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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:

Pal, Gopalendu

Title:

SPECTRAL MODELING OF RADIATION IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

k-distribution methods
radiation transport equation
turbulence-radiation interactions
nonpremixed jet flames
spectral model

File:

Download Dissertation_Gopalendu_pal.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael F Modest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member

Author:

Kommepalli, Hareesh Kumar Reddy

Title:

DESIGN, MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Tbeam
unimorph
piezoelectric actuators
uniflex
flextensional
MEMS

File:

Download Hareesh_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Christopher L Muhlstein, Committee Member

Author:

Bajpai, Hemant

Title:

A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL FOR ASSESSING IMPACT OF INTERFACIAL MORPHOLOGY ON POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Catalyst Layer
Interface
Micro Porous Layer
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Water Management.

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Hussaini, Irfan Saif

Title:

Experimental Study of Transient Dynamics of PEM Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

relative permeability of diffusion media
water management
transient dynamics
visualization

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Prof C Y Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Sabourin, Justin Leo

Title:

High Temperature Heterogeneous Reaction Kinetics and Mechanisms of Tungsten Oxidation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rocket nozzles
thermogravimetry
kinetics
oxidation
tungsten
metal oxidation
graphite

File:

Download Written_Dissertation_-_Justin_Sabourin.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Grant Alexander Risha, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member

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:

Locke, Justin M

Title:

HIGH SPEED DIAGNOSTICS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF OXYGEN / HYDROGEN ROCKET INJECTOR FLOWFIELDS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

liquid propulsion
TDLAS
absorption spectroscopy
rocket engine testing
hydrogen oxygen combustion
high pressure systems

File:

Download Dissertation_Locke_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert John Santoro, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert John Santoro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member

Author:

Bares, Jonathan

Title:

COMPUTATION OF NATURAL FREQUENCIES AND MODE SHAPES OF A PERIODIC STRUCTURE VIA PERTURBATION ANALYSIS AND POLYNOMIAL CHAOS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

COMPUTATION NATURAL FREQUENCIES MODE SHAPES

File:

Download Master_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alok Sinha, 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