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Author:: Ghalyan, Najah
Title:: Sequential Machine Learning for Decision-Making in Mechanical Systems
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: symbolic dynamics
Hidden Markov Models
ergodicity
measure-preserving transformations
image classification
fatigue damage
thermoacoustic instabilities
probabilistic finite state automata
time series
bag-of-words
support vector machines
generating partition
quantization
lossy source coding
sliding block source coding
clustering
dynamic programming
Viterbi algorithm
anomaly detection
change point detection
transient change detection
quickest change detection
data-driven modeling
File:: Download PhD_Dissertation_Najah_Ghalyan.pdf
Committee Members:: Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
David Jonathan Miller, Outside Member
William Kenneth Jenkins, Outside Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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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

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Author:: Bhattacharjee, Debapriya
Title:: Periodic Cross-Flow Trajectory Optimization for an Experimentally-Parameterized Model of a Tethered Energy Harvester
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: periodic optimal control
airborne wind energy systems
buoyant air turbine
optimization
File:: Download Debapriya_Bhattacharjee_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Patidar, Lalit
Title:: Thermal decomposition and combustion of RDX and HMX: Thermolysis experiments and molecular modeling
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Energetic Materials
Thermal Decomposition
Combustion
Quantum mechanics
File:: Download Dissertation_LalitPatidar_eTD.pdf
Committee Members:: Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Rezwan, Aashique Alam
Title:: Multi-scale simulation of advanced reactor fuel and cladding concepts
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: multi-scale simulation
MOOSE
BISON
phase-field
fracture
composite cladding
light water reactor
nuclear fuel performance
anisotropic thermal expansion
alpha-uranium
mesoscale modeling
irradiation growth
File:: Download Dissertation_Rezwan_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Jing Du, Committee Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Outside Member
Michael R Tonks, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Fu, Yiwei
Title:: Modeling, Prediction and Control of Engineering Systems with Long Short-Term Memory
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Robotics
Representation Learning
Autonomous Systems
Time Series
File:: Download YiweiFu-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Thomas Wettergren, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Saltzman, David
Title:: An experimental investigation of the heat transfer and fluid mechanics of metal additively manufactured compact heat exchanger fins
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Metal additive manufacturing
heat exchanger
offset strip fin
LDV
File:: Download Dissertation_Saltzman_Revised_FormatReviewed_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Kazmouz, Samuel
Title:: Large-Eddy Simulations of Motored Flow and Combustion in a Stratified-Charge Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Internal Combustion Engines
Large-Eddy Simulation
Cycle-to-Cycle Variations
Stratified-Charge Combustion
Gasoline-Direct-Injection Engine
File:: Download SamuelJKazmouz-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Yuan Xuan, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Outside Member
Stephen R Turns, Special Member
Robert John Santoro, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Huelsmann, Nathan
Title:: Effects of Jet Impingement on Convective Heat Transfer and Discharge Coefficients in Effusion Holes
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Gas Turbine
Combustor Liner
Effusion
Impingement
Convective Heat Transfer
File:: Download Nathan_Huelsmann_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Hahn, Seung Ho
Title:: Atomistic-simulations of Silicate Glasses: Surface Water Reaction and Mechanochemical Wear Process
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics
Silicate Glass
Glass Surface
Mechanochemical Wear
Water Reaction
File:: Download PhD-Dissertation_Final_SeungHoHAHN.pdf
Committee Members:: Adri C.T. van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adri C.T. van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Seong H. Kim, Committee Member
M. Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Susan B. Sinnott, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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