Search

Start Over Degree MS Committee Member Karen Ann Thole

2. Computational Predictions and Experimental Measurements of the Performance of a Louver Particle Separator for Use in Gas Turbine Engines

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Musgrove, Grant Omer
Title:
Computational Predictions and Experimental Measurements of the Performance of a Louver Particle Separator for Use in Gas Turbine Engines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
louver
particle
sand
separator
turbine
File:
Download Grant_Musgrove_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

6. A Variable Transverse Stiffness Structure using Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite (F2MC)

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Li, Suyi
Title:
A Variable Transverse Stiffness Structure using Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite (F2MC)
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Fluidic flexible matrix composite
honeycomb structures
sandwich beam
variable stiffness
File:
Download Master_Thesis_Suyi_Li.pdf
Committee Members:
Kon Well Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. Ignition and Combustion of Energetic Particles at Ultra-high Pressures and Heating Rates

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Lee, Garrett Powell
Title:
Ignition and Combustion of Energetic Particles at Ultra-high Pressures and Heating Rates
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
aluminum combustion
nickel coating
ballistic compressor
particle ignition
thermobaric weapon modeling
File:
Download Thesis_-_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Laura Pauley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

11. Experimental Studies on the Effects of a Spacer Grid in a 1x3 Rod Bundle Single and Two-phase Flow

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Wheeler, Joshua Edward
Title:
Experimental Studies on the Effects of a Spacer Grid in a 1x3 Rod Bundle Single and Two-phase Flow
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
spacer grid
rod bundle
two-phase flow
air-water
conductivity probe
laser Doppler anemometry
interfacial area concentration
File:
Download Wheeler_Masters_Thesis_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

12. Characterization of Italian tile samples using comparative neutron activation analysis in the Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Durrant, Chad Bredthauer
Title:
Characterization of Italian tile samples using comparative neutron activation analysis in the Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
neutron activation analysis
comparative NAA
File:
Download Durrant_Thesis_Final_Draft2.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenan Unlu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amanda Melia Johnsen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

13. Determining the Effects of Increased Volume Fraction of Barium Hexaferrite as a Magnetic Filler in Magneto-Active Elastomers

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Haussener, Tyler Kress
Title:
Determining the Effects of Increased Volume Fraction of Barium Hexaferrite as a Magnetic Filler in Magneto-Active Elastomers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Barium Ferrite
X-ray Diffraction
Magneto-active elastomers
Vibrating Sample Magnetometry
Magneto-rheological elastomers
Magnetic Materials
File:
Download Haussener_Tyler_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Paris R Vonlockette, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

14. Designing for Metal Additive Manufacturing: Design Challenges with Three Industry Relevant Components

open_access
Open Access
Author:
KANTAREDDY, SAI NITHIN REDDY
Title:
Designing for Metal Additive Manufacturing: Design Challenges with Three Industry Relevant Components
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Laser-based powder bed fusion
Additive Manufacturing
Design for Additive Manufacturing
Topology Optimization
Lightweighting
Lattice Structures
Design Workflow
File:
Download Thesis-nithin-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Frecker, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

15. DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPEN-SOURCE DRIVING SIMULATOR TO EVALUATE DRIVER BEHAVIOR IN AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENTS

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Arora, Prashant
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPEN-SOURCE DRIVING SIMULATOR TO EVALUATE DRIVER BEHAVIOR IN AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENTS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Driving Simulator
Autonomous Environments
Scenario Authoring
File:
Download Thesis_PrashantArora_Masters_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

16. EFFICIENT COMPUTATION OF FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONAL SYSTEM

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Pradeep Kumar, Arjun
Title:
EFFICIENT COMPUTATION OF FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONAL SYSTEM
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
frequency sweep
interpolation
Padé’s interpolation technique
nonlinear systems
structural acoustics
structural dynamics
finite element method
File:
Download Thesis_ARJUN_PradeepKumar.pdf
Committee Members:
Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

18. Effect of Effusion Cooling Pattern Near the Dilution Hole for a Double-Walled Combustor Liner

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Shrager, Adam Cole
Title:
Effect of Effusion Cooling Pattern Near the Dilution Hole for a Double-Walled Combustor Liner
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Combustor
Combustor Liner
Gas Turbine Engine
Effusion Cooling
Dilution Hole
Heat Transfer
Flowfield Visualization
Particle Image Velocimetry
File:
Download Shrager_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

19. Heat Transfer Measurement of Junction Flow With Variable Reynolds Number and Freestream Turbulence

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Elahi, Syed Samiul
Title:
Heat Transfer Measurement of Junction Flow With Variable Reynolds Number and Freestream Turbulence
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Junction flow
Reynolds number
Turbulence
Unsteady heat flux
Junction flow
Horseshoe vortex
Reynolds number
Freestream turbulence
Heat transfer
File:
Download M.S._Thesis-Syed_Elahi-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

20. A Proposed Method for Investigating the Effects of Friction Supply on Driver Speed Selection on Horizontal Curves

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Topper, Stefan Andreas
Title:
A Proposed Method for Investigating the Effects of Friction Supply on Driver Speed Selection on Horizontal Curves
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Friction
Vehicle Dynamics
Risk Perception
Horizontal Curves
Driving Behavior
File:
Download Topper_MS_Thesis_2018_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

23. ANALYSIS OF METHODS FOR PREDICTING ACCURATE ACCOMMODATION IN PASSENGER VEHICLES

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Watson, Jonathan
Title:
ANALYSIS OF METHODS FOR PREDICTING ACCURATE ACCOMMODATION IN PASSENGER VEHICLES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Human Factors
Ergonomics
Design for Human Variability
Multivariate Design Methods
File:
Download ANALYSIS_OF_METHODS_FOR_PREDICTING_ACCURATE_ACCOMMODATION_IN_PASSENGER_VEHICLES.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

24. Heating Response Study of Aluminum Nanoparticles with Molecular Dynamics Simulations

open_access
Open Access
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

25. The Effects of Hydrogen on Steady-State and Transient Combustion Characteristics

open_access
Open Access
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

26. Effects of Jet Impingement on Convective Heat Transfer and Discharge Coefficients in Effusion Holes

open_access
Open Access
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

27. An Automated Data Collection System to Capture the Co-evolution of Physical Prototypes and Designer Knowledge

open_access
Open Access
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

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

open_access
Open Access
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

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

open_access
Open Access
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

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

open_access
Open Access
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

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

open_access
Open Access
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

32. Low Temperature Post-Processing of Additively Manufactured 316 Stainless Steel

open_access
Open Access
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

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

open_access
Open Access
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

34. Development of a High-Density Initiation Mechanism for Supercritical Nitromethane Decomposition

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Burke, Christopher
Title:
Development of a High-Density Initiation Mechanism for Supercritical Nitromethane Decomposition
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
High pressure
high density
nitromethane
decomposition
initiation
mechanism
chris burke
christopher burke
hydrogen abstraction
File:
Download Thesis_BurkeCN_FormatReviewed.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

36. MULT-SCALE MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALSYIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE (TMD) GROWTH IN AN MOCVD CHAMBER

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Zafar, Suhaib
Title:
MULT-SCALE MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALSYIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE (TMD) GROWTH IN AN MOCVD CHAMBER
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
2D materials
TMDs
MOCVD
Growth Kinetics
File:
Download MS_thesis_Suhaib.pdf
Committee Members:
Yuan Xuan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

38. Impact of Dilution Jets on Combustor Liner Static Pressure and Effusion Cooling

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Creer, Riley
Title:
Impact of Dilution Jets on Combustor Liner Static Pressure and Effusion Cooling
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Combustor liner
Dilution jet
Effusion Cooling
File:
Download Creer_MSThesis_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

39. Modular CAM Program Development for Single Point Diamond Turning of Freeform Optics

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Timothy, Zachary
Title:
Modular CAM Program Development for Single Point Diamond Turning of Freeform Optics
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Diamond Turning
Freeform Optics
Precision Engineering
CAM Program
File:
Download Zachary_Timothy_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member

41. Benefits of Parallel Hybrid Electric Propulsion for Aircraft and Rotorcraft

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Decerio, Dalton
Title:
Benefits of Parallel Hybrid Electric Propulsion for Aircraft and Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
hybrid
electric
aircraft
rotorcraft
conceptual design
optimization
propulsion
File:
Download Decerio_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
David K Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member

42. Functional Modelling and Simulations of Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Agrawal, Suyash
Title:
Functional Modelling and Simulations of Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System
Flapping Wing Flight
Flapping Wing Simulation
Hummingbird Hovering
File:
Download Master_s_thesis_Suyash_Agrawal_V7.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

43. Impacts of Part-to-Part Variability on Gas Turbine Blade Cooling

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Mc Cormack, Kelsey
Title:
Impacts of Part-to-Part Variability on Gas Turbine Blade Cooling
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Film cooling
Gas turbine heat transfer
Additive manufacturing
IR thermography
File:
Download McCormack_Thesis_2023.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reid A Berdanier, Committee Member

44. Dirt Mitigation Techniques in Double-Walled Combustor Liners

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Fallon, Brandon
Title:
Dirt Mitigation Techniques in Double-Walled Combustor Liners
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Dirt Deposition
Film Cooling
Combustor
computational fluid dynamics
particle laden flow
File:
Download Fallon_Thesis_2022.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

45. Using Campus Data in Undergraduate Assignments to Improve Energy Literacy in Mechanical Engineering Students

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Winegardner, Erica
Title:
Using Campus Data in Undergraduate Assignments to Improve Energy Literacy in Mechanical Engineering Students
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
energy literacy
engineering education
curriculum
campus energy data
File:
Download Winegardner_Thesis_221109.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Andrea Gregg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

46. Development of Experimental Methodology to Determine the Heat Transfer of Additively Manufactured Airfoil Channels in a High-Speed Linear Cascade Rig

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Wolff, Justin
Title:
Development of Experimental Methodology to Determine the Heat Transfer of Additively Manufactured Airfoil Channels in a High-Speed Linear Cascade Rig
Graduate Program:
Additive Manufacturing and Design (MS)
Keywords:
Heat Transfer
Gas Turbine Engine
Internal Cooling
Additive Manufacturing
Linear Cascade
Turbine Blade
Airfoil
Friction Factor
CFD
File:
Download 2022_Thesis_Wolff.pdf
Committee Members:
Allison Beese, Program Head/Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reid A Berdanier, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor