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Author:

Heller, Arthur Kevin

Title:

A Novel Neutron Computed Tomography Partial Volume Voxel Water Quantification Technique

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Neutron Imaging
Neutron Computed Tomography
Neutron Radiography
Water Quantification
Partial Volumes
Partial Volume Voxels
un-sharpness correction
deconvolution
NCT

File:

Download Heller-dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jack Brenizer Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenan Unlu, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member
Richard Laurence Tutwiler, Committee Member

Author:

Hizir, Fahri Erinc

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION AND TAILORING OF THE MICROPOROUS LAYER|CATALYST LAYER INTERFACIAL STRUCTURE IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer electrolyte fuel cell
water management
catalyst layer
microporous layer
interface
characterization

File:

Download Thesis_Erinc_HIZIR_MS.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Emin C Kumbur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bajpai, Hemant

Title:

A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL FOR ASSESSING IMPACT OF INTERFACIAL MORPHOLOGY ON POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Catalyst Layer
Interface
Micro Porous Layer
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Water Management.

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
E C Kumbur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sabourin, Justin Leo

Title:

High Temperature Heterogeneous Reaction Kinetics and Mechanisms of Tungsten Oxidation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rocket nozzles
thermogravimetry
kinetics
oxidation
tungsten
metal oxidation
graphite

File:

Download Written_Dissertation_-_Justin_Sabourin.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Grant Alexander Risha, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member

Author:

Cho, Kyu Taek

Title:

Study of multiphase water transport and removal phenomena from fuel cell during gas purge

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer electrolyte fuel cell
water management
gas purge
evaporation
gas diffusion media
neutron radiography

File:

Download dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Member
Seungjin Kim, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Hatzell, Marta Catherine

Title:

QUANTIFICATION OF TEMPERATURE DRIVEN FLOW IN A POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL USING HIGH-RESOLUTION NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Water Managment
Temperature Driven Flow
PEM Fuel Cell

File:

Download Marta_Hatzell_MS_Thesis_1222010.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ural, Seyit Onurhan

Title:

High Power Piezoelectric Characterization for Piezoelectric Transformer Development

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

High Power
Piezoelectric
Transformer
Quality Factor
Jump Phenomena
Constant vibration velocity
Antiresonance
Piezoelectric Loss

File:

Download URAL_DISSERTATION_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenji Uchino, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenji Uchino, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Richard Joseph Meyer Jr., Committee Member
Leslie Eric Cross, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member

Author:

Jung, Sokhee

Title:

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

exoelectrogenesis
extracellular electron transfer
pH
external resistance
exoelectrogenic biofilm
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs)
EIS
imepdance spectroscopy
bioanode

File:

Download Dissertation_Sokhee_Jung_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member

Author:

Chakraborty, Subhadeep

Title:

Symbolic Identification of Dynamical Systems: Theory and Experimental Validation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fault Detection and Isolation
Symbolic Dynamics
System Identification
Time Series Data Analysis
PMSM
C-MAPSS
Refractory Failure in Slagging Gasifiers

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member

Author:

Swamy, Tushar

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERFACIAL STRUCTURE IN PEFCS: WATER STORAGE AND CONTACT RESISTANCE MODEL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Micro Porous Layer
Interface
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Catalyst Layer
Water Management

File:

Download Tushar_Swamy_MS_Thesis_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Emin C Kumbur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor