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2. An experimental study of forced flame response in technically premixed flame in a lean premixed gas turbine combustor

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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

4. Aerosol-dynamics-based soot modeling of flames

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

8. Dynamics of Fluidic Devices with Applications to Rotor Pitch Links

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Open Access
Author:
Scarborough, Lloyd Harmon
Title:
Dynamics of Fluidic Devices with Applications to Rotor Pitch Links
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
vibration isolation
pitch link loads
fluidic pitch link
rotorcraft vibration
helicopter vibration
rotorcraft performance
File:
Download Scarborough_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Kevin L Koudela, Committee Member
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member

9. Relative Significance of Heat Transfer Processes to Quantify Tradeoffs Between Complexity and Accuracy of Energy Simulations With a Building Energy Use Patterns Classification

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Open Access
Author:
Heidarinejad, Mohammad
Title:
Relative Significance of Heat Transfer Processes to Quantify Tradeoffs Between Complexity and Accuracy of Energy Simulations With a Building Energy Use Patterns Classification
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Building energy simulation
building energy use patterns classification
campus buildings
LEED certified buildings
OpenStudio
File:
Download Mohammad_Heidarinejad-PhD-Dissertation_V11.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Jelena Srebric, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Jelena Srebric, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member

10. Improving Unsteady Hydroturbine Performance During Off-design Operation by Injecting Water from the Trailing Edge of the Wicket Gates

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Open Access
Author:
Lewis, Bryan John
Title:
Improving Unsteady Hydroturbine Performance During Off-design Operation by Injecting Water from the Trailing Edge of the Wicket Gates
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
hydroturbines
momentumless wakes
circulation control
rotor-stator interactions
unsteady fluid interaction
File:
Download 1-Bryan_Lewis_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brent A Craven, Committee Member
Eric G Paterson, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Robert Lee Campbell, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

11. Design Learning and Creativity in Engineering Education: The Impact of Product Interactions

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Open Access
Author:
Toh, Christine
Title:
Design Learning and Creativity in Engineering Education: The Impact of Product Interactions
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Engineering design
creativity
product interactions
product dissection
virtual dissection
learning
self-efficacy
novelty
File:
Download ME_Thesis_Toh_FINAL_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

13. Formulation and Characterization of Paraffin-based Solid Fuels Containing Swirl Inducing Grain Geometry And/or Energetic Additives

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Open Access
Author:
Armold, Derrick Michael
Title:
Formulation and Characterization of Paraffin-based Solid Fuels Containing Swirl Inducing Grain Geometry And/or Energetic Additives
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
swirl injection
3-D printing
regression rate
combustion efficiency
port modeling
File:
Download 1-Thesis_4-13-14.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

14. Combustion analysis of RDX propellant and novel high-nitrogen propellant ingredients

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Open Access
Author:
Kumbhakarna, Neeraj Ratnakar
Title:
Combustion analysis of RDX propellant and novel high-nitrogen propellant ingredients
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
RDX
TAGzT
combustion model
confined rapid thermolysis
GA
molecular modeling
reaction mechanism
File:
Download neeraj_k.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Prof Adri Van Duin, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

15. Experimental Studies on the Effects of a Spacer Grid in a 1x3 Rod Bundle Single and Two-phase Flow

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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 grid
rod bundle
two-phase flow
air-water
conductivity probe
laser Doppler anemometry
interfacial area concentration
File:
Download Wheeler_Masters_Thesis_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

18. Development Of Control Oriented Electrical And Thermal Models Of An Electric Transit Bus Battery System

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Open Access
Author:
Kunte, Harshad Sitaram
Title:
Development Of Control Oriented Electrical And Thermal Models Of An Electric Transit Bus Battery System
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Battery Systems
Thermal
Transit Buses
Modeling
Control
File:
Download Thesis_MS_MechanicalEngineering_HarshadKunte_Summer2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

19. Semi-automated CT image segmentation program for the easy calculation of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) and brain tissue

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Open Access
Author:
Macdonald, Michael J
Title:
Semi-automated CT image segmentation program for the easy calculation of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) and brain tissue
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Medical image segmentation
CT imaging
Particle filter
Pixel classification
Edge tracing
Hydrocephalus
File:
Download MacDonald_Thesis_final_draft_submission_v4.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven Schiff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Jack Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

25. Reduced order modeling, statistical analysis and system identification for a bladed rotor with geometric mistuning

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Open Access
Author:
Vishwakarma, Vinod
Title:
Reduced order modeling, statistical analysis and system identification for a bladed rotor with geometric mistuning
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
turbine
mistuning
system identification
reduced order modeling
force response
random permutation
monte carlo
File:
Download thesis_vinod.pdf
Committee Members:
Alok Sinha, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Vishal Monga, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

26. The Hydrodynamics and Transport Phenomena of Olfaction in the Hammerhead Shark (sphyrna tudes): Implications for Bio-inspired Chemical Sensing

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Open Access
Author:
Rygg, Alex Dale
Title:
The Hydrodynamics and Transport Phenomena of Olfaction in the Hammerhead Shark (sphyrna tudes): Implications for Bio-inspired Chemical Sensing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Olfaction
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Mass Transport
Chemical Sensing
Hammerhead Shark
File:
Download AlexRygg_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Brent Craven, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brent Craven, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

27. Robot for Observational Gait Assessment and Rehabilitation

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Open Access
Author:
Homich, Andrew Joseph
Title:
Robot for Observational Gait Assessment and Rehabilitation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Robot
Robotics
Parallel Bars
Physical Therapy
Observational Gait Assessment
Rehabilitation
Complementary Filter
Walking
File:
Download Thesis_AndrewHomich_FINAL_LowRes.pdf
Committee Members:
Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Everett Carl Hills, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

28. 3D Spatial Reconstruction of Thermal Characteristics in Directed Energy Deposition through Optical Thermal Imaging

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Open Access
Author:
Kriczky, Dennis Andrew
Title:
3D Spatial Reconstruction of Thermal Characteristics in Directed Energy Deposition through Optical Thermal Imaging
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
thermal metrics
thermal imaging
directed energy deposition
3D spatial reconstruction
Ti-6Al-4V
File:
Download DennisKriczkyThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Panagiotis Michaleris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward William Reutzel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

29. Molecular dynamics analysis of oxidation, segregation and stress corrosion failures of refractory alloys

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Open Access
Author:
Verners, Osvalds
Title:
Molecular dynamics analysis of oxidation, segregation and stress corrosion failures of refractory alloys
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
oxidation
segregation
stress corrosion cracking
hydrogen embrittlement
alloys
File:
Download dissertation_Verners.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member

30. Modeling, Design, and Experimental Testing of Integrated Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Structures

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Open Access
Author:
Zhu, Bin
Title:
Modeling, Design, and Experimental Testing of Integrated Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Structures
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Vibration Control
Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite
Passive Vibration Suppression
Harmonic Resonance
Damping Treatment
File:
Download Bin_Zhu_PhD_Thesis__June_1_2014_.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Special Member

32. Study of Condensed Phase Reactions Between Hypergolic Propellants using Microreactors

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Open Access
Author:
Saksena, Pulkit
Title:
Study of Condensed Phase Reactions Between Hypergolic Propellants using Microreactors
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Hypergolic
Propellants
Combustion
Microfluidic
Microreactor
File:
Download Dissertation_PulkitSaksena.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Siyang Zheng, Committee Member

33. Quantifying the variability of glenoid geometry in intact and osteoarthritic shoulders

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Open Access
Author:
Devries, Charlotte De
Title:
Quantifying the variability of glenoid geometry in intact and osteoarthritic shoulders
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Glenoid
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Implant Design
Principal Component Analysis
Design for Human Variability
File:
Download deVries-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew B Parkinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Special Member

34. Electrochemical Energy Generation from Natural and Synthetic Salinity Gradients using Reverse Electrodialysis and Capacitive Mixing

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Open Access
Author:
Hatzell, Marta Catherine
Title:
Electrochemical Energy Generation from Natural and Synthetic Salinity Gradients using Reverse Electrodialysis and Capacitive Mixing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Salinity Gradient Energy
Reverse Electrodialysis
Capacitive Mixing
Electrochemical Conversion
Hydrogen
Capacitor
File:
Download MartaHatzell_Dissertation08042014.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

36. Predictive gait simulations for investigation of musculoskeletal structure and locomotor function

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Open Access
Author:
Celik, Huseyin
Title:
Predictive gait simulations for investigation of musculoskeletal structure and locomotor function
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Predictive gait simulations
modeling
musculoskeletal structure
locomotor function
sprinting
plantarflexor moment arm
File:
Download dissertation_HC_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

42. Hyperthermal Oxidation and Pyrolysis of Carbon based Materials: Chemistry and Dynamics using the Reaxff Reactive Force Field

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Open Access
Author:
Goverapet Srinivasan, Sriram
Title:
Hyperthermal Oxidation and Pyrolysis of Carbon based Materials: Chemistry and Dynamics using the Reaxff Reactive Force Field
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ReaxFF
Graphite oxidation
Diamond oxidation
Fullerene fragmentation
Gas surface interaction
hyperthermal etching
File:
Download Sriram_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member

43. Influential Subspaces in Self-organizing Multi-agent Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Jerath, Kshitij
Title:
Influential Subspaces in Self-organizing Multi-agent Systems
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Self-organization
multi-agent system
influential subspace
traffic flow
statistical mechanics
intelligent vehicles
File:
Download PhD_-_Kshitij_Jerath_-_Influential_subspaces_in_self-organizing_multi-agent_systems.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vikash Varun Gayah, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member

44. Utilization of ICR Kinematics in Estimation, Control, and Energy-Aware Mission Planning for Skid-Steer Vehicles

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Open Access
Author:
Pentzer, Jesse Lorenzo
Title:
Utilization of ICR Kinematics in Estimation, Control, and Energy-Aware Mission Planning for Skid-Steer Vehicles
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ground robotics
robot performance
motion estimation
state estimation
skid-steer robotics
path planning
File:
Download Pentzer_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member

45. Development and Application of the ReaxFF Potential for Heterogeneous Catalysis and Metal Oxidation: Toward the Dynamic Sampling of Large Free Energy Surface

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Open Access
Author:
Zou, Chenyu
Title:
Development and Application of the ReaxFF Potential for Heterogeneous Catalysis and Metal Oxidation: Toward the Dynamic Sampling of Large Free Energy Surface
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ReaxFF
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Metal Oxidation and Diffusion
File:
Download mythesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member

46. CALIBRATION OF BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS WITH OCCUPANCY AND PLUG-LOAD SCHEDULES DERIVED FROM METERED BUILDING ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Yang-seon
Title:
CALIBRATION OF BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS WITH OCCUPANCY AND PLUG-LOAD SCHEDULES DERIVED FROM METERED BUILDING ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
building energy
occupancy
plug-load
building energy calibration
building energy simulation
File:
Download Doctoral_Dissertation_Yang-Seon_Kim_final_1.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Jelena Srebric, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Chinemelu Jidenka Anumba, Special Member

47. Turbulence Measurements in High-speed Wind Tunnels Using Focusing Laser Differential Interferometry

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Open Access
Author:
Fulghum, Matthew R
Title:
Turbulence Measurements in High-speed Wind Tunnels Using Focusing Laser Differential Interferometry
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
turbulence
optics
interferometry
FLDI
hypersonic
supersonic
wind tunnel
File:
Download Fulghum_dissertation_final_1dec2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Stuart Settles, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member

49. On State of Charge Estimation Accuracy for Battery Cells Connected in Series

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Open Access
Author:
Safi, Jariullah
Title:
On State of Charge Estimation Accuracy for Battery Cells Connected in Series
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
batteries
extended kalman filter
fisher information
cramer rao lower bound
bias
collective
estimation
state of charge
SOC
File:
Download Jariullah_Safi_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor