title:

Design, Implementation and Testing of a Hydrogen-Assisted Combustion System for a Light Duty Diesel Vehicle

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydrogen diesel
dual-fuel
hydrogen
diesel
challenge x

File:

Download Mshirk_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Khandelwal, Manish

Title:

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR MODELING OF WATER AND THERMAL TRANSPORT IN A POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND STACK

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fuel Cell
Modeling
Stack
two-phase
Thermo-osmosis

File:

Download khandelwal_PhDThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member

Author:

Mukherjee, Partha Pratim

Title:

PORE-SCALE MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL CATALYST LAYER

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Catalyst Layer
Transport
Pore-Scale Modeling
Macroscopic Analysis

File:

Download Thesis_Partha_P._Mukherjee.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, 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:

Mehta, Ranjan S.

Title:

Detailed Modeling of Soot Formation and Turbulence--Radiation Interactions in Turbulent Jet Flames

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Combustion
Turbulent Flames
Radiation
Soot Formation
PDF Methods
Turbulence-Radiation Interactions
Turbulence-Chemistry Interactions
Method of Moments

File:

Download Ranjan_Mehta_Dissertation_2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Padma Raghavan, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

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

Author:

Acharya, Ragini

Title:

MODELING AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF INTERIOR BALLISTIC PROCESSES IN A 120mm MORTAR SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Granular bed combustion
Two-phase flows
Riemann solvers
Modeling
Numerical simulation
Interior ballistics
Compressible flows

File:

Download Thesis16Apr09.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

Author:

Basu, Suman

Title:

CHANNEL TWO-PHASE FLOW AND PHASE CHANGE IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Channel Flow
Phase Change
Two-Phase flow
PEFC

File:

Download thesis_suman_new.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member

Author:

He, Suhao

Title:

MODELING OF FROST HEAVE DURING FREEZING IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

degradation
Stefan problem
porous media flow
polymer electrolyte fuel cells
unfrozen water flow
frost heave modeling
MEMS
sensor
temperature measurement

File:

Download SuhaoHE_PHD_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Patrick M Reed, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Shanwu

Title:

VORTICAL FLOW DYNAMICS AND ACOUSTIC RESPONSE OF GAS-TURBINE SWIRL-STABILIZED INJECTORS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Swirling Flows
injector dynamics
POD
mode competition
large eddy simulation
mode competition
acoustic admittance
acoustic respons
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
vortex breakdown

File:

Download Shanwu_Wang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

Author:

Cleary, Timothy Paul

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A FLEXIBLE TOPOLOGY MICRO-HYBRID PASSENGER VEHICLE POWERTRAIN FOR HARDWARE-IN-THE LOOP SIMULATION AND EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hardware-in-the-Loop
HIL
Hybrid
HEV
Automotive
EV
series HEV
parallel HEV

File:

Download Cleary_ME_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Anstrom (Co Advisor), Dr Haworth (Co Advisor), Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Tao

Title:

SHEAR-COAXIAL INJECTION AND MIXING OF CRYOGENIC FLUIDS UNDER SUPERCRITICAL CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

LES
supercritical
jet
turbulence

File:

Download ThesisMaster-Tao_Liu_2007.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

Author:

HUANG, YING

Title:

Modeling and Simulation of Combustion Dynamics in Lean-Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Gas-Turbine Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Combustion Instabilities
Large Eddy Simulation
Level Set Flamelet Approach
Triple Decomposition Techniques

File:

Download Thesis-YingHuang.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Yanxing

Title:

A Numerical Study of Combustion in Meso-Scale Vortex Chambers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

numerical study
combustion
meso-scale
swirling flow

File:

Download YanxingWangThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member

Author:

ZHANG, Yongzhe

Title:

HYBRID PARTICLE/FINITE-VOLUME PDF METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIME-DEPENDENT FLOWS IN COMPLEX GEOMETRIES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

particle methods
hybrid PDF methods
turbulent combustion modeling
HCCI engine
consistency algorithms
finite-volume methods

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Paul E Plassmann, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Kai

Title:

Large-Eddy Simulation of in-cylinder flows in motored reciprocating-piston internal combustion engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Turbulence

Large-eddy simulation

Internal Combustion engine
Proper orthogonal decomposition

Cycle-to-cycle variations

File:

Download Kai_Liu_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member

Author:

Wittenstein, Jason Paul

Title:

Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Aerosol Particle Drag Mixing in Turbulent Flow

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Particle Mixing
Aluminum
Aerosol
Turbulent

File:

Download Jason_Wittenstein_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph John Cor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nandy, Ashis

Title:

Modeling Gas Purge and Three-phase Transients in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PEM Fuel Cell
Three-phase transients
Cold start
Gas purge
Catalyst layer

File:

Download Ashis_Nandy_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Seungjin Kim, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

Author:

Iyer, Venkatesh Ramasubramanian

Title:

Effect of Aromatic Components in Surrogate Fuels on Soot in Co-flow Flames and a Model Gas Turbine Combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Soot
diffusion flames
surrogate fuels
Threshold Soot Index
smoke point
aromatic compounds.

File:

Download Thesis_Venkatesh_Iyer.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Litzinger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Hedan

Title:

Effects of turbulence-chemistry interactions in direct-injection compression-ignition engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

turbulence-chemistry interactions
probability density function
diesel engine
NOx
n-heptane

File:

Download thesis_Hedan_fina.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

Author:

Bhattacharjee, Subhasish

Title:

Pdf Modeling of High-pressure Turbulent Spray Combustion under Diesel-engine-like Conditions

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Turbulence
Combustion
TCI
WSR
PDF

File:

Download Subhasish-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

Author:

Gott, Kevin Nathaniel

Title:

A Hybrid CFD-DSMC Model Designed to Simulate Rapidly Rarefying Flow Fields and its Application to Physical Vapor Deposition

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Physical Vapor Deposition
CFD
DSMC
Multi-physics Modeling
Vacuum
Coatings

File:

Download KGott_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jogender Singh, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

Author:

Bunce, Nicholas Allen

Title:

Flame transfer function measurements and mechanisms in a single-nozzle combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

combustion
gas turbine
flame response
swirling

File:

Download NicholasBunce-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

Author:

Kirsch, Kathryn Louise

Title:

Pin Fin Surface Heat Transfer in Arrays of Oblong-shaped Pins

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
gas turbine
internal cooling

File:

Download Kirsch_MS_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Feldick, Andrew Mark

Title:

Coupled Nonequilibrium Flow, Energy And Radiation Transport For Hypersonic Planetary Entry

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Radiation
Hypersonic Flow
Hypersonic
RTE
Monte Carlo

File:

Download AndrewFeldick-Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael F Modest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Deborah Levin, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Roy, Somesh Prasad

Title:

Aerosol-dynamics-based soot modeling of flames

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

soot modeling
discrete sectional model
method of moments
aerosol dynamics
laminar flame
direct numerical simulation

File:

Download spr177-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Padma Raghavan, Committee Member

Author:

Zhao, Xinyu

Title:

Transported Probability Density Function Methods for Coal Combustion: Toward High Temperature Oxy-coal for Direct Power Extraction

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

oxy-coal combustion
combustion modeling
probability density function method
spectral photon Monte Carlo
finite-rate chemistry

File:

Download xzz105-dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member

Author:

Ji, Yan

Title:

Low-temperature Operation of Li-ion Batteries for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

lithium
battery
electrochemistry
modeling
low temperature
electric vehicles

File:

Download YanJi_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Special Member

Author:

Barrientos, Eduardo Jose

Title:

Impact of Oxygenated Fuels on Sooting Tendency and Soot Oxidative Reactivity with Application to Biofuels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Oxygenated Fuels
Sooting Tendency
Soot Oxidative Reactivity
Smoke Point
Diffusion Flames
PM emissions

File:

Download Barrientos_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andre Louis Boehman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Raj Mohan, Vivek Raja

Title:

Development and application of a transported probability density function model for advanced compression-ignition engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PDF model
compression-ignition engines
engine modeling
soot modeling
gasoline engine
heavy-duty engines
CFD modeling

File:

Download VivekRajaRajMohan_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, 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:

Sarkar, Soumalya

Title:

Hierarchical Symbolic Perception in Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Symbolic Dynamics
Data Driven
Hierarchical approach
Multi-scale analysis
Combustion Instability
Fault detection

File:

Download Dissertation_Soumalya_Sarkar_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Thomas Wettergren, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

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:

Dasgupta, Adhiraj Kishore

Title:

Numerical Simulation of AxiSymmetric Laminar Diffusion Flames with Soot

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

soot
laminar flames
OpenFOAM
diffusion flames
CFD modeling

File:

Download akd144_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Special Member

Author:

Nelson, Cameron Stuart

Title:

A Higher-Order Numerical Method for Solid Conductive Heat Transfer

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

higher-order
finite volume
numerical
conduction
heat transfer

File:

Download MASTERS_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Cimbala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Borz, Meghan Justine

Title:

GAS JET STUDIES FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF ADVANCED INJECTION SCHEDULES AND BOWL DESIGN IN DIESEL ENGINES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gas jet
compression ignition
schlieren
jet-tip penetration
multiple injections
pilot injection
post injection
split injection
laser induced fluorescence
jet-jet interaction
piston geometry

File:

Download BorzThesisFinal_160627v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

Author:

Nandi, Tarak Nath

Title:

EFFECTS OF BLADE BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION AND DAYTIME ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE ON WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE ANALYZED WITH BLADE-RESOLVED SIMULATION AND FIELD DATA

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fluid Mechanics
CFD
turbulence
transition
atmospheric boundary layer
actuator line method
RANS
LES
Wind Energy

File:

Download Penn_State_University_Dissertation_forSubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

James Brasseur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Eric G. Paterson, Outside Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Eric G. Paterson, Special Member

Author:

Shekhawat, Yajuvendra Singh

Title:

Large-Eddy Simulations of Motored Flow and Combustion in a Homogeneous-Charge Spark-Ignition Engine

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Spark-ignition engines
Cycle-to-cycle variations
Large-eddy simulations
Thickened flame model

File:

Download Yajuvendra_Shekhawat-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Turns, Committee Member
Robert Santoro, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Outside Member

Author:

Hauser, Michael B

Title:

Principles of Riemannian Geometry in Neural Networks

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Neural networks
Algebraic geometry
Riemannian manifolds
Machine learning
Non-abelian gauge theories

File:

Download thesis-principles-riemannian.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Kenneth Jenkins, Outside Member

Author:

Jain, Abhishek

Title:

Multi-Scale Investigations in Soot Formation and Chemical Vapor Deposition

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Multi-scale
Soot formation
Chemical Vapor Deposition
simulation
nanomaterials

File:

Download AJ-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuan Xuan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member

Author:

Talamantes, Gerardo

Title:

Characterization of Polyoxymethylene as a High-Density Fuel For Use in Hybrid Rocket Applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Solid Fuels
Polyoxymethylene
Diffusion Flame
Opposed Flow Burner
Hybrid Rockets
High-Density Fuel
POM
combustion

File:

Download Talamantes_Thesis_May_2019.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee 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:

Kim, Jinyong

Title:

Modeling Micro- and Macro-Scale Two-Phase Flow in 3D Flow Channels of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fuel Cell
3D fine mesh
Flow-field
Water management
High current density
Mass transport
Two-phase flow
Modeling
PEMFC

File:

Download JinyongKim_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao-Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Sukwon Choi, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member

Author:

Tau, Seth

Title:

Investigation into the Effects of Obstacle Dimensional Uncertainty on Path Planning Cost Metrics in a Mesh-Free Environment

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

uncertainty
path-planning

File:

Download Seth_Tau_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hsu, Shih Jung

Title:

Experimental Investigation of Insect Flight Aerodynamics and Control

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MAGLEV
Speed Control
Insect Flight
Visual Control

File:

Download Shih-Jung_Hsu_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Rui Ni, Committee Member
Rudolf Johannes Schilder, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Jihang

Title:

An Experimental Study of the Effect of a Pilot Flame on Combustion Instabilities

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Combustion Instability
Gas Turbine
Combustion
Pilot Flame
Flame Transfer Function

File:

Download Dissertation_Jihang_Li.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Domenic Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Domenic Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Daniel Haworth, Committee Member
Dr. Jacqueline O'connor, Committee Member
Dr. Michel Micci, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Sircar, Arpan

Title:

CFD Modeling of In-Cylinder Heat Transfer in Piston Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
Combustion
Turbulence
Radiation
Boundary Layer
IC Engines

File:

Download Arpan_Sircar_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert J Santoro, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ghalyan, Najah

Title:

Sequential Machine Learning for Decision-Making in Mechanical Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

symbolic dynamics
Hidden Markov Models
ergodicity
measure-preserving transformations
image classification
fatigue damage
thermoacoustic instabilities
probabilistic finite state automata
time series
bag-of-words
support vector machines
generating partition
quantization
lossy source coding
sliding block source coding
clustering
dynamic programming
Viterbi algorithm
anomaly detection
change point detection
transient change detection
quickest change detection
data-driven modeling

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Najah_Ghalyan.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
David Jonathan Miller, Outside Member
William Kenneth Jenkins, Outside Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Nabil, Mahdi

Title:

Computational Investigation of High-Flux Heating of Supercritical Fluids in Microscale Geometries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Supercritical fluid
Carbon dioxide
Microchannels
Heat exchanger
Large eddy simulation
Mixed convection
Supercritical Fluid
Carbon Dioxide
Micro-pin-fins
Heat Exchanger
Large Eddy Simulation
Mixed Convection

File:

Download PhDDissertation_MNabil.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bhattacharjee, Debapriya

Title:

Periodic Cross-Flow Trajectory Optimization for an Experimentally-Parameterized Model of a Tethered Energy Harvester

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

periodic optimal control
airborne wind energy systems
buoyant air turbine
optimization

File:

Download Debapriya_Bhattacharjee_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Patidar, Lalit

Title:

Thermal decomposition and combustion of RDX and HMX: Thermolysis experiments and molecular modeling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Energetic Materials
Thermal Decomposition
Combustion
Quantum mechanics

File:

Download Dissertation_LalitPatidar_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rezwan, Aashique Alam

Title:

Multi-scale simulation of advanced reactor fuel and cladding concepts

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

multi-scale simulation
MOOSE
BISON
phase-field
fracture
composite cladding
light water reactor
nuclear fuel performance
anisotropic thermal expansion
alpha-uranium
mesoscale modeling
irradiation growth

File:

Download Dissertation_Rezwan_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Jing Du, Committee Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Outside Member
Michael R Tonks, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fu, Yiwei

Title:

Modeling, Prediction and Control of Engineering Systems with Long Short-Term Memory

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Robotics
Representation Learning
Autonomous Systems
Time Series

File:

Download YiweiFu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Thomas Wettergren, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Saltzman, David

Title:

An experimental investigation of the heat transfer and fluid mechanics of metal additively manufactured compact heat exchanger fins

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Metal additive manufacturing
heat exchanger
offset strip fin
LDV

File:

Download Dissertation_Saltzman_Revised_FormatReviewed_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kazmouz, Samuel

Title:

Large-Eddy Simulations of Motored Flow and Combustion in a Stratified-Charge Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Internal Combustion Engines
Large-Eddy Simulation
Cycle-to-Cycle Variations
Stratified-Charge Combustion
Gasoline-Direct-Injection Engine

File:

Download SamuelJKazmouz-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Yuan Xuan, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Outside Member
Stephen R Turns, Special Member
Robert John Santoro, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Huelsmann, Nathan

Title:

Effects of Jet Impingement on Convective Heat Transfer and Discharge Coefficients in Effusion Holes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Gas Turbine
Combustor Liner
Effusion
Impingement
Convective Heat Transfer

File:

Download Nathan_Huelsmann_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hahn, Seung Ho

Title:

Atomistic-simulations of Silicate Glasses: Surface Water Reaction and Mechanochemical Wear Process

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics
Silicate Glass
Glass Surface
Mechanochemical Wear
Water Reaction

File:

Download PhD-Dissertation_Final_SeungHoHAHN.pdf

Committee Members:

Adri C.T. van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adri C.T. van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Seong H. Kim, Committee Member
M. Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Susan B. Sinnott, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gong, Xi

Title:

Machining Behavior and Material Properties in Additive Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V Parts

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Ti-6Al-4V
PSP Linkages
Machine Learning
Microstructure

File:

Download Xi_Gong_Dissertation_Draft_0707v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Demeter, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Saurabh Basu, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mondal, Sudeepta

Title:

Probabilistic Machine Learning for Advanced Engineering Design Optimization and Diagnostics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Machine learning
Combustion
Additive Manufacturing
Multi-Fidelity Modeling
Anomaly Detection

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Sudeepta.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Amrita Basak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Achintya Mukhopadhyay, Special Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Amrita Basak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

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:

Malviya, Manoj

Title:

Characterizing Implicit Cognitive Process in Engineering Design Across Contexts using Machine Learning Methods

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Engineering
Design
Machine Learning
Education
Design Thinking

File:

Download MANOJ_THESIS_FINAL_.pdf

Committee Members:

Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Carson Mccomb, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Adhikari, Sanjay

Title:

A Study on Heat Transfer in Dropwise Condensation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
dropwise condensation
high heat flux
experiment
surface temperature measurements
simulation
contact angle hysteresis
drop

File:

Download AdhikariSanjay_Dissertation_Submit3.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan-Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Tak Sing Wong, Committee Member
Kristen Fichthorn, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Williams, Daniel

Title:

Investigating How the Double Support Period Affects Fall Risk in Bipedal Gait

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

bipedal gait
double support period
fall risk
gait simulation
hybrid zero dynamics
gait optimization

File:

Download Williams_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Anne Elizabeth Martin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Subramani, Adhitya Vikraman

Title:

Modeling of Human Spinal Injury Under Extreme Loading Conditions With Emphasis on Military Loading Scenarios – a Computational Fatigue Damage Model and Finite Element Study

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Computational biomechanics
Human spine
Intervertebral disc annulus
Disc degeneration
Multiaxial fatigue
Finite element analysis
Military loading scenarios

File:

Download Dissertation_Subramani_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Spencer Szczesny, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Abbasi, Shahzaib

Title:

Integrated Absorption Refrigeration and Thermoelectric Based Cascaded Waste Heat Recovery

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Thermoelectric
Absorption Refrigeration
Refrigeration
Energy Harvesting
Waste Heat Recover
Organic Rankine Cycle
Cascaded Waste Heat Recovery
WHR
ARS
TEG

File:

Download AbbasiShahzaib_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Outside Member
Bed Poudel, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ng, Matthew

Title:

Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Parameters in a Simulated Undulatory Fish Robot

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

central pattern generation
reinforcement learning
physical simulator
optimization

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cory, Trevor

Title:

Dust Feed and Weave Topology Effects in Gas Turbine Cooling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gas turbine
deposition
ceramic matrix composite
internal flow
heat transfer
weave surface
dust feed
effusion flow

File:

Download Cory_Thesis_Dec_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Creer, Riley

Title:

Impact of Dilution Jets on Combustor Liner Static Pressure and Effusion Cooling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Combustor liner
Dilution jet
Effusion Cooling

File:

Download Creer_MSThesis_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

Author:

Burke, Patrick

Title:

HARDWARE DESIGN OF A MODULAR UNDULATORY ROBOTIC FISH WITH LINEAR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Robotics
Biorobotrics
Fish
Locomotion

File:

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Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Khichar, Mayank

Title:

Thermal decomposition and combustion modeling of RDX monopropellant and RDX-TAGzT pseudo-propellant

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Thermal decomposition
Combustion
modeling
RDX
TAGzT
Quantum chemical calculation
TGA
DSC
FTIR
Mechanism
Liquid Phase
Diffusion
Deflagration

File:

Download Dissertation_MayankKhichar_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tau, Seth

Title:

The Effects of Path-Planning Uncertainty on Intelligent Vehicle Performance

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

path planning
intelligent vehicle
ground vehicle
mapping error
sensing error
maneuvering speed

File:

Download Seth_Tau_-_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Alqahtani, Hassan

Title:

deep learning approach to real time health monitoring for fatigue damage detection and classification

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

DEEP LEARNING
REAL-TIME HEALTH MONITORING
FATIGUE DAMAGE
CLASSIFICATION
DAMAGE DETECTION

File:

Download HASSAN_THESIS-9-2.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Eric Russell Marsh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gauntt, Sean

Title:

Dynamic Analysis of Aerospace Gearboxes Featuring Hybrid Steel-Composite Gears

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Steel-Composite Gears
Hybrid Gears
Hybrid Gear Drivetrains
Drivetrain Models
Transmission Error
Optimization

File:

Download SeanGauntt-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Campbell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Campbell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Outside Member
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Crisp, Eric

Title:

Electrochemical Decomposition of HAN-based Ionic Liquid Oxidizers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

HAN
electrolysis
OXSOL 1
hybrid rocket

File:

Download ELECTROCATALYTIC_DECOMPOSITION_OF_HAN-BASED_IONIC_LIQUID_OXIDIZERS.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Irwin, Jeffrey

Title:

Virtual Part Qualification with Thermal, Mechanical, and Microstructural Modeling of Additive Manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing
Laser processes
Numerical methods
Modeling and simulation
Finite element analysis

File:

Download irwin_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Committee Member
Abdalla Ramadan Nassar, Outside Member
Pan Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shah, Yash Girish

Title:

Dominant Interscale Dynamics in Premixed Turbulent Combustion for Application to Large-Eddy Simulation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Large-Eddy Simulation
Premixed Turbulent Flames
Chemical Reaction Rates
Interscale Interactions
Direct Numerical Simulation
Combustion Modeling

File:

Download Shah_ME_Thesis_final-12Apr21.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuan Xuan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuan Xuan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Schmitthenner, Dave

Title:

The Relationship Between Stiffness and Walking

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Exoskeletons
Biomechanics
Nonlinear Control
System Identification
Gait

File:

Download Dave_Schmitthenner_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Anne Elizabeth Martin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Outside Member
Andrew Michael Geronimo, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ochoa Lleras, Nicolas

Title:

Control Systems and Human Factors for the Prevention of Tractor Overturn

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Control systems
Tractor
Rollover
ADAS
Human Factors
Simulated environments

File:

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Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Dennis Murphy, Committee Member
Yiqi Zhang, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wang, Daiwei

Title:

Development of materials for all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium-sulfur battery
All-solid-state battery
Lithium thiophosphate electrolytes

File:

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Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Hojong Kim, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chatterjee, Tanusree

Title:

Chemical kinetic investigation of the thermal decomposition of energetic materials: ammonia borane, ammonium perchlorate & hmx-tagzt

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Ammonia borane
Quantum mechanics
Hydrogen release
Reaction pathway
perchloric acid
oxygen release
numerical simulation
HMX
TAGzT
TGA
FTIR
thermal decomposition
nitramine-based energetic materials

File:

Download Tanusree_Chatterjee_Dissertation_final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Adri van Duin, Committee Member
Jacqueline O’Connor, Committee Member
Joseph F. Horn, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chen, Xi

Title:

Mixed finite elements for solving the time-dependent incompressible Navier–Stokes equation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

incompressible Navier-Stokes equation
mixed finite element
pressure robustness
implicit Runge-Kutta methods
energy stability
structure preserving

File:

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Committee Members:

John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Committee Member
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Member
Anna L Mazzucato, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dinesh Nair, Manasi

Title:

SELF BALANCING OF BATTERY CELLS AND PV ARRAYS – A REAL-TIME PHYSICAL VALIDATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Battery
PV array
Self-balancing
Battery balancing

File:

Download SELF_BALANCING_OF_BATTERY_CELLS_AND_PV_ARRAYS__A_REAL_TIME_PHYSICAL_VALIDATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Alattar, Bader

Title:

Investigating Biologically Inspired Inverted Landing Strategies in a Nano-Quadcopter

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Biologically Inspired
Quadcopter
Crazyflie
Control
Reinforcement Learning
Blue Bottle Flies
Inverted Landing
Visual Cues
Optical Flow

File:

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Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tilton, Maryam

Title:

MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS AND META-BIOMATERIALS FABRICATED VIA ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing
Biomechanics
Mechanical behavior
Fracture fixation implants
Large bone defects
metamaterials

File:

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Committee Members:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory Stephen Lewis, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Outside Member
Michael W. Hast, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Velez, Chris

Title:

Quench Detection Logic for High Temperature Superconducting Magnets Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

high temperature superconductors
optical fiber sensors
distributed sensing
Rayleigh-scattering interrogated optical fibers
Magnet quench detection
structural health monitoring
superconducting magnets
incipient fault detection
Monotonic
time-validation
data analysis

File:

Download Velez_Thesis_CV.pdf

Committee Members:

Justin Schwartz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member

Author:

Zhou, Yuxiao

Title:

3D Full-field Bone Biomechanics Study: Effects of Diseases and Treatments

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Biomechanics
Atomic Force Microscopy
Digital Volume Correlation
Dental implant
Glenohumeral joint
Rheumatoid arthritis

File:

Download Dissertation_Yuxiao_Zhou.pdf

Committee Members:

Jing Du, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jing Du, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Torab, Peter

Title:

Collective Invasion In Heterogeneous Bladder Cancer Tumors: A Biomanufacturing Approach

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

bladder
cancer
heterogeneity
invasion
heterogeneous
biomanufacturing
biosensor
biomanufactured
biomanufacture
3D
extracellular matrix
leader cells
collective invasion
invasion assay
in vitro

File:

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Committee Members:

Pak Kin Wong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pak Kin Wong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jing Du, Committee Member
Tak Sing Wong, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair