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1. Thrust Chamber Dynamics and Propulsive Performance of Airbreathing Pulse Detonation Engines

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Author:
Ma, Fuhua
Title:
Thrust Chamber Dynamics and Propulsive Performance of Airbreathing Pulse Detonation Engines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
propulsive performance
pulse detonation engine
supersonic inlet
multicycle
multitube
CE/SE method
File:
Download PhDThesis_Ma.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

2. A Computational Study of Tip Desensitization in Axial Flow Turbines

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Author:
Tallman, James Albert
Title:
A Computational Study of Tip Desensitization in Axial Flow Turbines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Tip Treatment
Tip Desensitization
Leakage Vortex
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbine
Leakage Flow
Axial Flow Turbine
File:
Download James_Tallman_PhD_Thesis_2002.pdf
Committee Members:
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Member
L Joel Peltier, Committee Member
Dr Edward Hall, Committee Member

3. IGNITION TRANSIENT IN AN ETHYLENE FUELED SCRAMJET ENGINE WITH AIR THROTTLING

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Author:
Li, Jian
Title:
IGNITION TRANSIENT IN AN ETHYLENE FUELED SCRAMJET ENGINE WITH AIR THROTTLING
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
supersonic combustion
Scramjet
CFD
air throttling
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Jian_Li_March_27.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Vigor Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

4. FLOW DYNAMICS AND SCALAR MIXING OF TRANSVERSE JETS INTO CROSSFLOWS

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Author:
Zhang, Liwei
Title:
FLOW DYNAMICS AND SCALAR MIXING OF TRANSVERSE JETS INTO CROSSFLOWS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
large eddy simulation
jet in crossflow
turbulent mixing
jet stability
external excitations
supersonic flow
File:
Download LiweiZhang_PhDthesis_2011.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

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

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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

6. Multi Scale Modeling of Ignition and Combustion of Micro and Nano Aluminum Particles

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Author:
Puri, Puneesh
Title:
Multi Scale Modeling of Ignition and Combustion of Micro and Nano Aluminum Particles
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Ignition and Combustion
Energetic Materials
Nano Scales
Aluminum
Modeling
Molecular Dynamics
File:
Download PhD_Thesis-Puneesh_Puri.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Dr Steve Son, Committee Member

7. DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC METHODOLOGY FOR BLOOD PUMP DESIGN ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF THROMBUS POTENTIAL

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Author:
Medvitz, Richard B
Title:
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC METHODOLOGY FOR BLOOD PUMP DESIGN ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF THROMBUS POTENTIAL
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
File:
Download RichardMedvitz-Dissertation-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric G Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Leomard Joel Peltier, Committee Member

8. FLUID–STRUCTURE INTERACTION AND INVERSE DESIGN SIMULATIONS FOR FLEXIBLE TURBOMACHINERY

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Author:
Campbell, Robert Lee
Title:
FLUID–STRUCTURE INTERACTION AND INVERSE DESIGN SIMULATIONS FOR FLEXIBLE TURBOMACHINERY
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Viscoelastic impeller
Viscoelastic hydrofoil
Flexible hydrofoil
Flexible turbomachinery
Turbomachinery
Expandable impeller pump
FSI
Fluid-structure interaction
Viscoelasticity
Pump
Expandable pump
Flexible pump
Inverse analysis
File:
Download rlc_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Paterson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric G Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Stephen A Hambric, Committee Member
Boris Leschinsky, Committee Member

9. A Continuous Adjoint Approach to Design Optimization in Multiphase Flow

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Author:
Boger, David
Title:
A Continuous Adjoint Approach to Design Optimization in Multiphase Flow
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
continuous adjoint
multiphase flow
cavitation
shape optimization
barotropic model
transport-equation-based model
File:
Download Boger_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric G Paterson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric G Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Luigi Martinelli, Special Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member