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Author:: Breneman, Duane L
Title:: Effects of Rust Deposition at the Axial Seal Pin Between Two Blades
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: seal pin
leakage flow
secondary flow
rust particle deposition
gas turbine
rotating orifice
File:: Download Duane_Breneman_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Musgrove, Grant Omer
Title:: Computational Predictions and Experimental Measurements of the Performance of a Louver Particle Separator for Use in Gas Turbine Engines
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: louver
particle
sand
separator
turbine
File:: Download Grant_Musgrove_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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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

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Author:: Ostanek, Jason
Title:: ESTABLISHING A METHODOLOGY FOR RESOLVING CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER FROM COMPLEX GEOMETRIES
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: rib turbulators
internal cooling
gas turbine heat transfer
ribbed channels
File:: Download Ostanek_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Weaver, Stephen A
Title:: Heat Transfer And Pressure Drop Augmentation In Micro Channels With Pin Fins
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: None
File:: Download Stephen_Weaver_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Li, Suyi
Title:: A Variable Transverse Stiffness Structure using Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite (F2MC)
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Fluidic flexible matrix composite
honeycomb structures
sandwich beam
variable stiffness
File:: Download Master_Thesis_Suyi_Li.pdf
Committee Members:: Kon Well Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Lee, Garrett Powell
Title:: Ignition and Combustion of Energetic Particles at Ultra-high Pressures and Heating Rates
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: aluminum combustion
nickel coating
ballistic compressor
particle ignition
thermobaric weapon modeling
File:: Download Thesis_-_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Laura Pauley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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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

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Author:: Whitfield, Christopher A
Title:: Effects of Blockages on the Effectiveness of Cylindrical Film Cooling Holes
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Gas Turbine Heat Transfer
Film Cooling
TBC
Blockages
Thermal Barrier Coating
File:: Download Whitfield_MastersThesis_Dec2013.pdf
Committee Members:: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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