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Author:

Liu, Kai

Title:

Large-Eddy Simulation of in-cylinder flows in motored reciprocating-piston internal combustion engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Turbulence

Large-eddy simulation

Internal Combustion engine
Proper orthogonal decomposition

Cycle-to-cycle variations

File:

Download Kai_Liu_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member

Author:

Zheng, Lijuan

Title:

Computational Exploration of High Power Operation in Porous Flow Field Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells with a Validated Model

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer electrolyte fuel cell
porous flow field
multi-phase model
high power density operation
anode dry-out
net water drag

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_03_05_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew M Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member

Author:

Martin, Heath Thomas

Title:

Assessment of the Performance of Ablative Insulators under Realistic Solid Rocket Motor Operating Conditions

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

solid rocket motor
ablation
ablative
heat flux measurement
thermal radiation
radiometer
x-ray radiography

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Deborah Levin, Committee Member

Author:

Boger, David

Title:

A Continuous Adjoint Approach to Design Optimization in Multiphase Flow

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

continuous adjoint
multiphase flow
cavitation
shape optimization
barotropic model
transport-equation-based model

File:

Download Boger_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric G Paterson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric G Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Luigi Martinelli, Special Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

Author:

Manahan, Mike Peter

Title:

Engineered Interfacial and Structural Porous Media Architecture for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer electrolyte fuel cell
diffusion media
laser
electrochemical energy
interface
interfacial modification
hydrogen

File:

Download MANAHAN_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew M Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Sung-yup

Title:

Development Of A Reaxff Reactive Force Field For Titanium Dioxide/ Water Systems And Its Applications To Etching, Nanoparticles With Organic Solvents And Ion Adsorptions On Nanocrystalline Surfaces

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Reactive force field
titanium dioxide
nanoparticle

File:

Download Ph_D_Thesis_Sung-Yup_13Mar13.pdf

Committee Members:

Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James David Kubicki, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Member

Author:

Yadav, Mohan Singh

Title:

Interfacial Area Transport Across Vertical Elbows In Air-water Two-phase Flows

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Interfacial Area Transport
Two-Phase Flows
Experiments
Flow Restrictions

File:

Download 1-Dissertation_Yadav.pdf

Committee Members:

Seungjin Kim, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seungjin Kim, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Special Member

Author:

Shen, Zheng

Title:

Control-Oriented Modeling, State-Of-Charge, State-Of-Health, And Parameter Estimation Of Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Battery
Ritz Method
State-Of-Charge (SOC)
State-Of-Health (SOH)
Parameter Estimation
Solid Phase Diffusivity

File:

Download ZhengDissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Bunce, Nicholas Allen

Title:

Flame transfer function measurements and mechanisms in a single-nozzle combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

combustion
gas turbine
flame response
swirling

File:

Download NicholasBunce-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

Author:

Szedlmayer, Michael Thomas

Title:

An Experimental Study of the Velocity-Forced Flame Response of Lean-Fremixed Multi-Nozzle Can Combustor for Gas Turbines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

combustion instability
natural gas turbine
acoustics
thermodynamics
vortex formation

File:

Download Szedlmayer_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Horatio Perez Blanco, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member