1. An Investigation of Three-Dimensionality in the Penn State Pulsatile Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Open Access Author: Roszelle, Breigh Nonte Title: An Investigation of Three-Dimensionality in the Penn State Pulsatile Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Graduate Program: Bioengineering Keywords: particle image velocimetrypediatric ventricular assist devicefluid mechanics File: Download MastersThesisFinal.pdf Committee Members: Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKeefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Open Access Author: DeForce Jr. , Christopher Allen Title: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: microwave electrothermal thrusterMETcomputational modelingCOMSOLChris DeForceelectromagneticsfluid mechanicsplasmaelectric propulsiondeforce File: Download MS_Thesis_Chris_DeForce.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. A Comparison of Thrombus Susceptibility for Two Pulsatile 50 cc Left Ventricular Assist Devices Open Access Author: Navitsky, Michael Anthony Title: A Comparison of Thrombus Susceptibility for Two Pulsatile 50 cc Left Ventricular Assist Devices Graduate Program: Bioengineering Keywords: thrombosisventricular assist devicefluid mechanicsplatelet adhesion File: Download Navitsky_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. In Vitro and Computational Analysis of the Fluid Mechanics Promoting Thrombus Formation in a Backward-facing Step Flow Domain Open Access Author: Witmer, Kory P Title: In Vitro and Computational Analysis of the Fluid Mechanics Promoting Thrombus Formation in a Backward-facing Step Flow Domain Graduate Program: Bioengineering Keywords: thrombosisfluid mechanicsstagnant flowcoagulationcomputational fluid dynamics File: Download Witmer_Kory_FinalThesis.pdf Committee Members: Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. FINITE-ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION OF COMPLEX FLUID MODELS BASED ON EVOLVING NATURAL CONFIGURATIONS, MOTIVATED BY STUDIES OF BLOOD Open Access Author: Awadelkarim, Amel Osama Title: FINITE-ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION OF COMPLEX FLUID MODELS BASED ON EVOLVING NATURAL CONFIGURATIONS, MOTIVATED BY STUDIES OF BLOOD Graduate Program: Engineering Science and Mechanics Keywords: bloodfluid mechanicsCOMSOL Multiphysicscontinuum mechanicsarbitrary-Lagrangian-EulerianMethod of Manufactured Solutionsclottinglysismodelingviscoelastic fluidsfinite elementcomplex fluidsverificationthermodynamicsnatural configurationOldroyd-B fluid File: Download Awadelkarim_MSThesis.pdf Committee Members: Francesco Costanzo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. An Analysis of Noise Reduction in Supersonic Jets by Fluid Insert Nozzles Open Access Author: Majety, Venkata Rajeshwar Title: An Analysis of Noise Reduction in Supersonic Jets by Fluid Insert Nozzles Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Jet noisesupersonic jetsaeroacousticsfluid insert nozzlesturbulencefluid mechanics File: Download M.S_Thesis__Final.pdf Committee Members: Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
