Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Study of Transit Bus Duty Cycle and its Influence on Fuel Economy and Emissions of Diesel-Electric Hybrids, Jairo A. Sandoval Leon
Friction and Leakage Characteristics of Inflatable Structures in Tunnels, Joshua J. Sill
Investigation of Discharge Coefficients for Irregular Orifices, P.J. Spaur
Design of fault tolerant control system for individual blade control helicopters, Sergio Tamayo
Progression in Non-Destructive Spallation Prediction and Elevated Temperature Mechanical Property Evaluation of Thermal Barrier Coating Systems by Use of a Spherical Micro-Indentation Method, Jared Michael Tannenbaum
An Investigation of Diesel PM Particle Morphology Using TEM and SEM, Ganesh Vedula
Study on Surface Tension and Evaporation Rate of Human Saliva, Saline, and Water Droplets, Tian Zhang
Electrochemical and Microstructural Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes, Mingjia Zhi
Implementation of a Helicopter Flight Simulator with Individual Blade Control, Andrew G. Zinchiak
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Durability prediction of structural composites through a continuum damage mechanics approach, Hermann E. Alcazar
A degradation model for solid oxide fuel cell anodes due to impurities in coal syngas, Fatma Nihan Cayan
Optimization of a Heavy-Duty Hybrid Transit Bus Operated over Transient Cycles, Pingen Chen
Heavy-duty diesel engine oil aging effects on emissions, Mrinmoy Dam
A component based model for the prediction of the product yields of the pyrolysis of a biomass particle, Brian C. Eberly
Modeling and simulation of tricycle landing gear at normal and abnormal conditions, Philip E. Evans
A numerical and experimental study of the effects of dynamic roughness on laminar leading edge separation, Peter D. Gall
Mechanical degradation of thermal properties of flexible aerogel blankets, Brice G. Gnahore
Conceptual and Preliminary Design of a Stowable Ruggedized Micro Air Vehicle, Shanti D. Hamburg
The development of a dynamic scissor lift model, Jared J. Hartsell
Investigation of EGR and Fuel Property Effects on Advanced Combustion Strategies Using In-cylinder Combustion Analyses, Jason D. Ice
Spray cooling simulation implementing time scale analysis and the Monte Carlo method, Paul Joseph Kreitzer
An investigation of hydrogen supplementation on combustion and emissions of heavy-duty diesel engines, ChetMun Liew
Process Model and Control System for the Glass Fiber Drawing Process, Songke Liu
Wireless Sensing System for Load Testing and Rating of Highway Bridges, Yan Luo
Computational Fluid Dynamic Studies of Chemical Looping Combustion Systems, Kartikeya Krishnaji Mahalatkar
The effect of ice crystal shape on aircraft contrails, Omar E. Meza Castillo
Procedures for a Long Term Retention Data for the Analysis and Design of a Rudder for a Marine Vessel: STEP Documentation, Franklin A. Montejo
Emissions Characterization and Particle Size Distribution from a DPF-Equipped Diesel Truck Fueled with Biodiesel Blends, Idowu O. Olatunji
A Study on Physical Factors that may Influence the Spread and Occurrence of Influenza, Kedar V. Panday
Passive Thermal Management of Solar Heat Flux through Building Roof Structures, Emily Deanna Pertl
Enabling HCCI combustion of n-heptane through thermo-chemical recuperation, Francisco Posada Sanchez
Analysis and scaling of a two-stage fluidized bed for drying of fine coal particles using Shannon entropy, thermodynamic exergy and statistical methods, Steven Lee Rowan
Investigation of HDDE exhaust flow mixing devices to enhance SCR performance, Venkata Reddy Sathi
Small engine emissions testing laboratory development and emissions sampling system verification, Balaji B. Seward
Verification of a level-3 diesel emissions control strategy for transport refrigeration units, Umesh Shewalla
CFD applications in airship design, Kevin Shields
Electro-active liquid crystal dispersed composites, Sarah E. Smith
Real-time implementation of a sensor validation scheme for a heavy-duty diesel engine, Manoharan Thiagarajan
Design of a multi-piece removable mandrel mold tool to fabricate and control inner mold surface contour of a composite wing spar, Eric J. Thompson
Preventing solidification defects in large superalloy castings used in advanced electric power systems, Jairo Antonio Valdes Ortiz
Long Term Loading and Additional Material Properties of Vectran Fabric for Inflatable Structure Applications, Timothy L. Weadon Jr.
Hardware, Software, and Low-Level Control Scheme Development for a Real-Time Autonomous Rover, Brenton K. Wilburn
Power Envelope Expansion using a Solidity Matching Scheme for a Circulation Controlled Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, Jay Paul Wilhelm
Laboratory and Real-World Measurement of Diesel Particulate Matter, Yuebin Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Optimization of a retrofit urea-SCR system, Clinton R. Bedick
Transient flow characteristics of a high speed rotary valve, Patrick H. Browning
Development and commissioning of a small engine test cell, Jacob R. Brown
Investigation into pedestrian exposure to near-tailpipe exhaust emissions, Neil A. Buzzard
Elastic guided wave dispersion in layered piezoelectric plates: Application to ultrasound transducers and acoustic sensors, Daniel H. Cortes Correales
Characterization of exhaust emissions from palm oil-based and soybean oil-based biodiesel fueled heavy-duty transit buses, Trampas Jay Efaw
Modeling issues for solid oxide fuel cells operating with coal syngas, Francisco Elizalde-Blancas
Development of an on-board compressed gas storage system for hydrogen powered vehicle applications, Thomas H. Evans
Characteristics of turbulence and design of solid removal system in the quiescent zone of an aquaculture raceway, Eric G. Fizer
Route and grade sensitive modeling of fuel efficiency and emissions for diesel buses, ABM Siddiqur Rahman Khan
Circulation control improvements to rotor lift asymmetry due to reverse flow, Michael J. Lyons
Novel Techniques for Tissue Imaging and Characterization Using Biomedical Ultrasound, Ahmed M.Ehab Mahmoud
Development of computational tools for modeling engine fuel economy and emissions, Christopher L. Marlowe
Design and testing of the WVU Challenge X competition hybrid diesel electric vehicle, Howard Andrew Mearns
Immunity-based detection, identification, and evaluation of aircraft sub-system failures, Hever Y. Moncayo
Wireless sensor networks in underground structures, Derrick Morgan
Computational environment for the development of an FAA compliant level 6 flight training device, Steven Mullins
Internal Valve Design and Response Analysis for a Circulation Control Augmented Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, Andrew J. Nawrocki
Fuel economy and emissions benefits from diesel fuel additives, Geoffrey James Newlin
Modeling of jet engine abnormal conditions and detection using the artificial immune system paradigm, Jaclyn Marie Porter
An investigation into the theoretical and analytical basis for the spread of airborne influenza, John B. Redrow
Development and evaluation of a fault detection and identification scheme for the WVU YF-22 UAV using the artificial immune system approach, Sebastian Pablo Sanchez
Significance of design context and rationale in long term retention of data, Samrat Sarovar
Synovium-derived stem cell-based meniscal reconstruction on small intestinal submucosa, Yunbing Tan
Influence of accelerator pedal position control on heavy duty diesel engine emissions and performance, Michael Ursic
Design and analysis of a hybrid guideway heating system for Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit, Anand Vedam
Aerodynamic design of a tilting wind tunnel for the study of a glider in ground effect, Andres Felipe Velasquez E.
Design of a test stand for alternate fuel and ignition systems testing, Patrick Wildfire
The effect of different road load implementation strategies on fuel economy of USPS step vans, Seiar Ahmad Zia
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Development of an open loop fuzzy logic urea dosage controller for use with an SCR equipped HDD engine, Theodore R. Adams
Aerodynamic Benefits of Near-Surface-Actuated Circulation Control Blowing Slots for Rotorcraft Use, Gerald M. Angle II
Simple strategy-based technique to reduce emissions from SCR-equipped heavy-duty diesel engine over different engine-out calibrations, Michelangelo Ardanese
Control of nitrogen oxide and PM emissions from SCR-equipped 2010 compliant heavy duty diesel engine over different engine-out calibrations., Raffaello Ardanese
Application of Machine Vision in UAVs for Autonomous Target Tracking, Joshua Patrick Effland
Study of the Variations in Continuous Diesel Particulate Matter Size Measurements and Effect of Fuel Properties on DPM Size, Kevin Anthony Chappell Flaim
Investigation of lubricant oil consumption and its contribution to particulate matter emissions, Sam George
Characterization of key performance parameters in dye sensitized solar cells using a designed experiment, Todd Robert Hamrick
Quantification of soluble organic fraction measurement variation in diesel particulate matter emissions, John Wesley Hardin
Feasibility and optimum design study of a low speed wind turbine rotor system for underground communication power, John E. Harman
Preferential flow and phosphorus translocation in benchmark soils of West Virginia, Michael B. Harman
Computational Analysis of Pitch Stability for a Slotted Airfoil in Ground Effect, Meagan L. Hubbell
Employ sensor fusion techniques for determining aircraft attitude and position information, Jason A. Jarrell
Design and testing of an independently controlled urea-SCR system for marine diesel applications, Derek Johnson
Effect of Circulation Control Blowing Slots on Stall Angles of a 10:1 Elliptical Airfoil, Jonathan Kweder
Development of a micro-depth sensing indentation technique with constant load control, AiLing Lin
Methods for reconstruction of transient emissions from heavy -duty vehicles, Madhava R. Madireddy
Evaluation of machine vision techniques for use within flight control systems, Marco Mammarella
Mechanical characterization of fabrics for inflatable structures, Juan Cruz Molina Pombo
The Effects of Fuel Additives on Diesel Engine Emissions during Steady State and Transient Operation, John P. Nuszkowski
Parasitic drag analysis of a high inertia flywheel rotating in an enclosure, Chad C. Panther
Analytical solution to the wave equation with discrete pressure sources: A model for the Rijke tube, Eduardo G. Perez
Prospects of lean ignition with the quarter wave coaxial cavity igniter, Franz Andreas Johannes Pertl
Pilot in loop assessment of fault tolerant flight control schemes in a motion flight simulator, Girish Kumar Sagoo