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Author:

Decerio, Dalton

Title:

Benefits of Parallel Hybrid Electric Propulsion for Aircraft and Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

hybrid
electric
aircraft
rotorcraft
conceptual design
optimization
propulsion

File:

Download Decerio_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
David K Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Agrawal, Suyash

Title:

Functional Modelling and Simulations of Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System
Flapping Wing Flight
Flapping Wing Simulation
Hummingbird Hovering

File:

Download Master_s_thesis_Suyash_Agrawal_V7.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mc Cormack, Kelsey

Title:

Impacts of Part-to-Part Variability on Gas Turbine Blade Cooling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Film cooling
Gas turbine heat transfer
Additive manufacturing
IR thermography

File:

Download McCormack_Thesis_2023.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reid A Berdanier, Committee Member

Author:

Fallon, Brandon

Title:

Dirt Mitigation Techniques in Double-Walled Combustor Liners

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Dirt Deposition
Film Cooling
Combustor
computational fluid dynamics
particle laden flow

File:

Download Fallon_Thesis_2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Winegardner, Erica

Title:

Using Campus Data in Undergraduate Assignments to Improve Energy Literacy in Mechanical Engineering Students

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

energy literacy
engineering education
curriculum
campus energy data

File:

Download Winegardner_Thesis_221109.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Andrea Gregg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wolff, Justin

Title:

Development of Experimental Methodology to Determine the Heat Transfer of Additively Manufactured Airfoil Channels in a High-Speed Linear Cascade Rig

Graduate Program:

Additive Manufacturing and Design (MS)

Keywords:

Heat Transfer
Gas Turbine Engine
Internal Cooling
Additive Manufacturing
Linear Cascade
Turbine Blade
Airfoil
Friction Factor
CFD

File:

Download 2022_Thesis_Wolff.pdf

Committee Members:

Allison Beese, Program Head/Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reid A Berdanier, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor