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2. Design and Fabrication of a Nuclear Dry Cask Inspection Robot: Integrating Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Electromagnetic Active Transducer Measurement Methods

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Author:
Van Sant, Ian
Title:
Design and Fabrication of a Nuclear Dry Cask Inspection Robot: Integrating Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Electromagnetic Active Transducer Measurement Methods
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
dry cask inspection
nuclear dry cask
Electromagnetic Active Transducer
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
robotic inspection system
remote inspection robot
stress corrosion cracking
File:
Download VanSant-thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. Cost Modeling and Design Tools for Additive Manufacturing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion

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Open Access
Author:
Barclift, Michael W
Title:
Cost Modeling and Design Tools for Additive Manufacturing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Metal
Laser
Powder Bed Fusion
CAD
Design Tools
DFAM
Cost Modeling
Powder Reuse
API
Depreciation
Powder Recycling
Cost Estimation
Support Structures
Optimization
Powder Feedstock
LPBF
AM
File:
Download Barclift_MS_Thesis_FA18_SUBMITTED_3.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. A COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF BONE FORMATION IN THE CRANIAL VAULT USING A REACTION-DIFFUSION-STRAIN MODEL

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Author:
Lee, Chanyoung
Title:
A COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF BONE FORMATION IN THE CRANIAL VAULT USING A REACTION-DIFFUSION-STRAIN MODEL
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
computational morphogenesis
finite volume method
skull growth
developmental biology
mechanobiology
intramembranous ossification
File:
Download Thesis_Chanyoung_Lee.pdf
Committee Members:
Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Member
Jing Du, Committee Member
Joan Therese Richtsmeier, Outside Member

5. Heat Transfer Measurement of Junction Flow With Variable Reynolds Number and Freestream Turbulence

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Author:
Elahi, Syed Samiul
Title:
Heat Transfer Measurement of Junction Flow With Variable Reynolds Number and Freestream Turbulence
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Junction flow
Reynolds number
Turbulence
Unsteady heat flux
Junction flow
Horseshoe vortex
Reynolds number
Freestream turbulence
Heat transfer
File:
Download M.S._Thesis-Syed_Elahi-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

6. BAYESIAN NONPARAMETRIC MODELING OF CATEGORICAL DATA WITH APPLICATIONS TO DYNAMIC DATA-DRIVEN SYSTEMS

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Author:
Xiong, Sihan
Title:
BAYESIAN NONPARAMETRIC MODELING OF CATEGORICAL DATA WITH APPLICATIONS TO DYNAMIC DATA-DRIVEN SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Bayesian nonparametric
Causal inference
Panel Data
Variational Inference
Sequential Classification
Information fusion
File:
Download thesis_submit.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Mark Levi, Outside Member

7. A Detailed Investigation of the Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Related to Injection from a Compound Angled Shaped Film Cooling Hole

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Open Access
Author:
Haydt, Shane Elliott
Title:
A Detailed Investigation of the Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Related to Injection from a Compound Angled Shaped Film Cooling Hole
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
film cooling
heat transfer
fluid dynamics
gas turbines
turbomachinery
heat transfer augmentation
particle image velocimetry
ir thermography
File:
Download Shane_Haydt_-_Dissertation_v3.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Outside Member

8. THE DESIGN OF A HIGH-CONCENTRATION MICROTRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM

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Author:
Brulo, Gregory Scott
Title:
THE DESIGN OF A HIGH-CONCENTRATION MICROTRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Kinematics
optimization
planer
planar mechanism
mechanism
design
PID
SMA
CPV
Shape Memory Alloy
Solar
Panels
File:
Download GregBruloThesisFinal_rev2.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. H.J. Sommer, Committee Member
Dr. Karen Thole, Committee Member

9. Experimental Design for Process Parameter Correlation to Dimensional Inaccuracies in Additive Manufacturing Processes

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Open Access
Author:
Corbin, David Jeffrey
Title:
Experimental Design for Process Parameter Correlation to Dimensional Inaccuracies in Additive Manufacturing Processes
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Distortion
Ti-6Al-4V
Inconel 718
Parameter Development
In situ measurements
Directed Energy Deposition
File:
Download DavidJCorbinThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Reutzel, Committee Member
Mary Frecker, Committee Member
Allison Beese, Outside Member