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11. Design Learning and Creativity in Engineering Education: The Impact of Product Interactions

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Author:
Toh, Christine
Title:
Design Learning and Creativity in Engineering Education: The Impact of Product Interactions
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Engineering design
creativity
product interactions
product dissection
virtual dissection
learning
self-efficacy
novelty
File:
Download ME_Thesis_Toh_FINAL_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

12. Impact of Oxygenated Fuels on Sooting Tendency and Soot Oxidative Reactivity with Application to Biofuels

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Open Access
Author:
Barrientos, Eduardo Jose
Title:
Impact of Oxygenated Fuels on Sooting Tendency and Soot Oxidative Reactivity with Application to Biofuels
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Oxygenated Fuels
Sooting Tendency
Soot Oxidative Reactivity
Smoke Point
Diffusion Flames
PM emissions
File:
Download Barrientos_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Andre Louis Boehman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

13. Formulation and Characterization of Paraffin-based Solid Fuels Containing Swirl Inducing Grain Geometry And/or Energetic Additives

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Author:
Armold, Derrick Michael
Title:
Formulation and Characterization of Paraffin-based Solid Fuels Containing Swirl Inducing Grain Geometry And/or Energetic Additives
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
swirl injection
3-D printing
regression rate
combustion efficiency
port modeling
File:
Download 1-Thesis_4-13-14.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

14. Combustion analysis of RDX propellant and novel high-nitrogen propellant ingredients

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Author:
Kumbhakarna, Neeraj Ratnakar
Title:
Combustion analysis of RDX propellant and novel high-nitrogen propellant ingredients
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
RDX
TAGzT
combustion model
confined rapid thermolysis
GA
molecular modeling
reaction mechanism
File:
Download neeraj_k.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Prof Adri Van Duin, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

15. Experimental Studies on the Effects of a Spacer Grid in a 1x3 Rod Bundle Single and Two-phase Flow

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Author:
Wheeler, Joshua Edward
Title:
Experimental Studies on the Effects of a Spacer Grid in a 1x3 Rod Bundle Single and Two-phase Flow
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
spacer grid
rod bundle
two-phase flow
air-water
conductivity probe
laser Doppler anemometry
interfacial area concentration
File:
Download Wheeler_Masters_Thesis_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

18. Development Of Control Oriented Electrical And Thermal Models Of An Electric Transit Bus Battery System

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Open Access
Author:
Kunte, Harshad Sitaram
Title:
Development Of Control Oriented Electrical And Thermal Models Of An Electric Transit Bus Battery System
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Battery Systems
Thermal
Transit Buses
Modeling
Control
File:
Download Thesis_MS_MechanicalEngineering_HarshadKunte_Summer2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

19. Semi-automated CT image segmentation program for the easy calculation of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) and brain tissue

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Author:
Macdonald, Michael J
Title:
Semi-automated CT image segmentation program for the easy calculation of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) and brain tissue
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Medical image segmentation
CT imaging
Particle filter
Pixel classification
Edge tracing
Hydrocephalus
File:
Download MacDonald_Thesis_final_draft_submission_v4.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven Schiff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Jack Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor