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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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Download Dissertation_Xi_Chen.pdf

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:

Moser, Eric

Title:

Development of a Computational Model of a High Temperature Lithium-Carbon Dioxide Reactor for Space Power Generation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

CFD Modeling
Lithium-CO2 Combustion
Power Generation
Multiphase Flow

File:

Download Eric_Moser_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph John Cor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel J. Leonard, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Michael Manahan, Committee Member

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