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Author:

Bramesfeld, Goetz

Title:

A Higher Order Vortex-Lattice Method with a Force-Free Wake

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

vortex sheet
wakes
wings
potential flow

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Member
Andrew Leonard Belmonte, Committee Member

Author:

Kinzel, Michael Patrick

Title:

Computational Techniques and Analysis of Cavitating-Fluid Flows

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Cavitation
Multiphase flows
level set
overset grids
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

File:

Download mpkThesisFinalDraft.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
David N Hill, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Ralph W Noack, Committee Member

Author:

Bae, Eui Sung

Title:

The Reduction of Rotorcraft Power and Vibration Using Optimally Controlled Active Gurney Flap

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft
Performnce Improvement
vibration Reduction
Gurney flap
MiTEs
microflap
vibration
power

File:

Download ESBae_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Maniaci, David Charles

Title:

Wind Turbine Design Using A Free-wake Vortex Method With Winglet Application

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Wind turbine
winglet
free-wake
vortex method
rotor aerodynamics
blade design

File:

Download psu-thesis-Dmaniaci-18m_FIN_4-5-13_DateChange.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Committee Member
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Sue Ellen Haupt, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member

Author:

Chakrabarty, Anjan

Title:

Energy Aware Path Planning in Complex Four Dimensional Environments

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

path planning
UAV
complex environment
energy aware
ground vehicle
wind

File:

Download Chakrabarty_PhD.pdf

Committee Members:

Jack Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member

Author:

Coder, James George

Title:

Development of a CFD-Compatible Transition Model Based on Linear Stability Theory

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aerodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
transition
turbulence

File:

Download JamesGCoder_Dissertation_07272014.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Jonathan S Pitt, Committee Member

Author:

Sikarwar, Nidhi

Title:

The Development of Three-dimensional Adjoint Method for Flow Control with Blowing in Convergent-Divergent Nozzle Flows

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Adjoint method
noise reduction
active flow control
adjoint boundary conditions
optimization
computational fluid dynamics.

File:

Download Thesis_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member

Author:

Jha, Pankaj Kumar

Title:

Characterization of Wake Turbulence in a Wind Turbine Array Submerged in Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flow

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
aerodynamics
fluid dynamics
wind farm
turbine
atmospheric boundary layer. turbulence
actuator line
actuator curve

File:

Download PankajJha_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member

Author:

Wallace, Brian David

Title:

Small Wind Turbine Performance Evaluation using Field Test Data and a Coupled Aero-electro-mechanical Model

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

wind turbine
PMSG
alternative energy
wind energy

File:

Download BrianWallace-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member

Author:

Kambampati, Sandilya

Title:

Optimization of Composite Tiltrotor Wings with Extensions and Winglets

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

optimization
tiltrotor
winglet
whirl flutter
composite material
wing extensions
aircraft design

File:

Download Sandilya_Kambampati_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Outside Member

Author:

Cole, Julia A

Title:

A Higher-Order Free-Wake Method for Aerodynamic Performance Prediction of Propeller-Wing Systems

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aerodynamic analysis
free-wake method
propeller-wing interaction

File:

Download jcole_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Gul Kremer, Outside Member
Goetz Bramesfeld, Special Member

Author:

Reich, David B

Title:

Experimental Investigation of A Helicopter Rotor Hub Flow

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Aerodynamics
Rotor Hub
Hub Drag
Rotor Hub Drag
Rotorcraft Aerodynamics
Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
Unsteady Aerodynamics

File:

Download Reich-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Outside Member

Author:

Bird, John Joseph

Title:

Atmospherically Aware Aircraft Guidance Using In Situ Observations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

UAV
drone
atmospherically aware
autonomy
reinforcement learning
flight planning
soaring

File:

Download bird_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
George Spencer Young, Outside Member

Author:

Corle, Ethan Lewis

Title:

Time-Domain Aeroelastic Stability Predictions of a Semi-Span Tiltrotor

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

tiltrotor
whirl flutter
aeroelastic
stability analysis
rotorcraft
vortex particle method
time-domain stability

File:

Download corle-dissertation-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Robert Lee Campbell, Outside Member
Dr. Matthew Floros, Special Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair