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Author:

Colletti, Alexander E.

Title:

IGNITION PROCESSES AND FLAME SPREADING IN A GRANULAR SOLID PROPELLANT BED

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

granular bed
flame spreading
interior ballistics
solid propellant

File:

Download colletti_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lin, Chia-Yung

Title:

IMPORTANT FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE ROCKET NOZZLE EROSION PROCESSES AND THEORETICAL/NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rocket nozzle erosion

File:

Download MS_Thesis__Chia-Yung_Lin.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Boyd, Eric R.

Title:

Ignition and Combustion of Nickel Coated and Uncoated Aluminum Particles in Hot Post-Flame Gas Environment

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Nickel Coating
Gas Burner
Combustion
Aluminum

File:

Download E_Boyd_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sirignano, Matthew Davis

Title:

MODIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A BALLISTIC COMPRESSOR TO STUDY IGNITION AND COMBUSTION OF ENERGETIC PARTICLES AT ULTRA-HIGH PRESSURES AND HEATING RATES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ballistic compressor
aluminum
particle combustion

File:

Download MS_Thesis_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Degges, Matthew Joseph

Title:

Influence of Steam on the Flammability Limits of Premixed Natural Gas/Oxygen/Steam Mixtures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Syngas
SCT-CPO Reactor
Flammability Limits
Steam

File:

Download Degges_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kutzler, Patrick

Title:

Flammability Limits of a Premixed Gas with Steam Addition

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

flammability limits
premixed gas
steam

File:

Download Patrick_Kutzler_-_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Larson, Daniel Bruce

Title:

Formulation and Characterization of Paraffin-based Solid Fuels Containing Novel Additives for Use in Hybrid Rocket Motors

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hybrid
rocket
paraffin
regression rate
LiAlH4
lithium aluminum hydride
RDX
MWNT
multi-walled carbon nanotubes

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Larson.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lee, Garrett Powell

Title:

Ignition and Combustion of Energetic Particles at Ultra-high Pressures and Heating Rates

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

aluminum combustion
nickel coating
ballistic compressor
particle ignition
thermobaric weapon modeling

File:

Download Thesis_-_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Laura Pauley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Armold, Derrick Michael

Title:

Formulation and Characterization of Paraffin-based Solid Fuels Containing Swirl Inducing Grain Geometry And/or Energetic Additives

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

swirl injection
3-D printing
regression rate
combustion efficiency
port modeling

File:

Download 1-Thesis_4-13-14.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor