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181. Prediction of Performance Measures for Buses: A System-Based Approach

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Author:
Muthiah, Saravanan
Title:
Prediction of Performance Measures for Buses: A System-Based Approach
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
acceleration and gradeability
fuel economy
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)
Transit buses
Performance Based Standards (PBS)
pass-by noise
reliability
multi-criteria optimization
File:
Download Phd_Thesis_Saravanan_Muthiah.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Member

182. An Improved Steady-State Model of Loop Heat Pipes Based on Experimental and Theoretical Analyses

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Open Access
Author:
Chuang, Po-Ya Abel
Title:
An Improved Steady-State Model of Loop Heat Pipes Based on Experimental and Theoretical Analyses
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
loop heat pipe
heat pipe
capillary pumped loop
two-phase heat transfer
two-phase fluid flow
heat tranfer
thermal management
File:
Download Thesis_Po_Ya_Chuang.pdf
Committee Members:
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph Webb, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Triem T Hoang, Committee Member

183. DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF ROLLED CYLINDRICAL PVDF ACTUATORS FOR BRAILLE DISPLAYS

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Open Access
Author:
Diglio, Paul Jonathan
Title:
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF ROLLED CYLINDRICAL PVDF ACTUATORS FOR BRAILLE DISPLAYS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
blocking force
Braille display
displacement
EAP
semi-automated manufacturing process
rolled actuators
File:
Download Paul_Diglio_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

184. Low-Cost Thermoacoustic Cogenerator for Use in Bio-Mass Burning Cook Stoves

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Open Access
Author:
Montgomery, Paul James
Title:
Low-Cost Thermoacoustic Cogenerator for Use in Bio-Mass Burning Cook Stoves
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
thermoacoustics
cook stoves
acoustics
soot
global warming
File:
Download MontgomeryMThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven Lurie Garrett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Lurie Garrett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

185. Probing Liquid Water Transport in a PEFC Gas Diffusion Layer with Pore-Network Modeling, CFD Modeling and X-ray Microtomography

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Open Access
Author:
Sinha, Puneet
Title:
Probing Liquid Water Transport in a PEFC Gas Diffusion Layer with Pore-Network Modeling, CFD Modeling and X-ray Microtomography
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
CFD modeling
Pore scale modeling
Gas Purge
Flooding
Gas diffusion layer
PEM Fuel cell
X-ray Imaging
File:
Download Sinha_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Phillip Michael Halleck, Committee Member

186. CHEMICAL EROSION OF GRAPHITE AND REFRACTORY METAL NOZZLES AND ITS MITIGATION IN SOLID-PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTORS

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Open Access
Author:
Thakre, Piyush K
Title:
CHEMICAL EROSION OF GRAPHITE AND REFRACTORY METAL NOZZLES AND ITS MITIGATION IN SOLID-PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTORS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
refractory metal nozzles
solid-propellant rocket motors
erosion mitigation
graphite/carbon-carbon nozzles
nozzle erosion
File:
Download PhD-Thesis-Final__Piyush_Thakre_.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

188. Acoustic Control in Enclosures Using Optimally Designed Helmholtz Resonators

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Open Access
Author:
Driesch, Patricia L
Title:
Acoustic Control in Enclosures Using Optimally Designed Helmholtz Resonators
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
noise control
tractor cabin
optimization
Helmholtz resonators
acoustic absorbers
passive control
File:
Download THESIS_hyperlinks.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Richard C Benson, Committee Member
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member

190. PORE-SCALE MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL CATALYST LAYER

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Author:
Mukherjee, Partha Pratim
Title:
PORE-SCALE MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL CATALYST LAYER
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Catalyst Layer
Transport
Pore-Scale Modeling
Macroscopic Analysis
File:
Download Thesis_Partha_P._Mukherjee.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member