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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:

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:

Edelson, Ryan

Title:

Weave Topology Effects on Gas Turbine Cooling Technology

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Heat Transfer
Film Cooling
Ceramic Matrix Composites

File:

Download Edelson_MS_Thesis_2021.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Mahan, Tobias

Title:

Design for Inspectability: Investigating the effect of Inspectability Constraints on Designs and Design Strategies

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Inspection
Inspectability
Design for X

File:

Download Tobias_Jacob_Mahan_Design_for_Inspectability_Final_Revision.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Major Field Member
Chris McComb, Major Field Member
Hui Yang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Andrea Arguelles, Outside Field Member
Jessica Menold, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhu, Wenbo

Title:

Atomistic-Level Investigation for Selected Metal-based Catalytic Reactions Utilizing the REAXFF Reactive Force Field

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Energy Production

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Wenbo_Zhu_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuan Xuan, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Richard Yetter, Major Field Member
Chunshan Song, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Chen, Xiaoling

Title:

Modeling and control of thermoacoustics in a one-dimensional combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Thermoacoustic Modeling
Model Identification
Optimal Control
Robust Control
Optimal Experimental Design

File:

Download Chen_PhD_Thesis_05302021.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline O'Connor, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Haworth, Major Field Member
Hosam Fathy, Special Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Tyler Dare, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Knisely, Brian

Title:

Integration of Infrared Thermography to Measure Part-to-Part Cooling Variations on Turbine Blades

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

infrared
turbine
imaging
cooling
film cooling
instrumentation
blades
turbine blades
infrared imaging
infrared thermography
cooling variations

File:

Download Knisely_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline O'Connor, Major Field Member
Reid Berdanier, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Karen Thole, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jose Palacios, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Elhagali, Ibrahim

Title:

Aerodynamic port-aligned fins to enhance thermal-hydraulic performance of jet impingement arrays

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Jet impingement; Geometry optimization; Fountain flow; Thermal management

File:

Download Elhagali_Ibrahim_MSc_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member

Author:

Xu, Haosen

Title:

Numerical and Theoretical Study of Wall-bounded Turbulence

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
wall-bounded turbulence
rough wall turbulent boundary layer
turbulent heat transfer
large eddy simulation
turbulence wall modeling

File:

Download XuThesis10_5.pdf

Committee Members:

Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Kunz, Major Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Xiang Yang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gonzalez, Cody

Title:

Analytical modeling and design optimization of lithium-ion battery smart actuators

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Active materials
Analytical modeling
Multifunctional materials
Bioinspired smart materials
Lithium-ion batteries
Soft robotics
Finite element analysis
Compliant mechanisms

File:

Download Cody-Gonzalez-dissertation-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Major Field Member
Christopher Rahn, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Frecker, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
George Lesieutre, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Sinha, Swapnil

Title:

Understanding design for embedding considerations for material extrusion additive manufacturing for multifunctional polymer parts

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

3D Printing
Heat Transfer Simulation
Digital Design Automation
Process Insterruption
Polymer Tensile Strength
Design for Additive Manufacturing
Strength Prediction
Voxel
Design Optimization
Polymer Weld Theory
Polymer Rheology
Polymer Reptation

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Swapnil_2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Timothy Simpson, Major Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lele, Aditya

Title:

STUDY OF REACTION DRIVEN PROCESSES USING MOLECULAR DYNAMICS: APPLICATIONS OF REAXFF FOR COMBUSTION CHEMISTRY AND MATERIAL SYNTHESIS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics
Combustion
2D-materials
Biofuels
CVD
Material synthesis
hBN
soot
pyrolysis

File:

Download Thesis_aditya_lele.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline O'Connor, Major Field Member
Randy Vander Wal, Outside Unit & Field Member
Yuan Xuan, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Parekh, Mihir

Title:

Flowing Electrolyte Metal Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Dendrite
Solid Electrolyte Interphase
Flowing Electrolyte
Metal anodes
Creeping flow

File:

Download PhD_Thesis_Final_Mihir_Parekh.pdf

Committee Members:

Sukwon Choi, Major Field Member
Christopher Rahn, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chao-Yang Wang, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Long-Qing Chen, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

Author:

Mokhtari, Kasra

Title:

Incorporating Social Information into An Autonomous Vehicle's Decision-Making Process and Control

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Autonomous Vehicles
Navigation
Pedestrians
Path Planning
Risk-Aware Decision-Making

File:

Download Dissertation_KasraMokhtari_Summer2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alan Wagner, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Vikash Gayah, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sean Brennan, Major Field 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:

No files available due to restrictions.

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:

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:

Zerbe, Ellen

Title:

Investigating the Formation of Engineers and the Future Professoriate: Linking Writing Approaches and Attitudes to Doctoral Thriving, Persistence, and Attrition

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Engineering Education
Graduate Students
Qualitative
Quantititative
Writing
Professional Skills
Thriving

File:

Download Ellen_Zerbe_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris McComb, Outside Field Member
Eric Marsh, Major Field Member
Catherine Berdanier, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Menold, Outside Unit Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Liu, Pan

Title:

Rapid maneuvers in insects and hummingbirds and their applications to robots

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

inverted landing
visual mediation
rotational maneuvers
neural delay
biomechanics
bio-inspired robotics
neural delays
biomechanics

File:

Download Dissertation_-_Pan_Liu.pdf

Committee Members:

Rudolf Schilder, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Major Field Member
Qian Wang, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Adil, Nosherwan

Title:

Rational design process for gas turbine exhaust to supercritical CO2 waste heat recovery heat exchanger using topology optimization

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Topology Optimization
Heat Exhanger
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Additive Manufacturing
Waste Heat Recovery

File:

Download Nosherwan_Adil_MS_Thesis_Final_Submission__2021_.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Prabhu, Rohan

Title:

Encouraging Creativity through Design for Additive Manufacturing: An Investigation in Engineering Design Education

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
design for additive manufacturing
creativity
design education
engineering design
design tasks
motivation
complexity

File:

Download Prabhu_MEPhD_Dissertation_V6.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Timothy Simpson, Outside Field Member
Scarlett Miller, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Samuel Hunter, Outside Unit & Minor Member

Author:

Ganeshan, Karthik

Title:

Modeling and understanding surface/electrolyte interactions in MXene supercapacitors

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Energy storage
Supercapacitors
ReaxFF
Atomic-scale simulations
Finite Element Method
Boltzmann Transport Equation
Rarefied flow
MXene
Birnessite
Nuclear Quantum Effects
Path-Integral Molecular Dynamics

File:

Download Dissertation_v1.4.14.pdf

Committee Members:

Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Major Field Member
Donghai Wang, Major Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
David Williams, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Adri van Duin, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Akbarian, Dooman

Title:

Development and application of the ReaxFF reactive force field method to ferroelectrics and crosslinked polyethylene

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics
Ferroelectrics
Crosslinked polyethylene

File:

Download Ph.D._Dissertation_-_Dooman_Akbarian-Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Reuben Kraft, Minor Field Member
Adri van Duin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Richard Yetter, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Damirchi, Behzad

Title:

Development and Application of the ReaxFF Reactive Force Field in Carbon Nanotube - Polymer Materials

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF Reactive Force Field
Carbon Nanotube - Polymer Material
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Flattened Carbon Nanotube
Polyaramid-Carbon Nanotube

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_-_Behzad_Damirchi_-_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Major Field Member
Reuben Kraft, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Almadih, Mustafa

Title:

Acoustic Analysis and Detection of the Effects of Vapor-Liquid Interfacial Morphology on Pool-Boiling Heat Transfer for Different Materials

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Pool Boiling
Acoustic Analysis
Digital Signal Processing Tools
Boiling Regimes Identification
Deep Learning

File:

Download Mustafa_almadih-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Fan-Bill Cheung, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen M. Bajorek, Special Member
Christopher Rahn, Major Field Member
Daniel Cortes Correales, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair