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Author:

Ogrodnik, Julia

Title:

The Effect of Turbulence Generation Mechanism on the Behavior of the Turbulent Jet

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Turbulence Generation
Gas Turbine
Combustion
Swirling Flows

File:

Download Ogrodnik_Honors_Thesis_2020.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Fritz, Ryan

Title:

High-Pressure Burning-Rates and Quenching of Nitromethane Propellants as a Function of Burning Surface Diameter

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nitromethane
quenching diameter
high-pressure combustion
supercritical combustion
monopropellant

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Brencovich, Olivia

Title:

Relating Muscle Stress and Stiffness Using Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Biomechanics
Ultrasound
Shear Wave Elastography
Passive Muscle Force
Muscle Stiffness
Shear Modulus
Tensile Stress

File:

Download Brencovich_Relating_Muscle_Tensile_Stress_and_Shear_Modulus_Using_Ultrasound_Shear_Wave_Elastography.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Faculty Reader

Author:

Link, Samantha

Title:

Evaluating the Effect of Project Frame on Communicative Patterns in Capstone Design Pitches

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

design
communication
capstone design
natural language processing

File:

Download SamanthaLink_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sagi, Nishant Varma

Title:

Exploring Pathways to Decarbonize Existing Power Plant Technology

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hydrogen Production – PEM Electrolyzer
Gas Turbine Computational Models
Penn State East Campus Steam Plant Decarbonization Study

File:

Download NishantSagi_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sim, Jay

Title:

Visualization of Metal Flow Situation in a 3D Geometry using an Analog Fluid, with Applications in Engineering Education

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Metal Casting
Engineering Education
Metal Analog
Casting Defect

File:

Download Jay_Sim_SHC_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Esparragoza, Daniel

Title:

An Analysis of Lumbar Muscle Load Distribution with and without the Presence of the Multifidus Muscle

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lumbar Movement
Spinal Stability
Multifidus Muscle
Lumbar Muscles
OpenSim

File:

Download Daniel_Esparragoza_Official_Honors_Thesis1.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Faculty Reader

Author:

Luu, Anthony

Title:

Optimal Design of Additively Manufactured Fin Topology for a Two-Phase Flow Channel Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fins
topology
optimization
heat transfer
genetic algorithm
two-phase flow
multi-objective optimization
additive manufacturing
mechanical engineering

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Thesis Supervisors:

Matthew J Rau, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor