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Author:: Maniaci, David Charles
Title:: Wind Turbine Design Using A Free-wake Vortex Method With Winglet Application
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Wind turbine
winglet
free-wake
vortex method
rotor aerodynamics
blade design
File:: Download psu-thesis-Dmaniaci-18m_FIN_4-5-13_DateChange.pdf
Committee Members:: Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Committee Member
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Sue Ellen Haupt, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member

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Author:: Bhatnagar, Unmukt Rajeev
Title:: FORMULA 1 RACE CAR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BY OPTIMIZATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WINGS
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Formula 1
Aerodynamics
Optimization
Lift Coefficient
Drag Coefficient
Lap Simulation
Genetic Algorithms
File:: Download 1-Masters_Thesis_for_Aerospace-_Unmukt_Bhatngar.pdf
Committee Members:: Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Coder, James George
Title:: Development of a CFD-Compatible Transition Model Based on Linear Stability Theory
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Aerodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
transition
turbulence
File:: Download JamesGCoder_Dissertation_07272014.pdf
Committee Members:: Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Jonathan S Pitt, Committee Member

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Author:: Blumenthal, Brennan Theodore
Title:: Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Boundary-layer Ingestion
Propulsion
CFD
USM3D
NPSS
CDISC
Common Research Model
CRM
File:: Download B_Blumenthal_MS_Thesis_V8-ZS.pdf
Committee Members:: Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Jha, Pankaj Kumar
Title:: Characterization of Wake Turbulence in a Wind Turbine Array Submerged in Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flow
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: CFD
aerodynamics
fluid dynamics
wind farm
turbine
atmospheric boundary layer. turbulence
actuator line
actuator curve
File:: Download PankajJha_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member

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Author:: Wallace, Brian David
Title:: Small Wind Turbine Performance Evaluation using Field Test Data and a Coupled Aero-electro-mechanical Model
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: wind turbine
PMSG
alternative energy
wind energy
File:: Download BrianWallace-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member

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Author:: Cole, Julia A
Title:: A Higher-Order Free-Wake Method for Aerodynamic Performance Prediction of Propeller-Wing Systems
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Aerodynamic analysis
free-wake method
propeller-wing interaction
File:: Download jcole_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Gul Kremer, Outside Member
Goetz Bramesfeld, Special Member

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Author:: Grasser, Nicholas Jared
Title:: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE MXS-R WINGLETS AND AIRFOILS TO IMPROVE AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE RED BULL AIR RACES
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Aircraft Design
Aerodynamics
Airplane Simulation
Winglets
Airfoils
Red Bull
Air Racing
MXS-R
Airplane Performance
Airplane Design
File:: Download Grasser_-_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

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Author:: Nandi, Tarak Nath
Title:: EFFECTS OF BLADE BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION AND DAYTIME ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE ON WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE ANALYZED WITH BLADE-RESOLVED SIMULATION AND FIELD DATA
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Fluid Mechanics
CFD
turbulence
transition
atmospheric boundary layer
actuator line method
RANS
LES
Wind Energy
File:: Download Penn_State_University_Dissertation_forSubmission.pdf
Committee Members:: James Brasseur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Eric G. Paterson, Outside Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Eric G. Paterson, Special Member

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Author:: Reich, David B
Title:: Experimental Investigation of A Helicopter Rotor Hub Flow
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Aerodynamics
Rotor Hub
Hub Drag
Rotor Hub Drag
Rotorcraft Aerodynamics
Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
Unsteady Aerodynamics
File:: Download Reich-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Outside Member

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