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351. experimental studies on condensed-phase interactions of hypergolic propellants

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Author:
Wang, Shiqing
Title:
experimental studies on condensed-phase interactions of hypergolic propellants
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Hypergolic propellant; Monomethylhydrazine; Tetramethylethylened
File:
Download Shiqing_Wangs_PhD_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

352. Model-based Inclusion of Previewed Information for Lateral Vehicle State and Environment Estimation

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Open Access
Author:
Brown, Alexander Allen
Title:
Model-based Inclusion of Previewed Information for Lateral Vehicle State and Environment Estimation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
MODEL-BASED ESTIMATION
PREVIEW ESTIMATION
STATE ESTIMATION
VEHICLE DYNAMICS
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
File:
Download Brown-Dissertation_Final_ETD.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Special Member
Richard Laurence Tutwiler, Special Member

360. Coupled Nonequilibrium Flow, Energy And Radiation Transport For Hypersonic Planetary Entry

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Open Access
Author:
Feldick, Andrew Mark
Title:
Coupled Nonequilibrium Flow, Energy And Radiation Transport For Hypersonic Planetary Entry
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Radiation
Hypersonic Flow
Hypersonic
RTE
Monte Carlo
File:
Download AndrewFeldick-Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael F Modest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Deborah Levin, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

361. Control Oriented Modeling and State of Health Estimation for Lithium Ion Batteries

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Open Access
Author:
Prasad, Githin K
Title:
Control Oriented Modeling and State of Health Estimation for Lithium Ion Batteries
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Lithium ion batteries
modeling
state of health
estimation
File:
Download Dissertation_GithinPrasad.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member

362. Design and Optimization of Contact-aided Compliant Mechanisms with Nonlinear Stiffness

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Open Access
Author:
Tummala, Yashwanth
Title:
Design and Optimization of Contact-aided Compliant Mechanisms with Nonlinear Stiffness
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Design optimization
compliant mechanisms
passive morphing
ornithopters
contact-aided compliant mechanisms
File:
Download Dissertation_Tummala_Final_Submitted.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

363. modeling, real-time degradation identification, and remediation of lead-acid battries

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Author:
Shi, Ying
Title:
modeling, real-time degradation identification, and remediation of lead-acid battries
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
modeling
battery system management
degradation diagnosis
desulfation
File:
Download YingShi_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member

364. 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

365. 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

366. development of high-energy cathode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries

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Open Access
Author:
Xu, Tianren
Title:
development of high-energy cathode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
rechargeable batteries
lithium sulfur batteries
porous carbon
adsorption
nanostructures
File:
Download TianrenXu_dessertation_submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

370. 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

371. 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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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

373. 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

374. 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

375. 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

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

380. 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

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

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Open Access
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

387. Reduced order modeling, statistical analysis and system identification for a bladed rotor with geometric mistuning

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Open Access
Author:
Vishwakarma, Vinod
Title:
Reduced order modeling, statistical analysis and system identification for a bladed rotor with geometric mistuning
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
turbine
mistuning
system identification
reduced order modeling
force response
random permutation
monte carlo
File:
Download thesis_vinod.pdf
Committee Members:
Alok Sinha, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Vishal Monga, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

388. The Hydrodynamics and Transport Phenomena of Olfaction in the Hammerhead Shark (sphyrna tudes): Implications for Bio-inspired Chemical Sensing

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Open Access
Author:
Rygg, Alex Dale
Title:
The Hydrodynamics and Transport Phenomena of Olfaction in the Hammerhead Shark (sphyrna tudes): Implications for Bio-inspired Chemical Sensing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Olfaction
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Mass Transport
Chemical Sensing
Hammerhead Shark
File:
Download AlexRygg_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Brent Craven, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brent Craven, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

389. Robot for Observational Gait Assessment and Rehabilitation

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Open Access
Author:
Homich, Andrew Joseph
Title:
Robot for Observational Gait Assessment and Rehabilitation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Robot
Robotics
Parallel Bars
Physical Therapy
Observational Gait Assessment
Rehabilitation
Complementary Filter
Walking
File:
Download Thesis_AndrewHomich_FINAL_LowRes.pdf
Committee Members:
Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Everett Carl Hills, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

390. 3D Spatial Reconstruction of Thermal Characteristics in Directed Energy Deposition through Optical Thermal Imaging

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Open Access
Author:
Kriczky, Dennis Andrew
Title:
3D Spatial Reconstruction of Thermal Characteristics in Directed Energy Deposition through Optical Thermal Imaging
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
thermal metrics
thermal imaging
directed energy deposition
3D spatial reconstruction
Ti-6Al-4V
File:
Download DennisKriczkyThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Panagiotis Michaleris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward William Reutzel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

391. Molecular dynamics analysis of oxidation, segregation and stress corrosion failures of refractory alloys

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Open Access
Author:
Verners, Osvalds
Title:
Molecular dynamics analysis of oxidation, segregation and stress corrosion failures of refractory alloys
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
oxidation
segregation
stress corrosion cracking
hydrogen embrittlement
alloys
File:
Download dissertation_Verners.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member

392. Modeling, Design, and Experimental Testing of Integrated Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Structures

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Open Access
Author:
Zhu, Bin
Title:
Modeling, Design, and Experimental Testing of Integrated Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Structures
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Vibration Control
Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite
Passive Vibration Suppression
Harmonic Resonance
Damping Treatment
File:
Download Bin_Zhu_PhD_Thesis__June_1_2014_.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Special Member

394. Study of Condensed Phase Reactions Between Hypergolic Propellants using Microreactors

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Open Access
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

395. Quantifying the variability of glenoid geometry in intact and osteoarthritic shoulders

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Open Access
Author:
Devries, Charlotte De
Title:
Quantifying the variability of glenoid geometry in intact and osteoarthritic shoulders
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Glenoid
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Implant Design
Principal Component Analysis
Design for Human Variability
File:
Download deVries-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew B Parkinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Special Member

396. Electrochemical Energy Generation from Natural and Synthetic Salinity Gradients using Reverse Electrodialysis and Capacitive Mixing

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Open Access
Author:
Hatzell, Marta Catherine
Title:
Electrochemical Energy Generation from Natural and Synthetic Salinity Gradients using Reverse Electrodialysis and Capacitive Mixing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Salinity Gradient Energy
Reverse Electrodialysis
Capacitive Mixing
Electrochemical Conversion
Hydrogen
Capacitor
File:
Download MartaHatzell_Dissertation08042014.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

398. Predictive gait simulations for investigation of musculoskeletal structure and locomotor function

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Open Access
Author:
Celik, Huseyin
Title:
Predictive gait simulations for investigation of musculoskeletal structure and locomotor function
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Predictive gait simulations
modeling
musculoskeletal structure
locomotor function
sprinting
plantarflexor moment arm
File:
Download dissertation_HC_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member