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Author:

Rocca Bejar, Daniela

Title:

Heating Response Study of Aluminum Nanoparticles with Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

reaxff
Energetic materials
Molecular dynamics
Nanoparticle combustion

File:

Download DRB_MS_thesis_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

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:

Gruning, Veronica

Title:

Maximization of Traversal Speeds for Off-Road Mobility by Modification of Point-to-Point Paths

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

robotics
path planning

File:

Download Gruning_MS_FA20.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member

Author:

Ryan, Lauren

Title:

Utilization of Lattice Structures for Increased Interface Strength in Overmolded Silicone and Additively Manufactured Parts

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
3D printing
material extrusion
silicone
overmolded silicone
lattice
gyroid
octet
body-centered cubic
interface design
tensile testing
mechanical bond

File:

Download LaurenRyan_Thesis_Lattice_Interfaces_for_Silicone_Overmolded_AM_Parts.pdf

Committee Members:

Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wassel, Cody

Title:

An Investigation of the Short-Term Hot Hardness Performance of Aerospace Case-Hardening Bearing and Gear Steels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hardness
steel
gears
bearings
high temperature
loss of lubrication
empirical model

File:

Download Wassel_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Lee Campbell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aaron Craig Isaacson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Guha Manogharan, Special Signatory

Author:

Wu, Songlin

Title:

Class B Vehicle Packaging: Designing Bus Cab Layout for U.S. Bus Drivers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

anthropometry
body dimension
human variability
vehicle packaging
Class-B vehicle
bus
steering wheel
H point
seat
eye
vision
comfort
Cascade Model
Manikin
Population Model
Hybrid Model
VFT
posture
accommodation

File:

Download WU_MS_THESIS_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Elizabeth Marie Starkey, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member

Author:

Kidd, James

Title:

Low Temperature Post-Processing of Additively Manufactured 316 Stainless Steel

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Electrical Annealing
Additive Manufacturing
Processing
Low Temperature
Stainless Steel
Electron Wind Force
Strain induced
grain growth
Current Density

File:

Download Kidd_Thesis_05.pdf

Committee Members:

Aman Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Foster, Garett

Title:

Burning Velocity and Temperature Field Measurements of Aluminum-Air Flames at Elevated Pressure

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Metal combustion
Aluminum combustion
Aluminum particles
Burning velocity
Pressurized combustion
Aluminum flame
Dust flame

File:

Download GarettF_Thesis_full_formated_revE2.pdf

Committee Members:

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