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41. From Observation to Control of Nonlinear Neuronal Networks in Brain

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Open Access
Author:
Whalen, Andrew John
Title:
From Observation to Control of Nonlinear Neuronal Networks in Brain
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
spreading depression
suppression
confinement
electric field
modulation
spreading depolarization
network control
complex networks
nonlinear
symmetry
brain networks
network observation
File:
Download AndrewJWhalen-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven Schiff, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reka Z Albert, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Tim Sauer, Outside Member

42. Dual Optimization of Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms and Spatial Distribution for Passive Shape Change

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Open Access
Author:
Calogero, Joseph Patrick
Title:
Dual Optimization of Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms and Spatial Distribution for Passive Shape Change
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
compliant mechanism
numerical dynamics
finite element analysis
design optimization
ornithopter
motion tracking camera
File:
Download Calogero_Dissertation_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Outside Member

43. Exploring Microchannel Cooling Designs through the uses of Numerical Optimization and Additive Manufacturing

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Open Access
Author:
Kirsch, Kathryn Louise
Title:
Exploring Microchannel Cooling Designs through the uses of Numerical Optimization and Additive Manufacturing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
heat transfer
optimization
additive manufacturing
internal cooling
adjoint method
File:
Download Kirsch_Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Reid Adam Berdanier, Special Member

44. Effect of Effusion Cooling Pattern Near the Dilution Hole for a Double-Walled Combustor Liner

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Open Access
Author:
Shrager, Adam Cole
Title:
Effect of Effusion Cooling Pattern Near the Dilution Hole for a Double-Walled Combustor Liner
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Combustor
Combustor Liner
Gas Turbine Engine
Effusion Cooling
Dilution Hole
Heat Transfer
Flowfield Visualization
Particle Image Velocimetry
File:
Download Shrager_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

46. Implementation of High FST Turbulent Kinetic Energy Diffusion Model in OpenFOAM Code for Simulation of Heat Transfer over a Gas Turbine Blade

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Open Access
Author:
Chittlangia, Vedant Rajiv
Title:
Implementation of High FST Turbulent Kinetic Energy Diffusion Model in OpenFOAM Code for Simulation of Heat Transfer over a Gas Turbine Blade
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
turbulence
high FST
OpenFOAM
C3X
turbine blade
heat transfer
low reynolds number model
Launder Sharma model
diffusion
File:
Download Chittlangia_Vedant_MasterThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor