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Start Over Graduate Program Mechanical Engineering Committee Member Savas Yavuzkurt

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

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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

2. A Computational Study of Tip Desensitization in Axial Flow Turbines

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Author:
Tallman, James Albert
Title:
A Computational Study of Tip Desensitization in Axial Flow Turbines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Tip Treatment
Tip Desensitization
Leakage Vortex
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbine
Leakage Flow
Axial Flow Turbine
File:
Download James_Tallman_PhD_Thesis_2002.pdf
Committee Members:
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Member
L Joel Peltier, Committee Member
Dr Edward Hall, Committee Member

4. Structural and Hydrodynamic Design Optimization Enhancements with Application to Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Blades

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Author:
Trudeau, Matthew George
Title:
Structural and Hydrodynamic Design Optimization Enhancements with Application to Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Blades
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Renewable Energy
Turbine Blade Design
Marine Energy
Wind Energy
File:
Download Trudeau-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of Two Phase Closed thermosyphon Cooling System for New Cold Neutron Source Moderator of Breazeale Research Reactor at Penn State

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Author:
Habte, Melaku
Title:
Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of Two Phase Closed thermosyphon Cooling System for New Cold Neutron Source Moderator of Breazeale Research Reactor at Penn State
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Dryout Temperature
Two-phase CFD Modeling
FLUENT
Cold Neutron Source
Moderator Cooling
Nucleate Boiling
CFD
Two-Phase Heat Transfer
Two-Phase Closed Thermosyphon
Cryogenic Temperatrure
Thermodynamics of Thermosyphon
Liquid Neon Cooling
File:
Download MelakuHabteDissertation2008.pdf
Committee Members:
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenan Unlu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Xiantao Li, Committee Member

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

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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

7. Simulations of Multi-Phase Particle Deposition on Film-Cooled Turbine Sections

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Author:
Lawson, Seth A
Title:
Simulations of Multi-Phase Particle Deposition on Film-Cooled Turbine Sections
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
adiabatic effectiveness
heat transfer
gas turbine
particle deposition
File:
Download Slawson_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

9. FILM COOLING CALCULATIONS WITH AN ITERATIVE CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER APPROACH USING EMPIRICAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT CORRECTIONS

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Author:
Dhiman, Sushant
Title:
FILM COOLING CALCULATIONS WITH AN ITERATIVE CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER APPROACH USING EMPIRICAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT CORRECTIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Conjugate Heat transfer
Film Cooling
Gas Turbine
CFD
File:
Download THESIS_SUSHANT_DHIMAN.pdf
Committee Members:
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. FILM-COOLED GAS TURBINE VANE TEMPERATURE CALCULATIONS WITH AN ITERATIVE CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER APPROACH USING EMPIRICAL FILM CORRELATIONS

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Author:
Jennings, Timothy John
Title:
FILM-COOLED GAS TURBINE VANE TEMPERATURE CALCULATIONS WITH AN ITERATIVE CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER APPROACH USING EMPIRICAL FILM CORRELATIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
conjugate
gas turbine
film-cooling
heat transfer
File:
Download Timothy_Jennings_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor