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Author:

Neely, Gaelyn L

Title:

HEAT TRANSFER AND FRICTION FACTOR AUGMENTATION IN RIB TURBULATED FLOW

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
friction factor
internal flow
ribs

File:

Download Gaelyn_Neely_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Jennings, Timothy John

Title:

FILM-COOLED GAS TURBINE VANE TEMPERATURE CALCULATIONS WITH AN ITERATIVE CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER APPROACH USING EMPIRICAL FILM CORRELATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

conjugate
gas turbine
film-cooling
heat transfer

File:

Download Timothy_Jennings_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ostanek, Jason

Title:

Flowfield Interactions in Low Aspect Ratio Pin-fin Arrays

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
turbulence
heat exchangers
pin-fins

File:

Download Ostanek_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Eric Paterson, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member

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:

Kirsch, Kathryn Louise

Title:

Pin Fin Surface Heat Transfer in Arrays of Oblong-shaped Pins

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
gas turbine
internal cooling

File:

Download Kirsch_MS_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gorman, Nicolas Stephen

Title:

Experimental Study of Downward Facing Boiling under IVR-ERVC Conditions

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

IVR
ERVC
Boiling
Two-phase
heat transfer
nucleate boiling

File:

Download gorman_masters_corrected.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan Bill B Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gita Talmage, 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:

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:

Kirsch, Kathryn Louise

Title:

Exploring Microchannel Cooling Designs through the uses of Numerical Optimization and Additive Manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
optimization
additive manufacturing
internal cooling
adjoint method

File:

Download Kirsch_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Reid Adam Berdanier, Special Member