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Author:

Connell Jr., Terrence Lee

Title:

COMBUSTION OF ALUMINUM AND ICE BASED SOLID PROPELLANTS FOR PROPULSION APPLICATIONS AND HIGH TEMPERATURE HYDROGEN GENERATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydrogen generation
nano particles
combustion

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_21NOV11_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Grant Alexander Risha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sulewski, Tara Lynn

Title:

GAIT RETRAINING USING A “SMART SHOE” DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

N/A

File:

Download Final_Thesis6.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Varunjikar, Tejas

Title:

Design of Horizontal Curves with Downgrades using Low-Order Vehicle Dynamics Models

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

horizontal curve design
vehicle dynamics
friction demand
bicycle model
CarSim
point mass model
LuGre tire model
tire pavement friction

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Varunjikar_Tejas.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rao, Tilak P L

Title:

Enhancing the Visualization Tools for a Concept Generator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CAD
Design

File:

Download Enhancing_the_Visualization_Tools_of_a_Concept_Generator.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Cari B Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Cari Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Levard, Thomas

Title:

CORE-FREE ROLLED ACTUATORS FOR BRAILLE DISPLAYS USING ELECTROSTRICTIVE P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) TERPOLYMER

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rolled actuator
ElectroActive Polymer
Braille display

File:

Download Thesis_-_Thomas_Levard.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Swamy, Tushar

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERFACIAL STRUCTURE IN PEFCS: WATER STORAGE AND CONTACT RESISTANCE MODEL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Micro Porous Layer
Interface
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Catalyst Layer
Water Management

File:

Download Tushar_Swamy_MS_Thesis_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Emin C Kumbur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kalaskar, Vickey Baliram

Title:

EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF JP-8, JP-900, FISCHER-TROPSCH (FT) AND JP-8/FT BLENDS IN A MODEL GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

jet fuels
coal-based
gas turbine
model combustor

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert John Santoro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert John Santoro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Godthi, Vamsy

Title:

Computational Tools to Improve Innovation and Creativity in Engineering Design

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

modular product design software
module description language
interface
component naming taxonomy
product design
conceptual design
computational tools
integer programming formulation
artificial intelligence planning

File:

Download Vamsy_Thesis_v0.7_upload.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Cari Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cari R Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Argod, Vikas

Title:

MPI ENABLED SHAPE OPTIMIZATION OF SOLID ISOTROPIC PLATES TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF AIR BLAST LOADING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Blast Loading
Shape Optimization
MPI

File:

Download thesis_vikas_v6.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Streeter, Willie

Title:

NONLINEAR VIBRATION OF DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA)

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

eigenvectors
nonlinear normal modes
eigenvalues
localizations

File:

Download DNAfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Moody, William Lee

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF PROPULSOR CAVITATION BREAKDOWN USING OVERSET GRID TECHNOLOGY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Overset Grid
Multiphase Flows
Fluid Mechanics
Propellers

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ding, Xibei

Title:

Modern Control System Design for Hydro-power Plant

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

robust control
sliding mode
hydropower

File:

Download PS_Thesis_for_Format_Review8.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tseng, Ya-Ching

Title:

DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND STUDY OF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN A VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY

File:

Download Thesis_Ya-Ching_Tseng.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yan, Yan

Title:

A Thermal Hydrodynamic Lubrication Model of Pivoted Plane-Pad Thrust Bearings

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

thermal
hydrodynamic lubrication
pivoted slider bearing

File:

Download thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Zheqian

Title:

DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROMACHINED PIEZOELECTRIC T-BEAM TRANSDUCERS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

multifunctional transducers
PZT
piezoelectric
MEMS

File:

Download DESIGN_FABRICATION_AND_CHARACTERIZATION_OF_MICROMACHINED_PIEZOELECTRIC_T-BEAM_TRANSDUCERS.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Richards, Scott Alan

Title:

Technoeconomic Analysis of Pumped Hydroelectric Storage as a Means to Mitigate the Variability of Renewable Generation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

pumped hydroelectric storage
pumped storage hydro
renewable energy
wind power
solar power
PJM
variable generation

File:

Download Scotts_Thesis_4-11-12_Final_119_Pages.pdf

Committee Members:

Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bednar, Jonathan Paul

Title:

An all-optical pressure sensor for nuclear power plant applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fiber Bragg grating pressure sensor
optical pressure sensor
nuclear power plant pressure transducer

File:

Download Bednar_Thesis_13APR12_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Martin Wesley Trethewey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kurczewski, Nicolas Adam

Title:

Coupled Fluidic Vibration Isolators for Rotorcraft Pitch Link Loads Reduction

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

vibration isolation
loads reduction
fluidic elements
fluidic system
pitch links
rotorcraft

File:

Download Kurczewski-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Robinson, Michael David

Title:

mechatronic devices for fabrication, testing, and implementation of rolled actuators in a computer controlled braille display

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Mechatronics
Electroactive Polymer Actuators
Braille Display

File:

Download Michael_Robinson_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pagano, Brian Thomas

Title:

Synthesizing modern child and infant anthropometry for design

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

anthropometry
child
infant
anthropometry synthesis
human variability
principal component analysis
obesity
ergonomics

File:

Download Pagano_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ferone, Christopher Anthony

Title:

Nondestructive Forensic Pathology Of Lead-acid Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

VLRA
Sulphation
Water loss
BMS

File:

Download ChrisFeroneMastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hatzell, Kelsey Bridget

Title:

Optimal Charging Protocols for LiFEPO4 Batteries via Deterministic Dynamic Programming

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium Ion Batteries
Optimal Charging
Deterministic Dynamic Programming

File:

Download Hatzell_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sharma, Aabhas

Title:

Combined State of Charge and State of Health Estimation for Lithium-ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

State of charge
state of health
lithium ion batteries
estimation
engineering
online prediction

File:

Download AabhasSharma_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Christian, Cinnamon Maria

Title:

Modeling Laser-generated Cavitation Bubbles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cavitation
laser-generated bubbles
CFD
multiphase flow

File:

Download Cinnamon_M_Christian-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ranjeva, Minna Laure

Title:

Characterizing laser induced cavitation: effects of air content, beam angle, and laser power

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cavitation
laser
bubble dynamics

File:

Download Ranjeva_thesis_final_June27.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Elbing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Keske, Mark Palmer

Title:

Dynamics and Dimensional Similitude of Vehicle Impacts upon Soil-fixed Boulders in Cohesionless Soil

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

laterally loaded
soil
low order
vehicle impact
boulder
soil-fixed
cohesionless
similitude
scaling
small scale

File:

Download 2012_07_26_mpk5146_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wittenstein, Jason Paul

Title:

Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Aerosol Particle Drag Mixing in Turbulent Flow

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Particle Mixing
Aluminum
Aerosol
Turbulent

File:

Download Jason_Wittenstein_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph John Cor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rothenberger, Michael J

Title:

An Interactive Multimedia Framework for Education on Vehicle Electrification

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

multimedia
engineering
education
hybrid
vehicle
simulation
game

File:

Download Multimedia_Framework_HEV.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Riley, Michael Patrick

Title:

Development of a Correlation for Nucleate Boiling Heat Flux on a Hemispherical Downward Facing Surface

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Nucleate Boiling
Critical Heat Flux
Pool Boiling
Heat Transfer
Buoyancy Driven Flow
Buoyancy Driven Heat Transfer

File:

Download Michael_Riley_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan Bill B Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Klein, Brittany Anne

Title:

Development of a Statistical Model of Reach Exertion Magnitude Perception for Use in Designing Truck Cabs

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

reach envelopes
spherical harmonics
anthropometry
design for human variability
truck cabs
ergonomics

File:

Download Klein_Brittany_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Montgomery, Timothy Ray

Title:

Computationally Efficient Deterministic Dynamic Programming for Optimal Supervisory Power Management of Power-split PHEVs

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hybrid
Electric
Vehicle
HEV
PHEV
Dynamic
Programming
DDP
Optimal
Supervisory
Power
Management

File:

Download MontgomeryMastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Maciejewski, Daniel

Title:

Computation of Two-Phase Drag Reduction by Gas Injection

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

microbubble drag reduction
turbulent boundary layer
CFD
multiphase
two-phase
turbulence

File:

Download Maciejewski-Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Larson, Daniel Bruce

Title:

Formulation and Characterization of Paraffin-based Solid Fuels Containing Novel Additives for Use in Hybrid Rocket Motors

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hybrid
rocket
paraffin
regression rate
LiAlH4
lithium aluminum hydride
RDX
MWNT
multi-walled carbon nanotubes

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Larson.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Elies, Daniel Jason

Title:

Autoignition of Hydrogen and Syngas with Air in a Turbulent Flow Reactor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

autoignition
flow reactor
syngas
hydrogen
premixed
ignition delay

File:

Download 1-Elies2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert John Santoro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Hyland, Jennifer Elizabeth

Title:

Design of Contact-aided Compliant Cellular Mechanisms for use as an Energy Absorbing Structure

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

contact-aided compliant mechanism
cellular structure
microfabrication
laser micro-machining
energy absorption

File:

Download Jennifer_E_Hyland_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hanson, David Royal

Title:

Cavitation Inception for Non-elliptically Loaded Fins

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Cavitation
Vortex Lattice Theory
Tip Vortex Cavitation
Particle Image Velocimetry
Acoustic Measurements

File:

Download DavidHansonThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Campo, Elizabeth Theresa

Title:

The Effect of Vocal Fold Geometry on the Fluid Structure Acoustic Interactions in an Experimental Model of the Human Airway

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fluid-structure interaction
aeroacoustics
biofluids
phonation
voice production
vocal fold geometry

File:

Download Campo_MSThesis_FINAL_12_3.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael H Krane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Jiening

Title:

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS USING SUPERELASTIC NITINOL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

compliant mechanism
nitinol
superelastic modelling
NOTES
flapping wing

File:

Download Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Eberly, Molly Kate

Title:

Time-resolved Studies of High Density Ratio Film-cooling Flows

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Film-Cooling
High Density Ratio
Heat Transfer
Turbomachinery

File:

Download Eberly_FullThesis_d10.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Howlett, Giles Ford

Title:

A Systematic Study Of Stabilization Methods For Mechanically Milled Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Anode Materials

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Silicon Anode
Silicon
Silicon Carbon Nanocomposite
Lithium Ion Battery
Anode

File:

Download Howlett-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Young, Ryan Michael

Title:

Shear stress and particle removal measurements of a round turbulent air jet impinging normally upon a planar wall

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

oil-film interferometry
particle removal
particle resuspension
shear stress

File:

Download Thesis_rmy_20130318_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Stuart Settles, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sawlsville, Julie A

Title:

Battery Safety: A systematic study of battery performance under extreme conditions

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium Ion Battery
Safety
Short Circuit
Constant Voltage
Inrush Current
Limiting Current
Automotive
GATE Program
ECEC

File:

Download Thesis_version_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Abdullah, Arif Md

Title:

Investigation of Needle-tissue Friction Force and Geometric modeling of Hypodermic Needle

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Needle-Tissue Friction
Brachytherapy
Surface Texture
Hypodermic Needle
Needle Modeling
Patient Pain
Needle Tip Volume

File:

Download 1-Arif_Abdullah_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Norman, Joshua Michael

Title:

Understanding the Influence of Parameter Modulation in Machining-based Processing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

orthogonal
cutting
machining
modulation
MAM
specific energy

File:

Download UnderstandingTheInfluenceOfParameterModulationInMachiningBasedProcessing_Norman.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Christopher Saldana, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wolfgang, Christopher William

Title:

Development of a Radial Composite Heat Sink for Use in Enclosed Engine and Thermal Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Carbon Nanofiber
Heat Sink
Thermal Conductivity
Radial Composite
Heat Transfer
Thermal Dispersion

File:

Download cwwThesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Edward Masters, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Harsh, Saurabh

Title:

State space modeling and adaptive dual control for Type 1 Diabetes: Evaluation using FDA approved simulator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Type 1 Diabetes
Extended Kalman filter
Adaptive dual control
State space modeling
Data driven modeling

File:

Download Thesis-4-12.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Qian Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Li, Zhiyu

Title:

Inverted Annular Film Boiling Model Analysis

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
two-phase heat transfer
inverted annular film boiling
heat transfer
two-phase heat transfer
inverted annular film boiling
heat transfer
two-phase heat transfer
inverted annular film boiling

File:

Download Zhiyu_Li_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan Bill B Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rittenhouse, Benjamin David

Title:

Optimal Sliding Mode Gaussian Control of Hydro Power Plants

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydro
hydropower
control
OSG
sliding mode control
LQG
Optimal Sliding Mode Gaussian

File:

Download Rittenhouse_Benjamin_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Swanson, Kevin Scott

Title:

Identification of Stability Thresholds in Time-delayed Vehicle Teleoperation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

vehicle teleoperation
time delay
stability
feedback
driver phase margin

File:

Download SwansonThesisFinal_FormatFix.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor