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Author:: Kudva, Gautam Narendra
Title:: A Study of Laser and Pressure-Driven Response Measurements for Solid Propellants at Low Pressure
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: laser-driven
response measurements
solid propellants
pressure-driven
File:: Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

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Author:: Kim, Gi-Woo
Title:: DESIGN AND NONLINEAR FORCE CONTROL OF A POWER-BY-WIRE PIEZOELECTRIC-HYDRAULIC PUMP ACTUATOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSIONS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Piezoelectric-Hydraulic Pump
Automotive Transmission
Nonlinear Force Control
File:: Download ThesisMaster.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Kon Well Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

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Author:: Nadadur, Gopal
Title:: Using discrete choice analysis in designing for human variability
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: designing for human variability
regression with residual variance
discrete choice analysis
conjoint analysis
choice
preference
design decision-making
File:: Download Using_discrete_choice_analysis_in_designing_for_human_variability.pdf
Committee Members:: Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Pal, Gopalendu
Title:: SPECTRAL MODELING OF RADIATION IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: k-distribution methods
radiation transport equation
turbulence-radiation interactions
nonpremixed jet flames
spectral model
File:: Download Dissertation_Gopalendu_pal.pdf
Committee Members:: Michael F Modest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member

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Author:: DeSmidt, Hans A.
Title:: ROBUST-ADAPTIVE ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF ALLOY AND FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE ROTORCRAFT DRIVELINES VIA MAGNETIC BEARINGS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Adaptive Control
Magnetic Bearings
Driveline Active Vibration Contol
Helicopter Driveline
Flexible Matrix Composite
Periodic Time-Varying System
File:: Download thesis_desmidt.pdf
Committee Members:: Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Alfred Scott Lewis, Committee Member
Richard C Benson, Committee Member

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Author:: Kommepalli, Hareesh Kumar Reddy
Title:: DESIGN, MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Tbeam
unimorph
piezoelectric actuators
uniflex
flextensional
MEMS
File:: Download Hareesh_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Christopher L Muhlstein, Committee Member

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Author:: Hailu, Haftay
Title:: DIMENSIONAL TRANFORMATION: A NOVEL METHOD FOR GAIN-SCHEDULING AND ROBUST CONTROL
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: robust control
gain-scheduling
dimensional transformation
dimensional analysis
File:: Download Hailu_PhD_Dissertation2006.pdf
Committee Members:: Sean Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Mario Sznaier, Committee Member
Barbara E Kulakowski, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member

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Author:: Huo, Hongfa
Title:: LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUID FLOW AND COMBUSTION
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Turbulent combustion
Supercritical combustion
swirl coaxial injector
LOX/Methane combustion
Supercritical mixing
shear coaxial injector
File:: Download Hongfa_Huo_PhD_dissertation_final_version.pdf
Committee Members:: Vigor Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

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Author:: Lee, Hyung Ju
Title:: COMBUSTION INSTABILITY MECHANISMS IN A LEAN PREMIXED GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: combustion instability
gas turbine combustor
lean premixed
turbulent combustion
flame-vortex interactions
equivalence ratio flucutaitons
File:: Download PhD_Dissertation_-_Hyung_Ju_Lee.pdf
Committee Members:: Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

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Author:: Bajpai, Hemant
Title:: A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL FOR ASSESSING IMPACT OF INTERFACIAL MORPHOLOGY ON POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Catalyst Layer
Interface
Micro Porous Layer
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Water Management.
File:: Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
E C Kumbur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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