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Author:

Blumenthal, Brennan Theodore

Title:

Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Boundary-layer Ingestion
Propulsion
CFD
USM3D
NPSS
CDISC
Common Research Model
CRM

File:

Download B_Blumenthal_MS_Thesis_V8-ZS.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Goodyear, Andrew

Title:

Optimal low-thrust geostationary transfer orbit using a hybrid pseudospectral collocation method

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

low-thrust
pseudospectral
trajectory optimization
geostationary
modified equinoctial elements

File:

Download andrew_goodyear_thesis_final_v4.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

McIntyre, Sean Michael

Title:

A multi-scale model for geared transmission aero-thermodynamics

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
conjugate heat transfer
gearbox
multi-scale model

File:

Download SeanMcIntyre-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Yan, Sihong

Title:

EXPERIMENTAL IMPACT DYNAMICS TESTING OF A GLACIATED WATER DROP AND QUANTIFICATION OF PARTIAL MELTING WITH VARYING RESIDENCE TIME

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Engine Icing
Mixed-phase Ice Crystals
Impact
Luminescense
Melting Process

File:

Download Sihong_Yan_MS_thesis__3_.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Han, Yiqiang

Title:

Aerodynamics and Thermal Physics of Helicopter Ice Accretion

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aircraft Icing
Ice Accretion Modelling
Helicopter
Aerodynamics
Heat Transfer
Surface Roughness
Performance Degradation

File:

Download Han_-_PhD_Dissertation_-_Feb_23_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member

Author:

Reiter, Jason A

Title:

Numerical And Analytical Solutions To Rapid Collision Avoidance Maneuvers Constrained By Mission Performance Requirements

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

astrodynamics
collision avoidance
debris
trade studies
optimization
trajectory
mission design

File:

Download ReiterMastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kuppa, Koundinya

Title:

Long-term Orbit Propagation Using Symplectic Integration Algorithms

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

astrodynamics
orbital mechanics
symplectic integration
numerical integration
orbit propagation
spaceflight mechanics

File:

Download KoundinyaKuppa-Thesis_Submitted_.pdf

Committee Members:

David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Skidmore, Grant Marston

Title:

The mitigation of pulsation in ventilated supercavities

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Supercavitation
Cavitation
Pulsation
Ventilated Supercavities
Multiphase Flow
CFD
Noise
Acoustics

File:

Download 1-Skidmore-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jules Washington Lindau V, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy A Brungart, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Jonathan S Pitt, Committee Member
Toan Nguyen, Committee Member

Author:

Drury, Matthew David

Title:

Full Scale Testing of a Centrifugally Powered Pneumatic De-Icing System for Helicopter Rotor Blades

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

ice
de-icing system
centrifugal pumping
rotor blade

File:

Download Matt_Drury_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Imperale, Brian F

Title:

The Effects of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Performance

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Performance
Wind Tunnel Blockage Effects

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis Mc Laighlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rudenko, Nicholas Andrew

Title:

Investigation of the Heat Transfer of Two Parallel Jets Impinging Normal to a Flat Surface

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Impinging
Jets
Dual Jets
Heat Transfer
Normal Impingement

File:

Download Rudenko_Thesis_vE.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Andrew Rudenko, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Scarcella, Peter Craig

Title:

Parametric Trade Study of Multiple Libration Point Orbits in the Circular Restricted Four-body Problem

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

libration point orbits
circular restricted four-body Problem
formation flying
halo orbits

File:

Download PeterScarcella_THESIS2016.pdf

Committee Members:

David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lampenfield, Jacob John

Title:

Simulations of the flow generated by fluidic inserts in a converging diverging nozzle

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
computational fluid dynamics
converging
diverging
nozzle
aeroacoustics
noise reduction

File:

Download Lampenfield_MS_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nayyar, Mollik

Title:

Optimal Earth Return Transfers from Lagrange Point Orbits Using Particle Swarm Optimization

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Three body system
Lagrange points
manifolds
optimization
particle swarm
PSO
Dynamical Systems
Optimal Transfers
Astrodynamics
Lagrange Point Orbits
LPO
Lambert's Problem

File:

Download MollikNayyar_-_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Walsh, Gregory Daniel

Title:

A PRELIMINARY ACOUSTIC INVESTIGATION OF A COAXIAL HELICOPTER IN HIGH-SPEED FLIGHT

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Acoustics
Coaxial Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Acoustics
Helicopter

File:

Download Walsh_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Kopp, Reed Alan

Title:

Multi-fidelity Modeling of Interfacial Micromechanics for Off-Aligned Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

nanocomposites
damping
passive vibration control
carbon nanotubes
interfacial slip
stick-slip
off-aligned

File:

Download Kopp_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward C. Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
George A. Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Haibat, Jatin Pramod

Title:

PROCESSING OF MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AS MAGNETIC ADDITIVES FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

carbon nanotubes
manufacturing
nanocomposites
magnetic assembly

File:

Download JatinHaibat-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member

Author:

Kambampati, Sandilya

Title:

Optimization of Composite Tiltrotor Wings with Extensions and Winglets

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

optimization
tiltrotor
winglet
whirl flutter
composite material
wing extensions
aircraft design

File:

Download Sandilya_Kambampati_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Outside Member

Author:

Saetti, Umberto

Title:

Rotorcraft Simulations with Coupled Flight Dynamics, Free Wake, and Acoustics

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

rotorcraft
noise
control
control systems
dynamic inversion
feedback
flight dynamics
free wake
CHARM
PSUHeloSim
PSUWOPWOP

File:

Download UmbertoSaetti_Thesis_v9.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Mainwaring, Philip B

Title:

Design and Development of a K-Band Microwave Electrothermal Thruster

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

microwave electrothermal thruster
electric propulsion
space propulsion
microwave plasma
plasma propulsion
resonant cavity

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member