Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Inhalation exposure system for diesel exhaust particulates, Jay Michael Sherman
Numerical simulation for parametric study of a two -stroke compression ignition direct injection linear engine, Ehab F. Shoukry
Finite element damage modeling of plain weave fabrics, Kaarthik K. Sikkil
Bone fracture toughness of estrogen deficient rabbits, Matthew S. Smith
Dynamic modeling and control of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell as a distributed generator, Padmanabhan Srinivasan
Potential field theory and its applications to classical mechanical problems, Shannon Rae Stillwagon
One-dimensional transient numerical modeling of a micro-power generation system, Emre Tatli
Effects of artificial neural networks characterization on prediction of diesel engine emissions, Azadeh Tehranian
Study on candle filter surface regeneration characteristics at room temperature, Venkatesh Vasudevan
Finite element analysis of cell subjected to compressive loading, Vidhyashankar Venkatesan
Performance of doweled concrete joints subjected to fatigue loading, Appalaraju Vetsa
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Advanced generation NIOSH automatically deployable rollover protective structure (AutoROPS), Khaled Ali Alkhaledi
Aerodynamic drag reduction of a racing motorcycle through vortex generation, Gerald M. Angle II
Design, construction and testing of an innovative mechanism for manual wheelchair propulsion, Thomas S. Burke Jr.
Manufacture and rehabilitation of guardrail posts using composite fabrics, Ram Chamarthy
Aging model for commercial polymers, Kevin J. Ford
Numerical modeling of air blast effects on hybrid structures, Matthew J. Fox
Uncertainty assessment for CFD using error transport equation, Gusheng Hu
Nucleation and coagulation of particulate matter inside a turbulent exhaust plume of a diesel vehicle, Donghee Kim
Measurement of total hydrocarbon emissions with MEMS using a portable FID and a novel exhaust flow meter, Jared Gregory Knight
Gamma prime precipitation modeling and strength responses in powder metallurgy superalloys, Jian Mao
Combustion analysis and particulate mutagenicity characterization for a single-cylinder diesel engine fueled by Fischer -Tropsch derived liquids, Michael Hayden McMillian
Long-term creep of encased polymer liners, Shalini Rangarajan
Characterization of infield duty cycles and exhaust emissions from diesel powered off-road heavy-duty equipment, Jeremiah Christopher Rohrbaugh
Dynamic model of the interface reactions in an aircraft bomb rack due to an external store, Tim C. Schoppert
Flight testing of a remotely piloted vehicle for aircraft parameter estimation purposes, Brad A. Seanor
Study of natural gas vehicles (NGV) during the fast fill process, Eric Paul Shipley
Experimental study of thermosiphon performance, Sumeeth S. Sivanagere
Zinc pot bearing material wear rate as a function of contact pressure and velocity, James M. Snider II
Enhanced controls for oxy-fuel-fired batch tank during glass working period, Ranjit Menon Unnikrishnan
Design and construction of a zinc pot bearing material wear tester, Ryan Ware
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Real world heavy-duty vehicle emissions modeling, Paul Andrei
LDA and CTA in-cylinder measurements of intake-generated turbulence for steady flow around a centrally located valve, Gearle Ray Bailey Jr.
Investigation of diesel soot-mediated oils and additive package on wear, Santhosh Kumar Balla
Characterization of infield vehicle activity data and exhaust emissions from diesel powered off-road vehicles, Ryan Andrew Barnett
Design and analysis of a hybrid steel/composite pipe for high-pressure applications, William Jennings Briers III
Time-dependent circumferential deformation of cortical bone subjected to internal radial loading, Christopher Uriah Brown
Optical gradation for crushed limestone aggregates, Ken Cheng
Development of a micro-dilution tunnel system for in-use, on-board heavy-duty vehicle particulate matter emissions measurement, Emily Deanna Cirillo
High-temperature stress-accerated grain boundary oxidation mechanism on INCONEL 783 superalloy, Cezar Cisloiu
Computational modeling of hydrogen embrittlement of iron aluminides, Roxana Cisloiu
Evaluating heavy-duty diesel engine aftertreatment devices with a split exhaust configuration, Eric Roy Corrigan
Development of instrumentation for the investigation of surface regeneration for candle filters, Sean Patrick Gregory
Kinematic synthesis of a well service machine, Prashanth Kaparthi
Modeling and control of a wind turbine as a distributed resource in an electric power system, Bongani Malinga
Evaluation of exhaust flowrate measurement techniques for a mobile emissions monitoring system, Eric Todd Meyer
Simulation of heavy-duty hybrid electric vehicles, Anjali Devi Nennelli
Damage mechanics of human cortical bone, Gagik Parsam Parsamian
Conceptual analysis of a four -stroke linear engine, Sorin Petreanu
Design and evaluation of the emissions measurement components for a heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicle mobile emissions measurement system (MEMS), Wesley Clark Riddle
Improved velocity data in circular jets using an avalanche photodiode-based 2-component point Doppler velocimeter, Thomas Trent Scarberry
Large -eddy simulation of ship wakes, Shaoping Shi
Optimum hybrid vehicle configurations for heavy duty applications, Jonathan Burke Smith
Characterization of stresses induced in doweled joints due to thermal and impact loads, Shiva Srinivasan
Effects of baffles on damping lateral fluid sloshing oscillations in tanker trucks, Rohit Kumar Tanugula
Design and simulation of high-performance hybrid electric vehicle powertrains, Samuel P. Taylor
Large -eddy simulation of a three-dimensional compressible tornado vortex, Jianjun Xia
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Study of human head impact: Brain tissue constitutive models., Toru Aida
Dynamic analysis of a composite moving beam, Ganesh Chandrasekaran
Composition effects on macroscopic solidification segregation of superalloys, Wei Chen
Point Doppler velocimetry measurements in circular jets, Patrick Michael Collins
Alloying effects on high-temperature deformation behavior of nickel aluminide intermetallics, Robert Adrian Coulter II
Determining organic vapor cartridge breakthrough characteristics of JP-8 during aircraft fuel tank entry operations, Kevin W. Culp
Formal specification of requirements for analytical redundancy-based fault -tolerant flight control systems, Diego Del Gobbo
Contrawound toroidal helical antenna modeling using the FDTD method, Khaled Mohammad ElSherbini
Influence of fuel sulfur content on emissions from diesel engines equipped with oxidation catalysts, Jason Carter Evans
Optimization of a roll over protective structure (ROPS) using nonlinear finite element analysis, Adam Michael Gillispie
Emissions and operational aspects of methanol as an alternative fuel in a stationary gas turbine, Richard William Guiler
Evaluation of opacity, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide from heavy-duty diesel transient chassis tests, Ronald Page Jarrett
Enhanced design for oxy -fuel fired batch tanks using CFD methods, Guosheng Kang
Inventory and prediction of heavy-duty diesel vehicle emissions, Justin Michael Kern
Emissions testing of two recreational marine engines with water contact in the exhaust stream, Brian E. Mace
Fine-scale modeling of failure in an adhesive layer, Pulkit V. D. Mathur
Mechatronics for sophomore-level mechanical engineering students, David Thomas Morris
Computational model of ductile erosion by single particle impact, Chandrakant Rai
Rollover stability of partially filled heavy-duty elliptical tankers using trammel pendulums to simulate fluid sloshing, Mohamed Ibrahim Salem
Investigation and simulation of the Planetary Combination Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Csaba Toth-Nagy
Effect of debris-induced lift-off on magnetic flux leakage inspection results, Francisco Louis Valentine
Evaluation of lubricants for cold forming of steels by double-cup extrusion tests, Shivakumaran Bharadwaj Venkataraman
Refined turbulence models for simulation of IC -engine cylinder flows, Ibrahim Yavuz
Process control of applied laser system for enhanced glass production, Liyun Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Designing and modeling a torque and speed control transmission (TSCT), John Allen Anderson
Stability analysis of partially filled tanker trucks using a finite element modeling approach, Matthew Aquaro
Robot navigation using ultrasonic feedback, Akihiko Baba
Head impact characterization of generic A-pillar of an automobile, Subramani Balasubramanyam
Characterization of particulate matter and hydrocarbon emissions from in-use heavy-duty diesel engines, Aleksandar Djordje Bugarski
Measurement of particulate matter size, concentration and mass emissions from in-use heavy duty vehicles, Richard Jason Byers
Performance evaluation of exhaust aftertreatment devices used for emissions control on diesel engines employed in underground coal mines, Daniel K. Carder
Optimization of a brushless permanent magnet linear alternator for use with a linear internal combustion engine, William Robert Cawthorne
Experimental characterization of heat transfer from an electrically heated thin filament, Amy J. Cragg
Design of anechoic chamber instrumentation and data acquisition module for testing and analysis of the CTHA, Srikanth Gururajan
Dynamic stability of an elliptical pendulum with unilateral simple supports, Heins Naim Karam
Dual fuel conversion of a direct-injection diesel engine, Talus Park
Evaluation of ceramic candle filters degradation and damage location using four-point bending tests, Wu Tseng Peng
Heavy-duty emissions inventory and prediction, Ravishankar Ramamurthy
Design and development of a microwave-enhanced diesel soot oxidation system, Bret Allen Rankin
Design considerations for variable power split hydraulic drives for industrial applications, Michael Jan Christian Shellenberger
In -cylinder combustion -based virtual emissions sensing, Michael L. Traver
Compressive strength prediction for composite unmanned aerial vehicles, Edward Albert Wen