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1. Investigation of Turbulence-Radiation Interactions in Turbulent Flames Using a Hybrid Finite Volume/Monte Carlo Approach

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Author:
Wang, Anquan
Title:
Investigation of Turbulence-Radiation Interactions in Turbulent Flames Using a Hybrid Finite Volume/Monte Carlo Approach
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
gas radiative properties
flame
turbulence-radiation interactions
combustion
thermal radiation
composition PDF
Monte Carlo methods
File:
Download Anquan-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Paul E Plassmann, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member

2. An Analytical and Numerical Study of Cavitation Scale Effects in High-Reynolds Number Circular Jet Flows

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Author:
Edge, Brian A.
Title:
An Analytical and Numerical Study of Cavitation Scale Effects in High-Reynolds Number Circular Jet Flows
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Cavitation Inception
Detached-eddy simulation
circular jet
round jet
cavitation scale effects
File:
Download B_Edge_PhD.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric G Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Borhan, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Member
Mario F Trujillo, Committee Member

3. AN ACOUSTIC SUPERPOSITION METHOD FOR COMPUTING STRUCTURAL RADIATION IN SPATIALLY DIGITIZED DOMAINS

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Author:
Zellers, Brian Christopher
Title:
AN ACOUSTIC SUPERPOSITION METHOD FOR COMPUTING STRUCTURAL RADIATION IN SPATIALLY DIGITIZED DOMAINS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ACOUSTICS
MESHLESS
COMPUTATIONAL
DIGITAL
ELEMENT FREE
SUPERPOSITION
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Lester Jonson, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member

4. Fundamental Characterization of Multi-Phase Transport in Thin-Film Fuel Cell Diffusion Media

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Author:
Kumbur, Emin Caglan
Title:
Fundamental Characterization of Multi-Phase Transport in Thin-Film Fuel Cell Diffusion Media
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Diffusion Media
Capillary Transport
Multi-Phase Transport
Porous Media
Water Management
File:
Download Kumbur-PhD-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Kendra V Sharp, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member

5. PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER MEMBRANES FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE APPLICATIONS

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Author:
Yang, Eunice Eun-Young
Title:
PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER MEMBRANES FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE APPLICATIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
electroactive polymers
modeling
finite element
electrostrictive
large nonlinear viscoelastic deformations
File:
Download EuniceYangDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan Snyder, Committee Member
H J Sommer Iii, Committee Member

6. Deformation Analysis and Path Planning for Thermal Forming of Complex Shapes

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Author:
Reutzel, Edward William
Title:
Deformation Analysis and Path Planning for Thermal Forming of Complex Shapes
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
thermal forming
line heating
differential geometry
laser forming
File:
Download Reutzel-Dissertation-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Stephen M Copley, Committee Member
Richard Martukanitz, Committee Member

7. PIEZOELECTRIC NETWORKING FOR MODE DELOCALIZATION AND VIBRATION SUPPRESSION OF NEARLY PERIODIC STRUCTURES

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Author:
YU, HONGBIAO
Title:
PIEZOELECTRIC NETWORKING FOR MODE DELOCALIZATION AND VIBRATION SUPPRESSION OF NEARLY PERIODIC STRUCTURES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
VIBRATION CONTROL
PERIODIC STRUCTURE
VIBRATION LOCALIZATION
PIEZOELECTRIC
File:
Download Yu_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

8. Electrochemical Modeling, Estimation and Control of Lithium Ion Batteries

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Author:
Smith, Kandler A.
Title:
Electrochemical Modeling, Estimation and Control of Lithium Ion Batteries
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
lithium ion
battery
hybrid electric vehicle
model order reduction
diffusion systems
state of charge estimation
File:
Download Dissertation_KandlerSmith2006.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

10. HYBRID SUPERVISORY CONTROL OF COMPLEX DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS

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Author:
Yasar, Murat
Title:
HYBRID SUPERVISORY CONTROL OF COMPLEX DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
supervisory control
discrete event systems
aircraft propulsion
c4isr
File:
Download MuratYasar_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member