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Author:: Kinzel, Michael Patrick
Title:: Computational Techniques and Analysis of Cavitating-Fluid Flows
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Cavitation
Multiphase flows
level set
overset grids
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
File:: Download mpkThesisFinalDraft.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
David N Hill, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Ralph W Noack, Committee Member

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Author:: Mistry, Mihir
Title:: Induced warp systems to obtain Active twist of Rotor Blades
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: warp
aerospace
helicopters
Smart Structures
Variable Twist Rotor
Smart Rotor Blades
bimoment
File:: Download MS-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Quasi Static Rotor Morphing Concepts For Rotorcraft Performance Improvements, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: McErlean, Michael Raymond
Title:: SCALABILITY OF THE FORCE OF A NORMALLY IMPACTING VORTEX RING ON A PLANAR SURFACE
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: impact force
high-speed video
DPIV
vortex rings
surface pressure
File:: Download MRMThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Michael H Krane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael H Krane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Yoo, Min-Ji
Title:: Comparison of interlaminar fracture toughness of filament wound glass/epoxy composites by using MWCNTs or flexible resin
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Interlaminar fracture toughness
CNT
Mode I
II and mixed mode
File:: Download Minji_Master_Thesis_0803_2009.pdf
Committee Members:: Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Reedy, Michael
Title:: THE DEVELOPMENT AND SYNTHESIS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL EROSION AND CORROSION RESISTANT TITANIUM-CHROMIUM-NITRIDE COATINGS FOR TURBOMACHINERY APPLICATIONS
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: corrosion
TiCrN
erosion
cathodic arc
titanium chromium nitride
coating
characterization
File:: Download Mike_Reedy_Masters_2011_-_Final__4-25-2011_.pdf
Committee Members:: Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Sahani, Nilesh A.
Title:: Envelope Protection Systems for Piloted and Unmanned Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Envelope protection
Limit avoidance
Rotorcraft
Pilot cueing
Adaptive control
Integrator windup
File:: Download etd.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Asok Ray, Committee Member

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Author:: Rao, Nikhil Molahally
Title:: DESENSITIZATION OF OVER TIP LEAKAGE IN AN AXIAL TURBINE ROTOR BY TIP SURFACE COOLANT INJECTION
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Axial turbine
over tip leakage
tip leakage flow
tip surface coolant injection
turbine tip desensitization
File:: Download NikhilThesisF.pdf
Committee Members:: Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Timothy F Miiler, Committee Member

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Author:: Depenbusch, Nathan Thomas
Title:: Atmospheric Energy Harvesting for Small Uninhabited Aircraft by Gust Soaring
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: gust energy harvesting
File:: Download NathanDepenbusch-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: SELLAMI, NADIA
Title:: WALL MODEL EFFECTS ON TWO PHASE FLOWS AND PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN NANOCHANNELS
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Molecular Dynamics
Nanoflows
Surface interactions
Virial Pressure
Nanojets
File:: Download Final_Thesis-Nadia_Sellami.pdf
Committee Members:: Michael Matthew Micci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member

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Author:: Sikarwar, Nidhi
Title:: The Use of Adjoint Methods in Jet Nozzle Design
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Noise Reduction
Adjoint Method
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Nozzle Design
File:: Download Sikarwar_Nidhi_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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