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Author:

Shirk, Matthew Glenn

Title:

Design, Implementation and Testing of a Hydrogen-Assisted Combustion System for a Light Duty Diesel Vehicle

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydrogen diesel
dual-fuel
hydrogen
diesel
challenge x

File:

Download Mshirk_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cleary, Timothy Paul

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A FLEXIBLE TOPOLOGY MICRO-HYBRID PASSENGER VEHICLE POWERTRAIN FOR HARDWARE-IN-THE LOOP SIMULATION AND EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hardware-in-the-Loop
HIL
Hybrid
HEV
Automotive
EV
series HEV
parallel HEV

File:

Download Cleary_ME_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Anstrom (Co Advisor), Dr Haworth (Co Advisor), Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wittenstein, Jason Paul

Title:

Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Aerosol Particle Drag Mixing in Turbulent Flow

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Particle Mixing
Aluminum
Aerosol
Turbulent

File:

Download Jason_Wittenstein_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph John Cor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kirsch, Kathryn Louise

Title:

Pin Fin Surface Heat Transfer in Arrays of Oblong-shaped Pins

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
gas turbine
internal cooling

File:

Download Kirsch_MS_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nelson, Cameron Stuart

Title:

A Higher-Order Numerical Method for Solid Conductive Heat Transfer

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

higher-order
finite volume
numerical
conduction
heat transfer

File:

Download MASTERS_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Cimbala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Borz, Meghan Justine

Title:

GAS JET STUDIES FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF ADVANCED INJECTION SCHEDULES AND BOWL DESIGN IN DIESEL ENGINES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gas jet
compression ignition
schlieren
jet-tip penetration
multiple injections
pilot injection
post injection
split injection
laser induced fluorescence
jet-jet interaction
piston geometry

File:

Download BorzThesisFinal_160627v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

Author:

Talamantes, Gerardo

Title:

Characterization of Polyoxymethylene as a High-Density Fuel For Use in Hybrid Rocket Applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Solid Fuels
Polyoxymethylene
Diffusion Flame
Opposed Flow Burner
Hybrid Rockets
High-Density Fuel
POM
combustion

File:

Download Talamantes_Thesis_May_2019.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Tau, Seth

Title:

Investigation into the Effects of Obstacle Dimensional Uncertainty on Path Planning Cost Metrics in a Mesh-Free Environment

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

uncertainty
path-planning

File:

Download Seth_Tau_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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

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

Author:

Alkandari, Abdulaziz

Title:

Computational Investigation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Slot Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Large Eddy Simulation
Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

File:

Download ABDULAZIZ_ALKANDARI_MASTERS_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Malviya, Manoj

Title:

Characterizing Implicit Cognitive Process in Engineering Design Across Contexts using Machine Learning Methods

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Engineering
Design
Machine Learning
Education
Design Thinking

File:

Download MANOJ_THESIS_FINAL_.pdf

Committee Members:

Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Carson Mccomb, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ng, Matthew

Title:

Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Parameters in a Simulated Undulatory Fish Robot

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

central pattern generation
reinforcement learning
physical simulator
optimization

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cory, Trevor

Title:

Dust Feed and Weave Topology Effects in Gas Turbine Cooling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gas turbine
deposition
ceramic matrix composite
internal flow
heat transfer
weave surface
dust feed
effusion flow

File:

Download Cory_Thesis_Dec_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Creer, Riley

Title:

Impact of Dilution Jets on Combustor Liner Static Pressure and Effusion Cooling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Combustor liner
Dilution jet
Effusion Cooling

File:

Download Creer_MSThesis_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

Author:

Burke, Patrick

Title:

HARDWARE DESIGN OF A MODULAR UNDULATORY ROBOTIC FISH WITH LINEAR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Robotics
Biorobotrics
Fish
Locomotion

File:

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Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Crisp, Eric

Title:

Electrochemical Decomposition of HAN-based Ionic Liquid Oxidizers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

HAN
electrolysis
OXSOL 1
hybrid rocket

File:

Download ELECTROCATALYTIC_DECOMPOSITION_OF_HAN-BASED_IONIC_LIQUID_OXIDIZERS.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Edelson, Ryan

Title:

Weave Topology Effects on Gas Turbine Cooling Technology

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Heat Transfer
Film Cooling
Ceramic Matrix Composites

File:

Download Edelson_MS_Thesis_2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cloward, Michael

Title:

Dynamic Overset CFD Analysis of Biomedical Microrobot Performance

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Microrobotics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Overset Mesh
Biomedicine
Magnetic Actuation

File:

Download MBC_Thesis_Final_Rev1.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paris R Vonlockette, Committee Member
Catherine G P Berdanier, Committee Member

Author:

Elhagali, Ibrahim

Title:

Aerodynamic port-aligned fins to enhance thermal-hydraulic performance of jet impingement arrays

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Jet impingement; Geometry optimization; Fountain flow; Thermal management

File:

Download Elhagali_Ibrahim_MSc_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member

Author:

Leng, Rui

Title:

DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MAGNETIC FIELD ACTUATED MULTILAYERED POLYMERS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Smart materials
Magneto-active elastomers
Magneto-active polymer-based materials
Shape memory polymers
Polymer actuation
Polymer Characterization
Additive manufacturing
Printability
Unimorph
Biomedical field

File:

Download Thesis_RuiLeng.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Sharp, Logan

Title:

Low-Temperature Electron Wind Force Annealing through Electropulsing Treatment

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

annealing
electropulsing
EPT
electron wind
electron wind force
EWF
titanium carbide
Ti3C2Tx
MXene
film
NiTi
nitinol
shape memory alloy
SMA
electrical resistivity
thermal microscopy
scanning electron microscopy
SEM
low temperature
Raman spectroscopy

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Soares, Nicholas

Title:

Incorporating Novel Sprue Design and Additive Manufacturing Techniques to Improve Nickel Aluminum Bronze Castings

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

metal casting
sand casting
3D sand printing
additive manufacturing
nickel aluminum bronze

File:

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Committee Members:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dinesh Nair, Manasi

Title:

SELF BALANCING OF BATTERY CELLS AND PV ARRAYS – A REAL-TIME PHYSICAL VALIDATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Battery
PV array
Self-balancing
Battery balancing

File:

Download SELF_BALANCING_OF_BATTERY_CELLS_AND_PV_ARRAYS__A_REAL_TIME_PHYSICAL_VALIDATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Alattar, Bader

Title:

Investigating Biologically Inspired Inverted Landing Strategies in a Nano-Quadcopter

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Biologically Inspired
Quadcopter
Crazyflie
Control
Reinforcement Learning
Blue Bottle Flies
Inverted Landing
Visual Cues
Optical Flow

File:

Download Video_3_1.mp4Download Video_3_2.mp4Download Video_3_3.mp4Download Video_3_4.mp4Download Video_3_5.mp4Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Velez, Chris

Title:

Quench Detection Logic for High Temperature Superconducting Magnets Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

high temperature superconductors
optical fiber sensors
distributed sensing
Rayleigh-scattering interrogated optical fibers
Magnet quench detection
structural health monitoring
superconducting magnets
incipient fault detection
Monotonic
time-validation
data analysis

File:

Download Velez_Thesis_CV.pdf

Committee Members:

Justin Schwartz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member

Author:

Moser, Eric

Title:

Development of a Computational Model of a High Temperature Lithium-Carbon Dioxide Reactor for Space Power Generation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

CFD Modeling
Lithium-CO2 Combustion
Power Generation
Multiphase Flow

File:

Download Eric_Moser_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph John Cor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel J. Leonard, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Michael Manahan, Committee Member

Author:

Lukac, Meghan

Title:

Longitudinal Analysis of Spatial-Temporal Gait Parameters for ALS Patients Using Remotely Collected Foot-Worn IMU Data

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

ALS
Gait
Longitudinal Analysis
Walking Speed
Remote Monitoring
IMU

File:

Download Lukac_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Michael Geronimo, Committee Member
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member

Author:

Iezzi, Andrew

Title:

Integrated Modeling and Optimization of Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Power and Thermal Management Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

graph-based modeling
dynamic optimization
optimal control
hybrid-electric aircraft

File:

Download Iezzi_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

Author:

Adil, Nosherwan

Title:

Rational design process for gas turbine exhaust to supercritical CO2 waste heat recovery heat exchanger using topology optimization

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Topology Optimization
Heat Exhanger
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Additive Manufacturing
Waste Heat Recovery

File:

Download Nosherwan_Adil_MS_Thesis_Final_Submission__2021_.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair