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2. An experimental study of forced flame response in technically premixed flame in a lean premixed gas turbine combustor

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Author:
Orawannukul, Poravee
Title:
An experimental study of forced flame response in technically premixed flame in a lean premixed gas turbine combustor
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Forced flame response
technically premixed flames
combustion instabilities
flame transfer function
File:
Download Poravee_Orawannukul.pdf
Committee Members:
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member

4. Aerosol-dynamics-based soot modeling of flames

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Open Access
Author:
Roy, Somesh Prasad
Title:
Aerosol-dynamics-based soot modeling of flames
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
soot modeling
discrete sectional model
method of moments
aerosol dynamics
laminar flame
direct numerical simulation
File:
Download spr177-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Padma Raghavan, Committee Member

5. Transported Probability Density Function Methods for Coal Combustion: Toward High Temperature Oxy-coal for Direct Power Extraction

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Author:
Zhao, Xinyu
Title:
Transported Probability Density Function Methods for Coal Combustion: Toward High Temperature Oxy-coal for Direct Power Extraction
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
oxy-coal combustion
combustion modeling
probability density function method
spectral photon Monte Carlo
finite-rate chemistry
File:
Download xzz105-dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member

6. Low-temperature Operation of Li-ion Batteries for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

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Author:
Ji, Yan
Title:
Low-temperature Operation of Li-ion Batteries for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
lithium
battery
electrochemistry
modeling
low temperature
electric vehicles
File:
Download YanJi_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Special Member

8. Dynamics of Fluidic Devices with Applications to Rotor Pitch Links

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Open Access
Author:
Scarborough, Lloyd Harmon
Title:
Dynamics of Fluidic Devices with Applications to Rotor Pitch Links
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
vibration isolation
pitch link loads
fluidic pitch link
rotorcraft vibration
helicopter vibration
rotorcraft performance
File:
Download Scarborough_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Kevin L Koudela, Committee Member
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member

9. Relative Significance of Heat Transfer Processes to Quantify Tradeoffs Between Complexity and Accuracy of Energy Simulations With a Building Energy Use Patterns Classification

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Author:
Heidarinejad, Mohammad
Title:
Relative Significance of Heat Transfer Processes to Quantify Tradeoffs Between Complexity and Accuracy of Energy Simulations With a Building Energy Use Patterns Classification
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Building energy simulation
building energy use patterns classification
campus buildings
LEED certified buildings
OpenStudio
File:
Download Mohammad_Heidarinejad-PhD-Dissertation_V11.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Jelena Srebric, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Jelena Srebric, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member

10. Improving Unsteady Hydroturbine Performance During Off-design Operation by Injecting Water from the Trailing Edge of the Wicket Gates

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Author:
Lewis, Bryan John
Title:
Improving Unsteady Hydroturbine Performance During Off-design Operation by Injecting Water from the Trailing Edge of the Wicket Gates
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
hydroturbines
momentumless wakes
circulation control
rotor-stator interactions
unsteady fluid interaction
File:
Download 1-Bryan_Lewis_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brent A Craven, Committee Member
Eric G Paterson, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Robert Lee Campbell, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

11. Design Learning and Creativity in Engineering Education: The Impact of Product Interactions

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Open Access
Author:
Toh, Christine
Title:
Design Learning and Creativity in Engineering Education: The Impact of Product Interactions
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Engineering design
creativity
product interactions
product dissection
virtual dissection
learning
self-efficacy
novelty
File:
Download ME_Thesis_Toh_FINAL_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

12. Impact of Oxygenated Fuels on Sooting Tendency and Soot Oxidative Reactivity with Application to Biofuels

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Author:
Barrientos, Eduardo Jose
Title:
Impact of Oxygenated Fuels on Sooting Tendency and Soot Oxidative Reactivity with Application to Biofuels
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Oxygenated Fuels
Sooting Tendency
Soot Oxidative Reactivity
Smoke Point
Diffusion Flames
PM emissions
File:
Download Barrientos_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Andre Louis Boehman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

13. Formulation and Characterization of Paraffin-based Solid Fuels Containing Swirl Inducing Grain Geometry And/or Energetic Additives

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Open Access
Author:
Armold, Derrick Michael
Title:
Formulation and Characterization of Paraffin-based Solid Fuels Containing Swirl Inducing Grain Geometry And/or Energetic Additives
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
swirl injection
3-D printing
regression rate
combustion efficiency
port modeling
File:
Download 1-Thesis_4-13-14.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

14. Combustion analysis of RDX propellant and novel high-nitrogen propellant ingredients

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Author:
Kumbhakarna, Neeraj Ratnakar
Title:
Combustion analysis of RDX propellant and novel high-nitrogen propellant ingredients
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
RDX
TAGzT
combustion model
confined rapid thermolysis
GA
molecular modeling
reaction mechanism
File:
Download neeraj_k.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Prof Adri Van Duin, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

15. Experimental Studies on the Effects of a Spacer Grid in a 1x3 Rod Bundle Single and Two-phase Flow

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Author:
Wheeler, Joshua Edward
Title:
Experimental Studies on the Effects of a Spacer Grid in a 1x3 Rod Bundle Single and Two-phase Flow
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
spacer grid
rod bundle
two-phase flow
air-water
conductivity probe
laser Doppler anemometry
interfacial area concentration
File:
Download Wheeler_Masters_Thesis_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

18. Development Of Control Oriented Electrical And Thermal Models Of An Electric Transit Bus Battery System

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Open Access
Author:
Kunte, Harshad Sitaram
Title:
Development Of Control Oriented Electrical And Thermal Models Of An Electric Transit Bus Battery System
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Battery Systems
Thermal
Transit Buses
Modeling
Control
File:
Download Thesis_MS_MechanicalEngineering_HarshadKunte_Summer2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

19. Semi-automated CT image segmentation program for the easy calculation of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) and brain tissue

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Author:
Macdonald, Michael J
Title:
Semi-automated CT image segmentation program for the easy calculation of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) and brain tissue
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Medical image segmentation
CT imaging
Particle filter
Pixel classification
Edge tracing
Hydrocephalus
File:
Download MacDonald_Thesis_final_draft_submission_v4.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven Schiff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Jack Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor