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1. Cooling of a Turbine Vane Endwall Through Contouring and Flow Injection

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Open Access
Author:
Thrift, Alan Albright
Title:
Cooling of a Turbine Vane Endwall Through Contouring and Flow Injection
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Gas Turbine Cooling
Endwall Contouring
Film Cooling
First Stage Vane
File:
Download Thrift_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Dr Eric Paterson, Committee Member
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

3. Computational Predictions and Experimental Measurements of the Performance of a Louver Particle Separator for Use in Gas Turbine Engines

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

7. DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND RADIATION MONTE CARLO FOR TURBULENCE−RADIATION INTERACTIONS IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

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Open Access
Author:
Deshmukh, Kshitij
Title:
DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND RADIATION MONTE CARLO FOR TURBULENCE−RADIATION INTERACTIONS IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Spherical Harmonics Method
Turbulence--Radiation Interactions
Combustion systems
Direct Numerical Simulation
Photon Monte Carlo methods
File:
Download Kshitij_Deshmukh_Dissertation_2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael F Modest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Robert J Levin, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

8. Forced Response of Swirl Stabilized Flames in Hydrogen Enriched Gas Turbines

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Open Access
Author:
KIM, KYU TAE
Title:
Forced Response of Swirl Stabilized Flames in Hydrogen Enriched Gas Turbines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
hydrogen
combustion instability
flame transfer function
partially premixed
swirl stabilized
File:
Download KTKim.pdf
Committee Members:
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Steven Lurie Garrett, Committee Member

9. Study of multiphase water transport and removal phenomena from fuel cell during gas purge

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Open Access
Author:
Cho, Kyu Taek
Title:
Study of multiphase water transport and removal phenomena from fuel cell during gas purge
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
polymer electrolyte fuel cell
water management
gas purge
evaporation
gas diffusion media
neutron radiography
File:
Download dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Clinton Matthew Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Member
Seungjin Kim, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

10. A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF THE AIRFLOW AND ODORANT TRANSPORT PHENOMENA OF CANINE OLFACTION

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Open Access
Author:
Lawson, Michael J
Title:
A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF THE AIRFLOW AND ODORANT TRANSPORT PHENOMENA OF CANINE OLFACTION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
flow visualization
canine olfaction
File:
Download dissertation.Michael_Lawson.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Stuart Settles, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

11. Detailed Modeling of Soot Formation and Turbulence--Radiation Interactions in Turbulent Jet Flames

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Open Access
Author:
Mehta, Ranjan S.
Title:
Detailed Modeling of Soot Formation and Turbulence--Radiation Interactions in Turbulent Jet Flames
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Combustion
Turbulent Flames
Radiation
Soot Formation
PDF Methods
Turbulence-Radiation Interactions
Turbulence-Chemistry Interactions
Method of Moments
File:
Download Ranjan_Mehta_Dissertation_2008.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Padma Raghavan, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

12. Simulations of Multi-Phase Particle Deposition on Film-Cooled Turbine Sections

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Open Access
Author:
Lawson, Seth A
Title:
Simulations of Multi-Phase Particle Deposition on Film-Cooled Turbine Sections
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
adiabatic effectiveness
heat transfer
gas turbine
particle deposition
File:
Download Slawson_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

14. Vehicle Rollover Prediction for Banked Surfaces

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Open Access
Author:
Lapapong, Sittikorn
Title:
Vehicle Rollover Prediction for Banked Surfaces
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Rollover Prediction
Vehicle Rollover
Vehicle Dynamics
Vehicle
Zero-Moment Point
File:
Download SittikornLapapong_PhDThesis_2010_11_20.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

15. A Variable Transverse Stiffness Structure using Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite (F2MC)

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Open Access
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

16. AUTONOMOUS PERCEPTION AND DECISION MAKING IN CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

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Open Access
Author:
Sarkar, Soumik
Title:
AUTONOMOUS PERCEPTION AND DECISION MAKING IN CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Machine learning
Fault diagnosis
Gas turbine engine
Network science
File:
Download soumik_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Mark Levi, Committee Member
Jainendra Jain, Committee Member
Thomas Wettergren, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

18. Mechanics Of Low-dimensional Carbon Nanostructures: Atomistic, Continuum, And Multi-scale Approaches

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Open Access
Author:
Mahdavi, Arash
Title:
Mechanics Of Low-dimensional Carbon Nanostructures: Atomistic, Continuum, And Multi-scale Approaches
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Finite Element
Nanomechanics
Carbon Nanotube
Multisclae
Nonlinear
Continuum Mechanics
File:
Download Thesis_Arash_Mahdavi.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric M Mockensturm, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Special Member

19. Anthropometry-based Sustainable Design for Multiple Global Populations

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Open Access
Author:
Nadadur, Gopal
Title:
Anthropometry-based Sustainable Design for Multiple Global Populations
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Anthropometry
Global Design
User Populations
Design Strategies
Design for Human Variability
Sustainable Design
File:
Download Dissertation_Gopal_Nadadur.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew B Parkinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Jeremy J Michalek, Special Member
Arvind Rangaswamy, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

20. Ignition and Combustion of Energetic Particles at Ultra-high Pressures and Heating Rates

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Open Access
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

24. 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

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

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Open Access
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

26. 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

27. Characterization of Italian tile samples using comparative neutron activation analysis in the Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor

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Open Access
Author:
Durrant, Chad Bredthauer
Title:
Characterization of Italian tile samples using comparative neutron activation analysis in the Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
neutron activation analysis
comparative NAA
File:
Download Durrant_Thesis_Final_Draft2.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenan Unlu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amanda Melia Johnsen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

28. 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

29. Two New, Comprehensive Models of Dissipation Rates for Capillary-Gravity Waves, with an Emphasis on Ocean Swell

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Open Access
Author:
Rajan, Girish Kumar
Title:
Two New, Comprehensive Models of Dissipation Rates for Capillary-Gravity Waves, with an Emphasis on Ocean Swell
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Dissipation/Decay
Capillary-Gravity
Surfactant
Marangoni/Elastic Waves
Resonance
Barotropic/Baroclinic Modes
Ocean Swell
File:
Download Rajan_Dissertation_Mech_Engr.pdf
Committee Members:
Diane Marie Henderson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Diane Marie Henderson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Joseph Brannick, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Harvey Segur, Special Member

30. The effect of confinement on lean-premixed, swirl stabilized flame response

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Open Access
Author:
De Rosa, Alexander John
Title:
The effect of confinement on lean-premixed, swirl stabilized flame response
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
combustion dynamics
combustion instability
combustion confinement
instability confinement
File:
Download DeRosa-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

31. Using Conjugate Heat Transfer to Assess the Cooling Performance on a Turbine Endwall

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Open Access
Author:
Mensch, Amy
Title:
Using Conjugate Heat Transfer to Assess the Cooling Performance on a Turbine Endwall
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
gas turbine endwall
conjugate heat transfer
contoured endwall
film cooling
impingement cooling
thermal barrier coating
File:
Download Mensch_Dissertation-4-2.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Jacqueline Antonia O'connor, Committee Member
Brent A Craven, Special Member

32. Hierarchical Symbolic Perception in Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Sarkar, Soumalya
Title:
Hierarchical Symbolic Perception in Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Symbolic Dynamics
Data Driven
Hierarchical approach
Multi-scale analysis
Combustion Instability
Fault detection
File:
Download Dissertation_Soumalya_Sarkar_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Thomas Wettergren, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

33. Geometric Effects on Static Turbine Rim Seals

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Open Access
Author:
Gibson, Jeffrey Reed
Title:
Geometric Effects on Static Turbine Rim Seals
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Rim Seal
Hot Gas Ingress
Cavity
Flow field
Sealing Effectiveness
File:
Download Gibson_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Special Member

34. Influence of In-Hole Roughness and High Freestream Turbulence on Film Cooling From a Shaped Hole

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Open Access
Author:
Schroeder, Robert Paul
Title:
Influence of In-Hole Roughness and High Freestream Turbulence on Film Cooling From a Shaped Hole
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
film cooling
rough wall
gas turbine heat transfer
detached jet
shaped hole
viscous sublayer
File:
Download SchroederDissertFINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Brent Craven, Committee Member
James Heidmann, Special Member

35. Determining the Effects of Increased Volume Fraction of Barium Hexaferrite as a Magnetic Filler in Magneto-Active Elastomers

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Open Access
Author:
Haussener, Tyler Kress
Title:
Determining the Effects of Increased Volume Fraction of Barium Hexaferrite as a Magnetic Filler in Magneto-Active Elastomers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Barium Ferrite
X-ray Diffraction
Magneto-active elastomers
Vibrating Sample Magnetometry
Magneto-rheological elastomers
Magnetic Materials
File:
Download Haussener_Tyler_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Paris R Vonlockette, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

36. Designing for Metal Additive Manufacturing: Design Challenges with Three Industry Relevant Components

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Open Access
Author:
KANTAREDDY, SAI NITHIN REDDY
Title:
Designing for Metal Additive Manufacturing: Design Challenges with Three Industry Relevant Components
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Laser-based powder bed fusion
Additive Manufacturing
Design for Additive Manufacturing
Topology Optimization
Lightweighting
Lattice Structures
Design Workflow
File:
Download Thesis-nithin-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Frecker, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

37. DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPEN-SOURCE DRIVING SIMULATOR TO EVALUATE DRIVER BEHAVIOR IN AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENTS

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Open Access
Author:
Arora, Prashant
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPEN-SOURCE DRIVING SIMULATOR TO EVALUATE DRIVER BEHAVIOR IN AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENTS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Driving Simulator
Autonomous Environments
Scenario Authoring
File:
Download Thesis_PrashantArora_Masters_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

38. Sealing Effectiveness of a Turbine Rim Seal at Engine-Relevant Conditions

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Open Access
Author:
Clark, Kenneth Phillip
Title:
Sealing Effectiveness of a Turbine Rim Seal at Engine-Relevant Conditions
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
turbomachinery
turbine
rim seals
hot gas ingestion
experimental
engine relevant
File:
Download Dissertation_Ken_Clark.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Outside Member

39. EFFICIENT COMPUTATION OF FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONAL SYSTEM

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Open Access
Author:
Pradeep Kumar, Arjun
Title:
EFFICIENT COMPUTATION OF FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONAL SYSTEM
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
frequency sweep
interpolation
Padé’s interpolation technique
nonlinear systems
structural acoustics
structural dynamics
finite element method
File:
Download Thesis_ARJUN_PradeepKumar.pdf
Committee Members:
Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

41. Cooling Performance of Additively Manufactured Microchannels and Film Cooling Holes

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Open Access
Author:
Stimpson, Curtis Kent
Title:
Cooling Performance of Additively Manufactured Microchannels and Film Cooling Holes
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Convection
Heat Transfer
Microchannel
Roughness
Film Cooling
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
File:
Download StimpsonPhDDissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Rui Ni, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member

42. DEVELOPMENT OF ALGORITHMS FOR ROBUST ONLINE OPTIMAL PERIODIC CONTROL IN THE PRESENCE OF PLANT PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY

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Open Access
Author:
Ghanaatpishe, Mohammad
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF ALGORITHMS FOR ROBUST ONLINE OPTIMAL PERIODIC CONTROL IN THE PRESENCE OF PLANT PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Adaptive Control
Drug Delivery
Insect Flight
Optimal Periodic Control
Optimization
Estimation
Tracking
File:
Download MohammadGhanaatpishe-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Outside Member

43. Exploring Microchannel Cooling Designs through the uses of Numerical Optimization and Additive Manufacturing

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Open Access
Author:
Kirsch, Kathryn Louise
Title:
Exploring Microchannel Cooling Designs through the uses of Numerical Optimization and Additive Manufacturing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
heat transfer
optimization
additive manufacturing
internal cooling
adjoint method
File:
Download Kirsch_Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Reid Adam Berdanier, Special Member

44. Effect of Effusion Cooling Pattern Near the Dilution Hole for a Double-Walled Combustor Liner

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Open Access
Author:
Shrager, Adam Cole
Title:
Effect of Effusion Cooling Pattern Near the Dilution Hole for a Double-Walled Combustor Liner
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Combustor
Combustor Liner
Gas Turbine Engine
Effusion Cooling
Dilution Hole
Heat Transfer
Flowfield Visualization
Particle Image Velocimetry
File:
Download Shrager_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

45. Heat Transfer Measurement of Junction Flow With Variable Reynolds Number and Freestream Turbulence

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Open Access
Author:
Elahi, Syed Samiul
Title:
Heat Transfer Measurement of Junction Flow With Variable Reynolds Number and Freestream Turbulence
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Junction flow
Reynolds number
Turbulence
Unsteady heat flux
Junction flow
Horseshoe vortex
Reynolds number
Freestream turbulence
Heat transfer
File:
Download M.S._Thesis-Syed_Elahi-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

46. A Detailed Investigation of the Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Related to Injection from a Compound Angled Shaped Film Cooling Hole

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Open Access
Author:
Haydt, Shane Elliott
Title:
A Detailed Investigation of the Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Related to Injection from a Compound Angled Shaped Film Cooling Hole
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
film cooling
heat transfer
fluid dynamics
gas turbines
turbomachinery
heat transfer augmentation
particle image velocimetry
ir thermography
File:
Download Shane_Haydt_-_Dissertation_v3.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Outside Member

47. A Proposed Method for Investigating the Effects of Friction Supply on Driver Speed Selection on Horizontal Curves

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Open Access
Author:
Topper, Stefan Andreas
Title:
A Proposed Method for Investigating the Effects of Friction Supply on Driver Speed Selection on Horizontal Curves
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Friction
Vehicle Dynamics
Risk Perception
Horizontal Curves
Driving Behavior
File:
Download Topper_MS_Thesis_2018_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

48. Biologically Inspired Self-Healing Liquid Membranes for Unusual Particle Filtration

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Open Access
Author:
Boschitsch, Birgitt Modzelewski
Title:
Biologically Inspired Self-Healing Liquid Membranes for Unusual Particle Filtration
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
membrane
filtration
biologically inspired materials
reverse filter
self-healing
File:
Download Boschitsch_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Tak Sing Wong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tak Sing Wong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Pak Kin Wong, Committee Member
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Outside Member