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Development of a General-Purpose Steady-State Simulation Framework for Vapor Compression Systems Advisory Committee:Professor Reinhard Radermacher, ChairAssociate Professor Jacob BedrossianAssociate Professor Katrina GrothProfessor Jungho KimProfessor Jelena SrebricResearch Scientist Vikrant Aute Date & Time: October 8, 2020 2pm-4pm AbstractThe vapor compression system is the dominating technology in heat pumping, air conditioning and refrigeration. Vapor compression is associated […]

Title: Automatic Optimization Methods for Patient-Specific Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts Committee Members: Dr. Mark Fuge (Chair/Advisor) Dr. Axel Krieger Shapour Azarm Date/Time: Jul 31, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)  Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/92772967497 Abstract: Surgical intervention is sometimes necessary in cases of Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA). The post-repair geometry of the aorta can

Title: Design and Experimental Characterization of Metal Additive Manufactured Heat Exchangers for Aerospace Application Date/Time: July 24, 2020 – 12-2PM Committee Members: Professor Michael Ohadi, Chair Professor Hugh A. Bruck Professor Christopher Cadou Professor Marino DiMarzo Professor  Jungho Kim Abstract: High temperature heat exchangers are key to the success of emerging high-temperature, high-efficiency solutions in

Title: Electrokinetic transport in nanochannels grafted with backbone charged Polyelectrolyte brushes Date/Time: August 03, 2020 – 2:00 pm Examining Committee: Dr. Siddhartha Das – Chair/Advisor Dr. Amir Riaz  Dr. Taylor J Woehl  Abstract: In this thesis, we study the electrokinetic transport in nanochannels functionalized with pH- responsive backbone charged polyelectrolyte (PE) brushes modeled using thermodynamically

Title: Experimental Investigations and Scaling Analyses of Whirling Flames Date: Thursday 23 July, 2020 Time: 3:00pm (Eastern), 12:00 (Pacific) Advisory Committee Professor Michael J. Gollner, Chair & Advisor  Professor Elaine S. Oran, Co-Chair & Co-Advisor  Professor Arnaud Trouvé  Professor Peter B. Sunderland  Professor James H. Duncan  Professor Christopher Cadou  Professor Konstantina Trivisa, Dean’s Representative Abstract

Title: Fabrication and Characterization of Nanoscale Shape Memory Alloy Mems Actuators Author: Cory Ray Knick Date & Time: July 1, 2020 – 2:30-3:30pm Committee: Dr. Hugh Bruck, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Chair Dr. Christopher Morris, Branch Chief, US Army Research Laboratory Dr. Patrick McCluskey, Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Don DeVoe, Professor and

Title: Development and In-Silico Evaluation of a Closed-Loop Fluid Resuscitation Control Algorithm with Mean Arterial Pressure Feedback. Author: Mohammad Alsalti Date & Time: June 26, 2020 – 2:00pm Committee:  Dr. Jin-Oh Hahn (Chair)  Dr. Nikhil Chopra Dr. Axel Krieger  Abstract: A model-based closed-loop fluid resuscitation controller using mean arterial pressure (MAP) feedback is designed and later evaluated on an

Title: Personal cooling system with phase change material Author: Yiyuan Qiao Committee members: Dr. Reinhard Radermacher(Chair) Dr. Ichiro Takeuchi Dr. Jelena Srebric Dr. Bao Yang  Dr. Amir Riaz  Dr. Yunho Hwang Date: June 26, 2020, 2:00 pm Abstract: Personal cooling systems are attracting more attention recently since they can set back building thermostat setpoint to achieve energy