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Author:: Rocca Bejar, Daniela
Title:: Heating Response Study of Aluminum Nanoparticles with Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: reaxff
Energetic materials
Molecular dynamics
Nanoparticle combustion
File:: Download DRB_MS_thesis_2020.pdf
Committee Members:: Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

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Author:: Mohamed, Mohand
Title:: Numerical Simulation of Fluid flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Dimpled Jackets
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Heat transfer
Fluid flow
Dimpled Jacket
CFD
Nusselt Number
Friction Factor
File:: Download Mohand_Mohamed_May2020.pdf
Committee Members:: Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Program Head/Chair
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Committee Member

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Author:: Patidar, Lalit
Title:: Thermal decomposition and combustion of RDX and HMX: Thermolysis experiments and molecular modeling
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Energetic Materials
Thermal Decomposition
Combustion
Quantum mechanics
File:: Download Dissertation_LalitPatidar_eTD.pdf
Committee Members:: Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Shabnam, Sharmin
Title:: ReaxFF reactive force field investigations in combustion and nascent soot formation
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: ReaxFF
Combustion
Soot Formation
Pyrolysis and Oxidation
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Inert Dilution
Nickel
Fuel Mixtures
File:: Download Dissertation_Sharmin_MAY2020.pdf
Committee Members:: Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Rezwan, Aashique Alam
Title:: Multi-scale simulation of advanced reactor fuel and cladding concepts
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: multi-scale simulation
MOOSE
BISON
phase-field
fracture
composite cladding
light water reactor
nuclear fuel performance
anisotropic thermal expansion
alpha-uranium
mesoscale modeling
irradiation growth
File:: Download Dissertation_Rezwan_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Jing Du, Committee Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Outside Member
Michael R Tonks, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Yu, Feiyan
Title:: Improvements to Turbulence Models for Better Simulations of Film Cooling Flow Field and Heat Transfer
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Gas Turbine
Film Cooling
Heat Transfer
Turbulent Flow
Detached Eddy Simulation
File:: Download Feiyan_Thesis_Writing_Mar_04_r1.pdf
Committee Members:: Savas Yavuzkurt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Zhang, Wei
Title:: Finite Element Analysis and A Two-Stage Design Optimization Procedure of Multifield Origami-Inspired Structures
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: finite element analysis
design optimization
multifield origami
smart materials
File:: Download Dissertation_Wei_Zhang_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paris R von Lockette, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Fu, Yiwei
Title:: Modeling, Prediction and Control of Engineering Systems with Long Short-Term Memory
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Robotics
Representation Learning
Autonomous Systems
Time Series
File:: Download YiweiFu-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Thomas Wettergren, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Saltzman, David
Title:: An experimental investigation of the heat transfer and fluid mechanics of metal additively manufactured compact heat exchanger fins
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Metal additive manufacturing
heat exchanger
offset strip fin
LDV
File:: Download Dissertation_Saltzman_Revised_FormatReviewed_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Kazmouz, Samuel
Title:: Large-Eddy Simulations of Motored Flow and Combustion in a Stratified-Charge Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Internal Combustion Engines
Large-Eddy Simulation
Cycle-to-Cycle Variations
Stratified-Charge Combustion
Gasoline-Direct-Injection Engine
File:: Download SamuelJKazmouz-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Yuan Xuan, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Outside Member
Stephen R Turns, Special Member
Robert John Santoro, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

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