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1. A Phase-Lag Approach to Incompressible CFD Simulations with Emphasis on the Unsteady Interaction of Hydroturbine Blades

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Author:
Wouden, Alex Michael
Title:
A Phase-Lag Approach to Incompressible CFD Simulations with Emphasis on the Unsteady Interaction of Hydroturbine Blades
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
hydropower
hydroturbine
CFD
chorochronic
phase-lag
incompressible
openfoam
File:
Download AlexMWouden-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. An Investigation of Fatality-Reducing Pedestrian Avoidance Algorithms for Autonomous Vehicles

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Author:
Robinson, Michael David
Title:
An Investigation of Fatality-Reducing Pedestrian Avoidance Algorithms for Autonomous Vehicles
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Collision avoidance
pedestrian avoidance
vehicle modeling
Collision avoidance
pedestrian avoidance
vehicle modeling
File:
Download MichaelDRobinson-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. Tissue cutting mechanics of dynamic needle insertion

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Open Access
Author:
Barnett, Andrew Charles
Title:
Tissue cutting mechanics of dynamic needle insertion
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Tissue Cutting
Vibration Cutting
Cutting Geometry
Compliant Geometry
File:
Download abarnett_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jason Zachary Moore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Scarlett Rae Miller, Committee Member
Siyang Zheng, Committee Member

6. Advancement in Thermo-material Modeling of Direct Energy Deposition Processes

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Open Access
Author:
Gouge, Michael Fielding
Title:
Advancement in Thermo-material Modeling of Direct Energy Deposition Processes
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Laser Cladding
Finite Element Modeling
Inconel 625
Heat transfer
Material property prediction
Microstructure prediction
File:
Download disertationMFG.pdf
Committee Members:
Panagiotis Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Todd Palmer, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member

7. Development of a ReaxFF reactive force field for silicon/oxygen/hydrogen/fluorine interactions and applications to hydroxylation and friction.

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Open Access
Author:
Yeon, Jejoon
Title:
Development of a ReaxFF reactive force field for silicon/oxygen/hydrogen/fluorine interactions and applications to hydroxylation and friction.
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
friction
tribology
tribochemistry
computational chemistry
reactive molecular dynamics
ReaxFF
MD
File:
Download 20160202_JejoonYeon_PhD_Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Liming Chang, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member
James David Kubicki, Special Member

8. Analysis of the Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process Through Experimental Measurement and Finite Element Modeling

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Open Access
Author:
Dunbar, Alexander Jay
Title:
Analysis of the Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process Through Experimental Measurement and Finite Element Modeling
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Experimental design
powder bed
additive manufacturing
Ti-6Al-4V
Inconel
File:
Download dunbarThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Panagiotis Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member

9. Understanding the role of multifunctional nanoengineered particulate additives on supercritical pyrolysis and combustion of hydrocarbon fuels/propellants

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Open Access
Author:
Sim, Hyung Sub
Title:
Understanding the role of multifunctional nanoengineered particulate additives on supercritical pyrolysis and combustion of hydrocarbon fuels/propellants
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Supercritical Pyrolysis
Supercritical Combustion
Particulate Fuel Additives
Graphene
Platinum Nanoparticles
Hydrocarbons
File:
Download Hyung_Sub_Sim_-_Final_PhD_Thesis_May_2016.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member