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Research Group

Kendrick Aung, Ph.D.
Professor

Doctor of Engineering Students (Completed)

Usman Chaudhuri	*Field Study*
	Effects of non-Newtonian lubricant rheology on elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication of piston skirts in engine initial startup condition
*Date of Graduation* *December 2015*
*Publications* 1. U. Chaudhri and K. Aung, “Influence of fluid rheology on the piston cylinder oil film development and pressure distribution considering medium speed effects in initial engine start up”, International Journal of Enhanced Research in Science, Technology & Engineering, Vol. 5 pp. 198-207^, 2016 2. U. Chaudhri, and K. Aung, “Influence of fluid rheology on the piston cylinder oil film development and pressure distribution considering medium speed effects in engine startup conditions,” Proceedings of 2014 International Conference on Engineering Tribology Technology, Nantou, Taiwan, November 2014 3. U. Chaudhri, and K. Aung, “Effects of multi-grade oils in modeling non-Newtonian rheology between piston and cylinder surfaces in engine initial startup conditions,” Proceedings of 2014 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference*, Columbus, Indiana, October 2014

Prasanna Kumar Lakshmi Duvvi	*Field Study*
	A Monte Carlo solution for the combustion hot spot analysis in a floor-fired box furnace
*Date of Graduation* *December 2008*
*Publications* 1. D. Prasanna and K. Aung, “Combustion Hot Spot Analysis for Single-Side-Fired Tubes in a Floor-Fired Box Furnace,” Proceedings of 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, Chicago, IL, November 2006

Anhua Mei	*Field Study*
	Absorption spectroscopy of O2, CO2 and H2O species for applications in combustion diagnostics
*Date of Graduation* *December 2005*
*Publications* 1. A. Mei and K. Aung, “A Method for Simulating And Measuring the Concentration of Oxygen by Infrared Absorption Laser Spectroscopy,” Proceedings of 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, November 2005 2. A. Mei and K. Aung, “Dynamic Detection of Species Concentration and Distribution in Pre-combustion Gases by Laser Spectroscopy of Infrared Absorption,” Proceedings of the 2005 SPIE Symposium on Optics and Photonics, San Diego, CA, July 2005 3. A. Mei and K. Aung, “Algorithm Development for Determination of Species Concentrations in Post-Combustion Gases,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Anaheim, CA, November 2004 4. A. Mei and K. Aung, “Optimizing the Pipeline Parameters for Fuel Transmission,” Proceedings of the 2004 International Pipeline Conference, Calgary, Canada, October 2004 5. A. Mei and K. Aung, “A Method for Optimizing Parameters in the Design of Fuel Pipeline,” Proceedings of the Second Joint ASME Region X/SDPS Graduate Student Technical Conference, Longview, Texas, March 2004

28 Master of Engineering Thesis Students (Completed)

Chandan Nath	*M.S. Thesis*
	Characteristics of a solar concentrator and a thermo-economic analysis of solar power plants
*Date of Graduation* *December 2015*
*Publications*

Adib Besharati	*M.S. Thesis*
	Energy portfolio of Iran: a case study of solar desalination
*Date of Graduation* *December 2014*
*Publications*

Ajit Patki	*M.S. Thesis*
	Study and design of a small portable incinerator for medical hazardous waste by using natural convection flow
*Date of Graduation* *December 2012*
*Publications*
*Note: Ajit went on to complete his D.E. (mechanical) from Lamar University and is now a visiting assistant professor at Lamar.*
Mostafa Soliman	*M.S. Thesis*
	Designing, manufacturing and testing for modified vertical axis wind turbine (Giromill)
*Date of Graduation* *December 2011*
*Publications*

Shriram Patil	*M.S. Thesis*
	Thermo-economic analysis of conventional coal fired and non-conventional solar power plants
*Date of Graduation* *December 2010*
*Publications*

Kaushal Atulkumar Bharr	*M.S. Thesis*
	Energy analysis for a two phase flow heat exchanger
*Date of Graduation* *December 2008*
*Publications*

Michael Rutledge Morgan	*M.S. Thesis*
	Compressible flow of a perfect gas through a diverging section with friction
*Date of Graduation* *December 2007*
*Publications*

Adib Besharati	*M.S. Thesis*
	Energy portfolio of Iran: a case study of solar desalination
*Date of Graduation* *December 2014*
*Publications*

Manish Sitlani	*M.S. Thesis*
	Numerical simulations on aerodynamic drag of ground transportation system (GTS) model
*Date of Graduation* *December 2006*
*Publications* Sitlani and K. Aung, “Numerical Simulations on Aerodynamic Drag of Ground Transportation System (GTS) Model,” Proceedings of 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, Chicago, IL, November 2006 Sitlani and K. Aung, “Numerical Simulations on Aerodynamic Drag of Ground Transportation System (GTS) Model,” 2006 ASME Early Career Technical Conference, Jackson, Mississippi, September 2006 M. Sitlani and K. Aung, “Numerical Simulations on Aerodynamic Drag of a Tractor with a Tandem-Trailer,” Proceedings of 2006 ASME Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, Miami, FL, 2006

Arpan Jani	*M.S. Thesis*
	Numerical simulations of the two-stroke micro-engine combustion
*Date of Graduation* *December 2005*
*Publications*

Kitipong Rattanapaibule	*M.S. Thesis*
	Performance predictions of a hydrogen-enhanced natural gas HCCI engine
*Date of Graduation* *December 2005*
*Publications* Performance of a Hydrogen-Enhanced Natural Gas HCCI Engine,” Proceedings of 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, November 2005

Vinod Mattham	*M.S. Thesis*
	Numerical simulations of gas-fueled spark ignition engines
*Date of Graduation* *December 2005*
*Publications* K. Majmudar, V. Mattham and K. Aung, “Simulations of a Hydrogen-Enhanced Methane Fuelled SI Engine,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Anaheim, CA, November 2004

Pushpal Kahar	*M.S. Thesis*
	Behavior of fluidized beds at elevated temperatures and coal combustion on fluidized beds
*Date of Graduation* *December 2005*
*Publications*

Sanjeev Hublikar	*M.S. Thesis*
	Numerical Simulations of spherically expanding flames
*Date of Graduation* *December 2005*
*Publications*

Harish Eletem	*M.S. Thesis*
	Development of a Web-based interactive compressible flow solver
*Date of Graduation* *December 2005*
*Publications* Eletem, F. Young, and K. Aung, “A Web-based Solver for Compressible Flow Calculations,” Proceedings of 2006 ASEE Annual Meeting & Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, June 2006 H. Eletem, F. Young and K. Aung, “Development of a Web-based Interactive Compressible Flow Solver,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME Fluids Engineering Conference, Houston, Texas, June 2005

Ramanand Veturi	*M.S. Thesis*
	A numerical study on mixing in turbulent flow behind a backward-facing step
*Date of Graduation* *December 2004*
*Publications* Veturi and K. Aung, “A Numerical Study on Mixing in Turbulent Flow behind a Backward-Facing Step,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME Fluids Engineering Conference, Houston, Texas, June 2005^*

Sagar Mal

Prashanth Kadaba	*M.S. Thesis*
	Evaluation of stress intensity factors for arbitrarily oriented cracks in cylindrical shells subjected to Mode I, Mode II and Mode III types of loading
*Date of Graduation* *December 2004*
*Publications*

Sagar Malode	*M.S. Thesis*
	Control of a turbulent flow by honeycomb method
*Date of Graduation* *December 2004*
*Publications*

Duvvi Lakshmi Prasanna Kumar	*M.S. Thesis*
	An explicit finite difference analysis of buoyant jets
*Date of Graduation* *December 2004*
*Publications* D. Prasanna and K. Aung, “Numerical Solutions of Single and Multiple Laminar Jets,” Proceedings of 2005 ASME Fluids Engineering Conference, Houston, Texas, June 2005^*

Prasad Reddy Kottha	*M.S. Thesis*
	Parametric optimization of a combined cycle
*Date of Graduation* *December 2004*
*Publications*

Sudeep Barsin	*M.S. Thesis*
	Performance enhancement for a single flash geothermal power plant
*Date of Graduation* *December 2004*
*Publications* Barsin and K. Aung, “Optimization of a Single Flash Geothermal Power Plant,” Proceedings of 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, November 2005^*

Arun Yadav	*M.S. Thesis*
	Numerical simulations of quasi-one dimensional subsonic supersonic flow in scramjet engine
*Date of Graduation* *December 2004*
*Publications*

Lakshman Martha	*M.S. Thesis*
	Numerical simulations on aerodynamic drag of heavy vehicle trucks
*Date of Graduation* *December 2004*
*Publications*

Kedar Pathak	*M.S. Thesis*
	Numerical simulations of dynamics of a tunnel fire
*Date of Graduation* *December 2004*
*Publications* Pathak and K. Aung, “Study of Dynamics of Pool Fire in a Ventilated Tunnel,” Proceedings of the Second Joint ASME Region X/SDPS Graduate Student Technical Conference, Longview, Texas, March 2004 K. Pathak and K. Aung, “Numerical Simulations of Dynamics of a Tunnel Fire,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluid Engineering Conference, Charlotte, NC, July 2004^*

Sameer Ghalsasi	*M.S. Thesis*
	Mixing of jet in crossflow : effects of jet geometry
*Date of Graduation* *December 2003*
*Publications* S. Ghalsasi and K. Aung, “Mixing of Jet in Crossflow: Effect of Geometry,” Proceedings of the First Joint ASME Region X/SDPS Graduate Student Technical Conference, Houston, Texas, March 2003
*Note: Sameer went on to complete his Ph.D. (materials) from University of Houston and is now working in Houston.*
Chinton Purohit	*M.S. Thesis*
	Numerical simulations of a compression ignition engine using biodiesel fuels
*Date of Graduation* *December 2003*
*Publications* Purohit and K. Aung, “Numerical Simulation of a Compression Ignition Engine Using Biodiesel Fuel,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASME Heat Transfer Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 2003^*

Rakesh Sreenivasa	*M.S. Thesis*
	Numerical simulations of coal and biomass combustion in fluidized bed combustors
*Date of Graduation* *December 2003*
*Publications* R. Sreenivasa and K. Aung, “Modeling of Biomass Combustion in a Fluidized Bed,” Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Power Engineering, Kobe, Japan, November 2003

Sunil Appanaboyina	*M.S. Thesis*
	Development of a VRML application for teaching fluid mechanics
*Date of Graduation* *December 2003*
*Publications* Appanaboyina, R. Sreenivasa and K. Aung, “Development of Web-Based Tools for Energy Engineering,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Meeting & Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003^* ^{S. Appanaboyina and K. Aung, “Development of a VRML Application for Teaching Fluid Mechanics,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Meeting & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004}
*Note: Sunil went on to complete his Ph.D. (computational sciences) from James Mason University and is now an employee of Shell India.*

Kaushal Majmudar	*M.S. Thesis*
	Numerical simulations of a spark ignition engine using alternative fuels
*Date of Graduation* *December 2003*
*Publications* K. Majmudar, V. Matham and K. Aung, “Simulations of a Hydrogen-Enhanced Methane Fuelled SI Engine,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Anaheim, CA, November 2004 Majmudar and K. Aung, “Numerical Simulation of a Spark Ignition Engine Using Liquid Fuels and Liquid Fuel Blends,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASME Heat Transfer Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 2003