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