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Start Over Graduate Program Mechanical Engineering Committee Member Vigor Yang

1. Fundamental physics underlying polymer drag reduction from DNS of homogeneous shear and isotropic turbulence with the FENE-P model

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Author:
Robert, Ashish
Title:
Fundamental physics underlying polymer drag reduction from DNS of homogeneous shear and isotropic turbulence with the FENE-P model
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Homogeneous isotropic turbulence
Homogeneous shear turbulence
Polymer drag reduction
DNS
File:
Download PhD_Thesis_of_Ashish_Robert.pdf
Committee Members:
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

2. Nozzle Erosion Characterization and Minimization for High-Pressure Rocket Motor Applications

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Author:
Evans, Brian
Title:
Nozzle Erosion Characterization and Minimization for High-Pressure Rocket Motor Applications
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Carbon/Carbon Composites
Erosion Mitigation
Solid Propellant
Nozzle Erosion
Graphite
Rocket Motor Simulator
File:
Download BE_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth K Kuo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

3. A THREE-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION INSTABILITY

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Author:
You, Danning
Title:
A THREE-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION INSTABILITY
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
combustion instability
pressure wave
gas turbine
acoustics
liner
stability
File:
Download thesis-revised.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Timothy John Eden, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

4. 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

5. A Study of Laser and Pressure-Driven Response Measurements for Solid Propellants at Low Pressure

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Author:
Kudva, Gautam Narendra
Title:
A Study of Laser and Pressure-Driven Response Measurements for Solid Propellants at Low Pressure
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
laser-driven
response measurements
solid propellants
pressure-driven
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

6. LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUID FLOW AND COMBUSTION

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Author:
Huo, Hongfa
Title:
LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUID FLOW AND COMBUSTION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Turbulent combustion
Supercritical combustion
swirl coaxial injector
LOX/Methane combustion
Supercritical mixing
shear coaxial injector
File:
Download Hongfa_Huo_PhD_dissertation_final_version.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

7. COMBUSTION INSTABILITY MECHANISMS IN A LEAN PREMIXED GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR

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Author:
Lee, Hyung Ju
Title:
COMBUSTION INSTABILITY MECHANISMS IN A LEAN PREMIXED GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
combustion instability
gas turbine combustor
lean premixed
turbulent combustion
flame-vortex interactions
equivalence ratio flucutaitons
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_-_Hyung_Ju_Lee.pdf
Committee Members:
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

8. Combustion Characteristics and Flame Structure of Nitromethane Liquid Monopropellant

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Open Access
Author:
Boyer, J Eric
Title:
Combustion Characteristics and Flame Structure of Nitromethane Liquid Monopropellant
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
monopropellant
liquid propellant
nitromethane
combustion
File:
Download etd.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Wencil Brown, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member

9. High Temperature Heterogeneous Reaction Kinetics and Mechanisms of Tungsten Oxidation

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Author:
Sabourin, Justin Leo
Title:
High Temperature Heterogeneous Reaction Kinetics and Mechanisms of Tungsten Oxidation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
rocket nozzles
thermogravimetry
kinetics
oxidation
tungsten
metal oxidation
graphite
File:
Download Written_Dissertation_-_Justin_Sabourin.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Grant Alexander Risha, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

11. Combustion and Self-Assembly of Nanoenergetic Materials

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Author:
Malchi, Jonathan Yaniv
Title:
Combustion and Self-Assembly of Nanoenergetic Materials
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
thermite
self-assembly
combustion
File:
Download Combustion_and_Self-Assembly_of_Nanoenergetic_Materials.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Grant Alexander Risha, Committee Member
Steven Son, Committee Member
Timothy Foley, Committee Member

12. 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

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

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Open Access
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

14. Extensions to the Time Lag Models for Practical Application to Rocket Engine Stability Design

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Author:
Casiano, Matthew Joseph
Title:
Extensions to the Time Lag Models for Practical Application to Rocket Engine Stability Design
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
concentrated combustion
helium injection
time lag models
combustion stability
throttling
damping
File:
Download CasianoDissertationFinaleTD.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Tomas E Nesman, Committee Member

15. Development and Experimental Analyses of Meso and Micro Scale Combustion Systems

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Author:
Wu, Ming-hsun
Title:
Development and Experimental Analyses of Meso and Micro Scale Combustion Systems
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
microcombustion
micropropulsion
microfluidic
flame propagation
File:
Download etD-18Apr07.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Member
Kendra Sharp, Committee Member

16. Modeling and Simulation of Cryogenic Fluid Injection and Mixing Dynamics under Supercritical Conditions

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Open Access
Author:
Zong, Nan
Title:
Modeling and Simulation of Cryogenic Fluid Injection and Mixing Dynamics under Supercritical Conditions
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
General Fluid Thermodynamics
Supercritical Jet
Mixing Layer
Preconditioning Method
File:
Download Thesis_Final_EDIT.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

17. CHEMICAL EROSION OF GRAPHITE AND REFRACTORY METAL NOZZLES AND ITS MITIGATION IN SOLID-PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTORS

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Author:
Thakre, Piyush K
Title:
CHEMICAL EROSION OF GRAPHITE AND REFRACTORY METAL NOZZLES AND ITS MITIGATION IN SOLID-PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTORS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
refractory metal nozzles
solid-propellant rocket motors
erosion mitigation
graphite/carbon-carbon nozzles
nozzle erosion
File:
Download PhD-Thesis-Final__Piyush_Thakre_.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

19. Study of Ejector Geometry on Thrust Augmentation for Pulse Detonation Engine Ejector Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Shehadeh, Ra'fat
Title:
Study of Ejector Geometry on Thrust Augmentation for Pulse Detonation Engine Ejector Systems
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
PDE
Pulse Detonation Engine
Ejector
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert John Santoro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

20. VORTICAL FLOW DYNAMICS AND ACOUSTIC RESPONSE OF GAS-TURBINE SWIRL-STABILIZED INJECTORS

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Author:
Wang, Shanwu
Title:
VORTICAL FLOW DYNAMICS AND ACOUSTIC RESPONSE OF GAS-TURBINE SWIRL-STABILIZED INJECTORS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Swirling Flows
injector dynamics
POD
mode competition
large eddy simulation
mode competition
acoustic admittance
acoustic respons
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
vortex breakdown
File:
Download Shanwu_Wang_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

21. SHEAR-COAXIAL INJECTION AND MIXING OF CRYOGENIC FLUIDS UNDER SUPERCRITICAL CONDITIONS

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Author:
Liu, Tao
Title:
SHEAR-COAXIAL INJECTION AND MIXING OF CRYOGENIC FLUIDS UNDER SUPERCRITICAL CONDITIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
LES
supercritical
jet
turbulence
File:
Download ThesisMaster-Tao_Liu_2007.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

22. Experimental Studies on Combustion Instabilities in a Multi-Element, Rectangular Rocket Chamber

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Open Access
Author:
Marshall, William McFarland
Title:
Experimental Studies on Combustion Instabilities in a Multi-Element, Rectangular Rocket Chamber
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
combustion instability
swirl coaxial injectors
multi-element rocket chamber
File:
Download Marshall_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert John Santoro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

23. Modeling and Simulation of Combustion Dynamics in Lean-Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Gas-Turbine Engines

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Author:
HUANG, YING
Title:
Modeling and Simulation of Combustion Dynamics in Lean-Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Gas-Turbine Engines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Combustion Instabilities
Large Eddy Simulation
Level Set Flamelet Approach
Triple Decomposition Techniques
File:
Download Thesis-YingHuang.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

25. HYBRID PARTICLE/FINITE-VOLUME PDF METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIME-DEPENDENT FLOWS IN COMPLEX GEOMETRIES

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Author:
ZHANG, Yongzhe
Title:
HYBRID PARTICLE/FINITE-VOLUME PDF METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIME-DEPENDENT FLOWS IN COMPLEX GEOMETRIES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
particle methods
hybrid PDF methods
turbulent combustion modeling
HCCI engine
consistency algorithms
finite-volume methods
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Paul E Plassmann, Committee Member

26. Analysis of Transient Phenomena in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Yun
Title:
Analysis of Transient Phenomena in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
polymer electrolyte fuel cell
fuel cell
transient
dynamic response
computational model
energy conversion
File:
Download The_Pennsylvania_State_University_Thesis-Yun_Wang.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member