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Author:

Isaacson, Aaron

Title:

A Strain Rate Sensitivity Investigation of Aerospace Steel Gear Teeth Via Instrumented Impact Testing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

strain rate sensitivity
aerospace high hot hardness gear steels
instrumented impact testing

File:

Download Isaacson_Thesis_Final_Complete.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen M Copley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen M Copley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Surendra B Rao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rau, Andrew Charles

Title:

Design of a Multifunctional Forceps for use in Endoscopic Surgery

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

endoscopic surgery
endoscopic tools
NOTES
natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
minimally invasive surgery
forceps
medical devices surgical tools

File:

Download AndrewRau-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hirsh, Andrew

Title:

Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Piezoelectric T-Beam Actuator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

T-Beam
Actuator
Piezoelectric

File:

Download Hirsh_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Colletti, Alexander E.

Title:

IGNITION PROCESSES AND FLAME SPREADING IN A GRANULAR SOLID PROPELLANT BED

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

granular bed
flame spreading
interior ballistics
solid propellant

File:

Download colletti_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mensch, Amy

Title:

A Study on the Sooting Tendency of Jet Fuel Surrogates Using the Threshold Soot Index

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

surrogate
smoke point
TSI
JP-8

File:

Download MS_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert John Santoro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert John Santoro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Litzinger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Choudhary, Abhinav Krishna

Title:

AUTOMATED CONCEPT GENERATION USING BRANCHED FUNCTIONAL MODELS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

conceptual design
functional models
design tools
design repository

File:

Download Abhinav_thesis_07202010_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Cari Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cari R Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Singh, Anand Kumar

Title:

Blast Mitigation Studies for All Metal Plate and Honeycomb Sandwich Panels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Blast
design
optimization
plate
shape
honeycomb sandwich
validation

File:

Download MS_Thesis-_Anand_Kumar_Singh.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bobuk, Aaron Michael

Title:

A Design Method For Product Family Trade Studies Utilizing GVI and PFPF Metrics With Application to Robotic Ground Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

design
product
family
trade studies
GVI
generational variety index
PFPF
product family penalty function
robot
robotic
ground
vehicle
ATSV
genetic algorithm
Simulink
Matlab
mathematical model
commonality
platform
optimization

File:

Download Aaron_Bobuk_M.S_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kamat, Amar

Title:

APPLICATION OF REAXFF BASED REACTIVE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS TO SIMULATE LASER INDUCED INCANDESCENCE OF SOOT AND CHAR OXIDATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

laser induced incandescence
soot
reaxff
molecular dynamics
accommodation coefficients

File:

Download Kamat_Thesis_Feb7.pdf

Committee Members:

Prof Adri Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, 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:

Bommareddi, Anveshan

Title:

AN ENGINE OIL LIFE ALGORITHM

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

oil change interval
algorithm
operating conditions
driving conditions
simulations

File:

Download Anveshan_Bommareddi_MS_Thesis_09.pdf

Committee Members:

Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bansal, Ankit

Title:

CORRELATED-k METHOD FOR SOLVING ATOMIC RADIATION PROBLEM IN HYPERSONIC NONEQUILIBRIUM FLOWS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hypersonic
shock-layer
nonequilibrium
radiation
k-distribution
spectral models
plasma

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael F Modest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael F Modest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Krishnasamy Bharathi, Arvind

Title:

ANALYSIS OF THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF ZINC OXIDE USING THE ReaxFF REACTIVE FORCE FIELD

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nanowire
Zinc Oxide
ReaxFF

File:

Download Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jones, Brian Keith

Title:

Flame Response Mechanisms and their Interaction in a Lean Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Gas Turbine Combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

premixed
flame
instabilities
lean
combustion
gas turbine

File:

Download Brian_Jones_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fritz, Bryan

Title:

Development of a Pressure Sensing System for a Left Ventricular Assist Device

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

inlet pressure
blood pressure
non-invasive
LVAD

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Bryan_Fritz.pdfDownload Fritz_-_Revised_Chapter_4.pdf

Committee Members:

Drs Gerson Rosenberg/Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerson Rosenberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shoffner, Brent William

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS MODEL USED TO ANALYZE COUPLING REACTIONS BETWEEN A TRACTOR’S FIFTHWHEEL AND A SEMITRAILER’S KINGPIN

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

FEA
kingpin
Fifthwheel
Coupling

File:

Download Shoffner_Thesis_Master_File.pdf

Committee Members:

Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kuo, Bo-Han

Title:

A Study on the Electrolytic Decomposition of HAN-Based Propellants for Microthruster Applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

HAN-based propellants
Electrolytic Decomposition
Microthruster
Ignition

File:

Download Thesis__Bo-Han_Kuo.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Prabhakar, Bhaskar

Title:

Effect of common rail pressure on the relationship between BSFC and BSPM at NOx parity.

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

injection timing
NOx
BSPM
BSFC
rail pressure

File:

Download Bhaskar_Prabhakar_MS_thesis_09.pdf

Committee Members:

Andre Louis Boehman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andre Louis Boehman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chacko, Charles Christopher

Title:

Characteristic Behavior of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells during Cold Start

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cold start
polymer electrolyte fuel cells
high frequency resistance

File:

Download CChacko_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Garneau, Christopher John

Title:

Investigation of Accommodation for Products Designed for Human Variability

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

accommodation
probability
preference
dfhv
dimensional optimization
anthropometry
design decision-making
visualization

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cormier, Christopher

Title:

DESIGN OF A CENTRIFUGE AND AERODYNAMIC TESTING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

individual blade control
centrifuge
smart materials
rotorcraft

File:

Download mythesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lin, Chia-Yung

Title:

IMPORTANT FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE ROCKET NOZZLE EROSION PROCESSES AND THEORETICAL/NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rocket nozzle erosion

File:

Download MS_Thesis__Chia-Yung_Lin.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cole, Daniel Clifton

Title:

Fluctuating Shear Stress Calibration Method Using a Channel Flow

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fluctuating shear stress

File:

Download DanielCole-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Lester Jonson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
H J Sommer Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Lester Jonson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kendra V Sharp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Carlsen, Daniel Edward

Title:

ASSESSMENT OF USER-GUIDED VISUAL STEERING COMMANDS DURING TRADE SPACE EXPLORATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ATSV
trade space exploration
visual steering
user-guided
interactive optimization
multi-objective genetic algorithm
visualization

File:

Download DanielCarlsenMSThesisSpring2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Marteeny, Donald Edwin

Title:

An Exploration of the Flame Synthesis of Silicon Doped Carbon Nanotubes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Carbon Nanotubes
Nanotubes
Carbon
Silicon
Flame Synthesis

File:

Download Marteeny_MS_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Litzinger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harold Harris Schobert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Logan, Drew G.

Title:

OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID POWER SOURCES FOR MOBILE ROBOTICS THROUGH THE USE OF ALLOMETRIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

system modeling
optimal design
hybrid systems
dynamic programming
allometric design
mobile robots
robot performance

File:

Download Drew_Logan_MS_ME_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Santarelli, David

Title:

An Energy Harvesting Device for Powering Rotor Load Monitoring Sensors

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Energy Harvesting
Rotorcraft
Loads Monitoring

File:

Download THESIS_Santarelli.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Breneman, Duane L

Title:

Effects of Rust Deposition at the Axial Seal Pin Between Two Blades

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

seal pin
leakage flow
secondary flow
rust particle deposition
gas turbine
rotating orifice

File:

Download Duane_Breneman_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Boyd, Eric R.

Title:

Ignition and Combustion of Nickel Coated and Uncoated Aluminum Particles in Hot Post-Flame Gas Environment

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Nickel Coating
Gas Burner
Combustion
Aluminum

File:

Download E_Boyd_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hizir, Fahri Erinc

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION AND TAILORING OF THE MICROPOROUS LAYER|CATALYST LAYER INTERFACIAL STRUCTURE IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer electrolyte fuel cell
water management
catalyst layer
microporous layer
interface
characterization

File:

Download Thesis_Erinc_HIZIR_MS.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Emin C Kumbur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zafred, Gianfranco Alexio

Title:

Electrochemical Conversion of Radioactive Gas Phase Species

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

radioactive
Electrochemical

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, 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:

Musgrove, Grant Omer

Title:

Computational Predictions and Experimental Measurements of the Performance of a Louver Particle Separator for Use in Gas Turbine Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

louver
particle
sand
separator
turbine

File:

Download Grant_Musgrove_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Malhotra, Guntas

Title:

MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL WHEEL ELECTRIC DRIVE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

traction control
individual wheel electric drive
yaw control
electric powertrain control

File:

Download Malhotra_Guntas_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Moustafa El Gindy & Dr Joel Anstrom, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Neely, Gaelyn L

Title:

HEAT TRANSFER AND FRICTION FACTOR AUGMENTATION IN RIB TURBULATED FLOW

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
friction factor
internal flow
ribs

File:

Download Gaelyn_Neely_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nadadur, Gopal

Title:

Using discrete choice analysis in designing for human variability

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

designing for human variability
regression with residual variance
discrete choice analysis
conjoint analysis
choice
preference
design decision-making

File:

Download Using_discrete_choice_analysis_in_designing_for_human_variability.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lee, Hsiao-Fang

Title:

A MODIFIED 3ω METHOD FOR THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

3ω method
thermal conductivity
aluminum thin film
FIB Platinum

File:

Download HF_Lee_04242009.pdf

Committee Members:

Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aman Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

D'Iorio, James Anthony

Title:

Vehicle Yaw Control Utilizing Hybrid Electric Drivetrains with Multiple Electric Motors

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

dynamic yaw control
stability control
electric vehicle
hybrid
traction control
full-size vehicle testing
yaw moment

File:

Download JAD_MS_ETD_submission2.pdf

Committee Members:

Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Corl, Jonas Daniel

Title:

A COMPARISON OF HELICOPTER ACTIVE ROTOR GUST REJECTION AND VIBRATION ALLEVIATION METHODS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

helicopter
swashplate
active rotor

File:

Download JonasCorlMSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Poremba, John Edward

Title:

HYDRODYNAMICS AND MANEUVERING SIMULATIONS OF A NON-BODY-OF-REVOLUTION SUBMARINE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

unsteady RANS
over set meshing

File:

Download JEP_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Culp, Jonathan

Title:

NON-INTRUSIVE DRIVER DROWSINESS MONITORING VIA ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

RPROP training
driving simulation
artificial neural networks
driver drowsiness
Radial Basis Networks

File:

Download jon_THESIS2.pdf

Committee Members:

Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, 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:

Ostanek, Jason

Title:

ESTABLISHING A METHODOLOGY FOR RESOLVING CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER FROM COMPLEX GEOMETRIES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rib turbulators
internal cooling
gas turbine heat transfer
ribbed channels

File:

Download Ostanek_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Slade, Jeffrey Lawrence

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW OFF-ROAD RIGID RING MODEL FOR TRUCK TIRES USING FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Rigid ring model off-road truck tire finite elemen

File:

Download Jeff_Slade_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Haldaman, Jillian

Title:

Study of Reconfigurability and Reconfigurable Products for Use in Design

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

reconfigurable systems
reconfigurability
Designing for Human Variability
Transformers

File:

Download Haldaman_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stine, Jason S.

Title:

Analyzing Highway Median Safety Through Vehicle Dynamics Simulations

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Vehicle dynamics
Median safety
Vehicle rollover
Cross-median collisions

File:

Download Stine_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Freeman, Kenneth Allan

Title:

ADAPTIVE DUAL CONTROL OF THE GLUCOSE REGULATORY SYSTEM IN PEOPLE WITH TYPE-1 DIABETES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Adaptive Dual Control
Type-1 Diabetes
Artificial Pancreas
Automatic Control

File:

Download Thesis_FreemanKen_2011_07_26.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Qian Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Qian Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shah, Kaushal Jayesh

Title:

THERMOLYSIS OF HIGH-NITROGEN ENERGETIC COMPOUNDS USING FTIR SPECTROSCOPY AND TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Rapid Thermolysis
TAGzT
GzT

File:

Download Thesis_June_7_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Stefan Thynell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, 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:

Jerath, Kshitij

Title:

Impact of Adaptive Cruise Control on the Formation of Self-organized Traffic Jams on Highways

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

traffic jams
traffic
self-organized
self organization
adaptive cruise control
congestion
multi-agent systems

File:

Download Thesis_20100412_v6.3.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor