1. Efficient CFD Approaches for Coaxial Rotor Simulations Open Access Author: Cornelius, Jason Title: Efficient CFD Approaches for Coaxial Rotor Simulations Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: CFDComputational Fluid DynamicsMulticopterMulticoptersCoaxial RotorCoaxial RotorsCFD SimulationRotorcraftHelicopterSTAR-CCM+RotCFDMixing-PlaneBlade-ElementTime-AccurateBlade-ResolvedBlade-ModeledQuadcopter File: Download Jason_Cornelius_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Kinzel, Committee MemberAmy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
2. Conceptual development of casing Patterns to reduce the aerodynamic losses in an axial turbine stage Open Access Author: Ranka, Amrat Arvind Title: Conceptual development of casing Patterns to reduce the aerodynamic losses in an axial turbine stage Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Turbinesaxial gas turbinecasing groovescomputational fluid dynamicsCFDTip-Leakage lossesTip-mitigation studiesTurbomachineryAFTRFleakage VortexHorseshoe Vortex File: Download Final_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr. Sven Schmitz, Committee MemberAmy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
3. METHANE DISTRIBUTION AND VENTILATION OPTIMIZATION FOR A SCALED LONGWALL MINE WITH BLEEDER Open Access Author: Gendrue, Nathan Title: METHANE DISTRIBUTION AND VENTILATION OPTIMIZATION FOR A SCALED LONGWALL MINE WITH BLEEDER Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: Longwall MiningVentilation EffectivenessVentilation System OptimizationMethane GasCFDScaled Model File: Download Final_Thesis_Gendrue.pdf Committee Members: Dr. Shimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMort D Webster, Program Head/ChairSekhar Bhattacharyya, Committee MemberWilliam Arthur Groves, Committee Member