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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

Author:

Bichnevicius, Michael Joseph

Title:

Boiling enhancement by laser powder bed fusion surface roughness

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

boiling
laser powder bed fusion
heat exchanger
two-phase heat transfer

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

Author:

Denby, Rebecca

Title:

Effect of Reynolds Number on Mechanics of Water Boatman Locomotion

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fluid Mechanics
Intermediate Reynolds Number
Insect Swimming
Leakiness
Propulsion

File:

Download Denby_SHCthesis_SP19_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Margaret L. Byron, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

Author:

Block, Brian James

Title:

The Effect of Platooning on the Engine Cooling System

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Dynamic Programming
Platooning
Control
Fuel Consumption Savings

File:

Download Block_Brian_EffectOfPlatooning.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Faculty Reader

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

Author:

Gardner, Elizabeth

Title:

SETTING GUIDELINES FOR CREATING STEM PRODUCTS THAT APPEAL TO YOUNG GIRLS

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

design
STEM
engineering
women
child anthropometry
design guidelines
accommodation

File:

Download Gardner_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

Author:

Stecklair, Dylan T

Title:

Characterization of a Peltier Cooler Used in a Small-Scale District Heating Network

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Peltier Cooler
Cogeneration
District Heating Network
Thermoelectric

File:

Download DylanStecklairThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Shupp, Ryan Michael

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF PILOTING ON TURBULENT FLAME STRUCTURE

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Turbulent Flames
Pilot Flames
Pilotting

File:

Download Shupp_FinalThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Arney, Christopher Robert

Title:

Applications of Vibration Analysis and Machine Health Monitoring to Chain Motor Maintenance

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Vibration Analysis

File:

Download Arney_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Witwer, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

Author:

Graham, Nathaniel D

Title:

Analog Twins: Development of Wirelessly Communicating Robotic Twins with Multiple Degrees of Freedom

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Digital Twins
Arduino
nrf24l01+
optimization

File:

Download Thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

Author:

Beckman, Daniel

Title:

Optimizing the Swimming Pattern of a Robotic Fish Using Reinforcement Learning

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

reinforcement learning
robotics
fish locomotion
policy gradient

File:

Download Beckman_Daniel_FishSwimming.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Andes, Ryan Christopher

Title:

A LATERAL LINE INSPIRED APPROACH TO UNDERWATER SENSING WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR ARRAY

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Supervised Learning
Neural Networks
sensor array
bioinspired

File:

Download RyanAndes_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mazza, Michael

Title:

Implementation of Virtual Multiscale Method in COMSOL Multiphysics

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

stabilized finite element methods
varaitional multi-scale method
COMSOL Multiphysics®

File:

Download MazzaThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Francesco Costanzo, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Farese, Joseph Jeffrey

Title:

Designing Flexible Current Collectors for Lithium-ion Batteries

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium-ion
Current Collectors
Flexible Batteries

File:

Download Thesis_Joseph_Farese.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mason, Danielle

Title:

EFFECT OF COMBUSTOR GEOMETRY ON THE STABILITY OF SWIRLING FLOWS

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Swirling Flows
Precessing Vortex Core
Gas Turbine
Confinement
Exit Constriction

File:

Download mason_thesis_final_4_10.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Cronin, Aidan Stephen

Title:

TURBULENCE MODULATION UNDER LARGE-PARTICLE LOADING: EFFECTS OF SHAPE AND DENSITY

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

turbulence
Mechanical Engineering
design
fluid mechanics

File:

Download HonorsThesis_AidanCroninfinalsubmission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Margaret L. Byron, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Petrakis, Dimitri

Title:

3D Printer Enclosure

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

3D Printing

File:

Download Dimitri_Petrakis_3D_Printer_Enclosure.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John Gershenson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

Author:

Ficca, Nicholas J

Title:

Undulatory Swimming: Flexible Fin Dynamics

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Fish
Swimming
Oscillatory
Flexible Fins

File:

Download Final_Thesis_Aug6.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor
Joseph Michael Mahoney, Thesis Supervisor
Azar Eslam-Panah, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Sweeney, Carolyn A

Title:

Estimating Elastic Energy Storage in a Footplate for Orthosis Design

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

biomechanics
ankle-foot orthosis
finite element analysis
AFO
energy storage

File:

Download Carolyn_Sweeney_Estimating_Energy_Storage_in_Footplate.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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