1. Abiotic and biotic factors affecting seed release and dispersal of the invasive thistles Carduus nutans and Carduus acanthoides Open Access Author: Marchetto, Katherine Myers Title: Abiotic and biotic factors affecting seed release and dispersal of the invasive thistles Carduus nutans and Carduus acanthoides Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: population spread ratesRhinocyllus conicuswind dispersalseed releaseCarduus acanthoidesCarduus nutansParticle Image Velocimetry File: Download Marchetto.thesis.b.pdf Committee Members: Katriona Shea, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatriona Shea, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Cavitation Inception for Non-elliptically Loaded Fins Open Access Author: Hanson, David Royal Title: Cavitation Inception for Non-elliptically Loaded Fins Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: CavitationVortex Lattice TheoryTip Vortex CavitationParticle Image VelocimetryAcoustic Measurements File: Download DavidHansonThesisFinal.pdf Committee Members: Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements of Flow in an Anatomically-accurate Scaled Model of the Rodent Nasal Cavity Open Access Author: Rumple, Christopher Ryan Title: Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements of Flow in an Anatomically-accurate Scaled Model of the Rodent Nasal Cavity Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Particle Image VelocimetryInternal FlowRodent Nasal Cavity File: Download Chris_Rumple_MS_Thesis_PSU_Aerospace.pdf Committee Members: Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorBrent Craven, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael H Krane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. A Study in the Design of an Accelerated Wear Tester that is Compatible with a Particle Image Velocimetry and High Speed Camera Setup Open Access Author: Brown, Edward Alexander Title: A Study in the Design of an Accelerated Wear Tester that is Compatible with a Particle Image Velocimetry and High Speed Camera Setup Graduate Program: Bioengineering Keywords: Accelerated Wear TesterHeart ValveParticle Image VelocimetryAWTPIVArtificial Heart ValveFluid Dynamics File: Download Edward_A_Brown_Masters_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. VISUALIZATION OF THE OUTLET FLOW FROM THE HEARTMATE II LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE USING LASER DOPPLER AND PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY Open Access Author: Rowlands, Grant William Title: VISUALIZATION OF THE OUTLET FLOW FROM THE HEARTMATE II LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE USING LASER DOPPLER AND PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY Graduate Program: Bioengineering Keywords: Ventricular Assist Devicevon Willebrand FactorFluid DynamicsHeartmate IIOutlet FlowProteolytic cleavageLaser Doppler VelocimetryParticle Image Velocimetry File: Download Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMargaret June Slattery, Committee MemberWilliam O Hancock, Committee Member
6. Effect of Effusion Cooling Pattern Near the Dilution Hole for a Double-Walled Combustor Liner 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: CombustorCombustor LinerGas Turbine EngineEffusion CoolingDilution HoleHeat TransferFlowfield VisualizationParticle Image Velocimetry File: Download Shrager_Thesis_final.pdf Committee Members: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorStephen P Lynch, Committee Member
