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Author:

Samarasinghe, Ramal Janith

Title:

The Structure and Velocity-Forced Response of Swirl-Stabilized Flames in a Lean-Premixed, Multi-Nozzle Can Combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Gas Turbine
Combustion Instability
Combustion Dynamics
Flame Structure
Flame Response
Tomographic Imaging

File:

Download JanithSamarasinghe-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Domenic Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Domenic Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Jacqueline O'Connor, Committee Member
Dr. Daniel Haworth, Committee Member
Dr. Michael Micci, Outside Member

Author:

Yoon, Kichul

Title:

Applications of the ReaxFF reactive force field towards chemomechanical and electrocatalytic systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ReaxFF
reactive force field
irradiation of graphene
bombardment of graphene
defects in graphene
fracture of graphene
penetration of graphene
bismuth force field
nanopores
mechanical failure

File:

Download Kichul_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Adri van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adri van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member

Author:

Nandi, Tarak Nath

Title:

EFFECTS OF BLADE BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION AND DAYTIME ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE ON WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE ANALYZED WITH BLADE-RESOLVED SIMULATION AND FIELD DATA

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fluid Mechanics
CFD
turbulence
transition
atmospheric boundary layer
actuator line method
RANS
LES
Wind Energy

File:

Download Penn_State_University_Dissertation_forSubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

James Brasseur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Eric G. Paterson, Outside Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Eric G. Paterson, Special Member

Author:

Mendoza Galvis, Sergio Andres

Title:

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE VALUE OF INFORMATION IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY STATE AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

lithium ion batteries
identifiability
parameter identification
SOC estimation
optimal experiments
Fisher Analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Hosam Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chris Rahn, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Constantino Lagoa, Outside Member

Author:

Xie, Jinyu

Title:

INTELLIGENT ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INCORPORATED WITH MEAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND RECOMMENDER SYSTEM FOR TYPE-1 DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Diabetes
Type 1
Meal Detection
Estimation
Recommender System
Adaptive Control
System Identification
Insulin
Exercise
Kalman Filter

File:

Download PhD-Dissertation-Jinyu-Xie-03-09-2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Peter Molenaar, Outside Member

Author:

Miller, Simon W

Title:

Design as a Sequential Decision Process: A Method for Reducing Set Space Using Models to Bound Objectives

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

design
decision-making
sequential decision
bounding model
interval dominance
discriminatory
model
set-based design
fidelity

File:

Download SimonWMiller-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy W Simpson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy W Simpson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Frecker, Committee Member
Michael A Yukish, Committee Member
Gordon Warn, Outside Member
Mark Traband, Committee Member

Author:

Chaklader, Rushtin

Title:

RELATING PREFERENCE TO BODY SIZE AND SHAPE THROUGH THE DATA MINING OF CONSUMER REVIEWS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Data Mining
Design for Human Variability
Consumer Reviews

File:

Download Chaklader_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matt Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen A. Thole, Committee Member
Conrad Tucker, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Ji

Title:

Computationally Efficient Online Model-Based Control and Estimation for Lithium-ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium-ion batteries
Battery mangement systems
Differential Flatness
Control
Estimation

File:

Download JiLiu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam K. Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam K. Fathy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Member
Constantino Lagoa, Outside Member

Author:

Menold, Jessica D

Title:

Prototype for X (PFX): A Prototyping Framework to Support Product Design

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Prototype
Design Theory and Methods
Human Centered Design
Design Thinking
Design For X

File:

Download JessicaMenold_Dissertation_ETD_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kathryn Jablokow, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Simpson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scarlett Miller, Committee Member
Meg Small, Committee Member
Aaron Knochel, Outside Member
Timothy Simpson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathryn Jablokow, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Mamun, Abdullah-Al

Title:

OPTIMAL CONTROL OF DATACENTER ENERGY STORAGE FOR DEMAND RESPONSE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Battery
Lithium-ion
Stochastic control
Genetic algorithm
Optimal control
Particle filter
Physics-based modeling
datacenter
energy management

File:

Download AMamun_dissertation_committee.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Fathy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Horacio Perez-Blanco, Committee Member
Anand Sivasubramaniam, Outside Member

Author:

Gobert, Christian J

Title:

ONLINE DISCONTINUITY DETECTION IN METALLIC POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES USING VISUAL INSPECTION SENSORS AND SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Machine Learning
Powder Bed Fusion
Flaw Detection
Image Processing

File:

Download Gobert_Thesis-2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Edward Reutzel, Committee Member
Guha Manogharan, Committee Member
Jan Petrich, Committee Member

Author:

Roemer, Michael Richard

Title:

Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks and Statistical Classifiers for the Detection and Classification of Control Valve Blockages

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

neural network
fuzzy logic
statistical classifier
condition-based maintenance
cbm
support vector machines
discriminant analysis
k-nearest-neighbor
vibration
diagnostics
rotary valve
process control valve
control valve
blockage
valve blockage

File:

Download Roemer_ThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brown, Erik J

Title:

The History and Design of a Rapidly Deployable Advanced Hubless Low Head Hydropower Turbine

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hydropower
Turbine
Hubless
Rapidly deployable
Design
History
Variable speed
Integrated
Low head

File:

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Committee Members:

John M. Cimbala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hunt, Cory Douglas

Title:

AN INVESTIGATION OF STRAIN MEASUREMENT VIA EMBEDDED FIBER BRAGG GRATING STRAIN GAUGES FOR CONDITION MONITORING IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED HYDROTURBINES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
fiber bragg grating
condition monitoring
structural health monitoring
hydroturbine
embedded sensor
strain gauge

File:

Download HUNT_Thesis__04172017.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Timothy Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Karl Reichard, Committee Member
Dr. Nicholas Meisel, Committee Member

Author:

Virani, Nurali

Title:

Learning Data-driven Models for Decision-making in Intelligent Physical Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

data-driven modeling
statistical learning
density estimation
context learning
context-aware decision-making
pattern classification
multi-modal sensor fusion
sequential hypothesis testing
sequential learning
dynamic sensor selection
intelligent systems

File:

Download Nurali_Virani_Dissertation_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shashi Phoha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Ji-Woong Lee, Special Member

Author:

Shekhawat, Yajuvendra Singh

Title:

Large-Eddy Simulations of Motored Flow and Combustion in a Homogeneous-Charge Spark-Ignition Engine

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Spark-ignition engines
Cycle-to-cycle variations
Large-eddy simulations
Thickened flame model

File:

Download Yajuvendra_Shekhawat-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Turns, Committee Member
Robert Santoro, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Outside Member

Author:

Swidwa, Kenneth Sean

Title:

EFFECTIVENESS OF MID-BODY ARTICULATION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF LARGE MANNED QUADRUPED GAIT STABILITY AND TURNING PERFORMANCE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Quadruped
Static Stability
Quadruped Gait
Torso Articulation
Quadruped Articulation
Mid-body Articulation

File:

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Committee Members:

H. J. Sommer III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jo, Gunwoo

Title:

PROTON HOPPING IN A SINGLE LAYER WATER BETWEEN MXENE LAYERS USING REAXFF MD SIMULATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MXenes
ReaxFF
Proton hopping
Diffusion constant
MD simulation

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Gunwoo_Jo.pdf

Committee Members:

Adri van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Fecek, David Patrick

Title:

Online Detection of Water and Coolant in Engine Oil

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

oil analysis
oil
water contamination
coolant contamination
oil contamination
water
coolant
glycol
engine oil
condition based maintenance
online detection
condition monitoring
engine health
engine monitoring

File:

Download eTD_Fecek_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schirtzinger, Skylar Carl

Title:

Effects of Carbon Materials as Additives on the Combustion Behavior of Double-Base Propellant

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

graphene
functionalized graphene sheets
combustion
double base propellant
thermal decomposition
burning rate
controlled enhancment
scanning electron microscope
propellant additive
thermal stability
graphite

File:

Download Schirtzinger_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Richard Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor