Thesis Advisor or Co-Advisor
Dr. Keith served as the Thesis advisor for 54 master students and 34 PhD students
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
- G. S. Jakubowski, "Mutual Interaction of Two Hot Liquid Jet Sprays," (co-advisor, J. E. A. John), August 1978.
- K. A. Kroos, "Pond Cooling by Deeply Submerged Jets," (co-advisor, J. E. A. John), December 1982.
- P. J. Smith, "Pumping in Reciprocating Shaft Seals: A Thermoelastohydrodynamic Numerical Analysis of the Pumping Ring Seal," March 1983.
- D. F. Chao, "Numerical Simulation of Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer in Composite Bodies with Application to De-Icing of Aircraft Components," (co-advisor, K. J. De Witt), March 1983.
- A. A. Afjeh, "Wake Effects on the Aerodynamic Performance of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines," August 1984.
- C. N. Yung, "Numerical Simulation of Axi-Symmetric Turbulent Flow in Combustors and Diffusers," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), December 1986.
- K. C. Masiulaniec, "A Numerical Simulation of the Full Two-Dimensional Electrothermal De-Icer Pad," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), June 1987.
- A. Snyder, "Numerical Simulation of Subsonic and Transonic Propeller Flow," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), December 1987.
- S. R. Huebner, "A Finite Difference Analysis of the Heat Transfer in Periodic Cavity Flows," December 1987.
- S. H. Barthelson, "Applications of Multigrid Methods to Turbulent Incompressible Flows," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), June 1988.
- P. F. Penko, "Analysis of Resistojet Nozzle Flow," (co-advisor, K. J. De Witt), March 1989.
- D. Vijayaraghavan, "New Concepts in Numerical Prediction of Cavitation in Bearings," August 1989.
- L. Reid, "Three-Dimensional Flow in a Transonic Compressor Rotor," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), March 1990.
- A. K. Owen, "Effects of Inlet Distortion on the Development of Secondary Flows in a Subsonic Axial Inlet Compressor Rotor," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), March 1991.
- K. M. Al-Khalil, "Numerical Simulation of Ice Accretion and Melting on an Aircraft Anti-Icing System Incorporating a Rivulet Model for the Runback Water," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), June 1991.
- R. M. Chriss, "A Laser Velocimeter Investigation of the Numerical Shock-Wave Boundary Layer Interaction," June 1991.
- A. D. Yaslik, "Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Transient Heat Transfer Occurring in Electrothermal Deicing Systems," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), June 1991.
- W. B. Wright, "Simulation of Two-Dimensional Icing, De-Icing and Anti-Icing Phenomena," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), December 1991.
- G. E. Pawlas, "Numerical Modeling of a Vortex Stabilized Arcjet," December 1991.
- M. A. Bakhle, "Flutter Analysis of Cascades Based on the Two-Dimensional Full Potential Equation," December 1991.
- J. R. Huang, "Numerical Simulation of an Electrothermally De-iced Aircraft Surface Using the Finite Element Method," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), August 1993.
- Q. Yang, "A Numerical Study of Piston Ring Lubrication in Internal Combustion Engines," January 1995.
- K. Vaidyanathan, "Coupled Strongly Implicit Navier-Stokes Computation Using Artificial Compressibility Formulation for Incompressible Internal Flow Problems," May 1998.
- R.J. Shyne, "Experimental Study of Low Pressure Turbine Performance Losses Due to Boundary Layer Effects," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), May 1998.
- F. Papa, "Confined Flow Simulation for a Non-Inertial Frame of Reference," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), December 2000
- D. Wang, "EHD Analysis of a Connecting Rod Bearing in a High-Speed Engine," May 2003.
- P. Wang, “Numerical Investigation of Non-Newtonian and Surface Roughness Effects on the Performance of Dynamically Loaded Journal Bearings,” December 2003
- S. Cioc, “Application of the Space-Time Conservation and Solution Element Numerical Method to Flows in Fluid Films,” August 2004
- C. Cioc, “An Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Model for Helicopter High-Speed Transmission Components,” December 2004
- R. Rahmani, “Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation and Performance Study of an Industrial Helical Static Mixer,” December 2004
- A. Ayasoufi, “Numerical Simulation of Heat Conduction with Melting and/or Freezing by Space-Time Conservation Element and Solution Element Method,” December 2004
- L. Moraru, “Numerical Predictions and Measurements in the Lubrication of Aeronautical Engine and Transmission Components,” December 2005
- N. Ene, “Stability and Thermohydrodynamic Investigations of Wave Journal Bearings, July 2008
- P. Kenney, “An Initial Study to Determine a Friction-Factor Model for Ground Vegetation,” December 2009
MASTER STUDENTS
- W. Heidemann, "A Nine Speed Bicycle Gearing Design," July 1973.
- T. N. Obee, "Flow Patterns in the Vicinity of a Downstream Facing Inlet," December 1976.
- E. C. Caba, "Simultaneous Blowdown and Charging in Two Connected Vessels," August 1977.
- P. J. Smith, "An Analysis of an Oil Pumping Ring Seal for the Stirling Engine," June 1979.
- R. J. Schnipke, "Effect of Shaft Eccentricity on Pumping Ring Performance," June 1979.
- C. T. Wang, "Numerical Solution for Transient Heat Conduction in Composite Materials by the Finite Element Method," (co-advisor, D. R. Jeng), December 1980.
- A. Aliakbarkhanafjeh, "Numerical Analysis of the Performance of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine by Direct Calculation of the Induced Velocity," (co-advisor, D. R. Jeng), December 1980.
- V. Eskandari, "Forced Convection Heat Transfer from Ice Spheres in Flowing Water," (co-advisor, G. S. Jakubowski), August 1981.
- S. R. Huebner, "Numerical Analysis of the Heating of Round Rods in a Walking Beam Furnace," December 1982.
- J. A. White, "Performance Analysis of a Tip-Controlled Wind Turbine Utilizing a Helical Vortex Wake Model," June 1983.
- R. M. Chriss, "An Investigation of the Interaction of a Normal Shock Wave with a Turbulent Boundary Layer by Laser Anemometry," November 1984.
- B. C. Busbey, "The Effect of Strong Shock Loading on Coupled Bending-Torsion Flutter of Tuned and Mistuned Cascades," February 1985.
- K. L. Leffel, "A Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Electrothermal Aircraft Deicing," (co-advisor, K. J. De Witt), August 1985.
- C. L. Berger, "Transient Temperature Distributions in Two-Layer Hollow Cylinders," February 1986.
- S. Ramamurthy, "Turbulence Transport Equations for Curved Flows," (co-advisor, D. R. Jeng), July 1986.
- R. J. Roelke, "A Rapid Computational Procedure for the Numerical Solution of a Heat Flow Problem with Phase Change," August 1986.
- A. Shahri, "Heat Transfer from Ice Shapes in Flowing Water," August 1986.
- R. F. Handschuh, "An Exponential Finite Difference Technique for Solving Partial Differential Equations," June 1987.
- M. V. Whalen, "Low Reynolds Number Nozzle Flow Study," June 1987.
- S. K. Ahn, "An Efficient Method for the Numerical Solution of Stefan Problems," December 1987.
- L. M. (Zana) Carney, "An Experimental Investigation of an Arcjet Thruster Exhaust Using Langmuir Probes," December 1987.
- W. B. Wright, "A Comparison of Numerical Methods for the Prediction of Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer in an Electrothermal Deicer Pad," (co-advisor, K. J. De Witt), December 1987.
- K. Vaidyanathan, "Cavitation in Moderately to Heavily Loaded Noncircular Journal Bearings," December 1987.
- D. H. Manzella, "An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Cell Pressure on the Performance of Resistojets," (co-advisor, K. J. De Witt), December 1987.
- R. J. Shyne, "Analysis and Optimization of Truncated Scarf Nozzles Subject to External Flow Conditions," May 1988.
- S. Atluri, "Analysis of Lubrication in a Slider Bearing with Melting Surfaces," June 1988.
- T. J. Sours, "A Definition Study of the On-Orbit Assembly Operations for the Outboard Photovoltaic Modules for Space Station Freedom," November 1988.
- L. W. Smith, "Effects of Swirl and Flow Rate on the Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Combustor Flow," (co-advisor, K. J. De Witt), December 1988.
- A. Fateh, "Predicted Aerodynamic Performance of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Equipped with Vortex Generators," (co-advisor, A. A.Afjeh), May 1989.
- M. A. Omar, "Application of the Boundary Integral Method in the Solution of Lubrication Problems," May 1989
- R. M. Puzak, "An Analysis of the Water Distribution System at the NASA, Lewis Research Center," December 1989
- S. Krishnan, "Numerical Simulation of Ice Accretion and Melting on a Deicer Pad Containing Anisotropic Layers," June 1990
- H. E. Addy, Jr., "An Investigation of the Flow in the Diffuser Section of the NASA Lewis Research Center Research Icing Research Tunnel," June 1990
- A. R. Porro, "A Laser Induced Heat Flux Technique for the Measurement of Supersonic Heat Transfer Coefficients," December 1990
- J. D. Saunders, "Numerical Study of a Supersonic Inlet with Slot Bleed at Critical Operation," June 1991
- D. L. Meissner, "Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Fluid and Thermal Physics" (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), December 1992
- V. S. Prasad, "Analysis of Cavitation Algorithms," December 1992
- M. J. Carney, "Impacts of Hyperbolic Escape Energy and Declination on Launch Window Performance for Interplanetary Missions," June 1993.
- M. W. Siebert, "Effect of Atmosphere and Normal Load on Friction and Wear of Polymide and Ion-Plated Gold in Rolling Contact," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), December 1994
- H. Chen, "Performance of Non-Circular Magnetic Bearings," February 1995.
- D. DelSignore, "A Laser Doppler Anemometric Investigation of High-Speed Compressible Flow through a Butterfly Valve," August 1995.
- N. A. Newlove, "Introduction to Squeeze Film Dampers and Test Rig for Aerospace Applications," December 1998.
- R.W. Honaker, "Use of Sonoluminescence to Reduce Cavitation Damage in Diesel Engine Bearings," December 1998.
- R. J. Shi, "Boundary Element Simulation of the Growth and Collapse of a Cavitation Bubble Near a Rigid Boundary," May 1999.
- A. Katari, "Numerical Study of a Downstream Facing Inlet," May 1999.
- P.J. Schwind, "A Numerical Study of Design and Scale-up Issues for Hazardous Waste Vitrification Units with Side Chambers," (co-advisor K. J. De Witt), June 2000
- H. Xu, "Heat Conduction in the Dry Sliding of a Metallic Solid Pair," May 2001
- S. Ma, "Cavitation in Journal Bearings Using an Explicit Mass-Conserving Algorithm," May 2001
- N. Hall, "The Motion and Trajectory of a Baseball," May 2001
- C. E. Hughes, "Aerodynamic Performance of Three, Scale Model Turbofan By-Pass Outlet Guide Vanes Designed for Low Noise," May 2001
- S. Mathew, "Investigation of Cavitating Flow around a Rigid 2-D Hydrofoil," (co-advisor E. Nikolaidis), May 2003
- K. K. Bandaru, "Numerical Determination of Drag on Two Bodies Traveling in Tandem," May 2004
- B. Vempati, "Heat Transfer Effects in the Depressurization of a Reservoir through a Nozzle-Duct Arrangement," May 2004
- M. Masoomi, “Model Development and Load Analysis of an Offshore Wind Turbine,” August 2014