Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 228-233). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (M.S.)--Worcester Polytechnic Institute. / Keywords: flow induced vibrations, nonlinear dynamics. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xv, 211 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-211).

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2002. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xvii, 121, [13] p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-113).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xx, 156 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-156).

Thesis (M.S. in Applied Physics and M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2003. / Thesis advisor(s): Garth V. Hobson, Kai E. Woehler. Includes bibliographical references (p. 133). Also available online.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1988.

Thesis (S.M.)--Joint Program in Physical Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-77).

Thesis (Ph.D)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Zinn, Ben; Committee Co-Chair: Jagoda, Jeff; Committee Member: Glezer, Ari; Committee Member: Jeter, Sheldon; Committee Member: Neumeier, Yedidia. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

The application of Lagrange's equations to non-equilibrium reacting compressible thermofluid systems yields a modeling methodology for thermofluid dynamics compatible with the discrete energy methods used extensively in other energy domains; examples include mechanical systems simulations and molecular dynamics modeling. The introduction of internal energies as generalized coordinates leads to a thermomechanical model with a simple but general form. A finite element interpolation is used to formulate the ODE model in an ALE reference frame, without reference to any partial differential equations. The formulation is applied to highly nonlinear problems without the use of any time-splitting or shock-tracking methods. The method is verified via the solution of a set of example problems which incorporate a variety of reference frames, both open and closed control volumes, and moving boundaries. The example simulations include transient detonations with complex chemistry, piston-initiated detonations, canonical unstable overdriven detonations, high-resolution induction-zone species evolution within a pulsating hydrogen-air detonation, and the detonation of a solid explosive due to high-velocity impact. / text