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Author:

Shanks, Matthew Ferrell

Title:

Cavitation Modeling on the Automotive Torque Converter using Computational Fluid Dynamics with a Mixing Plane Approach

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Cavitation
Torque Converter
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
Mixing Plane

File:

Download MattShanks-Thesis-Jul22-NoRedGreen.pdf

Committee Members:

Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chao, Tse-hua

Title:

Mineral Spatial Distribution and Flow Velocity in Determining Calcite Dissolution Rates in Porous Media

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

calcite dissolution rate
spatial heterogeneity
mineral spatial distribution

File:

Download Thesis_THC.pdf

Committee Members:

Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sung, Yi-lin

Title:

Outage Probability And Transmitter Power allocation For Nc-based Cooperative Networks over Nakagami-m Fading Channel

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Bit error rate
network coding
complementary code-code division multiple access (CC-CDMA)
cooperative
relay
diversity
outag

File:

Download YILIN_SUNG_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Aldo W Morales, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sedig Salem Agili, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chang, Oliver Chih-young

Title:

Modeling of Proppant Transport through Hydraulic Fracture Network

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

Proppant
Hydraulic fracture network

File:

Download Oliver_Thesis_May_2014__corrected.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lewis, Ricky Ryan

Title:

Effect Of Storage Conditions On The Dry Matter, Composition, And Respiration Concentrations Of Willow Chips

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Biofuels
Respiration
Storage systems.

File:

Download Lewis.Final_Thesis.4.10.14.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evelyn Ann Thomchick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Choudhary, Aditya

Title:

Evaluating Stimulation Effectiveness In Marcellus Shale Through Analysis of Field Data

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

Hydraulic Fracturing

File:

Download The_Pennsylvania_State_University_-_Revised_Thesis_-_Dec_2014_-Corrections_from_the_Committee_Included.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gaskin, Byron Jerrod

Title:

Coupled Flow-Biochemistry Simulations of Dynamic Systems of Blood Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
CFD
stokes flow
blood cells
6DOF
six degrees-of-freedom
biochemistry

File:

Download BJG_Thesis_MS_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brent Craven, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Warner, Ashley Elizabeth

Title:

Statistical Skill in the Emulation of Climate Models

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

climate models
climate sensitivity
differential evolution
markov chain monte carlo

File:

Download Warner_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris Eliot Forest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Anand, Anish

Title:

Retrofit Analysis of HVAC Systems Using Artificial Neural Networks

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

HVAC
Artificial Nerual Networks
Retrofit analysis
empirical modeling

File:

Download Anish_Anand_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen James Treado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William P Bahnfleth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Freihaut, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Boehm, Allison M

Title:

Planning For A Wind Farm’s End-of-life: A Detailed Cost Analysis Of Decommissioning Practices And Suggested Project Planning Strategies

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

wind
energy
decommissioning
permitting

File:

Download Thesis_Final_ABoehm.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor