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Author:

Guzzetta, Ashley Susan

Title:

MODELING THE EFFECTS OF FUEL ROD CRUD FORMATION ON BOILING HEAT TRANSFER IN A PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR USING EULERIAN TWO-FLUID CFD

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

nuclear
pressurized water reactors
crud model
subcooled boiling
heat transfer
CFD
crud formation

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Guzzetta.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vadvadgi, Aneesh Sridhar

Title:

CALCULATION OF TEMPERATURES IN GAS TURBINE ROTOR-STATOR CAVITIES USING CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
Conjugate heat transfer
gas turbine

File:

Download Calculation_of_Temperatures_in_Gas_Turbine_Rotor_Stator_Cavities_Using_Conjugate_Heat_Transfer.pdf

Committee Members:

Savash Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Peña, Christopher

Title:

Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of AxWJ-2 Propulsor Cavitation Breakdown

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Cavitation
CFD

File:

Download PenaThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Long, George Douglas

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATIONS OF FLOW OVER THE SURFACE OF A FORMED THROMBUS IN A BACKWARD-FACING STEP

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Thrombosis
embolization
backward-facing step
sudden expansion
CFD
simulation
clot

File:

Download GeorgeDLongJrThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Casadei, Gina Marie

Title:

Dynamic-Mesh Techniques For Unsteady Multiphase Surface-Ship Hydrodynamics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Multiphase
Dynamic-Meshing Techniques
CFD
Turbulence Modeling

File:

Download GinaCasadeiThesisPSU10.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Walters, Geoffrey Strohm

Title:

An Investigation of Geometric Scaling of Mean and Turbulent Flows in Cylindrical Stirred Tank Reactors

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Mean Velocity
Nonbaffled
Mixing Tank
PIV
Stirred Tank Reactor
Scaling
Rushton Turbine
RMS Velocity Fluctuations
Reynolds Stresses
Mean Flows
Turbulent Flows
CFD

File:

Download GSW_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

David N Hill, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Coder, James George

Title:

CFD INVESTIGATION OF UNSTEADY ROTORCRAFT AIRFOIL AERODYNAMICS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

gurney flap
mite
airfoil
unsteady
aerodynamics
blade
rotor
helicopter
rotorcraft
CFD
aerospace engineering
grid
overset
RANS
DES

File:

Download CoderThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Koncoski, Jeremy J

Title:

A REDUCED ORDER MODEL OF PROPELLER UNSTEADY FORCES FOR COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

propeller
unsteady force
model
CFD
computational fluid dynamics

File:

Download koncoski_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zentichko, Jacob S

Title:

Acoustics of Ducted Rotors

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Acoustics
Ducted
Rotors
CFD
FLUENT
PSUWOPWOP
FSC
ESM
Fast Scattering Code
Fwocs
Williams
Hawkings

File:

Download Thesis_Jacob_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Smith, Kevin

Title:

Computation of Viscous Multiphase Hydrodynamics and Ship Motions During Wave-Slap Events and Wave Excited Roll

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

wave breaking
tumblehome
oscillating cylinder
prescribed motion
RANS
CFD
VOF
6DOF
seakeeping
wave impact
wave model
free surface
sponge layer
numerical beach
dissipation zone
box barge
mesh motion
deep water
shallow water
non reflecting boundary condition
openfoam
finite volume method
wave dissipation
impact load scaling

File:

Download KevinSmithMSThesisPSUETDr2.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Heidarinejad, Mohammad

Title:

USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) TO STUDY UPPER-ROOM UVGI LAMP DISINFECTION EFFECTIVENESS IN THE PATIENTS’ ROOMS

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

UR-UVGI lamp
Patient room
CFD

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Jelena Srebric, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jelena Srebric, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dhiman, Sushant

Title:

FILM COOLING CALCULATIONS WITH AN ITERATIVE CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER APPROACH USING EMPIRICAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT CORRECTIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Conjugate Heat transfer
Film Cooling
Gas Turbine
CFD

File:

Download THESIS_SUSHANT_DHIMAN.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Padala, V Santhosh

Title:

Noise generation mechanisms in short ducted rotors

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aerodynamic noise
ducted rotors
unsteady loading response
strut wake
CFD

File:

Download SANTHOSH_MSTHESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Christian, Cinnamon Maria

Title:

Modeling Laser-generated Cavitation Bubbles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cavitation
laser-generated bubbles
CFD
multiphase flow

File:

Download Cinnamon_M_Christian-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Maciejewski, Daniel

Title:

Computation of Two-Phase Drag Reduction by Gas Injection

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

microbubble drag reduction
turbulent boundary layer
CFD
multiphase
two-phase
turbulence

File:

Download Maciejewski-Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Halwick, Jason Michael

Title:

Implementation of Blade Element Theory in CFD Analysis of Edgewise Ducted Fan Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Ducted Fan
CFD
Blade Element Theory
Aerodynamics

File:

Download JHalwick_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dogan, Gulkiz

Title:

Modeling Of Human Respiratory Flow

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
pulsatile flow
pipe flow
CFD solver
human respiratory flow
lung geometry
nphase
medical image

File:

Download MSThesis_Gulkiz_Dogan.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shanks, Matthew Ferrell

Title:

Cavitation Modeling on the Automotive Torque Converter using Computational Fluid Dynamics with a Mixing Plane Approach

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Cavitation
Torque Converter
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
Mixing Plane

File:

Download MattShanks-Thesis-Jul22-NoRedGreen.pdf

Committee Members:

Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gaskin, Byron Jerrod

Title:

Coupled Flow-Biochemistry Simulations of Dynamic Systems of Blood Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
CFD
stokes flow
blood cells
6DOF
six degrees-of-freedom
biochemistry

File:

Download BJG_Thesis_MS_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brent Craven, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brown, Christine Meredyth

Title:

Computational Modeling of Rotor Blade Performance Degradation Due to Ice Accretion

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

icing
CFD
turbulence modeling
mesh generation

File:

Download 1-CBrown_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jain, Abhishek

Title:

Trailing Edge Noise Prediction Using the Non-Linear Disturbance Equations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CAA
CFD
Trailing Edge
Turbulence
Synthetic Eddy Method
Inflow Boundary Conditions

File:

Download Thesis_AJ_final1.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Blumenthal, Brennan Theodore

Title:

Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Boundary-layer Ingestion
Propulsion
CFD
USM3D
NPSS
CDISC
Common Research Model
CRM

File:

Download B_Blumenthal_MS_Thesis_V8-ZS.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tiwari, Ankit

Title:

Design Of A Cooling System For A Hydraulic Fracturing Equipment

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
Conjugate Heat Transfer
3-D flow separation
Heat Transfer enhancement
induction motor cooling

File:

Download 2-Ankit_Tiwari_MS_Thesis_Fracking_Drive_Cooling_System_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Holler, David Michael

Title:

Verification of Laminar and Transitional Flow Simulations in Porous Media with Nek5000

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

verification
laminar flow
transitional flow
porous media
incompressible
Nek5000
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
open source

File:

Download David_Holler_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lampenfield, Jacob John

Title:

Simulations of the flow generated by fluidic inserts in a converging diverging nozzle

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
computational fluid dynamics
converging
diverging
nozzle
aeroacoustics
noise reduction

File:

Download Lampenfield_MS_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ananthanarayanan, Sagar Sangameswaran

Title:

CFD analysis of ozone reaction with human surface: influence of indoor air flow conditions and surface reactivity

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Ozone
CFD
Ventilation
Indoor Air Quality

File:

Download Sagar_s_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghyun Rim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Kessler, Joshua C

Title:

Fluid Dynamic Study of the FDA Benchmark Model under Pulsatile Flow

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
Laser Doppler Velocimetry
LDV
FDA Benchmark Nozzle Model
FDA Critical Path Initiative
Hemolysis
Sudden Expansion
Conical Diffuser
Turbulence

File:

Download Thesisv9.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hancock, Committee Member

Author:

Stanko, Jason D

Title:

Automated Design and Evaluation of Airfoils for Rotorcraft Applications

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

parameterization
orthogonal
automation
airfoil performance table
multicollinearity
design
class shape transformation
genetic algorithm
CFD
Legendre Polynomial
CMA-ES
UH60
OVERFLOW
airfoil shape optimization
C81
Augmented Lagrange

File:

Download StankoThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pei, Gen

Title:

CFD ANALYSIS OF DISPERSION OF CO2 IN OCCUPIED SPACE: EFFECT OF SENSOR POSITION

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
IAQ
Sensor position
CO2-based DCV

File:

Download Final_Gen_Pei_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghyun Rim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William P Bahnfleth, Committee Member
Gregory Scott Pavlak, Committee Member

Author:

Doshi, Mitansh Sharad

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL PREDICTION OF A LARGE-SCALE HP TURBINE FLOW AGAINST MEASURED AERODYNAMIC DATA

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Turbine
CFD
Validation
NGV
Rotor
AFTRF
Turbulence model
K-Omega
Efficiency

File:

Download Thesis__MitanshDoshi_FA2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cornelius, Jason

Title:

Efficient CFD Approaches for Coaxial Rotor Simulations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Multicopter
Multicopters
Coaxial Rotor
Coaxial Rotors
CFD Simulation
Rotorcraft
Helicopter
STAR-CCM+
RotCFD
Mixing-Plane
Blade-Element
Time-Accurate
Blade-Resolved
Blade-Modeled
Quadcopter

File:

Download Jason_Cornelius_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Kinzel, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Ranka, Amrat Arvind

Title:

Conceptual development of casing Patterns to reduce the aerodynamic losses in an axial turbine stage

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Turbines
axial gas turbine
casing grooves
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
Tip-Leakage losses
Tip-mitigation studies
Turbomachinery
AFTRF
leakage Vortex
Horseshoe Vortex

File:

Download Final_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gendrue, Nathan

Title:

METHANE DISTRIBUTION AND VENTILATION OPTIMIZATION FOR A SCALED LONGWALL MINE WITH BLEEDER

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Longwall Mining
Ventilation Effectiveness
Ventilation System Optimization
Methane Gas
CFD
Scaled Model

File:

Download Final_Thesis_Gendrue.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Shimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair
Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Committee Member
William Arthur Groves, Committee Member

Author:

Mohamed, Mohand

Title:

Numerical Simulation of Fluid flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Dimpled Jackets

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Heat transfer
Fluid flow
Dimpled Jacket
CFD
Nusselt Number
Friction Factor

File:

Download Mohand_Mohamed_May2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Program Head/Chair
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Committee Member

Author:

Farish, David

Title:

Large Eddy Simulations of Scaled Wind-Tunnel Experiments for Ship Airwake Analysis

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Large Eddy Simulations
LES
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
Ship Airwake
Aerodynamics
Wind Tunnel Validation

File:

Download davidFarish-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Christoffel, Tyler T

Title:

Simulation of a Helicopter Operating in a Turbulent Airwake with Atmospheric Boundary Layer Effects

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft Simulation
CFD
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Aerospace Engineering
Turbulent Airwake
OpenFOAM
MATLAB
SIMULINK

File:

Download Tyler_Christoffel_ThesisFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau, V, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zafar, Suhaib

Title:

MULT-SCALE MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALSYIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE (TMD) GROWTH IN AN MOCVD CHAMBER

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
2D materials
TMDs
MOCVD
Growth Kinetics

File:

Download MS_thesis_Suhaib.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuan Xuan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Werkheiser, Nathan

Title:

Backpropagation Analysis of Swirling Isothermal Dump Combustor Data

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Neural Networks
Backpropagation
fluid flow
CFD
Swirling Flow
Activation Functions

File:

Download Thesis_Werkheiser_2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Seth Wolpert, Committee Member

Author:

Johnson, Samuel

Title:

A Computational Study of Flow Over a 6:1 Prolate Spheroid at Incidence

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

CFD
RANS
LES
Prolate Spheroid

File:

Download SamThesis_10_31.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas S Chyczewski, Jr., Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
James George Coder, Committee Member

Author:

Almutairi, Faris

Title:

Design And Numerical Simulation of One-Phase Liquid Immersion Cooling System For Small-Scale Cryptocurrency Mining Rigs

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Immersion Cooling
Dielectric Liquid
Cryptocurrency mining
Thermal management
CFD
Computational fluid dynamics
heat transfer
ASIC
ASIC miner

File:

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Committee Members:

Ahm E Rahman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member

Author:

Gupta, Siddharth

Title:

RADON CALIBRATION CHAMBER DESIGN FEATURES AND POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Radon
Radon Calibration Chamber
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD

File:

Download Thesis_Radon_Chamber.pdf

Committee Members:

Arthur Motta, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Marek Flaska, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Saya Lee, Committee Member
Federico Scurti, Committee Member

Author:

Wolff, Justin

Title:

Development of Experimental Methodology to Determine the Heat Transfer of Additively Manufactured Airfoil Channels in a High-Speed Linear Cascade Rig

Graduate Program:

Additive Manufacturing and Design (MS)

Keywords:

Heat Transfer
Gas Turbine Engine
Internal Cooling
Additive Manufacturing
Linear Cascade
Turbine Blade
Airfoil
Friction Factor
CFD

File:

Download 2022_Thesis_Wolff.pdf

Committee Members:

Allison Beese, Program Head/Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reid A Berdanier, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ibasitas, Matthew

Title:

Application of Thrust-Drag and Power Balance Accounting to a Canonical Boundary Layer Ingesting Configuration

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Boundary Layer
Boundary Layer Ingestion
Ingestion
CFD
Fluid Dynamics
Canonical
Canonical Configuration
Power balance
Performance accounting
Thrust
drag
bookkeeping
performance bookkeeping
accounting
exergy
exergy analysis
exergy accounting
accounting system
performance accounting system
interference drag
dissipation
propulsion system integration
propulsion airframe interaction
interaction effects
BLI
ingestion

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
David K Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Mark A Miller, Committee Member