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Author:

Yu, Feiyan

Title:

Improvements to Turbulence Models for Better Simulations of Film Cooling Flow Field and Heat Transfer

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Gas Turbine
Film Cooling
Heat Transfer
Turbulent Flow
Detached Eddy Simulation

File:

Download Feiyan_Thesis_Writing_Mar_04_r1.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Wei

Title:

Finite Element Analysis and A Two-Stage Design Optimization Procedure of Multifield Origami-Inspired Structures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

finite element analysis
design optimization
multifield origami
smart materials

File:

Download Dissertation_Wei_Zhang_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paris R von Lockette, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fu, Yiwei

Title:

Modeling, Prediction and Control of Engineering Systems with Long Short-Term Memory

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Robotics
Representation Learning
Autonomous Systems
Time Series

File:

Download YiweiFu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Thomas Wettergren, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Saltzman, David

Title:

An experimental investigation of the heat transfer and fluid mechanics of metal additively manufactured compact heat exchanger fins

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Metal additive manufacturing
heat exchanger
offset strip fin
LDV

File:

Download Dissertation_Saltzman_Revised_FormatReviewed_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kazmouz, Samuel

Title:

Large-Eddy Simulations of Motored Flow and Combustion in a Stratified-Charge Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Internal Combustion Engines
Large-Eddy Simulation
Cycle-to-Cycle Variations
Stratified-Charge Combustion
Gasoline-Direct-Injection Engine

File:

Download SamuelJKazmouz-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Yuan Xuan, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Outside Member
Stephen R Turns, Special Member
Robert John Santoro, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Knol, Isaac

Title:

Simulation of Surface Instabilities in Liquefying Hybrid Rocket Fuels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rockets
hybrid rockets
kelvin-helmholtz
paraffin wax fuels

File:

Download Isaac_Knol_Final_Thesis__2_.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Committee Member
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Strollo, John

Title:

The Effects of Hydrogen on Steady-State and Transient Combustion Characteristics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

thermoacoustic instability
transient operation
hydrogen enrichment
thermo-acoustic instability
transient operation
hydrogen enrichment

File:

Download John_Strollo_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Huelsmann, Nathan

Title:

Effects of Jet Impingement on Convective Heat Transfer and Discharge Coefficients in Effusion Holes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Gas Turbine
Combustor Liner
Effusion
Impingement
Convective Heat Transfer

File:

Download Nathan_Huelsmann_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Nelson, Jacob

Title:

An Automated Data Collection System to Capture the Co-evolution of Physical Prototypes and Designer Knowledge

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

prototyping
engineering design
design data collection
prototypes

File:

Download thesis_Nelson_JT_final_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Carson Mccomb, Committee Member
Jessica Dolores Menold, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Su, Kangning

Title:

Imaging-based numerical study of biomechanics and bone density distribution in human alveolar bone

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Bone remodeling
CT imaging
Finite element
dental implant
Bone density

File:

Download Dissertation_Kangning_Su_20210125.pdf

Committee Members:

Jing Du, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jing Du, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Jian Yang, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair