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Start Over Graduate Program Aerospace Engineering Committee Member Sven Schmitz

1. ENDWALL SHAPE MODIFICATION USING VORTEX GENERATORS AND FENCES TO IMPROVE GAS TURBINE COOLING AND EFFECTIVENESS

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Author:
Gokce, Zeki Ozgur
Title:
ENDWALL SHAPE MODIFICATION USING VORTEX GENERATORS AND FENCES TO IMPROVE GAS TURBINE COOLING AND EFFECTIVENESS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Vortex generator
heat transfer enhancement
gas turbine cooling channel flow
File:
Download Zeki_Ozgur_Gokce_PhD_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

2. Wind Turbine Design Using A Free-wake Vortex Method With Winglet Application

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Author:
Maniaci, David Charles
Title:
Wind Turbine Design Using A Free-wake Vortex Method With Winglet Application
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Wind turbine
winglet
free-wake
vortex method
rotor aerodynamics
blade design
File:
Download psu-thesis-Dmaniaci-18m_FIN_4-5-13_DateChange.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Committee Member
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Sue Ellen Haupt, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member

4. Wind Turbines Under Atmospheric Icing Conditions - Ice Accretion Modeling, Aerodynamics, and Control Strategies for Mitigating Performance Degradation

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Author:
Brillembourg, Dwight David
Title:
Wind Turbines Under Atmospheric Icing Conditions - Ice Accretion Modeling, Aerodynamics, and Control Strategies for Mitigating Performance Degradation
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
wind turbine
icing
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. Computation of Interactional Aerodynamics for Noise Prediction of Heavy Lift Rotorcraft

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Author:
Hennes, Christopher Conrad
Title:
Computation of Interactional Aerodynamics for Noise Prediction of Heavy Lift Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Acoustics
Rotorcraft
Computational Fluid Dynamics
File:
Download HennesThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Anthony A Atchley, Committee Member

7. FORMULA 1 RACE CAR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BY OPTIMIZATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WINGS

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Author:
Bhatnagar, Unmukt Rajeev
Title:
FORMULA 1 RACE CAR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BY OPTIMIZATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WINGS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Formula 1
Aerodynamics
Optimization
Lift Coefficient
Drag Coefficient
Lap Simulation
Genetic Algorithms
File:
Download 1-Masters_Thesis_for_Aerospace-_Unmukt_Bhatngar.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. Development of a CFD-Compatible Transition Model Based on Linear Stability Theory

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Author:
Coder, James George
Title:
Development of a CFD-Compatible Transition Model Based on Linear Stability Theory
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
transition
turbulence
File:
Download JamesGCoder_Dissertation_07272014.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Jonathan S Pitt, Committee Member

9. Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model

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Author:
Blumenthal, Brennan Theodore
Title:
Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Boundary-layer Ingestion
Propulsion
CFD
USM3D
NPSS
CDISC
Common Research Model
CRM
File:
Download B_Blumenthal_MS_Thesis_V8-ZS.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

12. Characterization of Wake Turbulence in a Wind Turbine Array Submerged in Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flow

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Author:
Jha, Pankaj Kumar
Title:
Characterization of Wake Turbulence in a Wind Turbine Array Submerged in Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flow
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
aerodynamics
fluid dynamics
wind farm
turbine
atmospheric boundary layer. turbulence
actuator line
actuator curve
File:
Download PankajJha_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member

13. Optimization of Active Flap Deployment for Efficient In-plane Rotor Noise Reduction

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Author:
Corle, Ethan Lewis
Title:
Optimization of Active Flap Deployment for Efficient In-plane Rotor Noise Reduction
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
active flap
rotor noise
aeroacoustics
genetic algorithm
helicopter quieting
File:
Download Corle_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

14. Small Wind Turbine Performance Evaluation using Field Test Data and a Coupled Aero-electro-mechanical Model

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Author:
Wallace, Brian David
Title:
Small Wind Turbine Performance Evaluation using Field Test Data and a Coupled Aero-electro-mechanical Model
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
wind turbine
PMSG
alternative energy
wind energy
File:
Download BrianWallace-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member

15. Aerodynamic Analysis of Helicopter Rotors Using a Higher-Order, Free-Wake Method

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Author:
Choephel, Tenzin
Title:
Aerodynamic Analysis of Helicopter Rotors Using a Higher-Order, Free-Wake Method
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Free-Wake
Inflow
Hover
Helicopter Rotor
Rotor Downwash
File:
Download Choephel_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark D. Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark D. Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth S. Brentner, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Virendra Puri, Outside Member
Goetz Bramesfeld, Special Member

16. STUDY OF ACTIVE ROTOR CONTROL FOR IN-PLANE ROTOR NOISE REDUCTION

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Author:
Yang, Tianxiao
Title:
STUDY OF ACTIVE ROTOR CONTROL FOR IN-PLANE ROTOR NOISE REDUCTION
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
rotor noise
noise reduction
active control
File:
Download Yang_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth S. Brentner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth S. Brentner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark D. Maughmer, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Anthony A. Atchley, Outside Member

17. A Higher-Order Free-Wake Method for Aerodynamic Performance Prediction of Propeller-Wing Systems

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Author:
Cole, Julia A
Title:
A Higher-Order Free-Wake Method for Aerodynamic Performance Prediction of Propeller-Wing Systems
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerodynamic analysis
free-wake method
propeller-wing interaction
File:
Download jcole_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Gul Kremer, Outside Member
Goetz Bramesfeld, Special Member

18. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE MXS-R WINGLETS AND AIRFOILS TO IMPROVE AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE RED BULL AIR RACES

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Author:
Grasser, Nicholas Jared
Title:
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE MXS-R WINGLETS AND AIRFOILS TO IMPROVE AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE RED BULL AIR RACES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aircraft Design
Aerodynamics
Airplane Simulation
Winglets
Airfoils
Red Bull
Air Racing
MXS-R
Airplane Performance
Airplane Design
File:
Download Grasser_-_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

19. Towards Real-Time Pilot-in-the-Loop Simulation of Rotorcraft with Fully-Coupled CFD Solutions of Rotor / Terrain Interactions

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Author:
Oruc, Ilker
Title:
Towards Real-Time Pilot-in-the-Loop Simulation of Rotorcraft with Fully-Coupled CFD Solutions of Rotor / Terrain Interactions
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
modeling
simulation
pilot-in-the-loop
rotorcraft
terrain
ship airwake
dynamic interface
DI
helicopter/ship
coupled
fully-coupled
fully coupled
ground effect
CFD
aerodynamics
flight control
flight dynamics
ship landing
ship approach
computational
fluid
dynamics
real-time
manned
sloped
partial ground
acceleration
helicopter simulation
high-performance-computing
flight simulator
MPI
helicopter dynamics
SFS2
MPMD
actuator disk
ADM
ALM
simple frigate ship
non-linear
NLDI
UH-60
flight performance
one-way coupled
two-way coupled
recirculation
coupled simulation
coupling interface
IGE
OGE
hover
GENHEL
GENHEL-PSU
Navier-Stokes
Gaussian
File:
Download IlkerOruc-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph F. Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph F. Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Outside Member

20. Effects of Daytime Atmospheric Boundary Layer Turbulence on the Generation of Nonsteady Wind turbine Loadings and Predictive Accuracy of Lower Order Models

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Author:
Lavely, Adam Wesley
Title:
Effects of Daytime Atmospheric Boundary Layer Turbulence on the Generation of Nonsteady Wind turbine Loadings and Predictive Accuracy of Lower Order Models
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Wind Turbine
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Engineering-Design Models
File:
Download AdamLavely-Dissertation-v20.pdf
Committee Members:
James Brasseur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip Morris, Committee Member
Eric Paterson, Outside Member
Dan Haworth, Committee Member