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Author:

Rau, Andrew Charles

Title:

Design of a Multifunctional Forceps for use in Endoscopic Surgery

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

endoscopic surgery
endoscopic tools
NOTES
natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
minimally invasive surgery
forceps
medical devices surgical tools

File:

Download AndrewRau-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Colletti, Alexander E.

Title:

IGNITION PROCESSES AND FLAME SPREADING IN A GRANULAR SOLID PROPELLANT BED

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

granular bed
flame spreading
interior ballistics
solid propellant

File:

Download colletti_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Choudhary, Abhinav Krishna

Title:

AUTOMATED CONCEPT GENERATION USING BRANCHED FUNCTIONAL MODELS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

conceptual design
functional models
design tools
design repository

File:

Download Abhinav_thesis_07202010_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Cari Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cari R Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bobuk, Aaron Michael

Title:

A Design Method For Product Family Trade Studies Utilizing GVI and PFPF Metrics With Application to Robotic Ground Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

design
product
family
trade studies
GVI
generational variety index
PFPF
product family penalty function
robot
robotic
ground
vehicle
ATSV
genetic algorithm
Simulink
Matlab
mathematical model
commonality
platform
optimization

File:

Download Aaron_Bobuk_M.S_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vadvadgi, Aneesh Sridhar

Title:

CALCULATION OF TEMPERATURES IN GAS TURBINE ROTOR-STATOR CAVITIES USING CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
Conjugate heat transfer
gas turbine

File:

Download Calculation_of_Temperatures_in_Gas_Turbine_Rotor_Stator_Cavities_Using_Conjugate_Heat_Transfer.pdf

Committee Members:

Savash Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Krishnasamy Bharathi, Arvind

Title:

ANALYSIS OF THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF ZINC OXIDE USING THE ReaxFF REACTIVE FORCE FIELD

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nanowire
Zinc Oxide
ReaxFF

File:

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Committee Members:

Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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

Author:

Lin, Chia-Yung

Title:

IMPORTANT FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE ROCKET NOZZLE EROSION PROCESSES AND THEORETICAL/NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rocket nozzle erosion

File:

Download MS_Thesis__Chia-Yung_Lin.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cole, Daniel Clifton

Title:

Fluctuating Shear Stress Calibration Method Using a Channel Flow

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fluctuating shear stress

File:

Download DanielCole-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Lester Jonson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
H J Sommer Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Lester Jonson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kendra V Sharp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor