1. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TEMPERATURE EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HARSH ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS Open Access Author: Suprock, Andrew David Title: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TEMPERATURE EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HARSH ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS Graduate Program: Engineering Science and Mechanics Keywords: Ultrasonic Non-Destructive EvaluationStructural Health MonitoringUltrasonic TransducersHigh TemperatureHarsh EnvironmentRadiationMaterials OptimizationNDESHMPiezoelectricityPiezoelectric MaterialsPiezoelectric Crystal Structures File: Download Andy_Suprock_PSU_MS_ESM_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Bernhard R Tittmann, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAlbert Eliot Segall, Committee MemberClifford Jesse Lissenden III, Committee Member
2. NOISE TRANSMISSION FROM A SMALL, HERMETIC, RECIPROCATING, REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR Open Access Author: Cunsolo, John Vincent Title: NOISE TRANSMISSION FROM A SMALL, HERMETIC, RECIPROCATING, REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR Graduate Program: Acoustics Keywords: CompressorNoise ControlAcousticsRefrigerantTransmissionTransmissibilitySound PowerSound Power Transfer FunctionHermeticReciprocatingVibrationVibration IsolationRadiationNoise MonitoringRigid BaseRadiation EfficiencyRadiated SoundModal AnalysisMobilityDrive Point MobilityStructural MobilityCylindrical ShellsMode ShapesStructural Loss FactorSpring Surging File: Download Cunsolo_MSThesisFinal_PostDefense.pdf Committee Members: Timothy A Brungart, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorStephen A Hambric, Committee MemberDaniel Allen Russell, Committee Member
3. Modeling Acoustical Horns as a Cascade of Conical Transmission Line Segments Terminated with a Spherical Radiator Open Access Author: Pagnucco, Max Title: Modeling Acoustical Horns as a Cascade of Conical Transmission Line Segments Terminated with a Spherical Radiator Graduate Program: Acoustics (MS) Keywords: AcousticsTransmission LineHornsLumped ElementsMusical InstrumentsBenadeSimscapePropagationRadiationEquivalent Circuits File: Download Pagnucco_MS_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Andrew Barnard, Program Head/ChairStephen Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDavid Carl Swanson, Committee MemberDan Russell, Committee Member