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Title: A Cut-Cell Based Ghost Fluid Method for Multi-Component Compressible Flows
Author: Liu, Chen
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Fluid mechanics
Description: Multi-material compressible flows are observed in several applications of practical relevance including combustion, cavitation and shock lithotripsy. To solve such flows numerically with improved efficiency and accuracy, the use of the Ghost Fluid...

Title: A NUMERICAL STUDY OF INTERFACIAL INSTABILITIES IN SHOCKED MATERIALS WITH SURFACE TENSION
Author: Bigdelou, Pedram
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Fluid mechanics, Physics
Description: Shock-driven multi-material flows occur in several applications including shock wave lithotripsy, underwater explosions, droplet combustion, propeller cavitation and ejection of material from surfaces subject to blast loading. Such flows are highl...

Title: Aerodynamic Stability Analysis of Quadcopters Subject to Unsteady Wind Conditions
Author: Slingluff, Mason
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
Description: The quadcopter has become an increasingly utilized tool in the military and aerospace fields over the last several years. For quadcopters to be used in surveillance, search and rescue and even delivery applications, the quadcopter must be able to ...

Title: Aerodynamics of UAV Ground Effect Interactions
Author: Timms, William
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
Description: With the advent of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) becoming more prevalent for military and commercial applications, gaining a better understanding of their aerodynamic characteristics is critical. No matter the application, each operatio...

Title: Analysis of a Low Enriched Uranium Centrifugal Gas Core Reactor
Author: Leer, Darrin
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Fluid mechanics, Physics, Radiation, Nuclear physics
Description: With the new NASA directive of returning to the Moon in 2024 as a stepping stone to missions to Mars and beyond, there is a renewed interest in developing nuclear thermal rockets (NTR) to reduce trip times. This thesis will focus on the analysis o...

Title: Aspects of Turbulence and Stochastic Processes in Fluid Mechanics
Author: Dahlberg, Jerry
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
Description: Three experimental studies are executed to examine aspects of turbulence and stochastic processes in fluid mechanics. Each experimental study is conducted in a different medium; water, wind and vibrated grain piles. Each study requires upgrades to...

Title: Computational investigations on the aerodynamics of a generic car model in proximity to a side wall
Author: Mallapragada, Srivatsa
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics, Physics
Description: A moving road vehicle is subjected to many fluid interferences caused by a number of external agents apart from the vehicle itself. Vehicles moving in proximity to a side wall is an interesting aspect that has been little investigated in the liter...

Title: Development and Implementation of Snowmelt Simulations in an Augmented Reality Sandbox
Author: Ainsworth, Tyler
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Fluid mechanics
Description: In cold climates snowmelt runoff prediction is an important factor in the prediction of seasonal flooding and springtime water availability. Engineers study snowmelt and its effects on the environment, such as changes in stream flow, for this purp...

Title: EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SOLID-LIQUID PHASE CHANGE IN VIBRATED GRANULAR MEDIA AND COMPARISON WITH THEORETICALLY PREDICTED PHASE CHANGE IN HARD SPHERE SYSTEMS
Author: Gaur, Kapil
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Fluid mechanics, Statistical physics
Description: Hard sphere systems, for years, have been studied through computer simulations. In the 1950s the work on modern computing was on the rise and computers were being researched for use in every field. Statistical Mechanics was no alien to this and th...

Title: Experimental and Numerical Validation of a Forward Facing Cavity as a Passive Thermal Protection System of a Hypersonic Body
Author: Watkins, Tyler
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Fluid mechanics
Description: Interest in hypersonic flight has grown rapidly in recent decades, especially within thespace and defense industries. As research and development in this area has matured, associated heat transfer phenomena, as well as the aerothermodynamics of hy...

Title: Insights Derived From Studies on the Interaction of Wall Jets With an Elevated Hump Wake
Author: Sehman, Sean
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Physics, Fluid mechanics
Description: ABSTRACTSEAN M. SEHMAN. Insights Derived from Studies on the Interaction of Wall Jets with an Elevated Hump Wake (Under the Direction of DR. MESBAH UDDIN) Underneath a travelling road vehicle, a channel flow develops between the road and the under...

Title: Numerical Investigations On The Aerodynamics Of Overtaking Maneuvers Using Simplified Road Vehicle Models
Author: Veeraghanta, Bhaskara Kalyan
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
Description: Studying aerodynamics using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of external flows is a crucial element in the design and development of modern-day road and racing vehicles. Although a plethora of both experimental and computational data re...

Title: Numerical Investigations on Factors Influencing Limit Loading for Transonic Turbine Airfoils
Author: Owen, Spencer
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Fluid mechanics, Mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering
Description: To stay competitive within the gas turbine community, turbine aero designers strive to maximize the total work output of each turbine stage through a combination of airfoil design improvements and increased total pressure ratio. Although increasin...

Title: On Accelerating Road Vehicle Aerodynamics
Author: Peters, Brett
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering, Fluid mechanics
Description: Road vehicle aerodynamics are primarily focused on developing and modeling performance at steady-state conditions, although this does not fully encompass the entire operating envelope. Considerable vehicle acceleration and deceleration occurs duri...

Title: Performance Evaluation of Tracer Particles for Particle Image Velocimetry Using a Scaled Rolling Road-Tire Setup in a Wind Tunnel
Author: Narayan, Nithin
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
Description: The ultimate goal of the present work is to evaluate the ability to produce highlyresolved particle image velocimetry (PIV) flow images of tracer particles dispersedin a wind tunnel with a scaled rolling road-tire setup. The particle type, size, a...

Title: The Design, Calibration, and Commissioning of a Benchmark Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
Author: Solomon, Jason
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
Description: In 2020, the United States Department of Defense requested $3.2 billion to fund research and development in hypersonic defense programs for the fiscal year of 2021. The demand for funding in hypersonic research directly responds to the increasing ...