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Author:

Singh, Dheeraj Sharan

Title:

DETECTION, ESTIMATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FATIGUE DAMAGE IN POLYCRYSTALLINE-ALLOY STRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Surface Deformation
Ultrasonic NonDestructive Evaluation
Structural Health Monitoring
Condition Monitoring
Remaining Life Estimation
Pattern Recognition
Fatigue Damage Diagnosis

File:

Download DheerajSharanSingh-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Shalabh Gupta, Committee Member

Author:

Green, Darren Vincent

Title:

Development of a Piezoelectric Micro Engine Using Pulsed Catalytic Combustion

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

micro engine
piezoelectric
catalytic combustion
micro power

File:

Download D_Green_Thesis_2.0.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kendra Sharp, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

Author:

You, Danning

Title:

A THREE-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION INSTABILITY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

combustion instability
pressure wave
gas turbine
acoustics
liner
stability

File:

Download thesis-revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Timothy John Eden, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

Author:

Trivedi, Deepak

Title:

Modeling, Optimal Design, Shape Estimation and Workspace Analysis of Soft Robotic Manipulators

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

continuum mechanics
design optimization cosserat rod
soft robotic manipulators
pneumatic air muscles

File:

Download DeepakTrivediDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

Author:

Kumbur, Emin Caglan

Title:

Fundamental Characterization of Multi-Phase Transport in Thin-Film Fuel Cell Diffusion Media

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Diffusion Media
Capillary Transport
Multi-Phase Transport
Porous Media
Water Management

File:

Download Kumbur-PhD-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Kendra V Sharp, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member

Author:

Keller, Eric Evans

Title:

REAL-TIME SENSING OF FATIGUE CRACK DAMAGE FOR INFORMATION-BASED DECISION AND CONTROL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

damage
ultrasonic
fatigue crack

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Albert Koss, Committee Member
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Marc Carpino, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Eunice Eun-Young

Title:

PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER MEMBRANES FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

electroactive polymers
modeling
finite element
electrostrictive
large nonlinear viscoelastic deformations

File:

Download EuniceYangDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan Snyder, Committee Member
H J Sommer Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Kung, Eugene Hans

Title:

PDF-Based Modeling of Autoignition and Emissions for Advanced Direct-Injection Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Emissions Modeling
Internal Combustion Engine
PDF Method
NOx
CO
Hydrocarbon
Soot
Turbulence/Chemistry Interactions

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Reutzel, Edward William

Title:

Deformation Analysis and Path Planning for Thermal Forming of Complex Shapes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

thermal forming
line heating
differential geometry
laser forming

File:

Download Reutzel-Dissertation-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Stephen M Copley, Committee Member
Richard Martukanitz, Committee Member

Author:

Ma, Fuhua

Title:

Thrust Chamber Dynamics and Propulsive Performance of Airbreathing Pulse Detonation Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

propulsive performance
pulse detonation engine
supersonic inlet
multicycle
multitube
CE/SE method

File:

Download PhDThesis_Ma.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member