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Author:: Gupta, Ankur
Title:: Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flames with Radiation Heat Transfer
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Filtered-density function
Photon Monte Carlo
Turbulence-radiation interaction
Large-eddy simulation
Combustion
Thermal radiation
Turbulence-chemistry interaction
Probability density function
File:: Download Ankur_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

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Author:: Boyd, Eric R.
Title:: Ignition and Combustion of Nickel Coated and Uncoated Aluminum Particles in Hot Post-Flame Gas Environment
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Nickel Coating
Gas Burner
Combustion
Aluminum
File:: Download E_Boyd_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Mehta, Ranjan S.
Title:: Detailed Modeling of Soot Formation and Turbulence--Radiation Interactions in Turbulent Jet Flames
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Combustion
Turbulent Flames
Radiation
Soot Formation
PDF Methods
Turbulence-Radiation Interactions
Turbulence-Chemistry Interactions
Method of Moments
File:: Download Ranjan_Mehta_Dissertation_2008.pdf
Committee Members:: Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Padma Raghavan, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

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Author:: Bhattacharjee, Subhasish
Title:: Pdf Modeling of High-pressure Turbulent Spray Combustion under Diesel-engine-like Conditions
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Turbulence
Combustion
TCI
WSR
PDF
File:: Download Subhasish-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

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Author:: Saksena, Pulkit
Title:: Study of Condensed Phase Reactions Between Hypergolic Propellants using Microreactors
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Hypergolic
Propellants
Combustion
Microfluidic
Microreactor
File:: Download Dissertation_PulkitSaksena.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Siyang Zheng, Committee Member

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Author:: Parimi, Venkata
Title:: Characterization of Porous Silicon for Micropyrotechnic Applications
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Nanoenergetic materials
Micropyrotechnics
Porous silicon
Combustion
File:: Download Parimi_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member

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Author:: Kalaskar, Vickey Baliram
Title:: Ignition Behavior of Gasolines and Surrogate Fuels in Low Temperature Combustion Strategies
Graduate Program:: Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:: Autoignition
Combustion
Compression ignition
Negative valve overlap
Ignition behavior
LTC
HCCI
PPC
File:: Download Kalaskar_PhD_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Andre Louis Boehman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Randy Vander Wal, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chunshan Song, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
James Szybist, Special Member

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Author:: O'meara, Bridget C
Title:: An experimental study of the effect of a pilot flame on technically pre-mixed, self-excited combustion instabilities
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Combustion
combustion dynamics
pilot flame
technically pre-mixed
self-excited instabilities
File:: Download BridgetOMeara_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:: Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Jacqueline Antonia O'connor, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

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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

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Author:: Khadilkar, Aditi Bhushan
Title:: Development of a Fluidized-Bed Agglomeration Modeling Methodology to Include Particle-level Heterogeneities in Ash Chemistry and Granular Physics
Graduate Program:: Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:: Agglomerate growth
Fluidization
Gasification
combustion
Gasification
Combustion
Granulation
Collision frequency
Ash mineral transformations
Granular kinetic theory
File:: Download Dissertation_Aditi_Khadilkar.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr. Sarma V. Pisupati, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Sarma V. Pisupati, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Dr. Mark S. Klima, Committee Member
Dr. Hojong Kim, Outside Member
Dr. Peter L. Rozelle, Special Member

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