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

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Open Access
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

12. 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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Open Access
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

14. DESENSITIZATION OF OVER TIP LEAKAGE IN AN AXIAL TURBINE ROTOR BY TIP SURFACE COOLANT INJECTION

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Open Access
Author:
Rao, Nikhil Molahally
Title:
DESENSITIZATION OF OVER TIP LEAKAGE IN AN AXIAL TURBINE ROTOR BY TIP SURFACE COOLANT INJECTION
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Axial turbine
over tip leakage
tip leakage flow
tip surface coolant injection
turbine tip desensitization
File:
Download NikhilThesisF.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Timothy F Miiler, Committee Member

15. NONAXISYMMETRIC ENDWALL CONTOURING AND LEADING EDGE MODIFICATIONS ON TURBINE NOZZLE GUIDE VANES

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Open Access
Author:
Turgut, Ozhan Hulusi
Title:
NONAXISYMMETRIC ENDWALL CONTOURING AND LEADING EDGE MODIFICATIONS ON TURBINE NOZZLE GUIDE VANES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
nonaxisymmetric endwall contouring
secondary flows
gas turbine
leading edge fillets
File:
Download OzhanTurgut-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member

16. 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

17. Development of a Multi-mechanistic, Dual-porosity, Dual-permeability Numerical Flow Model for Coalbed Methane Reservoirs accounting for Coal Shrinkage and Swelling Effects

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Open Access
Author:
Thararoop, Prob
Title:
Development of a Multi-mechanistic, Dual-porosity, Dual-permeability Numerical Flow Model for Coalbed Methane Reservoirs accounting for Coal Shrinkage and Swelling Effects
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Coalbed Methane Reservoir Simulation
Coal Shrinkage and Swelling Effects
File:
Download Thesis_Prob_Thararoop_Final_new.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Turgay Ertekin / Dr Zuleima Karpyn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert W Watson, Committee Member
Dr Luis Ayala, Committee Member
Ljubisa R Radovic, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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