11. Inviscid Wind-Turbine Analysis Using Distributed Vorticity Elements Open Access Author: Basom, Blair J. Title: Inviscid Wind-Turbine Analysis Using Distributed Vorticity Elements Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: wind turbinehorizontal axisvortex latticewake modelingrelaxed wakeinviscid analysisprescribed wakeGoldstein rotor File: Download basom_thesis_final.pdf Committee Members: Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
12. TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS IN SUPERSONIC JETS WITH OPTICAL DEFLECTOMETRY Open Access Author: Day, Benjamin J Title: TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS IN SUPERSONIC JETS WITH OPTICAL DEFLECTOMETRY Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Jet NoiseTurbulencesupersonicoptical deflectometryBBSANbroadband shock associated noisemeasurementsturbulence measurements File: Download BJD-Thesis-Aug3.pdf Committee Members: Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
13. Health Monitoring Applications for Small Wind Turbines Open Access Author: Forshey, Brenton Ross Title: Health Monitoring Applications for Small Wind Turbines Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: bearingdetectionfaultconditionmonitoringhealthenergywindimbalancestructural health monitoring File: Download Thesis_BRF_V10.pdf Committee Members: Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKarl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSusan W Stewart, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
14. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Open Access Author: DeForce Jr. , Christopher Allen Title: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: microwave electrothermal thrusterMETcomputational modelingCOMSOLChris DeForceelectromagneticsfluid mechanicsplasmaelectric propulsiondeforce File: Download MS_Thesis_Chris_DeForce.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
15. The Effect of Variable Initial Uncertainty on the Probability of Asteroid-Earth Collisions Open Access Author: Polito, Christopher Title: The Effect of Variable Initial Uncertainty on the Probability of Asteroid-Earth Collisions Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: position uncertainty ellipsoidNEO Collision Probability File: Download Polito_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDavid Bradley Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
16. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS ON PRIMARY HELICOPTER CONTROL USING TRAILING EDGE FLAPS Open Access Author: Duling, Christopher Thomas Title: FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS ON PRIMARY HELICOPTER CONTROL USING TRAILING EDGE FLAPS Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: trailing edge flapsswashplateless rotors File: Download Duling_MS_Aero_SP09.pdf Committee Members: Dr Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorFarhan S Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
17. Application of a Homotopy Method to Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Open Access Author: Tu, Chenmeng Title: Application of a Homotopy Method to Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Trajectory OptimizationLow-ThrustHomotopy Method File: Download Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
18. INNOVATIVE ENERGY ABSORBING AND LOAD LIMITING DEVICES BASED ON COMPOSITE TUBES Open Access Author: Tiwari, Chandrashekhar Title: INNOVATIVE ENERGY ABSORBING AND LOAD LIMITING DEVICES BASED ON COMPOSITE TUBES Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: composite tubesenergy absorptionload limitingextension-twiststitch rippingfoam crushing File: Download Chandrashekhar_Tiwari_MS_Thesis_AUG09.pdf Committee Members: Prof Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorEdward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
19. CHARACTERISTICS OF A ROTOR OPTIMIZED FOR HOVER AND FORWARD FLIGHT Open Access Author: Kroninger, Christopher Matthew Title: CHARACTERISTICS OF A ROTOR OPTIMIZED FOR HOVER AND FORWARD FLIGHT Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: circulationoptimizationrotorcraft File: Download Thesis_v16.pdf Committee Members: Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
20. Investigation of electromagnetic acceleration of nonionized gases Open Access Author: Paunescu, Cristian Title: Investigation of electromagnetic acceleration of nonionized gases Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: polar propulsionAbraham effect File: Download Cristian_Paunescu_Thesis_42009.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
