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Author:

Werkheiser, Nathan

Title:

Backpropagation Analysis of Swirling Isothermal Dump Combustor Data

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Neural Networks
Backpropagation
fluid flow
CFD
Swirling Flow
Activation Functions

File:

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Committee Members:

Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Seth Wolpert, Committee Member

Author:

Cummings, Christine

Title:

Using a Gaussian based model to upcycle seaweed waste into bioplastics with tunable mechanical and material properties

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

bioplastic
gaussian process
regression
optimization
seaweed
mechanical property
water absorption
elastic modulus

File:

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Committee Members:

Tak Sing Wong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Drewniak, David

Title:

Study of Piezoelectricity Applications in Solid Propellants

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

piezoelectric
energetic composite
PVDF
nanoaluminum

File:

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Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Sharp, Logan

Title:

Low-Temperature Electron Wind Force Annealing through Electropulsing Treatment

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

annealing
electropulsing
EPT
electron wind
electron wind force
EWF
titanium carbide
Ti3C2Tx
MXene
film
NiTi
nitinol
shape memory alloy
SMA
electrical resistivity
thermal microscopy
scanning electron microscopy
SEM
low temperature
Raman spectroscopy

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Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Stebbins, Ryan

Title:

Investigation into Novel Runner Extension Designs for Sand Casting Utilizing 3D Sand-Printing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Sand Casting
Hybrid Manufacturing
3D Sand Printing

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member

Author:

Soares, Nicholas

Title:

Incorporating Novel Sprue Design and Additive Manufacturing Techniques to Improve Nickel Aluminum Bronze Castings

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

metal casting
sand casting
3D sand printing
additive manufacturing
nickel aluminum bronze

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Committee Members:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Richardson, Marcus

Title:

A Reduced Order Model of Residual Moisture on Vertical Surfaces Resulting from the Condensation Process

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Dropwise Condensation
Surface Tension
Zonal Modeling
Humid Air
Modelica
Hydrophilic
Aircraft Insulation

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mohammed El Husaini, Mohammed

Title:

Measurement and Validation of User-Perceived Comfort of an Ankle Exoskeleton

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Pneumatic
Exoskeleton
Ankle
1 DOF
Actuated
Comfort
VAS
Visual Analogue Scale
Likert
Survey
Perception
Impedance Control
Stiffness
Gait
Walking
Repeatability
Modeling
Subjective Feelings
Validation
Measurement
Rehabilitation

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Committee Members:

Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
Katie Fitzsimons, Committee Member

Author:

Sill, Patrick

Title:

Effects of Inclined Inlet and Outlet Ports in Jet Arrays

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Jet Impingement
Thermal Management
Heat Transfer
Jet Array

File:

Download Gresh-Sill_Thesis_Final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Vahid Motevalli, Program Head/Chair
Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Committee Member

Author:

Mitrovich, Juliette

Title:

Database-Mediated Network Friction Utilization Analysis to Improve Road Safety

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Friction Utilization
Friction Map
Traffic Simulation
Road Safety
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
CAVs
Chassis Simulation
AVs
Mapping
Co-simulation
CAV Simulation Tool

File:

Download MITROVICH_MastersThesis_JM_final_2023_03_14.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Satadru Dey, Committee Member