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Author:

Mathews, Benjamin Francis

Title:

Combustor Flow Field Characterization with Acoustic Forcing and Swirl Fluctuations

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

swirl
vorticity
combustion instabilities
gas turbines
acoustic forcing
precessing vortex core
combustor

File:

Download Benjamin_Mathews_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

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