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151. MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL DOMESTIC WATER HEATER MODEL WITH CONTROL

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Open Access
Author:
Hodge, Eric Alan
Title:
MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL DOMESTIC WATER HEATER MODEL WITH CONTROL
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Demand Response
Renewable integration
Model Predictive Control
Domestic water heater
File:
Download Hodge_Thesis_final2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

152. HEAT TRANSFER AND PNEUMATIC EFFECTS OF PARTICLE-LADEN FLOW THROUGH CURVED PIPES

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Open Access
Author:
Bradley, Connor P
Title:
HEAT TRANSFER AND PNEUMATIC EFFECTS OF PARTICLE-LADEN FLOW THROUGH CURVED PIPES
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Heat Transfer
Particle-Laden Flow
Curved
Heat Exchanger
Entrainment
Nusselt
Reynolds
Pneumatics
Mechanical Engineering
File:
Download Thesis_FINAL_4.9.18_SUBMITTED_ARL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael P Manahan Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

153. Collision Avoidance Driving Control for Highway Traffic Simulators

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Open Access
Author:
Wu, Haochen
Title:
Collision Avoidance Driving Control for Highway Traffic Simulators
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Highway Traffic Simulator
Human Driving Behavior
Decision Making
Autonomous Vehicles
Potential Fields
Preview Control
Collision Avoidance
File:
Download Haochen_Wu_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

156. Behavior of a Modeled Hip Implant Insertion Device Through Finite Element Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Casey, Patrick Connor
Title:
Behavior of a Modeled Hip Implant Insertion Device Through Finite Element Analysis
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Hip
Arthroplasty
Insertion Device
FEA
Impactor
Spring
Biomechanical Response
Impact
Stiffness
Geometry
Offset
File:
Download Casey_Patrick_Hip_Insert_FEA.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Reuben H Kraft, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

157. The Onset of Vortex Breakdown in Swirling, Turbulent Jets

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Open Access
Author:
Clees, Sean Michael
Title:
The Onset of Vortex Breakdown in Swirling, Turbulent Jets
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
vortex
breakdown
turbulent
swirling
jet
swirl
unsteady
DMD
dynamic
mode
decomposition
combustion
fluid
mechanics
turbine
PVC
File:
Download Clees_Thesis180409.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Rui Ni, Faculty Reader

158. NUMERICAL MODELING OF A ROTARY VANE EXPANDER FOR A POWER CYCLE ON A PROPOSED LANDED MISSION TO VENUS

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Open Access
Author:
Warmate, Tamuno Negiye
Title:
NUMERICAL MODELING OF A ROTARY VANE EXPANDER FOR A POWER CYCLE ON A PROPOSED LANDED MISSION TO VENUS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Rotary Vane Expander
Venus Power Cycle
Numerical Modeling
File:
Download Warmate_TamunoN_ModelingRVE.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

159. Contactless methods of measuring mechanical response in deep orthopedic tissue

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Open Access
Author:
Kiger, Shane
Title:
Contactless methods of measuring mechanical response in deep orthopedic tissue
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
biomechanics
imaging
mechanical response
magnetic resonance elastography
orthopedic tissue
mechanical stiffness
File:
Download kiger_thees.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

160. Energy Harvesting from Shock Absorbers Via Displacement Amplification

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Open Access
Author:
Winick, Ryan
Title:
Energy Harvesting from Shock Absorbers Via Displacement Amplification
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
energy
harvest
collection
power
generation
shock absorber
suspension
vehicle
bicycle
car
displacement
amplification
gain
salvage
mechanical
File:
Download Thesis_4_9.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

163. NATURAL DYNAMICS OF A PRECESSING VORTEX CORE IN SWIRLING FLOWS

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Open Access
Author:
Frederick, Mark Daniel
Title:
NATURAL DYNAMICS OF A PRECESSING VORTEX CORE IN SWIRLING FLOWS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Precessing Vortex Core
Combustion Instability
Swirling Flows
Shear Layer Receptivity
Gas Turbine
Acoustic Forcing
File:
Download Mark_Frederick_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Faculty Reader

166. ANALYZING THE THIRD HARMONIC OF THE SH0 ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVE MODE FOR EARLY DAMAGE DETECTION

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Open Access
Author:
Woelkers, Eric Ferguson
Title:
ANALYZING THE THIRD HARMONIC OF THE SH0 ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVE MODE FOR EARLY DAMAGE DETECTION
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Ultrasonic
Guided Wave
Nonlinear
File:
Download Woelkers_Eric_ThirdHarmonic.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Faculty Reader

167. A STUDY ON IMPACT OF WIRE FEEDING METHOD ON PART ACCURACY IN WIRE ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Open Access
Author:
Szczesniak, Michael Joseph
Title:
A STUDY ON IMPACT OF WIRE FEEDING METHOD ON PART ACCURACY IN WIRE ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D Printing
3D
Printing
Additive
Welding
welder
TIG
Manufacturing
Wire
arc
WAAM
Metal
AM
MAM
Feed
Titanium
File:
Download A_STUDY_ON_IMPACT_OF_WIRE_FEEDING_METHOD_ON_PART_ACCURACY_IN_WIRE_ARC_ADDITIVE_MANUFACTURING.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

169. EFFECTS OF POST-PROCESSING ON PRESSURE DROP AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COOLING CHANNELS

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Open Access
Author:
Orth, Carolyn Ann
Title:
EFFECTS OF POST-PROCESSING ON PRESSURE DROP AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COOLING CHANNELS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
additive manufacturing
heat transfer
pressure drop
cooling channels
surface roughness
File:
Download Orth_Carolyn_EffPostProcPressDropHTAMChannels.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

171. A SENSIBILITY STUDY OF PIPE DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR A FORCED CONVECTIVE BOILING TWO-PHASE FLOW

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Open Access
Author:
Larimer, Nicholas
Title:
A SENSIBILITY STUDY OF PIPE DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR A FORCED CONVECTIVE BOILING TWO-PHASE FLOW
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
fluids
heat transfer
two-phase flow
convective boiling
pipe flow
homogeneous equilibrium model
variable area pipe
File:
Download ThesisNicholasLarimer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew J Rau, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

173. HEAT TRANSFER EFFECTS OF NON-TRADITIONAL FILM COOLING HOLE GEOMETRIES ON COOLING EFFECTIVENESS

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Open Access
Author:
Sun, Emily J
Title:
HEAT TRANSFER EFFECTS OF NON-TRADITIONAL FILM COOLING HOLE GEOMETRIES ON COOLING EFFECTIVENESS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
film cooling
geometry
curved meter
shaped holes
film cooling
adiabatic film cooling effectiveness
effectiveness
curved meter
bent meter
shaped hole
cross-section
File:
Download ejs5665_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

175. CHARACTERIZATION OF COMBUSTION INSTABILITY IN A MODIFIED RIJKE TUBE FOR OPTIMAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

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Open Access
Author:
Dillen, Evan Jay
Title:
CHARACTERIZATION OF COMBUSTION INSTABILITY IN A MODIFIED RIJKE TUBE FOR OPTIMAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
combustion
instability
Rijke tube
Optimal experiment
parameter estimation
File:
Download Dillen_Evan_CombustionInstabilityRijkeTubeCharacterization.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

177. TIME-AVERAGED HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENTS OF JUNCTION FLOW WITH PERIODIC FREESTREAM VELOCITY FLUCTUATION

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Open Access
Author:
Moul, Zachary
Title:
TIME-AVERAGED HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENTS OF JUNCTION FLOW WITH PERIODIC FREESTREAM VELOCITY FLUCTUATION
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
heat transfer
backflow
junction flow
horseshoe vortex
pulsing
pulsing flow
unsteady
unsteady flow
heat flux
wind tunnel
File:
Download Zachary_Moul_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

181. Effect of Elasticity on Liquid Repellency of Cassie-State Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

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Open Access
Author:
Feldstein, Hannah
Title:
Effect of Elasticity on Liquid Repellency of Cassie-State Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
superhydrophobic surface
bio-inspired
liquid repellency
pdms
microstructure
File:
Download HannahFeldsteinThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tak-Sing Wong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

182. SIMULATION STUDY OF THE ONLINE AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION OF A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Qifeng
Title:
SIMULATION STUDY OF THE ONLINE AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION OF A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Vehicle Parameter Estimation
Linear Least-Squares Estimation
Recursive Least-Squares Estimation
Aerodynamic Drag Coefficient
File:
Download QL_thesis_Final_v.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

184. Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Additively Manufactured Materials Constructed Using Stereolithography

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Open Access
Author:
Trautman, Jacqueline Lee
Title:
Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Additively Manufactured Materials Constructed Using Stereolithography
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Thermal Conductivity
SLA
File:
Download JTrautman_Thesis_Spring_2019.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

192. In-Use Estimation of the Yaw-Rate Motion Output of a Wheelchair Using Joystick Inputs

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Open Access
Author:
Blundi, Kathleen Elizabeth
Title:
In-Use Estimation of the Yaw-Rate Motion Output of a Wheelchair Using Joystick Inputs
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
wheelchair
robotic wheelchair
assistive technology
inertial effects
health-monitoring
File:
Download 2019_Blundi_Kathleen_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

195. Developing a framework for uncertainty quantification of a chemical kinetic parameter in MOCVDS

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Open Access
Author:
Khosa, Kartik
Title:
Developing a framework for uncertainty quantification of a chemical kinetic parameter in MOCVDS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Latin Hypercube Sampling
Monte Carlo Simulation
Uncertainty Quantification
CFD
Nanomaterials
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Yuan Xuan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

196. Investigating the Relationship Between Digital Prototyping Tool Use and Student Designers’ Perceptions of Design Processes

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Open Access
Author:
Berlin, Andrew
Title:
Investigating the Relationship Between Digital Prototyping Tool Use and Student Designers’ Perceptions of Design Processes
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
DfAM
Prototyping
Engineering Design Education
Additive Manufacturing
DfAM
Prototyping
Engineering Design Education
File:
Download AMB_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

197. Analyzing Effects Of Aircraft Seat Dimensions On Passenger Accommodation With Regards To Cost Optimization

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Open Access
Author:
Biswas, Ritwik
Title:
Analyzing Effects Of Aircraft Seat Dimensions On Passenger Accommodation With Regards To Cost Optimization
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Seat Design
Anthropometry
Design for Human Variability
Ergonomics
Accommodation
File:
Download BISWAS_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

199. Evaluation of the Energy Absorbed by Additively Manufactured Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms Under Compression

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Open Access
Author:
Mc Cartney, Carrie
Title:
Evaluation of the Energy Absorbed by Additively Manufactured Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms Under Compression
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Compliant Mechanisms
Psuedo Rigid Body Model
Energy Absorption
Additive Manufacturing
C3M
Contact-aided Compliant Mechanisms
Compression
File:
Download McCartney_Thesis_FinalSubmission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor