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21. A Phase-Lag Approach to Incompressible CFD Simulations with Emphasis on the Unsteady Interaction of Hydroturbine Blades

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Author:
Wouden, Alex Michael
Title:
A Phase-Lag Approach to Incompressible CFD Simulations with Emphasis on the Unsteady Interaction of Hydroturbine Blades
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
hydropower
hydroturbine
CFD
chorochronic
phase-lag
incompressible
openfoam
File:
Download AlexMWouden-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

23. Hydrogen sulfide production in manure storages on Pennsylvania dairy farms using gypsum bedding

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Open Access
Author:
Hile, Michael Lee
Title:
Hydrogen sulfide production in manure storages on Pennsylvania dairy farms using gypsum bedding
Graduate Program:
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Keywords:
Dairy
manure
bedding
gypsum
hydrogen sulfide
emissions
File:
Download Hile_Dissertation_Final_04152016.pdf
Committee Members:
Eileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Herschel Adams Elliott, Committee Member
Clarence Alan Rotz, Committee Member
Ray B. Bryant, Special Member

24. Application of Trade Space Exploration and Sequential Decision-Making to Portfolio Management to Inform Army Equipping and Modernization Strategies

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Open Access
Author:
Hanson, Thor Kristofer
Title:
Application of Trade Space Exploration and Sequential Decision-Making to Portfolio Management to Inform Army Equipping and Modernization Strategies
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Trade Space Exploration
Portfolio Management
Decision Making
Portfolio Decision Making
File:
Download Hanson_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

26. Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model

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Open Access
Author:
Blumenthal, Brennan Theodore
Title:
Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Boundary-layer Ingestion
Propulsion
CFD
USM3D
NPSS
CDISC
Common Research Model
CRM
File:
Download B_Blumenthal_MS_Thesis_V8-ZS.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

28. Optimal low-thrust geostationary transfer orbit using a hybrid pseudospectral collocation method

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Open Access
Author:
Goodyear, Andrew
Title:
Optimal low-thrust geostationary transfer orbit using a hybrid pseudospectral collocation method
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
low-thrust
pseudospectral
trajectory optimization
geostationary
modified equinoctial elements
File:
Download andrew_goodyear_thesis_final_v4.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

29. Establishing inverse modeling analysis tools to enable continuous efficiency improvement loop implementation

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Open Access
Author:
Hatami, Zahra
Title:
Establishing inverse modeling analysis tools to enable continuous efficiency improvement loop implementation
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Global Warming
Monitoring and Targeting
Energy Baseline
CUSUM
sub-meters
Convenience store.
File:
Download Hatami_Thesis_FINAL__9_.pdf
Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

30. Soil hydrology at the Living Filter: Analysis of preferential flow and moisture-temperature dynamics under wastewater irrigation

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Open Access
Author:
Hopkins, Isaac E
Title:
Soil hydrology at the Living Filter: Analysis of preferential flow and moisture-temperature dynamics under wastewater irrigation
Graduate Program:
Soil Science
Keywords:
VWC
soil temperature
preferential flow
thermal
diffusivity
living filter
soil hydrology
hydrology
soil physics
soil
File:
Download Hopkins_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Hangsheng Lin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

32. Detectability prediction for a thermoacoustic sensor in the breazeale nuclear reactor pool

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Open Access
Author:
Hrisko, Joshua Eric
Title:
Detectability prediction for a thermoacoustic sensor in the breazeale nuclear reactor pool
Graduate Program:
Acoustics
Keywords:
acoustics
thermoacoustics
sensors
breazeale
nuclear
reactor
signal processing
vibration
frequency
detection
radiation
File:
Download Hrisko_Penn_State_Final_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven Lurie Garrett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

33. Synthesis, Morphology And Dynamics of Polyureas And Their Lithium Ionomers

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Open Access
Author:
Chuayprakong, Sunanta
Title:
Synthesis, Morphology And Dynamics of Polyureas And Their Lithium Ionomers
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Polyureas
Ionomers
Synthesis
Morphology
Dynamics
Nanotechnology
File:
Download Dissertation_Sunanta_Chuayprakong.pdf
Committee Members:
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

34. Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Geomaterials Interacting with Rigid Bodies Under Impact Loading

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Open Access
Author:
Reese, Lynsey
Title:
Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Geomaterials Interacting with Rigid Bodies Under Impact Loading
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Anti-Ram Barriers
LS-DYNA
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
Soil-Structure Interaction
Numerical Modeling
Expanded Polystyrene Concrete
Full-Scale Testing
File:
Download Reese_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

37. Stream condition and nutrient runoff: Linking the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model with empirical ecological measures in an agricultural watershed in central Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Regan, Claire Christina
Title:
Stream condition and nutrient runoff: Linking the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model with empirical ecological measures in an agricultural watershed in central Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Geography
Keywords:
Stream health
Biological integrity
Nutrient runoff
Macroinvertebrate
Soil and Water Assessment Tool
File:
Download Hirt_Claire_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Brooks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Alan Bishop, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tameria L Veith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor