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Author:

Nardozzo, Paige Kristeen

Title:

Diffusion Flame Studies of Solid Fuels with Nitrous Oxide

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Combustion
Diffusion Flame
Hybrid Rockets
Solid Fuel
Nitrous Oxide

File:

Download Nardozzo_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Leonetti, Michael John

Title:

RQL Combustor Dilution Hole Placement and its Effect on the Turbine Inlet Flowfield

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

combustor
dilution
piv
turbulence
turbine

File:

Download MLeonetti_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Calogero, Lauren Michelle

Title:

Phase Field Modeling and Verification of a Wetting Model for Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

phase field
wetting
roughness
hydrophobic
hydrophilic
superhydrophobic
Wenzel
microstructure
MOOSE
contact angle

File:

Download Lauren_Calogero_thesis_4-1.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Tonks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wilson, Andrew J

Title:

Energy Management and Battery Testing for the Analysis of a Diesel-electric Hybrid Locomotive Powertrain

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hybrid
locomotive
powertrain
optimal control
energy management
battery
HIL
SIL
hardware-in-the-loop

File:

Download Wilson_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wyckoff, Nicholas Gregory

Title:

Systematic Characterization of PZT 5A Fibers with Parallel and Interdigitated Electrodes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PZT
fiber
parallel
interdigitated
electrodes
electromechanical
piezoelectric
permittivity

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Nicholas_Wyckoff.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jung, Yun-sik

Title:

Parameter Identification on Reduced-order Models of Li-ion Batteries with Experimental Validation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

li-ion battery
equivalent circuit model (ECM)
single particle model (SPM)
battery management system (BMS)

File:

Download Yunsik_Jung.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nelson, Cameron Stuart

Title:

A Higher-Order Numerical Method for Solid Conductive Heat Transfer

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

higher-order
finite volume
numerical
conduction
heat transfer

File:

Download MASTERS_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Cimbala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Weitzler, Lydia Hameg

Title:

Investigation of Magneto-electro-mechanical Coupling of a Polymer-based Composite

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

multi-field
electroactive
magnetoactive
P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE)
material characterization
polymer-based composite

File:

Download LWeitzler_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Erdman, Matt D

Title:

Modifications to the Runner Blade to Improve Off-design Efficiencies of Hydraulic Turbines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hydropower
Draft tube
Water jet

File:

Download Matthew_Erdman_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Cimbala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bowman, Daniel Joseph

Title:

A PRESCRIBED FLIGHT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR UNDERSEA VEHICLE AUTOPILOT ROBUSTNESS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Undersea Vehicle
Autopilot Robustness
Flight Performance
Weight Configuration
Trim

File:

Download BowmanDan_MSME_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. A. Scott Lewis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Sean Brennan, Committee Member
Dr. Karen Thole, Committee Member

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

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

Author:

Borz, Meghan Justine

Title:

GAS JET STUDIES FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF ADVANCED INJECTION SCHEDULES AND BOWL DESIGN IN DIESEL ENGINES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gas jet
compression ignition
schlieren
jet-tip penetration
multiple injections
pilot injection
post injection
split injection
laser induced fluorescence
jet-jet interaction
piston geometry

File:

Download BorzThesisFinal_160627v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

Author:

Monaco, Christopher D

Title:

Detecting the Instability of Oncoming Vehicles Using Optical Flow and Map-Based Context

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

optical flow
visual odometry
instability
vehicles
map
stereo camera
vehicle detection
unscented kalman filter
navigation
advanced driver assistance systems
stereo image processing
kalman filters
road vehicles
optical flow vectors
perception
gps-denied
automotive safety
vehicle instability
vehicle state estimation
egomotion estimation
ego-vehicle
collision avoidance
stereo vision

File:

Download Detecting_the_Instability_of_Oncoming_Vehicles_Using_Optical_Flow_and_Map-Based_Context.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kurt A Hacker, Committee Member
Kurt A Hacker, Committee Member

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

Author:

Chaklader, Rushtin

Title:

RELATING PREFERENCE TO BODY SIZE AND SHAPE THROUGH THE DATA MINING OF CONSUMER REVIEWS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Data Mining
Design for Human Variability
Consumer Reviews

File:

Download Chaklader_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matt Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen A. Thole, Committee Member
Conrad Tucker, Committee Member

Author:

Gobert, Christian J

Title:

ONLINE DISCONTINUITY DETECTION IN METALLIC POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES USING VISUAL INSPECTION SENSORS AND SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Machine Learning
Powder Bed Fusion
Flaw Detection
Image Processing

File:

Download Gobert_Thesis-2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Edward Reutzel, Committee Member
Guha Manogharan, Committee Member
Jan Petrich, Committee Member

Author:

Roemer, Michael Richard

Title:

Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks and Statistical Classifiers for the Detection and Classification of Control Valve Blockages

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

neural network
fuzzy logic
statistical classifier
condition-based maintenance
cbm
support vector machines
discriminant analysis
k-nearest-neighbor
vibration
diagnostics
rotary valve
process control valve
control valve
blockage
valve blockage

File:

Download Roemer_ThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brown, Erik J

Title:

The History and Design of a Rapidly Deployable Advanced Hubless Low Head Hydropower Turbine

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hydropower
Turbine
Hubless
Rapidly deployable
Design
History
Variable speed
Integrated
Low head

File:

Download Brown_Erik_J_Thesis_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

John M. Cimbala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hunt, Cory Douglas

Title:

AN INVESTIGATION OF STRAIN MEASUREMENT VIA EMBEDDED FIBER BRAGG GRATING STRAIN GAUGES FOR CONDITION MONITORING IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED HYDROTURBINES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
fiber bragg grating
condition monitoring
structural health monitoring
hydroturbine
embedded sensor
strain gauge

File:

Download HUNT_Thesis__04172017.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Timothy Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Karl Reichard, Committee Member
Dr. Nicholas Meisel, Committee Member

Author:

Swidwa, Kenneth Sean

Title:

EFFECTIVENESS OF MID-BODY ARTICULATION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF LARGE MANNED QUADRUPED GAIT STABILITY AND TURNING PERFORMANCE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Quadruped
Static Stability
Quadruped Gait
Torso Articulation
Quadruped Articulation
Mid-body Articulation

File:

Download Swidwa_Quadruped_Gait_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

H. J. Sommer III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jo, Gunwoo

Title:

PROTON HOPPING IN A SINGLE LAYER WATER BETWEEN MXENE LAYERS USING REAXFF MD SIMULATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MXenes
ReaxFF
Proton hopping
Diffusion constant
MD simulation

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Gunwoo_Jo.pdf

Committee Members:

Adri van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Fecek, David Patrick

Title:

Online Detection of Water and Coolant in Engine Oil

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

oil analysis
oil
water contamination
coolant contamination
oil contamination
water
coolant
glycol
engine oil
condition based maintenance
online detection
condition monitoring
engine health
engine monitoring

File:

Download eTD_Fecek_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schirtzinger, Skylar Carl

Title:

Effects of Carbon Materials as Additives on the Combustion Behavior of Double-Base Propellant

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

graphene
functionalized graphene sheets
combustion
double base propellant
thermal decomposition
burning rate
controlled enhancment
scanning electron microscope
propellant additive
thermal stability
graphite

File:

Download Schirtzinger_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Richard Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Carroll, Travis John

Title:

ON THE IMPACT OF ELECTRODE GEOMETRY ON THE PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF PZT 5A FIBERS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PZT
fiber
piezoelectric
interdigitated
parallel
electrodes
electromechanical
AFC

File:

Download Carroll_Travis_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Timothy Simpson, Committee Member

Author:

Nalubwama Kaweesa, Dorcas Vivian

Title:

Quantifying the Impact of Functionally Graded Materials on the Fatigue Life of Material Jetted Specimens

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Functionally Graded Materials
Fatigue Life
Continuous Gradients
Discrete Gradients
Additive Manufacturing
Multi-materials
PolyJet Process

File:

Download DVKaweesa_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas A. Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Helm, Kevin C

Title:

Investigation of the Impacts of Cognitive Style and Teamwork on Ideation Effectiveness

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Engineering Design
Ideation
Cognitive Style
Brainstorming
Teamwork
Concept Generation
Creativity
Idea Assessment

File:

Download KevinHelmThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Kathryn Jablokow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Matthew Parkinson, Committee Member
Dr. Karen Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Arneson, Henry

Title:

FORCE CHARACTERIZATION OF MICRO GRINDING IN ZIRCONIA

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

zirconia
grinding force
force characterization
micro grinding

File:

Download hdadoc1.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric R. Marsh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jones, Justin Adam

Title:

COMPLIANT MEDICAL TOOL DESIGN FOR SOFT TISSUE CUTTING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Compliant Mechanism
Soft Tissue Cutting
Needle Design
Finite Element Method

File:

Download Jones_Justin_Masters_Thesis_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Z. Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kumru, Hanife Tugba

Title:

EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDY OF PARAMETRIC EFFECTS ON THE TRANSITION BOILING REGIME FOR FLOW BOILING IN A ROD BUNDLE UNDER LOSS OF COOLANT CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

minimum film boiling temperature
transition boiling regime
RBHT
spacer grid
heat transfer

File:

Download Hanife_Tugba_Kumru_MSc_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan-Bill Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Papavizas, Nicholas Carroll

Title:

Modeling Dynamic Instability of Off-Highway Mining Dump Trucks

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Haul Trucks
Off-Highway Vehicles
Vibrations
Dynamic Instability
Mining Trucks
Vehicle Dynamics
Stability
Power Hop
OHVs

File:

Download Papavizas_Thesis_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Crouse, Michael Edward

Title:

STORED CHEMICAL ENERGY PROPULSION SYSTEM (SCEPS) REACTOR INJECTOR PERFORMANCE PREDICTION MODELING WITH EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Compressible Flow
Fanno Line Flow
Rayleigh Line Flow
Converging Nozzle
Diverging Nozzle
Friction
Heat Transfer

File:

Download Thesis_Crouse_Jr.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Laura Pauley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Stephen Lynch, Committee Member

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

Author:

Aydogan, Beytullah

Title:

An estimation of geometric changes in the proximal femurs of US adults from 1988-2014

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

statistical shape modeling
poximal femur
population-based design

File:

Download PSU_MS_Thesis_Beytullah_04042018.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Van Sant, Ian

Title:

Design and Fabrication of a Nuclear Dry Cask Inspection Robot: Integrating Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Electromagnetic Active Transducer Measurement Methods

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

dry cask inspection
nuclear dry cask
Electromagnetic Active Transducer
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
robotic inspection system
remote inspection robot
stress corrosion cracking

File:

Download VanSant-thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Almudhhi, Turki Khalid

Title:

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF HEAT TRANSFER DURING QUENCHING OF A HEATED ROD

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Pool boiling
Heat transfer
Quenching
critical heat flux

File:

Download Almudhhi_Turki_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan-Bill B Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chittlangia, Vedant Rajiv

Title:

Implementation of High FST Turbulent Kinetic Energy Diffusion Model in OpenFOAM Code for Simulation of Heat Transfer over a Gas Turbine Blade

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

turbulence
high FST
OpenFOAM
C3X
turbine blade
heat transfer
low reynolds number model
Launder Sharma model
diffusion

File:

Download Chittlangia_Vedant_MasterThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Barclift, Michael W

Title:

Cost Modeling and Design Tools for Additive Manufacturing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Metal
Laser
Powder Bed Fusion
CAD
Design Tools
DFAM
Cost Modeling
Powder Reuse
API
Depreciation
Powder Recycling
Cost Estimation
Support Structures
Optimization
Powder Feedstock
LPBF
AM

File:

Download Barclift_MS_Thesis_FA18_SUBMITTED_3.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Brulo, Gregory Scott

Title:

THE DESIGN OF A HIGH-CONCENTRATION MICROTRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Kinematics
optimization
planer
planar mechanism
mechanism
design
PID
SMA
CPV
Shape Memory Alloy
Solar
Panels

File:

Download GregBruloThesisFinal_rev2.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. H.J. Sommer, Committee Member
Dr. Karen Thole, Committee Member

Author:

George, Kristov

Title:

A SIMULATION STUDY OF THE IONIC WIND IN HEAT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Ionic Wind
Ionic Wind Cooling
Heat Transfer
Corona
Corona Discharge
Corona Discharge Plasma

File:

Download THESIS2.pdf

Committee Members:

Rui Ni, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member

Author:

Brennan, Jennifer Bracken

Title:

THE C+C DSM METHOD: MANAGING CHANGE PROPAGATION WHILE PROTOTYPING A ROBOTIC INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR DRY NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE CASKS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

design
change propagation
nuclear storage cask
robotic inspection system
prototyping

File:

Download finalpdf_2018_03_29_Bracken_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stoner, Brant Edward

Title:

DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY INSPECTION TOOL FOR LARGE ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED METALLIC COMPONENTS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Nondestructive inspection
Additive manufacturing
directed energy deposition
multi-meter components
qualification
digital radiography

File:

Download Brant_Stoner_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sanjay B Joshi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member

Author:

Varadarajan Srinivasan, Krishna Prasad

Title:

ANALYZING THE EFFECTS OF GEOMETRIC LANE CONSTRAINTS ON RADAR-BASED SENSING OF AVAILABLE VEHICLE HEADWAY USING MAPPED LANE GEOMETRY AND CAMERA REGISTRATION OF LANE POSITION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

RADAR-based sensing
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Headway estimation
Available free space in ego-lane
free space estimation for fuel economy
sensor fusion

File:

Download Krishna_Prasad_Varadarajan_Srinivasan_Masters_Thesis_2019.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Whitehair, Carey A

Title:

INVESTIGATING NARRATIVES OF ATTRITION IN ENGINEERING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

graduate attrtition
attrition
engineering
graduate engineering
engineering education
education
graduate engineering attrition
qualitative analysis

File:

Download Carey_Whitehair_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Leary, Robert D

Title:

Real-time Vehicle Pose Estimation Utilizing Monocular Vision and Lane Marker Maps

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

vehicle localization
pose estimation
lane detection
autonomous vehicle
state estimation

File:

Download Leary-Masters.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Dow, Nicholas William

Title:

A baseline experiment and initial investigation of the effects of virtual immersion on vehicle passenger risk perception

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

virtual reality
perception of risk
autonomous vehicles
driving simulator

File:

Download 071218_Dow_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Masters, Sarah Renee

Title:

EFFECT OF PARTICLE CONCENTRATION AND REYNOLDS NUMBER ON HEAT TRANSFER IN PARTICLE-LADEN FLOWS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Particle-laden flow
particle concentration
solids loading
Nusselt number
heat transfer

File:

Download Thesis_PSU_MSME_Masters.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael P Manahan Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

Author:

Shan, Yixi

Title:

EFFICIENT THRUST GENERATOIN IN FISH CAUDUAL FINS WITH POLICY SEARCH

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fish locomotion
Policy Search
Reinforcement Learning

File:

Download Yixi_Shan_Master_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Anne Martin, Committee Member

Author:

Vamos, Michael Anthony

Title:

MICROWAVE PLASMA TORCH FOR ALUMINUM COMBUSTION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

aluminum
combustion
plasma
torch
ignition
microwave
metal combustion
plasma assisted combustion
igniter
coaxial
spectroscopy
temperature fitting
spectrometer calibration
air
steam
carbon dioxide

File:

Download Vamos_Thesis_FinalDraft.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member

Author:

Krieger, Melissa

Title:

DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF A SMALL-SCALE DISTRICT HEATING NETWORK EXPERIMENT

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

District Heating Network
Small-scale experiment
Thermal fluid system
control-oriented model validation
Matlab/Simulink
lumped-parameters control-oriented model
thermal and hydraulic characterization

File:

Download MKrieger_MS_Aug2018_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N. Brennan, Committee Member

Author:

Snow, Zackary K

Title:

UNDERSTANDING POWDER SPREADABILITY IN POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Powder
Feedstock
Powder Bed Fusion
Qualification

File:

Download Thesis_-_FINAL_07.26.18.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Martukanitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sanjay B Joshi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member

Author:

Sama, Santosh Reddy

Title:

Investigation into Non-Conventional Mold Designs using 3D Sand-Printing in Castings

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

3D Sand-Printing
Sand Casting
Additive Manufacturing
Gating System
Process Monitoring
Internet of Things
Conical-Helix Sprue

File:

Download Santosh_Sama_MSME_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Paul Carl Lynch, Committee Member

Author:

Kaymak, Zeynep

Title:

A SIMULATION OF MAGNETIC SUSPENSION AND BALANCE SYSTEM FOR WIND TUNNEL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Magnetic Suspension and Balance Systems
MSBS
Electromagnetic Levitation
COMSOL Multiphysics
AC/DC module
Electromagnetic Force

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rui Ni, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paris R Vonlockette, Committee Member

Author:

Akarslan, Gokhan

Title:

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE DUST TRAIL PHENOMENON IN A WIND TUNNEL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Dust Dispersion
Dust Emission
Two-Phase Flow
Dust Deposition

File:

Download Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Rui Ni, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member

Author:

Austin, Morgan Elizabeth

Title:

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST RIG TO STUDY METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Metal Additive Manufacturing
Shields Number
Saltation
Metal Powder

File:

Download Austin_Morgan.pdf

Committee Members:

Rui Ni, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Derk, Gregory

Title:

HIGH-PRESSURE BURNING-RATES OF JA2 AND NITROMETHANE PROPELLANTS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nitromethane
JA2
supercritical combustion
high-pressure combustion
monopropellant

File:

Download GregDerk_Thesis_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Talamantes, Gerardo

Title:

Characterization of Polyoxymethylene as a High-Density Fuel For Use in Hybrid Rocket Applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Solid Fuels
Polyoxymethylene
Diffusion Flame
Opposed Flow Burner
Hybrid Rockets
High-Density Fuel
POM
combustion

File:

Download Talamantes_Thesis_May_2019.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Margevicius, Madeline Alma

Title:

SENSITIZING ENERGETIC MATERIALS USING PIEZOELECTRICITY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Piezoelectric
Fluoropolymer
Combustion

File:

Download Margevicius_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Bate, Casey

Title:

FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON 3D SAND PRINTED MOLDS: METAL FLOW AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Succinonitrile
Casting Hydrodynamics
Water Modeling
Metal Analog
3D Sand Printing
Mold Constant

File:

Download FUNDAMENTAL_STUDY_ON_3D_SAND_PRINTED_MOLDS_METAL_FLOW_AND_THERMAL_PROPERTIES.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Guha Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Tim Simpson, Committee Member
Dr. Robert Voigt, Committee Member

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

Author:

Zolko, Caleb

Title:

Synthesis and Characterization of Akermanite Ceramic by Mechanical Activation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Akermanite
Mechanical Activation
Diffusion

File:

Download Thesis_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Fariborz Tavangarian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pearson, Robert

Title:

GUIDELINES FOR REDUCED ORDER THERMAL MODELING OF MULTI-FINGER GAN HEMTS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

GaN
HEMT
Thermal
Electrothermal
Multiphysics

File:

Download MS_Thesis_RPearson.pdf

Committee Members:

Sukwon Choi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Committee Member
Karen Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Tau, Seth

Title:

Investigation into the Effects of Obstacle Dimensional Uncertainty on Path Planning Cost Metrics in a Mesh-Free Environment

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

uncertainty
path-planning

File:

Download Seth_Tau_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Xu, Chu

Title:

FORMULATION AND COMPARISON OF TWO REAL-TIME PREDICTIVE GEAR SHIFT ALGORITHMS FOR CONNECTED/AUTOMATED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

DP
neural network
rain flow counting
gear shift optimization
rain flow counting

File:

Download Master_Thesis_CHUXU_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Doosthosseini, Mahsa

Title:

On the Accuracy of Drug-Resistant Cell Population Estimation from Total Cancer Size Measurements

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Cancer
Drug-Resistant
Fisher Information Matrix
CRLB
Parameter Estimation Accuracy

File:

Download Mahsa_Master_Thesis_2019_Final__2_.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam K. Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Angle, Brandon

Title:

Density Distribution Effects on the Settling Dynamics of Nonspherical Inertial Particles at Intermediate Reynolds Numbers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nonspherical
settling
intermediate Reynolds number
cylinder

File:

Download Thesis_BrandonAngle_Summer19_V2.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew J Rau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

Author:

Gunn, Sean R

Title:

Neural Network Architectures in the Setting of Dynamical Systems Setting

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Deep Learning
Dynamical Systems in Neural Networks

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Sean_Gunn.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Foley, Committee Member

Author:

Bicknell, Gregory

Title:

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING PROCESS DESIGN FOR POST-PROCESSING STAINLESS STEEL 316L ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Wire Electrical Discharge Machining
Additive Manufacturing
Stainless Steel 316L
Support Structures
Trapped Powder
Post-Processing
Wire EDM Proces Optimization

File:

Download Gregory_Bicknell_Thesis_Final_Submission_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Demeter, Committee Member

Author:

Tsai, Ya Chen

Title:

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF LITHIUM-ION CELLS WITH HIGH LOADING NMC622 CATHODE AND NMP-FREE PROCESS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Li-ion
battery
thick electrode
NMP-free

File:

Download Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao-Yang Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jacobs, James Anthony

Title:

Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of Refractory Metal Alloys And Ultra High Temperature Ceramics Formed By Field Assisted Sintering Technique (FAST)

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Tungsten
Tantalum
UHTC
Field Assisted Sintering Technology
Grain Growth Inhibitor
Mechanical Properties

File:

Download James_Jacobs_Thesis_7-22-19.pdf

Committee Members:

Jogender Singh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member

Author:

Lenko, Matthew

Title:

Design and Experimental Testing of a Microtracking Concentrating Photovoltaic Skylight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Skylight
CPV
Photovoltaic
Daylighting
Microtracking
Concentrating
Experimental
Design

File:

Download MatthewLenko_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member

Author:

Huynh, Brian

Title:

Energy Optimization using Model Predictive Control for Engine Cooling Systems in Heavy Duty Trucks

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Model Predictive Control
Engine Cooling System
Energy Optimization

File:

Download Master_Thesis--Brian_Huynh.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Trowbridge, Michael

Title:

Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Damped Vibration Absorbers for Stiff-Inplane Hingeless Rotor Blades

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

F2MC
damped vibration absorber
fluidic flexible matrix composite
helicopter
rotorcraft
structural dynamics
vibration absorber
rotor blade
vibration control
stiff-inplane

File:

Download MTrowbridge_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C. Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric R. Marsh, Committee Member
Daniel C. Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Bhattacharjee, Debapriya

Title:

Periodic Cross-Flow Trajectory Optimization for an Experimentally-Parameterized Model of a Tethered Energy Harvester

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

periodic optimal control
airborne wind energy systems
buoyant air turbine
optimization

File:

Download Debapriya_Bhattacharjee_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dinesh Nair, Manasi

Title:

SELF BALANCING OF BATTERY CELLS AND PV ARRAYS – A REAL-TIME PHYSICAL VALIDATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Battery
PV array
Self-balancing
Battery balancing

File:

Download SELF_BALANCING_OF_BATTERY_CELLS_AND_PV_ARRAYS__A_REAL_TIME_PHYSICAL_VALIDATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

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:

Mohamed, Mohand

Title:

Numerical Simulation of Fluid flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Dimpled Jackets

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Heat transfer
Fluid flow
Dimpled Jacket
CFD
Nusselt Number
Friction Factor

File:

Download Mohand_Mohamed_May2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Program Head/Chair
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Committee Member

Author:

Osedeme, Janose

Title:

Computational Mechanics Study of A Kinematically Constrained Wrist Arthroplasty Implant

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Total Wrist Arthroplasty
Wrist Kinematics
Biomechanics
Wrist Implant

File:

Download Janose_s_Final_Thesis_Document_Sunday_08-03-20.pdf

Committee Members:

Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory Stephen Lewis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Banerjee, Committee Member
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Program Head/Chair
Hwa Bok Wee, Committee Member

Author:

Knol, Isaac

Title:

Simulation of Surface Instabilities in Liquefying Hybrid Rocket Fuels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rockets
hybrid rockets
kelvin-helmholtz
paraffin wax fuels

File:

Download Isaac_Knol_Final_Thesis__2_.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Committee Member
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Program Head/Chair

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

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

Author:

Hendrick, Christopher

Title:

Applications of Pilot Modelling to Rotorcraft Flight Simulation Development

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Pilot Model
Motion Cueing
Rotorcraft

File:

Download Hendrick_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Alkandari, Abdulaziz

Title:

Computational Investigation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Slot Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Large Eddy Simulation
Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

File:

Download ABDULAZIZ_ALKANDARI_MASTERS_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Malviya, Manoj

Title:

Characterizing Implicit Cognitive Process in Engineering Design Across Contexts using Machine Learning Methods

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Engineering
Design
Machine Learning
Education
Design Thinking

File:

Download MANOJ_THESIS_FINAL_.pdf

Committee Members:

Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Carson Mccomb, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Velez, Chris

Title:

Quench Detection Logic for High Temperature Superconducting Magnets Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

high temperature superconductors
optical fiber sensors
distributed sensing
Rayleigh-scattering interrogated optical fibers
Magnet quench detection
structural health monitoring
superconducting magnets
incipient fault detection
Monotonic
time-validation
data analysis

File:

Download Velez_Thesis_CV.pdf

Committee Members:

Justin Schwartz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member

Author:

Adil, Nosherwan

Title:

Rational design process for gas turbine exhaust to supercritical CO2 waste heat recovery heat exchanger using topology optimization

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Topology Optimization
Heat Exhanger
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Additive Manufacturing
Waste Heat Recovery

File:

Download Nosherwan_Adil_MS_Thesis_Final_Submission__2021_.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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

Author:

Alattar, Bader

Title:

Investigating Biologically Inspired Inverted Landing Strategies in a Nano-Quadcopter

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Biologically Inspired
Quadcopter
Crazyflie
Control
Reinforcement Learning
Blue Bottle Flies
Inverted Landing
Visual Cues
Optical Flow

File:

Download Video_3_1.mp4Download Video_3_2.mp4Download Video_3_3.mp4Download Video_3_4.mp4Download Video_3_5.mp4Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ng, Matthew

Title:

Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Parameters in a Simulated Undulatory Fish Robot

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

central pattern generation
reinforcement learning
physical simulator
optimization

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair