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- Keyword:
- flow control, coupled map lattices, multi-variable least squares algorithm, adaptive estimation, vortex shedding, Neural Networks, cylinder wake patterns, low dimensional models, and fluid-structure interaction
- Creator:
- Balasubramanian, Ganapathi Raman
- Advisor:
- Olinger, David J.
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2003-09-08
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Mechanical Engineering
- Keyword:
- Ionic Strength, Lipopolysaccharides, Heterogeneity, Polarity, Elasticity, FJC, Steric Interactions, Bacterial adhesion, and AFM
- Creator:
- Abu-Lail, Nehal Ibrahim
- Advisor:
- Camesano, Terri Anne
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2003-09-18
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Chemical Engineering
- Keyword:
- Conventionally cast and SSM Al-Si-Mg alloys, Plastic zone, Microstructure, Threshold stress intensity factor, Crack closure, J-integral, Paris law, Residual stress, Heat treatment, Roughness, Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics, Fatigue crack growth mechanisms, A356, and Fracture toughness
- Creator:
- Lados, Diana Aida
- Advisor:
- Apelian, Diran
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2004-02-04
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Materials Science & Engineering
- Keyword:
- humic acids, MTBE, advanced oxidation processes, bicarbonate and carbonate, Fenton’s reagent, phenol, kinetic modeling, Pd membrane, hydroxyl radicals, Fenton-like reagent, UV/H2O2, benzene, and Partial oxidation
- Creator:
- Al Ananzeh, Nada
- Advisor:
- Thompson, Robert W.
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2004-04-29
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Chemical Engineering
- Keyword:
- interference, phase, nulling, dislocation, diffraction, singularity, singularities, Vortex, coherence, and optical vortex
- Creator:
- Palacios, David M
- Advisor:
- Swartzlander, Grover A., Jr.
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2004-08-24
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Physics
- Keyword:
- fatigue, Finite Element Method, performance curve, MMLS3, rutting, thermocouple, characterization, instrumentation, strain gauge, and test protocol
- Creator:
- Bhattacharjee, Sudip
- Advisor:
- Mallick, Rajib B.
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2005-01-07
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Keyword:
- tissue lactate, vulnerable plaque, atherosclerosis, optical spectroscopy, and tissue pH
- Creator:
- Khan, Tania Nur
- Advisor:
- Peura, Robert A., Soller, Babs R., and Tuft, Richard
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2003-01-08
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Biomedical Engineering
- Keyword:
- gel structure, quenched random disorder, Turbidity, isotropic-nematic, phase transition, smectic-A to smectic-C, AC-Calorimetry, liquid crystal, gel dynamics, x-ray difraction, x-ray intensity fluctuation spectroscopy ( XIFS ), and nematic to smectic-A
- Creator:
- Roshi, Aleksander
- Advisor:
- Iannacchione, Germano S.
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2005-04-27
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Physics
- Keyword:
- weak quenched random disorder, nematic volume fraction, nematic correlation length, Nematic, birefringence, 4' – transbutyl – 4 – cyano – 4 – heptyl - bicyclo, modulation calorimetry technique, octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB), phase transitions, random-dilution, Turbidity, isotropic, heat capacity, loss factor, Liquid Crystals, smectic A, permittivity, aerosil, random-field interactions., dielectric, and Radio Frequency Field Heating
- Creator:
- Barjami, Saimir
- Advisor:
- Iannacchione, Germano S.
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2005-04-28
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Physics
- Keyword:
- Laser micromachining, lattice-phonon vibration, numerical calculations, plasma effects, Fourier theory, hole profile, Silicon, analytical solutions, Heat Transfer, hole formation, MEMS, laser microdrilling, laser beam characteristics, and 304 stainless steel
- Creator:
- Nowakowski, Krzysztof A.
- Advisor:
- Pryputniewicz, Ryszard J.
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2005-12-12
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Mechanical Engineering
- Keyword:
- invariant manifold, Lyapunov stability, parametric optimization, Robust Control, nonlinear dynamics, functional equations, chemical reaction system dynamics, time scale multiplicity, process monitoring, and nonlinear observers
- Creator:
- Huynh, Nguyen
- Advisor:
- Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2006-10-09
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Chemical Engineering
- Keyword:
- edge frame, one-dimensional heat conduction, three-dimensional heat conduction, temperature measurement, infrared camera, one-dimensional heat conduction model, Cone Calorimeter, ceramic fiberboard, edge effect, heat flux maps, thermal properties, specimen preparation, heat flux mapping procedure, retainer frame, and fire growth models
- Creator:
- Choi, Keum-Ran
- Advisor:
- Dembsey, Nicholas A.
- Publisher:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Date Created:
- 2005-02-02
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Degree:
- PhD
- Unit (Department):
- Fire Protection Engineering