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Fall 2014

Guha, Arnab

An experimental facility was constructed in order to examine the feasibility of the coal bio-conversion under the application of confining pressure. The main purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of confining pressure on methane generation. Core-flooding experiments were conducted...

Spring 2020

Michaud, Jason

An investigation was performed experimentally to determine the combination of parameters that would produce the maximum shaft power for an alpha-type Stirling engine using a thermal source with a temperature below 100 °C. The primary objective of the study was to design and build an alpha-type...

Fall 2022

Der, Jason R.

Lung transplant is a critical treatment that remains the only option for patients with end-state pulmonary illness. This treatment is underutilized because of a shortage of suitable donor lungs, leading to patients succumbing to illness while on the waitlist. Supply is limited by overly...

Spring 2019

Stumpf, Calynn

An investigation was performed with three main objectives. Determine the configuration andoperating parameter of a low temperature difference Stirling engine (LTDSE) that would result inthe maximum shaft power. Calculate the mean West number for LTDSEs and compare it to themean West number for...

Spring 2011

Comyn, Graeme Ian

This thesis presents a performance evaluation of a micro horizontal axis wind turbine, investigates the use of particle image velocimetry (PIV) to capture the flow field around a rotating blade and to track water droplets in the flow. The testing was done in a low speed wind tunnel in a highly...

Fall 2019

Salata, Gabriel B. P.

Generating functional parts using additive manufacturing (AM) has many challenges. These can be material- and/or process-based. This is especially true when the produced part is required to withstand or be sealed for pressure due to the potential air gaps inherent to AM processes that generate...

Fall 2012

Bussiere, Mathew

The ability to control large vortices in the wake of an unsteady body is studied experimentally. A single airfoil in a uniform flow is forced to oscillate sinusoidally about its aerodynamic center and the resulting wake is expected to be dominated by large coherent vortices The wakes for several...

Fall 2020

Li, Sining

Ex Vivo Heart Perfusion (EVHP) preserves a donor heart’s natural beating function outside of the body. The purpose of this work was to study the influence of mock aorta properties on pump performance in a mechanical EVHP system. Previous work has shown potential benefits on pump workload by...

Fall 2010

Madej, Adam Martin

The effect of chamber length and Reynolds number on the stability and behavior of the flow field generated by a precessing jet nozzle was studied using stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (StereoPIV). An algorithm was developed to determine the mode of the flow based on the distribution of...

Fall 2015

Sabbagh, Reza

Centrifugal separators have many applications in industry. Comprehensive information based on performance and ‎energy consumption for a detailed comparison between different types of centrifugal separators is essential to allow ‎design optimization and is the focus of this work.‎ Equivalent...