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

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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

3. Terrain-Based Road Vehicle Localization Using Attitude Measurements

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Open Access
Author:
Dean, Adam
Title:
Terrain-Based Road Vehicle Localization Using Attitude Measurements
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
vehicle
terrain-based
estimation
kalman filter
particle filter
localization
File:
Download Adam-Dean-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Member
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member

4. A Method for Focusing Sound in Harbor Environments at Low Frequencies: Theory and Experiment

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Open Access
Author:
Kankey, Andrew Thomas
Title:
A Method for Focusing Sound in Harbor Environments at Low Frequencies: Theory and Experiment
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
acoustic array
harbor acoustics
underwater acoustics
sound focusing
File:
Download Kankey_Dissertation_11_19_08_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
David Bradley, Committee Member
Kyle M Becker, Committee Member

5. Size Effect on the Mechanical Properties in Zinc Oxide Nanowires

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Open Access
Author:
Desai, Amit
Title:
Size Effect on the Mechanical Properties in Zinc Oxide Nanowires
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
experimental nanomechanical characterization
electromechanical coupling
File:
Download amitdesai_phdthesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Committee Member
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member

6. A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF THE ANATOMY, AERODYNAMICS, AND TRANSPORT PHENOMENA OF CANINE OLFACTION

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Open Access
Author:
Craven, Brent Alan
Title:
A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF THE ANATOMY, AERODYNAMICS, AND TRANSPORT PHENOMENA OF CANINE OLFACTION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
olfaction
canine
nasal airway
biofluids
biomimcry
artificial nose
File:
Download Craven_PhDDissertation_2008.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric G Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Charles Baker, Committee Member
Kendra V Sharp, Committee Member
Savash Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

7. Development of a Pressure Sensing System for a Left Ventricular Assist Device

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Author:
Fritz, Bryan
Title:
Development of a Pressure Sensing System for a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
inlet pressure
blood pressure
non-invasive
LVAD
File:
Download Master_Thesis_Bryan_Fritz.pdfDownload Fritz_-_Revised_Chapter_4.pdf
Committee Members:
Drs Gerson Rosenberg/Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerson Rosenberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS MODEL USED TO ANALYZE COUPLING REACTIONS BETWEEN A TRACTOR’S FIFTHWHEEL AND A SEMITRAILER’S KINGPIN

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Author:
Shoffner, Brent William
Title:
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS MODEL USED TO ANALYZE COUPLING REACTIONS BETWEEN A TRACTOR’S FIFTHWHEEL AND A SEMITRAILER’S KINGPIN
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
FEA
kingpin
Fifthwheel
Coupling
File:
Download Shoffner_Thesis_Master_File.pdf
Committee Members:
Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. DESIGN OF A CENTRIFUGE AND AERODYNAMIC TESTING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR

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Author:
Cormier, Christopher
Title:
DESIGN OF A CENTRIFUGE AND AERODYNAMIC TESTING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
individual blade control
centrifuge
smart materials
rotorcraft
File:
Download mythesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

11. ASSESSMENT OF USER-GUIDED VISUAL STEERING COMMANDS DURING TRADE SPACE EXPLORATION

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Author:
Carlsen, Daniel Edward
Title:
ASSESSMENT OF USER-GUIDED VISUAL STEERING COMMANDS DURING TRADE SPACE EXPLORATION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ATSV
trade space exploration
visual steering
user-guided
interactive optimization
multi-objective genetic algorithm
visualization
File:
Download DanielCarlsenMSThesisSpring2008.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

13. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE MECHANICS OF FLATFOOT DEFORMITY AND ITS SURGICAL CORRECTIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Lewis, Gregory Stephen
Title:
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE MECHANICS OF FLATFOOT DEFORMITY AND ITS SURGICAL CORRECTIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
orthopaedic
biomechanics
optimization
finite element
AAFD
flatfoot
orthopedic
File:
Download Lewis_G_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

15. Vehicle Yaw Control Utilizing Hybrid Electric Drivetrains with Multiple Electric Motors

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Open Access
Author:
D'Iorio, James Anthony
Title:
Vehicle Yaw Control Utilizing Hybrid Electric Drivetrains with Multiple Electric Motors
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
dynamic yaw control
stability control
electric vehicle
hybrid
traction control
full-size vehicle testing
yaw moment
File:
Download JAD_MS_ETD_submission2.pdf
Committee Members:
Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

16. Flame-spreading phenomena in a head-end fin-slot segment of a subscale motor simulating the space shuttle boosters

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Open Access
Author:
Moore, Jeffrey David
Title:
Flame-spreading phenomena in a head-end fin-slot segment of a subscale motor simulating the space shuttle boosters
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
flame-spreading
fin-slot motor
head-end segment
RSRM
File:
Download Jeff_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

20. Computational Study of Particle Deposition, Resuspension, and Transport

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Author:
DeGraw, Jason W.
Title:
Computational Study of Particle Deposition, Resuspension, and Transport
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
immersed boundary method
resuspension
particle deposition
human walking
File:
Download jasondegraw2008.pdf
Committee Members:
John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Freihaut, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Corry Wyngaard, Committee Member

21. Combustion and Self-Assembly of Nanoenergetic Materials

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Open Access
Author:
Malchi, Jonathan Yaniv
Title:
Combustion and Self-Assembly of Nanoenergetic Materials
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
thermite
self-assembly
combustion
File:
Download Combustion_and_Self-Assembly_of_Nanoenergetic_Materials.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Grant Alexander Risha, Committee Member
Steven Son, Committee Member
Timothy Foley, Committee Member

22. Startup Characteristics of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells under Subzero Temperatures

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Open Access
Author:
Tajiri, Kazuya
Title:
Startup Characteristics of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells under Subzero Temperatures
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
polymer electrolyte fuel cell
cold start
automotive
File:
Download dissertation_kazuya_tajiri.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member

23. Vibration-Based Structural Damage Identification Enhancement via Piezoelectric Circuitry Network and Active Feedback Control

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Open Access
Author:
Jiang, Lijun
Title:
Vibration-Based Structural Damage Identification Enhancement via Piezoelectric Circuitry Network and Active Feedback Control
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Structural Health Monitoring
Structural Damage Detection
Vibration
Smart Structures
Piezoelectric Circuitry
Active Control
File:
Download Thesis-LijunJiang-2007.pdf
Committee Members:
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Heath F Hofmann, Committee Member

26. Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of Two Phase Closed thermosyphon Cooling System for New Cold Neutron Source Moderator of Breazeale Research Reactor at Penn State

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Author:
Habte, Melaku
Title:
Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of Two Phase Closed thermosyphon Cooling System for New Cold Neutron Source Moderator of Breazeale Research Reactor at Penn State
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Dryout Temperature
Two-phase CFD Modeling
FLUENT
Cold Neutron Source
Moderator Cooling
Nucleate Boiling
CFD
Two-Phase Heat Transfer
Two-Phase Closed Thermosyphon
Cryogenic Temperatrure
Thermodynamics of Thermosyphon
Liquid Neon Cooling
File:
Download MelakuHabteDissertation2008.pdf
Committee Members:
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenan Unlu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Xiantao Li, Committee Member

27. Scaling, characterization, and application of gram-range explosive charges to blast testing of materials

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Open Access
Author:
Hargather, Michael John
Title:
Scaling, characterization, and application of gram-range explosive charges to blast testing of materials
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
schlieren
shadowgraph
TNT equivalence
laboratory-scale explosives
explosive
material blast testing
File:
Download mjhargather_thesis_final_2008.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Bernhard Anderson, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Gita Talmage, Committee Member

29. Characterization of Thermal Radiation from a Plasma Jet and Radiative Pyrolysis of Double-Base Propellants

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Open Access
Author:
Das, Malay Kumar
Title:
Characterization of Thermal Radiation from a Plasma Jet and Radiative Pyrolysis of Double-Base Propellants
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Solid-propellant
Electrothermal-chemical plasma
Plasma ignition
File:
Download thesis_mkd145.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
V Yang, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

31. Probing Liquid Water Transport in a PEFC Gas Diffusion Layer with Pore-Network Modeling, CFD Modeling and X-ray Microtomography

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Open Access
Author:
Sinha, Puneet
Title:
Probing Liquid Water Transport in a PEFC Gas Diffusion Layer with Pore-Network Modeling, CFD Modeling and X-ray Microtomography
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
CFD modeling
Pore scale modeling
Gas Purge
Flooding
Gas diffusion layer
PEM Fuel cell
X-ray Imaging
File:
Download Sinha_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Phillip Michael Halleck, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

36. DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC METHODOLOGY FOR BLOOD PUMP DESIGN ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF THROMBUS POTENTIAL

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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

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

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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

42. Experimental Studies on Combustion Instabilities in a Multi-Element, Rectangular Rocket Chamber

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Open Access
Author:
Marshall, William McFarland
Title:
Experimental Studies on Combustion Instabilities in a Multi-Element, Rectangular Rocket Chamber
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
combustion instability
swirl coaxial injectors
multi-element rocket chamber
File:
Download Marshall_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert John Santoro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

43. Feedback Performance Control for Self-Managing Computer Systems: an LPV Control Theoretic Approach

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Author:
Qin, Wubi
Title:
Feedback Performance Control for Self-Managing Computer Systems: an LPV Control Theoretic Approach
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
linear parameter varying systems (lpv)
internet services
feedback control
performance management
quality of service (qos)
request level scheduling
web server
File:
Download WubiQin-Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Dr Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
Anand Sivasubramaniam, Committee Member