1. The Onset of Vortex Breakdown in Swirling, Turbulent Jets Open Access Author: Clees, Sean Michael Title: The Onset of Vortex Breakdown in Swirling, Turbulent Jets Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: vortexbreakdownturbulentswirlingjetswirlunsteadyDMDdynamicmodedecompositioncombustionfluidmechanicsturbinePVC File: Download Clees_Thesis180409.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis SupervisorDr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors AdvisorRui Ni, Faculty Reader