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41. Development and application of a transported probability density function model for advanced compression-ignition engines

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Author:
Raj Mohan, Vivek Raja
Title:
Development and application of a transported probability density function model for advanced compression-ignition engines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
PDF model
compression-ignition engines
engine modeling
soot modeling
gasoline engine
heavy-duty engines
CFD modeling
File:
Download VivekRajaRajMohan_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

42. Hyperthermal Oxidation and Pyrolysis of Carbon based Materials: Chemistry and Dynamics using the Reaxff Reactive Force Field

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Open Access
Author:
Goverapet Srinivasan, Sriram
Title:
Hyperthermal Oxidation and Pyrolysis of Carbon based Materials: Chemistry and Dynamics using the Reaxff Reactive Force Field
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ReaxFF
Graphite oxidation
Diamond oxidation
Fullerene fragmentation
Gas surface interaction
hyperthermal etching
File:
Download Sriram_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member

43. Influential Subspaces in Self-organizing Multi-agent Systems

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Author:
Jerath, Kshitij
Title:
Influential Subspaces in Self-organizing Multi-agent Systems
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Self-organization
multi-agent system
influential subspace
traffic flow
statistical mechanics
intelligent vehicles
File:
Download PhD_-_Kshitij_Jerath_-_Influential_subspaces_in_self-organizing_multi-agent_systems.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vikash Varun Gayah, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member

44. Utilization of ICR Kinematics in Estimation, Control, and Energy-Aware Mission Planning for Skid-Steer Vehicles

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Open Access
Author:
Pentzer, Jesse Lorenzo
Title:
Utilization of ICR Kinematics in Estimation, Control, and Energy-Aware Mission Planning for Skid-Steer Vehicles
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ground robotics
robot performance
motion estimation
state estimation
skid-steer robotics
path planning
File:
Download Pentzer_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member

45. Development and Application of the ReaxFF Potential for Heterogeneous Catalysis and Metal Oxidation: Toward the Dynamic Sampling of Large Free Energy Surface

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Open Access
Author:
Zou, Chenyu
Title:
Development and Application of the ReaxFF Potential for Heterogeneous Catalysis and Metal Oxidation: Toward the Dynamic Sampling of Large Free Energy Surface
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ReaxFF
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Metal Oxidation and Diffusion
File:
Download mythesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member

46. CALIBRATION OF BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS WITH OCCUPANCY AND PLUG-LOAD SCHEDULES DERIVED FROM METERED BUILDING ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION

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Author:
Kim, Yang-seon
Title:
CALIBRATION OF BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS WITH OCCUPANCY AND PLUG-LOAD SCHEDULES DERIVED FROM METERED BUILDING ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
building energy
occupancy
plug-load
building energy calibration
building energy simulation
File:
Download Doctoral_Dissertation_Yang-Seon_Kim_final_1.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Jelena Srebric, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Chinemelu Jidenka Anumba, Special Member

47. Turbulence Measurements in High-speed Wind Tunnels Using Focusing Laser Differential Interferometry

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Open Access
Author:
Fulghum, Matthew R
Title:
Turbulence Measurements in High-speed Wind Tunnels Using Focusing Laser Differential Interferometry
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
turbulence
optics
interferometry
FLDI
hypersonic
supersonic
wind tunnel
File:
Download Fulghum_dissertation_final_1dec2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Stuart Settles, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member

49. On State of Charge Estimation Accuracy for Battery Cells Connected in Series

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Open Access
Author:
Safi, Jariullah
Title:
On State of Charge Estimation Accuracy for Battery Cells Connected in Series
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
batteries
extended kalman filter
fisher information
cramer rao lower bound
bias
collective
estimation
state of charge
SOC
File:
Download Jariullah_Safi_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor