Browsing Graduate Theses by Title
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Numerical simulation of deceleration of an axisymmetric vortex
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989) -
Numerical simulation of ground movements and structural forces in lining for Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunneling in clay
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)This thesis describes the development of a 3D finite element model for representing mechanized tunnel construction using an Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) machine in clay. The model uses the commercial FE code, Plaxis 3D, ... -
Numerical simulation of heavy oil droplets mixing in supercritical water at conditions relevant to supercritical water heavy oil upgrading
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Supercritical water (SCW) crude oil upgrading is a promising technology for upgrading and desulfurization of heavy crude oil and residues. The outcome of this process is determined by an interplay of hydrocarbon cracking ... -
Numerical simulation of hypersonic flow over a blunt delta wing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990) -
Numerical simulation of mixing in viscous-fingering displacements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Mixing of two fluids in viscously unstable displacements is far from being fully understood. It is not known how mixing efficiency depends on the viscosity contrast between the fluids, especially for advection-dominated ... -
Numerical simulation of plasma interactions with high voltage solar arrays in low earth orbit
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989) -
Numerical simulation of primary petroleum migration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)A numerical simulation is presented for the generation and movement of petroleum in a single layer of source rock, a process also know as primary migration. The equations governing the system are derived from principles ... -
Numerical simulation of the flow of real fluids with heat transfer.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973) -
Numerical simulation of the response of sandy soils treated with pre-fabricated vertical drains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This research is part of the ongoing effort of the Seismic Risk Mitigation for Port Systems Grand Challenge. It addresses the problem of numerically simulating the response of sandy soils treated with earthquake drains, ... -
Numerical simulations of lobed mixer flow fields
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Numerical simulations of perforated plate stabilized premixed flames with detailed chemistry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)The objective of this work is to develop a high efficiency two-dimensional reactive flow solver to investigate perforated-plate stabilized laminar premixed flames. The developed code is used to examine the impact of the ... -
Numerical simulations of supercritical water-hydrocarbon mixing in a 3-D cylindrical tee mixer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Supercritical water upgrading and desulfurization (SCWUDS) is a new concept in the oil refining industry wherein, crude oil is mixed with supercritical water in a reactor leading to chemical breakdown of the sulfur containing ... -
Numerical simulations of the effects of microstructure on photonic crystals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)The optical properties of photonic crystals were studied to gain an understanding of the response of these structures to electromagnetic waves. In particular, multilayer films and two-dimensional systems were studied. It ... -
Numerical simulations of the forward problem and compressive digital holographic reconstruction of weak scatterers on a planar substrate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)TFT (Thin-film transistor) - LCD (Liquid-crystal display) is now widely used by the display industry for the reason that LCD is compact and light with very low power consumption; moreover, it has little or no flicker and ... -
Numerical solution methods for differential game problems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Differential game theory provides a potential means for the parametric analysis of combat engagement scenarios. To determine its viability for this type of analysis, three frameworks for solving differential game problems ... -
A numerical study of crack tip blunting under cyclic loading
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992) -
A numerical study of fluid flow around two-dimensional lifting of surfaces
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
A numerical study of vortex method schemes for two-dimensional incompressible flows
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
A numerical study of Witsenhausen's Counterexample
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)In this thesis, we consider Witsenhausen's Counterexample, a two-stage control system in decentralized stochastic control. In particular, we investigate a specific homogenous integral equation that arises from the necessary ... -
Numerical Synthesis of Arbitrary Multi-Qubit Unitaries with low 𝑇-Count
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-02)Quantum gate synthesis based on numerical optimization produces efficient circuits for NISQ (Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum) computing by minimizing the num- ber of two-qubit gates. The requirements for fault tolerant ...
