Theses from 2024
TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND PLANTS AND INSTALLATION OPERATIONS, CENGIZHAN CENGIZ, Mechanical Engineering
Heat Transfer Enhacement of Latent Heat Thermal Enery Storage, Joe Hatem T. Saba, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2023
Device Design for Inducing Aneurysm-Susceptible Flow Conditions Onto Endothelial Cells, hans f. foelsche, Mechanical Engineering
Thermal Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of Interlayer-Bonded Graphene Bilayers, Afnan Mostafa, Mechanical Engineering
Wind-Wave Misalignment Effects on Multiline Anchor Systems for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Doron T. Rose, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2022
A Simplified Fluid Dynamics Model of Ultrafiltration, Christopher Cardimino, Mechanical Engineering
Local Nanomechanical Variations of Cold-sprayed Tantalum Coatings, Dhrubajyoti Chowdhury, Mechanical Engineering
Aerodynamically Augmented Air-Hockey Pucks, Madhukar Prasad, Mechanical Engineering
Analysis of Low-Induction Rotors for Increased Power Production, Jack E. Rees, Mechanical Engineering
Application of the New IEC International Design Standard for Offshore Wind Turbines to a Reference Site in the Massachusetts Offshore Wind Energy Area, Samuel C. Roach, Mechanical Engineering
Applications of Thermal Energy Storage with Electrified Heating and Cooling, Erich Ryan, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2021
Design and Testing of a Foundation Raised Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter, Jacob R. Davis, Mechanical Engineering
Wind Turbine Power Production Estimation for Better Financial Agreements, Shanon Fan, Mechanical Engineering
Finite Element Analysis of Impact and Cohesion of Cold Sprayed Particles onto Non-Planar Surfaces, Zhongkui Liu, Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Design and Analysis: High-Precision Microcontact Printhead for Roll-to-Roll Printing of Flexible Electronics, Mehdi Riza, Mechanical Engineering
Jet Breakup Dynamics of Inkjet Printing Fluids, Kashyap Sundara Rajan, Mechanical Engineering
Ground Source Heat Pumps: Considerations for Large Facilities in Massachusetts, Eric Wagner, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2020
Modeling of Electrical Grid Systems to Evaluate Sustainable Electricity Generation in Pakistan, Muhammad Mustafa Amjad, Mechanical Engineering
A Study on Latent Thermal Energy Storage (LTES) using Phase Change Materials (PCMs) 2020, Ritvij Dixit, Mechanical Engineering
SunDown: Model-driven Per-Panel Solar Anomaly Detection for Residential Arrays, Menghong Feng, Mechanical Engineering
Nozzle Clogging Prevention and Analysis in Cold Spray, Alden Foelsche, Mechanical Engineering
Short Term Energy Forecasting for a Microgird Load using LSTM RNN, Akhil Soman, Mechanical Engineering
Optimization of Thermal Energy Storage Sizing Using Thermodynamic Analysis, Andrew Villanueva, Mechanical Engineering
Fabrication of Binder-Free Electrodes Based on Graphene Oxide with CNT for Decrease of Resistance, Di Zhang, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2019
Computational Fluid Dynamics Models of Electromagnetic Levitation Experiments in Reduced Gravity, Gwendolyn Bracker, Mechanical Engineering
Forecasting the Cost of Electricity Generated by Offshore Wind Turbines, Timothy Costa, Mechanical Engineering
Optical-Fiber-Based Laser-Induced Cavitation for Dynamic Mechanical Characterization of Soft Materials, Qian Feng, Mechanical Engineering
On the Fuel Spray Applications of Multi-Phase Eulerian CFD Techniques, Gabriel Lev Jacobsohn, Mechanical Engineering
Topology Network Optimization of Facility Planning and Design Problems, Ravi Ratan Raj Monga, Mechanical Engineering
The Promise of VR Headsets: Validation of a Virtual Reality Headset-Based Driving Simulator for Measuring Drivers’ Hazard Anticipation Performance, Ganesh Pai Mangalore, Mechanical Engineering
Ammonia Production from a Non-Grid Connected Floating Offshore Wind-Farm: A System-Level Techno-Economic Review, Vismay V. Parmar, Mechanical Engineering
Calculation of Scalar Isosurface Area and Applications, Kedar Prashant Shete, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2018
Electroplating of Copper on Tungsten Powder, Richard Berdos, Mechanical Engineering
A NUMERICAL FLUTTER PREDICTOR FOR 3D AIRFOILS USING THE ONERA DYNAMIC STALL MODEL, Pieter Boersma, Mechanical Engineering
Streamwise Flow-Induced Oscillations of Bluff Bodies - The Influence of Symmetry Breaking, Tyler Gurian, Mechanical Engineering
Thermal Radiation Measurement and Development of Tunable Plasmonic Thermal Emitter Using Strain-induced Buckling in Metallic Layers, Amir Kazemi-Moridani, Mechanical Engineering
Restructuring Controllers to Accommodate Plant Nonlinearities, Kushal Sahare, Mechanical Engineering
Application and Evaluation of Lighthouse Technology for Precision Motion Capture, Soumitra Sitole, Mechanical Engineering
High Strain Rate Dynamic Response of Aluminum 6061 Micro Particles at Elevated Temperatures and Varying Oxide Thicknesses of Substrate Surface, Carmine Taglienti, Mechanical Engineering
The Effects of Mechanical Loading and Tumor Factors on Osteocyte Dendrite Formation, Wenbo Wang, Mechanical Engineering
Microenvironment Regulates Fusion of Breast Cancer Cells, Peiran Zhu, Mechanical Engineering
Design for Sustainability through a Life Cycle Assessment Conceptual Framework Integrated within Product Lifecycle Management, Renpeng Zou, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2017
Improving the Efficiency of Wind Farm Turbines using External Airfoils, Shujaut Bader, Mechanical Engineering
Evaluation Of Impedance Control On A Powered Hip Exoskeleton, Punith condoor, Mechanical Engineering
Experimental Study on Viscoelastic Fluid-Structure Interactions, Anita Anup Dey, Mechanical Engineering
BMI, Tumor Lesion and Probability of Femur Fracture: a Probabilistic Biomechanics Approach, Zhi Gao, Mechanical Engineering
A Magnetic Resonance Compatible Knee Extension Ergometer, Youssef Jaber, Mechanical Engineering
Non-Equispaced Fast Fourier Transforms in Turbulence Simulation, Aditya M. Kulkarni, Mechanical Engineering
INCORPORATING SEASONAL WIND RESOURCE AND ELECTRICITY PRICE DATA INTO WIND FARM MICROSITING, Timothy A. Pfeiffer, Mechanical Engineering
Effects of Malformed or Absent Valves to Lymphatic Fluid Transport and Lymphedema in Vivo in Mice, Akshay S. Pujari, Mechanical Engineering
Electroless Deposition & Electroplating of Nickel on Chromium-Nickel Carbide Powder, Jeffrey Rigali, Mechanical Engineering
Numerical Simulation of Multi-Phase Core-Shell Molten Metal Drop Oscillations, Kaushal Sumaria, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2016
Cold Gas Dynamic Spray – Characterization of Polymeric Deposition, Trenton Bush, Mechanical Engineering
Intent Recognition Of Rotation Versus Translation Movements In Human-Robot Collaborative Manipulation Tasks, Vinh Q. Nguyen, Mechanical Engineering
A Soft Multiple-Degree of Freedom Load Cell Based on The Hall Effect, Qiandong Nie, Mechanical Engineering
A Haptic Surface Robot Interface for Large-Format Touchscreen Displays, Mark Price, Mechanical Engineering
Numerical Simulation of High Velocity Impact of a Single Polymer Particle during Cold Spray Deposition, Sagar P. Shah, Mechanical Engineering
Tunable Plasmonic Thermal Emitter Using Metal-Coated Elastomeric Structures, Robert Zando, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2015
Thermodynamic Analysis of the Application of Thermal Energy Storage to a Combined Heat and Power Plant, Benjamin McDaniel, Mechanical Engineering
Towards a Semantic Knowledge Management Framework for Laminated Composites, Vivek Premkumar, Mechanical Engineering
A CONTINOUS ROTARY ACTUATION MECHANISM FOR A POWERED HIP EXOSKELETON, Matthew C. Ryder, Mechanical Engineering
Optimal Topological Arrangement of Queues in Closed Finite Queueing Networks, Lening Wang, Mechanical Engineering
Creating a New Model to Predict Cooling Tower Performance and Determining Energy Saving Opportunities through Economizer Operation, Pranav Yedatore Venkatesh, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2014
New Generator Control Algorithms for Smart-Bladed Wind Turbines to Improve Power Capture in Below Rated Conditions, Bryce B. Aquino, Mechanical Engineering
UBOT-7: THE DESIGN OF A COMPLIANT DEXTEROUS MOBILE MANIPULATOR, Jonathan Cummings, Mechanical Engineering
Design and Control of a Two-Wheeled Robotic Walker, Airton R. da Silva Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Free Wake Potential Flow Vortex Wind Turbine Modeling: Advances in Parallel Processing and Integration of Ground Effects, Nathaniel B. Develder, Mechanical Engineering
Buckling of Particle-Laden Interfaces, Theo Dias Kassuga, Mechanical Engineering
Modeling Dynamic Stall for a Free Vortex Wake Model of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine, Evan M. Gaertner, Mechanical Engineering
An Experimental Study of the C-Start of a Mechanical Fish, Benjamin Kandaswamy Chinna Thambi, Mechanical Engineering
Measurement and Verification - Retro-Commissioning of a LEED Gold Rated Building Through Means of an Energy Model: Are Aggressive Energy Simulation Models Reliable?, Justin M. Marmaras, Mechanical Engineering
Development of a Support Structure for Multi-Rotor Wind Turbines, Gaurav Murlidhar Mate, Mechanical Engineering
Towards Accessible, Usable Knowledge Frameworks in Engineering, Jeffrey Mcpherson, Mechanical Engineering
A Consistent Algorithm for Implementing the Space Conservation Law, Venkata Pavan Pillalamarri Narasimha Rao, Mechanical Engineering
Kinetics of Aluminization and Homogenization in Wrought H-X750 Nickel-Base Superalloy, Sean Reilly, Mechanical Engineering
Single-Phase Turbulent Enthalpy Transport, Bradley J. Shields, Mechanical Engineering
CFD Simulation of the Flow around NREL Phase VI Wind Turbine, Yang Song, Mechanical Engineering
Selection of Outputs for Distributed Parameter Systems by Identifiability Analysis in the Time-scale Domain, Teergele, Mechanical Engineering
The Optimization of Offshore Wind Turbine Towers Using Passive Tuned Mass Dampers, Onur Can Yilmaz, Mechanical Engineering
Design of a Passive Exoskeleton Spine, Haohan Zhang, Mechanical Engineering
TURBULENT TRANSITION IN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY LEVITATED LIQUID METAL DROPLETS, Jie Zhao, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2013
Optimization of Mixing in a Simulated Biomass Bed Reactor with a Center Feeding Tube, Michael T. Blatnik, Mechanical Engineering
Continued Development of a Chilled Water System Analysis Tool for Energy Conservation Measures Evaluation, Ghanshyam Gaudani, Mechanical Engineering
Application of Finite Element Method in Protein Normal Mode Analysis, Chiung-fang Hsu, Mechanical Engineering
Asymmetric Blade Spar for Passive Aerodynamic Load Control, Charles Mcclelland, Mechanical Engineering
Background and Available Potential Energy in Numerical Simulations of a Boussinesq Fluid, Shreyas S. Panse, Mechanical Engineering
Techno-Economic Analysis of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems Used as an Electricity Storage Technology in a Wind Farm with Large Amounts of Intermittent Energy, Yash Sanghai, Mechanical Engineering
Multi Rotor Wind Turbine Design And Cost Scaling, Preeti Verma, Mechanical Engineering
Activity Intent Recognition of the Torso Based on Surface Electromyography and Inertial Measurement Units, Zhe Zhang, Mechanical Engineering
Theses from 2012
Simulations of Non-Contact Creep in Regimes of Mixed Dominance, Maija Benitz, Mechanical Engineering
Techniques for Industrial Implementation of Emerging Semantic Technologies, Jay T. Breindel, Mechanical Engineering
Environmental Impacts Due to Fixed and Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Micah K. Brewer, Mechanical Engineering
Physical Model of the Feeding Strike of the Mantis Shrimp, Suzanne M. Cox, Mechanical Engineering
Investigating the Relationship Between Material Property Axes and Strain Orientations in Cebus Apella Crania, Christine M. Dzialo, Mechanical Engineering
A Multi-Level Hierarchical Finite Element Model for Capillary Failure in Soft Tissue, Lu Huang, Mechanical Engineering
Finite Element Analysis of a Femur to Deconstruct the Design Paradox of Bone Curvature, Sameer Jade, Mechanical Engineering
Vortex-Induced Vibrations of an Inclined Cylinder in Flow, Anil B. Jain, Mechanical Engineering
Experimental Study of Stability Limits for Slender Wind Turbine Blades, Shruti Ladge, Mechanical Engineering
Semi-Active Damping for an Intelligent Adaptive Ankle Prosthesis, Andrew K. Lapre, Mechanical Engineering
A Finite Volume Approach For Cure Kinetics Simulation, Wei Ma, Mechanical Engineering