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31. An Analytical and Numerical Study of Cavitation Scale Effects in High-Reynolds Number Circular Jet Flows

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Author:
Edge, Brian A.
Title:
An Analytical and Numerical Study of Cavitation Scale Effects in High-Reynolds Number Circular Jet Flows
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Cavitation Inception
Detached-eddy simulation
circular jet
round jet
cavitation scale effects
File:
Download B_Edge_PhD.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric G Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Borhan, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Member
Mario F Trujillo, Committee Member

32. Mechanical and Electrical Characterization of Glassy Carbon Nanofibers

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Open Access
Author:
Samuel, Benedict
Title:
Mechanical and Electrical Characterization of Glassy Carbon Nanofibers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
glassy carbon
MEMS mechanical testing
carbon nanofiber
carbon nanowire
File:
Download Thesis-BAS391-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Md Amanul Haque, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aman Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member

33. AN ACOUSTIC SUPERPOSITION METHOD FOR COMPUTING STRUCTURAL RADIATION IN SPATIALLY DIGITIZED DOMAINS

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Author:
Zellers, Brian Christopher
Title:
AN ACOUSTIC SUPERPOSITION METHOD FOR COMPUTING STRUCTURAL RADIATION IN SPATIALLY DIGITIZED DOMAINS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ACOUSTICS
MESHLESS
COMPUTATIONAL
DIGITAL
ELEMENT FREE
SUPERPOSITION
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Lester Jonson, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member

34. Nozzle Erosion Characterization and Minimization for High-Pressure Rocket Motor Applications

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Author:
Evans, Brian
Title:
Nozzle Erosion Characterization and Minimization for High-Pressure Rocket Motor Applications
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Carbon/Carbon Composites
Erosion Mitigation
Solid Propellant
Nozzle Erosion
Graphite
Rocket Motor Simulator
File:
Download BE_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth K Kuo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

35. Flame Response Mechanisms and their Interaction in a Lean Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Gas Turbine Combustor

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Open Access
Author:
Jones, Brian Keith
Title:
Flame Response Mechanisms and their Interaction in a Lean Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Gas Turbine Combustor
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
premixed
flame
instabilities
lean
combustion
gas turbine
File:
Download Brian_Jones_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

36. Development of a Pressure Sensing System for a Left Ventricular Assist Device

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Author:
Fritz, Bryan
Title:
Development of a Pressure Sensing System for a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
inlet pressure
blood pressure
non-invasive
LVAD
File:
Download Master_Thesis_Bryan_Fritz.pdfDownload Fritz_-_Revised_Chapter_4.pdf
Committee Members:
Drs Gerson Rosenberg/Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerson Rosenberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

37. DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS MODEL USED TO ANALYZE COUPLING REACTIONS BETWEEN A TRACTOR’S FIFTHWHEEL AND A SEMITRAILER’S KINGPIN

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Open Access
Author:
Shoffner, Brent William
Title:
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS MODEL USED TO ANALYZE COUPLING REACTIONS BETWEEN A TRACTOR’S FIFTHWHEEL AND A SEMITRAILER’S KINGPIN
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
FEA
kingpin
Fifthwheel
Coupling
File:
Download Shoffner_Thesis_Master_File.pdf
Committee Members:
Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

38. Nonlinear Control of Multi-Actuator Electrohydraulic Systems Based on Feedback Linearization with Application to Road Simulators

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Open Access
Author:
Ayalew, Beshahwired
Title:
Nonlinear Control of Multi-Actuator Electrohydraulic Systems Based on Feedback Linearization with Application to Road Simulators
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
actuator interaction
sliding mode control
input-output linearization
feedback linearization
electrohydraulic acutator
road simulators
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Barbara E Kulakowski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Moustafa El Gindy, Committee Member
Heath Hofmann, Committee Member
Kathryn Weed Jablokow, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

40. A Study on the Electrolytic Decomposition of HAN-Based Propellants for Microthruster Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Kuo, Bo-Han
Title:
A Study on the Electrolytic Decomposition of HAN-Based Propellants for Microthruster Applications
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
HAN-based propellants
Electrolytic Decomposition
Microthruster
Ignition
File:
Download Thesis__Bo-Han_Kuo.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor