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Author:

McIntyre, Sean Michael

Title:

A multi-scale model for geared transmission aero-thermodynamics

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
conjugate heat transfer
gearbox
multi-scale model

File:

Download SeanMcIntyre-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Han, Yiqiang

Title:

Aerodynamics and Thermal Physics of Helicopter Ice Accretion

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aircraft Icing
Ice Accretion Modelling
Helicopter
Aerodynamics
Heat Transfer
Surface Roughness
Performance Degradation

File:

Download Han_-_PhD_Dissertation_-_Feb_23_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member

Author:

Thorsen, Adam Thomas

Title:

A UNIFIED FLIGHT CONTROL METHODOLOGY FOR A COMPOUND ROTORCRAFT IN FUNDAMENTAL AND AEROBATIC MANEUVERING FLIGHT

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

compound
rotorcraft
aerobatic
maneuvers
unified control
flight control
redundant controls
flight path generation
trajectory optimization
energy management

File:

Download Thorsen_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Outside Member

Author:

Hanson, David Royal

Title:

Computational Investigation of Convective Heat Transfer on Ice-Roughened Aerodynamic Surfaces

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Ice Accretion
Discrete Element Roughness Method
Convective Heat Transfer
Large Eddy Simulation
Surface Roughness

File:

Download Hanson_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Kinzel, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Kinzel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Stephen M Lynch, Outside Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

Author:

Prasad, Chitrarth

Title:

SIMULATION OF SUPERSONIC JET NOISE REDUCTION USING FLUID INSERTS FOR LOW BYPASS RATIO TURBOFANS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

supersonic
noise reduction
Large eddy simulation
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition
Doak's Momentum Potential Theory

File:

Download Simulation_of_supersonic_jet_noise_Prasad_dissertation_PSU.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Outside Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Botre, Mrunali

Title:

Rotorcraft noise prediction system validation and analysis for generating noise abatement procedures

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft
Acoustics
PSU-WOPWOP
Validation

File:

Download Dissertation.pdfDownload Appendices.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Outside Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair