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Author:: Das, Malay Kumar
Title:: Characterization of Thermal Radiation from a Plasma Jet and Radiative Pyrolysis of Double-Base Propellants
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Solid-propellant
Electrothermal-chemical plasma
Plasma ignition
File:: Download thesis_mkd145.pdf
Committee Members:: Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
V Yang, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

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Author:: Philen, Michael Keith
Title:: DIRECTIONAL DECOUPLING OF PIEZOELECTRIC SHEET ACTUATORS FOR HIGH-PRECISION SHAPE AND VIBRATION CONTROL OF PLATE STRUCTURES
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: adaptive mirror
shape control
vibration control
smart materials
directional decopuling
piezoceramics
plate
File:: Download PhilenThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

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Author:: Boyd, Michael
Title:: Portable Biomechanical Assessment Suite (PBAS)
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: biomechanics
kinematics
sagittal
IMU
lifting
File:: Download Boyd_final_thesis.pdfDownload errata_file_M_L_Boyd_1.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr H Joseph Sommer Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr H J Sommer Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Biss, Matthew Michael
Title:: CHARACTERIZATION OF BLASTS FROM LABORATORY-SCALE COMPOSITE EXPLOSIVE CHARGES
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Laboratory-scale
Booster charge
Composite explosive charges
Shadowgraph visualization
TNT equivalent
File:: Download PhD_Dissertation-Matthew_Michael_Biss.pdf
Committee Members:: Gary Stuart Settles, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Daniel Linzell, Committee Member
Michael J Hargather, Committee Member

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Author:: Loomis, Matthew Paul
Title:: Ignition of Propellants Through Nanostructured Materials
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Carbon Nanotubes
graphene
fuel additives
photo-ignition
File:: Download MLoomis_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Jongguen Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Lindsey, Matthew Scott
Title:: Design For In-Line Pipe Inspection Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: design
pipe inspection
guided waves
ultrasonic
File:: Download M.S._Thesis_Matt_Lindsey_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Joseph Rose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Brenizer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Yadav, Mohan Singh
Title:: Geometric Effects of Flow Restrictions and Configurations on Interfacial Structures in Two-Phase Flow
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Flow restrictions
two-phase bubbly flow
interfacial area concentration
void fraction
File:: Download YADAV_MS_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:: Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Khandelwal, Manish
Title:: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR MODELING OF WATER AND THERMAL TRANSPORT IN A POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND STACK
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Fuel Cell
Modeling
Stack
two-phase
Thermo-osmosis
File:: Download khandelwal_PhDThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Clinton Matthew Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member

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Author:: Yasar, Murat
Title:: HYBRID SUPERVISORY CONTROL OF COMPLEX DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: supervisory control
discrete event systems
aircraft propulsion
c4isr
File:: Download MuratYasar_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member

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Author:: Quintangeli, Michael Vincent
Title:: AN ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE FOR POWERING ROTOR LOAD MONITORING SENSORS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: rotor
electromechanical
electromagnetic
pitch link
helicopter
energy harvesting
rod end
HUMS
File:: Download THESIS_Quintangeli.pdf
Committee Members:: Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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