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Author:

Bigger, Rory

Title:

Chemical Vapor Plume Detection Using the Schlieren Optical Method

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

vapor detection
standard method
quantitative schlieren
homeland security
schlieren
plume buoyancy

File:

Download thesis_main_rpb.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Stuart Settles, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Farrell, Ronald Scott

Title:

A Platform-Based Methodology for the Redesign of Low Volume Highly Customized Products

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Virtual Product Platform
Mass Customization
Redesign
Web-Based Implementation
Engineer-to-Order
Valve Yokes

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Russell Richard Barton, Committee Member
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member

Author:

Mehta, Ranjan S.

Title:

Detailed Modeling of Soot Formation and Turbulence--Radiation Interactions in Turbulent Jet Flames

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Combustion
Turbulent Flames
Radiation
Soot Formation
PDF Methods
Turbulence-Radiation Interactions
Turbulence-Chemistry Interactions
Method of Moments

File:

Download Ranjan_Mehta_Dissertation_2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Padma Raghavan, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Erney, Robert Wade

Title:

VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF SINGLE PHASE AND CAVITATING FLOWS USING AN OPEN SOURCE CFD TOOL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

validation
verification
openFOAM
cfd
cavitation
hydrodynamic benchmark

File:

Download RobertErneyThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Goldman, Robert W

Title:

Development of a Rollover-Warning Device for Road Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

vehicle dynamics
fuzzy inference systems
fuzzy logic
neural networks
artificial neural networks
rollover
sensitivity analysis

File:

Download RWGoldman_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara E Kulakowski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Moustafa El Gindy, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Ageliki Elefteriadou, Committee Member

Author:

Houim, Ryan William

Title:

Modeling the Influence of Shock Waves on the Combustion of Aluminum Droplets

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Chemically reacting flow
Low-dissipation method
Multi-component flow
Level set method
Vaporization
Shock waves
Cavitation

File:

Download RWH_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Tarasankar Debroy, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Rong

Title:

Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Aluminum/Water Reaction Using Reactive Force Field

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

aluminum water reaction
reactive force field

File:

Download Thesis_Rong_Li.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Acharya, Ragini

Title:

MODELING AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF INTERIOR BALLISTIC PROCESSES IN A 120mm MORTAR SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Granular bed combustion
Two-phase flows
Riemann solvers
Modeling
Numerical simulation
Interior ballistics
Compressible flows

File:

Download Thesis16Apr09.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

Author:

Cirone, Samantha Ann

Title:

Design, Fabrication and Testing of Contact-aided Compliant Cellular Mechanisms with Curved Walls

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

stress relief
contact-aided compliant mechanism
cellular structure
micro fabrication
ceramic

File:

Download Samantha_Cirone_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fakhri, Syed Abdul Khader

Title:

A STUDY ON THE ATOMIZATION AND SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS OF GELLED SIMULANTS FORMED BY TWO IMPINGING JETS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

GHP
Hypergolic
Proplellants
Gelled Hypergolic Propellants
Atomization
Spray
Nozzle
Sheet
Simulant
Nozzle Jet

File:

Download Thesis_-_Syed_Fakhri.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jongguen Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lawson, Seth A

Title:

Simulations of Multi-Phase Particle Deposition on Film-Cooled Turbine Sections

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

adiabatic effectiveness
heat transfer
gas turbine
particle deposition

File:

Download Slawson_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

Author:

Weaver, Stephen A

Title:

Heat Transfer And Pressure Drop Augmentation In Micro Channels With Pin Fins

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

None

File:

Download Stephen_Weaver_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Marzelli, Steven Benjamin

Title:

Flameholding Studies for Lean Premixed Fuel Injectors for Application in Gas Turbine Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gas turbine engines
lean premixed
flameholding

File:

Download Marzelli_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert John Santoro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert John Santoro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Samra, Stefan Basil

Title:

NUMERICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF A CONTINUUM PLATELET AGGREGATION MODEL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

openfoam
platelet aggregation
thrombosis
numerical

File:

Download MSFinalThesisStefanSamraNov17.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ghosh, Sudip Kumar

Title:

Modeling, Mechanics and Physiology of the Esophagus and Lower Sphincter

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fundoplication surgery
esophageal transition zone
acid reflux disease
hiatal hernia
mathematical modeling
fluid-structure interaction
muscle mechanics
lubrication theory

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter J Kahrilas, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
James S Ultman, Committee Member
Richard C Benson, Committee Member

Author:

Nayak, Sumanta Kumar

Title:

OPTIMIZATION OF HONEYCOMB CORE SANDWICH PANEL TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF AIR BLAST LOADING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Blast load
Honeycomb core sandwich
Optimization

File:

Download Sumanta-Final-MS-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chaves, Stephen Marc

Title:

Using Kalman Filtering to Improve a Low-Cost GPS-Based Collision Warning System for Vehicle Convoys

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Kalman filter
collision warning
GPS
vehicle convoys

File:

Download CHAVES_MS_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Davison, Scott Michael

Title:

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Electrophoretic Control of Nanowires

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nanowire
electrophoresis

File:

Download SMD-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Kendra Sharp, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kendra V Sharp, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member

Author:

Paranjpe, Satyajeet Mohan

Title:

CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE FROM EXHAUST GASES BY AMINE SPRAYS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

droplet evaporation
Carbon Dioxide capture

File:

Download Satyajeet_Masters_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Frymire, Stephen Paul

Title:

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECURITY-SCREENING PORTAL FOR HUMAN AERODYNAMIC WAKE SAMPLING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Trace Collection
Aerodynamic Sampling
Impactor

File:

Download Frymire2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Stuart Settles, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Stuart Settles, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

McHale, Steven Patrick

Title:

Effect of Grid Topology and Resolution on Computation of Steady and Unsteady Internal Flows

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

openfoam
pulsatile
internal flow
grid topology
grid study

File:

Download MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Amin, Sanket R

Title:

DETERMINING THE UNCERTAINTY OF A GPS-BASED COLLISION VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Allan Variance
sensitivity analysis
LIDAR
collision warning system
GPS
friction coefficient estimation

File:

Download Amin_MastersThesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Red Cloud-Owen, Susan S.

Title:

IMPACT OF CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY ON MIXED CULTURE SINGLE CHAMBER MICROBIAL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE AND ANODIC BACTERIAL VIABILITY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

curve-crossing
microbial fuel cell
cyclic voltammetry
biofilm
MFC

File:

Download RED_CLOUD_OWEN_MS_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dhiman, Sushant

Title:

FILM COOLING CALCULATIONS WITH AN ITERATIVE CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER APPROACH USING EMPIRICAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT CORRECTIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Conjugate Heat transfer
Film Cooling
Gas Turbine
CFD

File:

Download THESIS_SUSHANT_DHIMAN.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lapapong, Sittikorn

Title:

Vehicle Rollover Prediction for Banked Surfaces

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Rollover Prediction
Vehicle Rollover
Vehicle Dynamics
Vehicle
Zero-Moment Point

File:

Download SittikornLapapong_PhDThesis_2010_11_20.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Suyi

Title:

A Variable Transverse Stiffness Structure using Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite (F2MC)

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fluidic flexible matrix composite
honeycomb structures
sandwich beam
variable stiffness

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Suyi_Li.pdf

Committee Members:

Kon Well Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Singhai, Shashank

Title:

APPLICATION OF THE REAXFF MOLECULAR SIMULATION METHOD FOR INVESTIGATING HYPERGOLICITY OF ENERGETIC IONIC LIQUIDS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ionic liquid
energetic
hypergolic
simulation
Reaxff
molecular dynamics
combustion

File:

Download S_Singhai-MSThesis-Fall2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Prof Adri Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tsau, Shih-Horng

Title:

ANISOTROPIC H-ADAPTIVE (AH-ADAPTIVE) FINITE ELEMENT SCHEME FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-SCALE ANALYSES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nonzeros in tangent matrix
finite element
AH-adaptive
condensation theory
algorithm
large structure
multi-scale
anisotropic h-adaptive
penalty method
Lagrange multiplier

File:

Download Defense.pdf

Committee Members:

Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member

Author:

Gottimukkala, Siva Sankara Varma

Title:

DESIGN OF CIRCULARLY TOWED CABLE-BODY SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CIRCULARLY TOWED CABLE-BODY SYSTEMS

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Miller, Simon W

Title:

Experimental Characterization of Textile Energy Absorbers Exposed to Environmental Conditionings

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

textile
energy absorber
load limiter
tear webbing
stitch ripping device
environmental conditioning
quasi static
high rate
crashworthy
restraint

File:

Download Simon_W_Miller_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sridharan, Arunkumar

Title:

Modeling of Inverted Annular Film Boiling Using an Integral Method

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Reactor Safety
Two-Phase heat transfer
Inverted Annular Film Boiling
Modeling of Two-Phase flows
Integral Method

File:

Download Arunkumar_Sridharan-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr L E Hochreiter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Thomas Fu Yuan Lin, Committee Member

Author:

Agrawalla, Satyam

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A REAXFF REACTIVE FORCE FIELD FOR HYDROGEN COMBUSTION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydrogen combustion
ReaxFF
force field
reaction kinetics

File:

Download Thesis_Masters_Agrawalla_Satyam.pdf

Committee Members:

Prof Adri Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bharadwaj, Sudarshan Padmanaban

Title:

Medium Resolution Transmission Measurements of CO2 and H2O at High Temperature and a Multiscale Malkmus Model for Treatment of Inhomogeneous Gas Paths

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Multiscale Malkmus model
Malkmus model
Combustion gases
Narrow-band transmissivity
Inhomogeneous gas paths

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael F Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Member

Author:

Basu, Suman

Title:

CHANNEL TWO-PHASE FLOW AND PHASE CHANGE IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Channel Flow
Phase Change
Two-Phase flow
PEFC

File:

Download thesis_suman_new.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member

Author:

He, Suhao

Title:

MODELING OF FROST HEAVE DURING FREEZING IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

degradation
Stefan problem
porous media flow
polymer electrolyte fuel cells
unfrozen water flow
frost heave modeling
MEMS
sensor
temperature measurement

File:

Download SuhaoHE_PHD_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Patrick M Reed, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Soowhan

Title:

PHYSICAL DAMAGE OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS SUBJECT TO FREEZING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Water transport
Freeze damage
Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
Thermo-osmosis
Phase-change induced flow

File:

Download Thesis_SoowhanKim_1124.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Sarangi, Suchismita

Title:

Scaled Experiment on Gravity Driven Exchange Flow for the Very High Temperature Reactor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gravity driven exchange
vhtr
air ingress
buoyancy driven exchange
water brine

File:

Download Thesis_final_draft_4_suchi.pdf

Committee Members:

Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wang, Shanwu

Title:

VORTICAL FLOW DYNAMICS AND ACOUSTIC RESPONSE OF GAS-TURBINE SWIRL-STABILIZED INJECTORS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Swirling Flows
injector dynamics
POD
mode competition
large eddy simulation
mode competition
acoustic admittance
acoustic respons
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
vortex breakdown

File:

Download Shanwu_Wang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

Author:

Bharti, Smita

Title:

Optimal Structural Design of a Morphing Aircraft Wing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Aircraft wing morphing
topology optimization
non-linear Finite Element Analysis
Genetic Algorithm
Cellular Mechanism
Cable Actuation

File:

Download ThesisMaster.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H J Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Member

Author:

Chakraborty, Subhadeep

Title:

Symbolic Identification of Dynamical Systems: Theory and Experimental Validation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fault Detection and Isolation
Symbolic Dynamics
System Identification
Time Series Data Analysis
PMSM
C-MAPSS
Refractory Failure in Slagging Gasifiers

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member

Author:

GUPTA, SHALABH

Title:

Behavioral Pattern Identification for Structural Health Monitoring in Complex Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Life Extending Control
Flexible Mechanical Couplings
Pulse Combustors
Stochastic Behavior
Life Estimation
Thermodynamic Formalism
Complex Systems
Symbolic Dynamics
Signal Processing
Pattern Identification
Structural Health Monitoring
Fatigue Damage
Anomaly Detection
Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis

File:

Download ShalabhGuptaThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Donald Albert Koss, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Eric Keller, Committee Member

Author:

Goverapet Srinivasan, Sriram

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF A WET GRID MODEL FOR TWO – PHASE DISPERSED FLOW FILM BOILING PHENOMENA

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

LOCA
Wet Grid Phenomena
Dispersed flow
Grid Enhanced Heat Transfer

File:

Download Sriram_MS_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan Bill B Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fan Bill B Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jung, Seung Hun

Title:

Modeling and Control of Two-Phase Flow in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fuel cell
direct methanol fuel cell
two-phase flow

File:

Download Ph.D_Thesis_Seung_Hun_Jung.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Seungjin Kim, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Sarkar, Soumik

Title:

AUTONOMOUS PERCEPTION AND DECISION MAKING IN CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Machine learning
Fault diagnosis
Gas turbine engine
Network science

File:

Download soumik_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Mark Levi, Committee Member
Jainendra Jain, Committee Member
Thomas Wettergren, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Cleary, Timothy Paul

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A FLEXIBLE TOPOLOGY MICRO-HYBRID PASSENGER VEHICLE POWERTRAIN FOR HARDWARE-IN-THE LOOP SIMULATION AND EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hardware-in-the-Loop
HIL
Hybrid
HEV
Automotive
EV
series HEV
parallel HEV

File:

Download Cleary_ME_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Anstrom (Co Advisor), Dr Haworth (Co Advisor), Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ziegler, Todd Damian

Title:

Dynamic Variation in a Resonating MEMS Shear Stress Sensor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MEMS
resonator
dynamics
variation
shear stress

File:

Download tziegler_masters_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Lester Jonson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jennings, Timothy John

Title:

FILM-COOLED GAS TURBINE VANE TEMPERATURE CALCULATIONS WITH AN ITERATIVE CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER APPROACH USING EMPIRICAL FILM CORRELATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

conjugate
gas turbine
film-cooling
heat transfer

File:

Download Timothy_Jennings_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Connell Jr., Terrence Lee

Title:

COMBUSTION OF ALUMINUM AND ICE BASED SOLID PROPELLANTS FOR PROPULSION APPLICATIONS AND HIGH TEMPERATURE HYDROGEN GENERATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydrogen generation
nano particles
combustion

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_21NOV11_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Grant Alexander Risha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sulewski, Tara Lynn

Title:

GAIT RETRAINING USING A “SMART SHOE” DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

N/A

File:

Download Final_Thesis6.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Varunjikar, Tejas

Title:

Design of Horizontal Curves with Downgrades using Low-Order Vehicle Dynamics Models

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

horizontal curve design
vehicle dynamics
friction demand
bicycle model
CarSim
point mass model
LuGre tire model
tire pavement friction

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Varunjikar_Tejas.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rao, Tilak P L

Title:

Enhancing the Visualization Tools for a Concept Generator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CAD
Design

File:

Download Enhancing_the_Visualization_Tools_of_a_Concept_Generator.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Cari B Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Cari Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Tao

Title:

SHEAR-COAXIAL INJECTION AND MIXING OF CRYOGENIC FLUIDS UNDER SUPERCRITICAL CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

LES
supercritical
jet
turbulence

File:

Download ThesisMaster-Tao_Liu_2007.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

Author:

Levard, Thomas

Title:

CORE-FREE ROLLED ACTUATORS FOR BRAILLE DISPLAYS USING ELECTROSTRICTIVE P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) TERPOLYMER

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rolled actuator
ElectroActive Polymer
Braille display

File:

Download Thesis_-_Thomas_Levard.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Swamy, Tushar

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERFACIAL STRUCTURE IN PEFCS: WATER STORAGE AND CONTACT RESISTANCE MODEL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

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

File:

Download Tushar_Swamy_MS_Thesis_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Wu, Tian-Yau

Title:

ACTIVE CONTROL OF STRUCTURAL VIBRATION AND ACOUSTIC RADIATION VIA LEFT AND RIGHT EIGENVECTOR ASSIGNMENT

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Active Control
Structural Vibration
Acoustic Radiation
Piezoelectric Material
Modal Confinement
Eigenvector Assignment
Disturbance Rejection
Modal Radiation Reduction.

File:

Download Wu-PhD-Thesis_final3.pdf

Committee Members:

Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Heath Hofmann, Committee Member

Author:

Pasaogullari, Ugur

Title:

TWO-PHASE TRANSPORT AND PREDICTION OF FLOODING IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PEFC
flooding
two-phase
GDL
MPL
modeling

File:

Download pasaogullari_2005d.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Borhan, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member

Author:

Kalaskar, Vickey Baliram

Title:

EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF JP-8, JP-900, FISCHER-TROPSCH (FT) AND JP-8/FT BLENDS IN A MODEL GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

jet fuels
coal-based
gas turbine
model combustor

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert John Santoro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert John Santoro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Godthi, Vamsy

Title:

Computational Tools to Improve Innovation and Creativity in Engineering Design

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

modular product design software
module description language
interface
component naming taxonomy
product design
conceptual design
computational tools
integer programming formulation
artificial intelligence planning

File:

Download Vamsy_Thesis_v0.7_upload.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Cari Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cari R Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gupta, Vishisht Vijay

Title:

Vehicle Localization Using Low-Accuracy GPS, IMU and Map-Aided Vision

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

GPS
Kalman Filter
IMU
Vehicle Localization
Terrain-Aided Vision
Map-Aided Vision

File:

Download Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Robert T Collins, Committee Member
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member

Author:

Mehta, Vipul Vijay

Title:

Design, Analysis, and Applications of Cellular Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Contact-aided compliant mechanisms
topology optimization
meso-scaled structures
morphing aircraft skin
stress relief

File:

Download Vipul_Mehta_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member

Author:

Argod, Vikas

Title:

MPI ENABLED SHAPE OPTIMIZATION OF SOLID ISOTROPIC PLATES TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF AIR BLAST LOADING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Blast Loading
Shape Optimization
MPI

File:

Download thesis_vikas_v6.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Streeter, Willie

Title:

NONLINEAR VIBRATION OF DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA)

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

eigenvectors
nonlinear normal modes
eigenvalues
localizations

File:

Download DNAfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Moody, William Lee

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF PROPULSOR CAVITATION BREAKDOWN USING OVERSET GRID TECHNOLOGY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Overset Grid
Multiphase Flows
Fluid Mechanics
Propellers

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Marshall, William McFarland

Title:

Experimental Studies on Combustion Instabilities in a Multi-Element, Rectangular Rocket Chamber

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

combustion instability
swirl coaxial injectors
multi-element rocket chamber

File:

Download Marshall_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert John Santoro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

Author:

Qin, Wubi

Title:

Feedback Performance Control for Self-Managing Computer Systems: an LPV Control Theoretic Approach

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

linear parameter varying systems (lpv)
internet services
feedback control
performance management
quality of service (qos)
request level scheduling
web server

File:

Download WubiQin-Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Dr Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
Anand Sivasubramaniam, Committee Member

Author:

Fang, Weifeng

Title:

FUNDAMENTAL MODELING THE PERFORMANCE AND DEGRADATION OF HEV LI-ION BATTERY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Li-ion battery
HEV
degradation
modeling

File:

Download WeifengFangDissertation0616.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Wenpeng

Title:

Methanol, Water and Heat Transport in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells for Portable Power

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

numerical modeling
DMFC
direct methanol fuel cell
CFD
Fluent

File:

Download PhD_WenpengLiu.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member
Kendra Sharp, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

Author:

Ding, Xibei

Title:

Modern Control System Design for Hydro-power Plant

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

robust control
sliding mode
hydropower

File:

Download PS_Thesis_for_Format_Review8.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Mao, Xiaofeng

Title:

Nonlinear Robust Control Design for a High-speed Supercavitating Vehicle

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nonlinear system
robust control
supercavitating vehicle
LPV

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Xiaofeng_Mao_after_defense.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Xi

Title:

Quantitative Measure of Regular Languages for Supervisory Control of Engineering Applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

coordinated robotics
behavior-based robotics
quantitative measure
regular language
discrete-event system
supervisory control

File:

Download XiWang-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shashi Phoha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Prof Mark Carpino, Committee Member
John Metzner, Committee Member

Author:

Qin, Xiaoliang

Title:

THERMO-ELASTO-VISCO-PLASTIC MODELLING OF FRICTION STIR WELDING IN AN EULERIAN REFERENCE FRAME

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Coupled thermo-mechanical
Friction Stir Welding

File:

Download Qin-thesis-all.pdf

Committee Members:

Panagiotis Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member

Author:

Bhartiya, Yasharth

Title:

SINGLE AND MULTI-STAGE BLADED ROTORS WITH GEOMETRIC MISTUNING: REDUCED ORDER MODELING AND MISTUNING IDENTIFICATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Mistuning Identification
Mistuning
Reduced Order Modelling

File:

Download Yasharth_Bhartiya_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alok Sinha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Suzanne Michelle Shontz, Committee Member

Author:

Chang, Yi-Ping

Title:

COMBUSTION BEHAVIOR OF HAN-BASED LIQUID PROPELLANTS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

pressure exponents.
burning rate controlling mechanisms
decomposition
autocatalytic
pyrolysis
propellants
hydroxylammonium nitrate
combustion

File:

Download THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Harold Harris Schobert, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member

Author:

HUANG, YING

Title:

Modeling and Simulation of Combustion Dynamics in Lean-Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Gas-Turbine Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Combustion Instabilities
Large Eddy Simulation
Level Set Flamelet Approach
Triple Decomposition Techniques

File:

Download Thesis-YingHuang.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Yanxing

Title:

A Numerical Study of Combustion in Meso-Scale Vortex Chambers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

numerical study
combustion
meso-scale
swirling flow

File:

Download YanxingWangThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member

Author:

Wen, Yicheng

Title:

Heterogeneous Sensor Fusion in Sensor Networks: A Language-theoretic Approach

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

wireless sensor network
pattern recognition
Information fusion

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shashi Phoha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qiang Du, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Ishanu Chattopadhyay, Committee Member

Author:

ZHANG, Yongzhe

Title:

HYBRID PARTICLE/FINITE-VOLUME PDF METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIME-DEPENDENT FLOWS IN COMPLEX GEOMETRIES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

particle methods
hybrid PDF methods
turbulent combustion modeling
HCCI engine
consistency algorithms
finite-volume methods

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Paul E Plassmann, Committee Member

Author:

Tseng, Ya-Ching

Title:

DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND STUDY OF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN A VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY

File:

Download Thesis_Ya-Ching_Tseng.pdf

Committee Members:

Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wang, Yun

Title:

Analysis of Transient Phenomena in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer electrolyte fuel cell
fuel cell
transient
dynamic response
computational model
energy conversion

File:

Download The_Pennsylvania_State_University_Thesis-Yun_Wang.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member

Author:

Yan, Yan

Title:

A Thermal Hydrodynamic Lubrication Model of Pivoted Plane-Pad Thrust Bearings

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

thermal
hydrodynamic lubrication
pivoted slider bearing

File:

Download thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wang, Zhe

Title:

Study of Iron Carburization in CO-based gas mixtures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

numerical model
Iron carburization

File:

Download zhewangthesisfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Zheqian

Title:

DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROMACHINED PIEZOELECTRIC T-BEAM TRANSDUCERS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

multifunctional transducers
PZT
piezoelectric
MEMS

File:

Download DESIGN_FABRICATION_AND_CHARACTERIZATION_OF_MICROMACHINED_PIEZOELECTRIC_T-BEAM_TRANSDUCERS.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ostanek, Jason

Title:

Flowfield Interactions in Low Aspect Ratio Pin-fin Arrays

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
turbulence
heat exchangers
pin-fins

File:

Download Ostanek_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Eric Paterson, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member

Author:

Richards, Scott Alan

Title:

Technoeconomic Analysis of Pumped Hydroelectric Storage as a Means to Mitigate the Variability of Renewable Generation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

pumped hydroelectric storage
pumped storage hydro
renewable energy
wind power
solar power
PJM
variable generation

File:

Download Scotts_Thesis_4-11-12_Final_119_Pages.pdf

Committee Members:

Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bednar, Jonathan Paul

Title:

An all-optical pressure sensor for nuclear power plant applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fiber Bragg grating pressure sensor
optical pressure sensor
nuclear power plant pressure transducer

File:

Download Bednar_Thesis_13APR12_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Martin Wesley Trethewey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kurczewski, Nicolas Adam

Title:

Coupled Fluidic Vibration Isolators for Rotorcraft Pitch Link Loads Reduction

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

vibration isolation
loads reduction
fluidic elements
fluidic system
pitch links
rotorcraft

File:

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Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Robinson, Michael David

Title:

mechatronic devices for fabrication, testing, and implementation of rolled actuators in a computer controlled braille display

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Mechatronics
Electroactive Polymer Actuators
Braille Display

File:

Download Michael_Robinson_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Kai

Title:

Large-Eddy Simulation of in-cylinder flows in motored reciprocating-piston internal combustion engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Turbulence

Large-eddy simulation

Internal Combustion engine
Proper orthogonal decomposition

Cycle-to-cycle variations

File:

Download Kai_Liu_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member

Author:

Pagano, Brian Thomas

Title:

Synthesizing modern child and infant anthropometry for design

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

anthropometry
child
infant
anthropometry synthesis
human variability
principal component analysis
obesity
ergonomics

File:

Download Pagano_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Christensen, Michelle Kathleen

Title:

Flow Reactor Autoignition Studies of Iso-octane at High Pressures and Low-to-intermediate Temperatures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

autoignition
ignition delay time
iso-octane
flow reactor

File:

Download Michelle_Christensen_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert John Santoro, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Harold Harris Schobert, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member

Author:

Ferone, Christopher Anthony

Title:

Nondestructive Forensic Pathology Of Lead-acid Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

VLRA
Sulphation
Water loss
BMS

File:

Download ChrisFeroneMastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Garneau, Christopher John

Title:

Techniques, tools, and representations for solving design problems considering anthropometry

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

anthropometry
design for human variability
ergonomics
universal design

File:

Download dissertation_Garneau.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member
Samuel Todd Hunter, Committee Member
John F Lockett, Iii, Special Member

Author:

Hatzell, Kelsey Bridget

Title:

Optimal Charging Protocols for LiFEPO4 Batteries via Deterministic Dynamic Programming

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium Ion Batteries
Optimal Charging
Deterministic Dynamic Programming

File:

Download Hatzell_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sharma, Aabhas

Title:

Combined State of Charge and State of Health Estimation for Lithium-ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

State of charge
state of health
lithium ion batteries
estimation
engineering
online prediction

File:

Download AabhasSharma_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Christian, Cinnamon Maria

Title:

Modeling Laser-generated Cavitation Bubbles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cavitation
laser-generated bubbles
CFD
multiphase flow

File:

Download Cinnamon_M_Christian-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ranjeva, Minna Laure

Title:

Characterizing laser induced cavitation: effects of air content, beam angle, and laser power

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cavitation
laser
bubble dynamics

File:

Download Ranjeva_thesis_final_June27.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Elbing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Keske, Mark Palmer

Title:

Dynamics and Dimensional Similitude of Vehicle Impacts upon Soil-fixed Boulders in Cohesionless Soil

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

laterally loaded
soil
low order
vehicle impact
boulder
soil-fixed
cohesionless
similitude
scaling
small scale

File:

Download 2012_07_26_mpk5146_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wittenstein, Jason Paul

Title:

Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Aerosol Particle Drag Mixing in Turbulent Flow

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Particle Mixing
Aluminum
Aerosol
Turbulent

File:

Download Jason_Wittenstein_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph John Cor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rothenberger, Michael J

Title:

An Interactive Multimedia Framework for Education on Vehicle Electrification

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

multimedia
engineering
education
hybrid
vehicle
simulation
game

File:

Download Multimedia_Framework_HEV.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Riley, Michael Patrick

Title:

Development of a Correlation for Nucleate Boiling Heat Flux on a Hemispherical Downward Facing Surface

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Nucleate Boiling
Critical Heat Flux
Pool Boiling
Heat Transfer
Buoyancy Driven Flow
Buoyancy Driven Heat Transfer

File:

Download Michael_Riley_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan Bill B Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor