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1. DUCTED FAN INLET/EXIT AND ROTOR TIP FLOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR VERTICAL LIFT SYSTEMS

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Author:
Akturk, Ali
Title:
DUCTED FAN INLET/EXIT AND ROTOR TIP FLOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR VERTICAL LIFT SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Ducted fan
Inlet flow distortion
Tip leakage
Tip leakage mitigation
Double ducted fan
Pressure side platform
Fan rotor tip loss
Tip treatment
File:
Download Ali_Akturk-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Michael H Krane, Committee Member

3. QUALIFICATION OF AIRFOIL TRANSITION MEASUREMENTS TAKEN IN THE PENN STATE LOW-SPEED, LOW-TURBULENCE WIND TUNNEL

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Author:
Premi, Amandeep
Title:
QUALIFICATION OF AIRFOIL TRANSITION MEASUREMENTS TAKEN IN THE PENN STATE LOW-SPEED, LOW-TURBULENCE WIND TUNNEL
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
hot film
hot wire
wind-tunnel
transition
freestream spectrum
receptivity
File:
Download Amandeep-Premi_Masters-thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. An Investigation of the Aerodynamics of Miniature Trailing-Edge Effectors Applied to Rotorcraft

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Author:
Oliveira Vieira, Bernardo A
Title:
An Investigation of the Aerodynamics of Miniature Trailing-Edge Effectors Applied to Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
wind tunnel testing
active devices
Gurney flaps
unsteady aerodynamics
File:
Download MS_Thesis_MiTEs_Vieira.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS IN SUPERSONIC JETS WITH OPTICAL DEFLECTOMETRY

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Author:
Day, Benjamin J
Title:
TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS IN SUPERSONIC JETS WITH OPTICAL DEFLECTOMETRY
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Jet Noise
Turbulence
supersonic
optical deflectometry
BBSAN
broadband shock associated noise
measurements
turbulence measurements
File:
Download BJD-Thesis-Aug3.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. PREDICTION OF SAND PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES AND SAND EROSION DAMAGE ON HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES

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Author:
Shin, Bong Gun
Title:
PREDICTION OF SAND PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES AND SAND EROSION DAMAGE ON HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
Aerodynamics
Particle Trajectory
Sand Erosion
Helicopter rotor blade
File:
Download Dissertation_BongGun_Aerospace_Engineering_May_2010.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member
Michael H Krane, Committee Member

9. Transfer and Capture into Distant Retrograde Orbits

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Author:
Scott, Christopher James
Title:
Transfer and Capture into Distant Retrograde Orbits
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
circular restricted three body problem
Astrodynamics
CR3BP
satellite capture
File:
Download Diss.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr David B Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member

10. EXTENDING ACOUSTIC DATA MEASURED WITH SMALL-SCALE SUPERSONIC MODEL JETS TO PRACTICAL AIRCRAFT EXHAUST JETS

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Author:
Kuo, Ching-Wen
Title:
EXTENDING ACOUSTIC DATA MEASURED WITH SMALL-SCALE SUPERSONIC MODEL JETS TO PRACTICAL AIRCRAFT EXHAUST JETS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
acoustic measurements
jet noise
File:
Download PS_Thesis_CWK_Vh_Upload.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

14. The Experimental Investigation of a Rotor Icing Model with Shedding

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Author:
Brouwers, Edward William
Title:
The Experimental Investigation of a Rotor Icing Model with Shedding
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
icing
Adverse Environment Rotor Test Stand
AERTS
LEWICE
shedding
ice accretion
impingment limits
torque degradation
File:
Download Ed__Brouwers_Masters_Thesis_2010_rev2.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. Trajectory Design Using Approximate Analytic Solutions of the N-Body Problem

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Author:
Benavides, Julio César
Title:
Trajectory Design Using Approximate Analytic Solutions of the N-Body Problem
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
N-Body Problem
Series Solutions
Numerical Integration
File:
Download jcb_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr David Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr David B Spencer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member
Richard Wallace Robinett, Committee Member