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1. The Aeromechanical Stability of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors

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Author:
Howard, Anna Kathleen Tyler
Title:
The Aeromechanical Stability of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
full-span
whirl flutter
semi-span
civil tiltrotor
aeromechanical stability
rotorcraft
helicopter
pitch-lag coupling
ground resonance
pitch-flap coupling
air resonance
aeroelastic couplings
stability
tiltrotor
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

2. MODELING OF MICROSCALE GAS FLOWS USING THE DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHOD

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Author:
Alexeenko, Alina A.
Title:
MODELING OF MICROSCALE GAS FLOWS USING THE DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHOD
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
microflow
direct simulation Monte Carlo
rarefied gas flow
finite element analysis
transient heat transfer
File:
Download etd.pdf
Committee Members:
Deborah Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member

3. 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

5. NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF BLAST-IMPACT PROBLEMS USING THE DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHOD

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Author:
Sharma, Anupam
Title:
NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF BLAST-IMPACT PROBLEMS USING THE DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHOD
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
shock
blast
DSMC
Blast-impact
parallel programming
OOP
File:
Download axs455_phd_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Dr Paul E Plassmann, Committee Member
James Bernhard Anderson, Committee Member
Dr Andrea J Schokker, Committee Member

6. A TIME ACCURATE PREDICTION OF THE VISCOUS FLOW IN A TURBINE STAGE INCLUDING A ROTOR IN MOTION

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Open Access
Author:
Shavalikul, Akamol
Title:
A TIME ACCURATE PREDICTION OF THE VISCOUS FLOW IN A TURBINE STAGE INCLUDING A ROTOR IN MOTION
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
time accurate prediction
turbine flow simulation
tip leakage
File:
Download Akamol_thesis1.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Savash Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member
Michael H Krane, Committee Member

7. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Trajectory Planning with Direct Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Geiger, Brian Raymond
Title:
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Trajectory Planning with Direct Methods
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
direct collocation
uav
path planning
trajectory optimization
neural network
flight test
File:
Download BrianGeiger-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member

8. AERODYNAMIC AND HEAT TRANSFER ASPECTS OF TIP AND CASING TREATMENTS USED FOR TURBINE TIP LEAKAGE CONTROL

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Author:
Gumusel, Baris
Title:
AERODYNAMIC AND HEAT TRANSFER ASPECTS OF TIP AND CASING TREATMENTS USED FOR TURBINE TIP LEAKAGE CONTROL
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Turbine Tip Leakage Control
Inclined Squealer Tip
Blade Tip Shape
Casing Treatment
Shroud Heat Transfer
Tip Leakage Desensitization
File:
Download Gumusel.Baris.Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

9. On the Nonlinearities in the Noise Radiated from High-Speed Model Jets

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Open Access
Author:
Petitjean, Benoit Philippe
Title:
On the Nonlinearities in the Noise Radiated from High-Speed Model Jets
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aeroacoustics
jet noise
nonlinear acoustics
File:
Download eTD_B_Petitjean.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member
Anthony A Atchley, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

10. EFFECT OF GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS ON THE IN-PLANE CRUSHING BEHAVIOR OF HONEYCOMBS AND HONEYCOMBS WITH FACESHEETS

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Author:
Atli Veltin, Bilim
Title:
EFFECT OF GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS ON THE IN-PLANE CRUSHING BEHAVIOR OF HONEYCOMBS AND HONEYCOMBS WITH FACESHEETS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
honeycomb crushing
energy absorption
cellular honeycombs
File:
Download Thesis_Bilim.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan S Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

12. Transfer and Capture into Distant Retrograde Orbits

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Open Access
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

13. 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. Performance Evaluation of the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Using Nitrogen, Simulated Hydrazine, and Ammonia

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Open Access
Author:
Clemens, Daniel E
Title:
Performance Evaluation of the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Using Nitrogen, Simulated Hydrazine, and Ammonia
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
plasma
thrust measurements
electric field
numerical modeling
analytical modeling
File:
Download Clemens-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
David Spencer, Committee Member

15. Morphing Aricraft Structures using Tendon Actuated Compliant Cellular Truss

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Open Access
Author:
Ramrakhyani, Deepak Shyamlal
Title:
Morphing Aricraft Structures using Tendon Actuated Compliant Cellular Truss
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Morphing structures
active structures
shape change
compliant joint
bird wing
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Harold Marden, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member

16. Simulation and Control of a Helicopter Operating in a Ship Airwake

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Dooyong
Title:
Simulation and Control of a Helicopter Operating in a Ship Airwake
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
helicopter simulation
stochastic airwake
pilot model
validation
SAS optimization
File:
Download DooyongLee_thesis_etd.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member

18. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TECHNIQUES FOR TILTROTOR AEROELASTIC STABILITY AUGMENTATION

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Open Access
Author:
Hathaway, Eric L
Title:
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TECHNIQUES FOR TILTROTOR AEROELASTIC STABILITY AUGMENTATION
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aeroelastic stability
whirl flutter
tiltrotor
active control
optimization
File:
Download hathaway_phd_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

20. Reynolds Stress Modeling of Separated Turbulent Flows over Helicopters

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Open Access
Author:
Alpman, Emre
Title:
Reynolds Stress Modeling of Separated Turbulent Flows over Helicopters
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Reynolds Stress Model
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Parallel Processing
Helicopter Fuselage Aerodynamics
Separated Flow
File:
Download EmreAlpmanPhDThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Yousry Y Azmy, Committee Member

21. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DETECTION VIA NONLINEAR SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION AND STRUCTURAL INTENSITY METHODS

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Open Access
Author:
Semperlotti, Fabio
Title:
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DETECTION VIA NONLINEAR SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION AND STRUCTURAL INTENSITY METHODS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Structural Surface Intensity
Structural Intensity
model free
baseline free
damage localization
HHRS
subharmonics
superharmonics
higher order harmonics
Nonlinear Structural Surface Intensity
Nonlinear Structural Intensity
File:
Download THESIS_FS_finalrev_3_combined.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member

22. A Higher Order Vortex-Lattice Method with a Force-Free Wake

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Open Access
Author:
Bramesfeld, Goetz
Title:
A Higher Order Vortex-Lattice Method with a Force-Free Wake
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
vortex sheet
wakes
wings
potential flow
File:
Download Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Member
Andrew Leonard Belmonte, Committee Member

25. Modeling and Simulation of Radiation from Hypersonic Flows using Monte Carlo Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Sohn, Ilyoup
Title:
Modeling and Simulation of Radiation from Hypersonic Flows using Monte Carlo Methods
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Radiation
Hypersonic
Monte Carlo Methods
Nonequilibrium
File:
Download mythesis_Sohn_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Deborah A Levin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah A Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
Michael F Modest, Committee Member

26. Analysis and Control of the Transient Aeroelastic Response of Rotors During Shipboard Engagement and Disengagement Operations

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Open Access
Author:
Keller, Jonathan Allen
Title:
Analysis and Control of the Transient Aeroelastic Response of Rotors During Shipboard Engagement and Disengagement Operations
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
helicopters
blade strike
H-46 aircraft
shipboard
aeroelasticity
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

28. Design, Fabrication, and Testing of an Ultrasonic De-Icing System for Helicopter Rotor Blades

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Open Access
Author:
Palacios, Jose Luis
Title:
Design, Fabrication, and Testing of an Ultrasonic De-Icing System for Helicopter Rotor Blades
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
dispersion curves
icing rotor blades
ice protection
anti-icing
de-icing
ultrasound
wave structure
high power ultrasound
File:
Download Palacios_PhD_Thesis_2008.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Rose, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member

29. ROTOR HUB VIBRATION AND BLADE LOADS REDUCTION, AND ENERGY HARVESTING VIA EMBEDDED RADIAL OSCILLATOR

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Open Access
Author:
Austruy, Julien
Title:
ROTOR HUB VIBRATION AND BLADE LOADS REDUCTION, AND ENERGY HARVESTING VIA EMBEDDED RADIAL OSCILLATOR
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
vibration control
rotorcraft
energy harvesting
File:
Download Dissertation_JulienAustruy_Dec2011.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Member

30. The Aeroelastic Stability Improvements of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors By Active and Passive Approaches

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Open Access
Author:
Paik, Jinho
Title:
The Aeroelastic Stability Improvements of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors By Active and Passive Approaches
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
design optimization
whirl flutter
soft-inplane rotor
tiltrotor aircraft
feedback control
File:
Download Jinho-Paik-Dissertation-Aug09.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

31. On the Characterization of Noise Sources in Supersonic Shock Containing Jets

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Open Access
Author:
Veltin, Jeremy
Title:
On the Characterization of Noise Sources in Supersonic Shock Containing Jets
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
jet noise
aeroacoustic
supersonic pitot
schlieren
optical deflectometry
mach wave
correlation
File:
Download Thesis_J_Veltin_Vf.pdf
Committee Members:
D.K. McLaughlin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
D.K. McLaughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Anthony A Atchley, Committee Member

32. The Modeling of Homogeneous Condensation in Free-expanding Plumes with the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method

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Open Access
Author:
Zhong, Jiaqiang
Title:
The Modeling of Homogeneous Condensation in Free-expanding Plumes with the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
free-expanding plume
condensation
DSMC
File:
Download Zhong-Jiaqiang-thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Deborah A Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member

33. Design and Analysis of Rotor Systems with Multiple Trailing Edge Flaps and Resonant Actuators

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Jun-Sik
Title:
Design and Analysis of Rotor Systems with Multiple Trailing Edge Flaps and Resonant Actuators
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
helicopter dynamics
vibration reduction
trailing edge flap
piezoelectric
resonant actuator
File:
Download JSKIM-Dissertation-2005-DEC.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

34. Compliant Load-Bearing Skins and Structures for Morphing Aircraft Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Olympio, Kingnidé Raymond
Title:
Compliant Load-Bearing Skins and Structures for Morphing Aircraft Applications
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
multiobjective optimization
topology optimization
morphing skin
honeycomb
hybrid multiobjective genetic algorithm
File:
Download Olympio-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member
Fabrizio Scarpa, Committee Member

35. Helicopter Rotor Lag Damping Augmentation Based on a Radial Absorber and Coriolis Coupling

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Open Access
Author:
Byers, Lynn Karen
Title:
Helicopter Rotor Lag Damping Augmentation Based on a Radial Absorber and Coriolis Coupling
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
lag damping
vibration absorber
File:
Download Lynn_Byers_Thesis_Final_June_2006.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Sean Brennan, Committee Member

36. A NEW APPROACH TO COMPLETE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR NOISE PREDICTION

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Open Access
Author:
Lopes, Leonard Vincent
Title:
A NEW APPROACH TO COMPLETE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR NOISE PREDICTION
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Acoustics
Aerospace
Airframe
Landing Gear
Noise
Prediction
Scheme
File:
Download Lopes_Dissertation_v6.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Anthony A Atchley, Committee Member
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member

37. A Computational Investigation of Gear Windage

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Open Access
Author:
Hill, Matthew John
Title:
A Computational Investigation of Gear Windage
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
gear windage
File:
Download mjhill-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Lyle Norman Long, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Surendra B Rao, Committee Member

38. General Framework for the Reconfiguration of Satellite Constellations

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Open Access
Author:
Ferringer, Matthew Phillip
Title:
General Framework for the Reconfiguration of Satellite Constellations
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
satellite constellation design
multi-objective optimization
evolutionary algorithms
decision support
high performance computing
satellite constellation reconfiguration
high-dimensional visualization
File:
Download Ferringer_Dissertation_Final_03-26-2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr David B Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Spencer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Patrick M Reed, Committee Member
Thomas Starchville Jr, Committee Member

39. Computational Techniques and Analysis of Cavitating-Fluid Flows

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Open Access
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

41. DESENSITIZATION OF OVER TIP LEAKAGE IN AN AXIAL TURBINE ROTOR BY TIP SURFACE COOLANT INJECTION

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Open Access
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

42. WALL MODEL EFFECTS ON TWO PHASE FLOWS AND PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN NANOCHANNELS

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Open Access
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

43. UNSTEADY FLOW SIMULATIONS AROUND COMPLEX GEOMETRIES USING STATIONARY OR ROTATING UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS

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Open Access
Author:
Sezer-Uzol, Nilay
Title:
UNSTEADY FLOW SIMULATIONS AROUND COMPLEX GEOMETRIES USING STATIONARY OR ROTATING UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
unsteady flow
ship airwake
wind turbine
large eddy simulation
LES
unstructured
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
File:
Download NilayPhDThesis-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Yousry Azmy, Committee Member

44. NONAXISYMMETRIC ENDWALL CONTOURING AND LEADING EDGE MODIFICATIONS ON TURBINE NOZZLE GUIDE VANES

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Open Access
Author:
Turgut, Ozhan Hulusi
Title:
NONAXISYMMETRIC ENDWALL CONTOURING AND LEADING EDGE MODIFICATIONS ON TURBINE NOZZLE GUIDE VANES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
nonaxisymmetric endwall contouring
secondary flows
gas turbine
leading edge fillets
File:
Download OzhanTurgut-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member

45. High Order Unstructured Grid Methods For Computational Aeroacoustics

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Open Access
Author:
Rao, Preetham P
Title:
High Order Unstructured Grid Methods For Computational Aeroacoustics
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
SUPG method
Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
Computational Aeroacoustics
Frequency domain
FEM
Jet noise
File:
Download ppraothesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Dr Paul E Plassmann, Committee Member

46. SEMI-ACTIVE CONTROL OF HELICOPTER VIBRATION USING CONTROLLABLE STIFFNESS AND DAMPING DEVICES

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Open Access
Author:
Anusonti-Inthra, Phuriwat
Title:
SEMI-ACTIVE CONTROL OF HELICOPTER VIBRATION USING CONTROLLABLE STIFFNESS AND DAMPING DEVICES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
controllable damper
controllable stiffness
semi-active control
helicopter vibration reduction
File:
Download Final_draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

49. Development of a Kinetic Particle-based Method to Model the Multi-scale Physics of Expanding Flows

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Open Access
Author:
Kumar, Rakesh
Title:
Development of a Kinetic Particle-based Method to Model the Multi-scale Physics of Expanding Flows
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
molecular dynamics
DSMC-ESBGK hybrid method
Particle-particle hybrid scheme
homogeneous condensation modeling
File:
Download DissertationRK.pdf
Committee Members:
Prof Deborah A Levin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah A Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Barbara Jane Garrison, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

50. A cognitive robotic system based on the Soar cognitive architecture for mobile robot navigation, search, and mapping missions

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Open Access
Author:
Hanford, Scott David
Title:
A cognitive robotic system based on the Soar cognitive architecture for mobile robot navigation, search, and mapping missions
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
cognitive robotics
Soar
cognitive architecture
intelligent mobile robot
File:
Download hanford.pdf
Committee Members:
Lyle Norman Long, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Victoria A Braithwaite, Committee Member
Richard Alan Carlson, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member

51. Modeling Radiation from the Atmosphere of Io with Monte Carlo Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Gratiy, Sergey
Title:
Modeling Radiation from the Atmosphere of Io with Monte Carlo Methods
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Io
radiative transfer
spherical-shell atmospheres
atmospheric dynamics
spherical shell atmosphere
File:
Download disser_Gratiy_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Deborah A Levin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah A Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Member
Michael F Modest, Committee Member
David B Goldstein, Committee Member

52. Prediction of Acoustic Scattering in the Time Domain and its Applications to Rotorcraft Noise

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Seongkyu
Title:
Prediction of Acoustic Scattering in the Time Domain and its Applications to Rotorcraft Noise
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
acoustic scattering
helicopter noise
equivalent source method
pressure gradient
aeroacoustics
File:
Download Lee_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member

53. The Prediction of Broadband Shock-Associated Noise Using Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Solutions

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Steven Arthur Eric
Title:
The Prediction of Broadband Shock-Associated Noise Using Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Solutions
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Jet
Noise
Supersonic
Fluid Dynamics
Shock
Broadband
File:
Download SAEMiller-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

54. Advanced grid-stiffened composite shells for applications in heavy-lift helicopter rotor blade spars

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Open Access
Author:
Narayanan Nampy, Sreenivas
Title:
Advanced grid-stiffened composite shells for applications in heavy-lift helicopter rotor blade spars
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
composites
structures
rotor blades
grid-stiffened
grid
spar
heavy-lift rotor blade
buckling
stiffness
strength
File:
Download Sreeni_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member

55. Optimal Trajectories For Constrained Station Change in Geo Using A Legendre Pseudospectral Method

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Seung Pil
Title:
Optimal Trajectories For Constrained Station Change in Geo Using A Legendre Pseudospectral Method
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
station change
Legendre pseudospectral methods
low-thrust
File:
Download 1-Seunp_P_Final_2012.pdfDownload Errata_Ph_d__Thesis_Aerospace_Engineering_Aug_2012_Seung_Pil_Kim.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member

57. IMPROVED CHEMISTRY MODELS FOR DSMC SIMULATIONS OF IONIZED RAREFIED HYPERSONIC FLOWS

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Open Access
Author:
Ozawa, Takashi
Title:
IMPROVED CHEMISTRY MODELS FOR DSMC SIMULATIONS OF IONIZED RAREFIED HYPERSONIC FLOWS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
MD
QCT
Stardust
Ionization
Rarefied gas
DSMC
Hypersonic flows
File:
Download main.pdf
Committee Members:
Deborah A Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
James Bernhard Anderson, Committee Member

59. Flight Control Design for Rotorcraft with Variable Rotor Speed

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Open Access
Author:
Guo, Wei
Title:
Flight Control Design for Rotorcraft with Variable Rotor Speed
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
rotorcraft
flight control
variable rotor speed
rotor state feedback
File:
Download Dissertation_WeiGuo.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member

60. Sturctured and Unstructured Computations of Unsteady Turbomachinery Flows Using Pressure Based Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Yu, Wen-Sheng
Title:
Sturctured and Unstructured Computations of Unsteady Turbomachinery Flows Using Pressure Based Methods
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
unstructured grid
pressure based method
rotor-stator interaction
turbomachinery flow
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member

61. Supersonic jet noise prediction and noise source investigation for realistic baseline and chevron nozzles based on hybrid RANS/LES simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Du, Yongle
Title:
Supersonic jet noise prediction and noise source investigation for realistic baseline and chevron nozzles based on hybrid RANS/LES simulations
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Computational aeroacoustics
jet noise
noise sources
LES
File:
Download Dissertation_YongleDu_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

62. Computation of Interactions of Blast with Responding Solids using an "Embedded Solid" Approach

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Open Access
Author:
Liew, Yih-Pin
Title:
Computation of Interactions of Blast with Responding Solids using an "Embedded Solid" Approach
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Structured Grid
Evolving Grid method
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Immersed Boundary Method
Blast and Responding Solid Interactions
File:
Download Yih-Pin_Liew-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Andrea Schokker, Committee Member

63. ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PERICYCLIC VARIABLE-SPEED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR HELICOPTER MAIN-GEARBOX

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Open Access
Author:
Saribay, Zihni Burcay
Title:
ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PERICYCLIC VARIABLE-SPEED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR HELICOPTER MAIN-GEARBOX
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Helicopter Transmission
face-gear
pericyclic variable-speed transmission
elastohydrodynamic lubrication
File:
Download Analytical_Investigation_of_the_Pericyclic_Variable_Speed_Transmission_system_for_helicopter_main-gearbox.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Surendra B Rao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Charles Bill, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Liming Chang, Committee Member

64. Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Modeling of Condensation in Supersonic Plume Expansions of Small Polyatomic Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Zheng
Title:
Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Modeling of Condensation in Supersonic Plume Expansions of Small Polyatomic Systems
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Kinetic Theory
Condensation
DSMC
File:
Download Zheng-Li-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Deborah A Levin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah A Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barbara Jane Garrison, Committee Member
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Member
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member

65. Conceptualization, Modeling, and Characterization of a Cf Driven Multi-State Lead-lag Bypass Damper

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Open Access
Author:
Marr, Conor Matthew
Title:
Conceptualization, Modeling, and Characterization of a Cf Driven Multi-State Lead-lag Bypass Damper
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Damper
Fluidlastic
Hydraulic
CFD
Modeling
Multi-State
Bypass
Passive Damping
Lead-Lag Damper
Ground Resonance
File:
Download CMarrPhDThesis2012FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

66. The Prediction of Noise and Installation Effects of High-subsonic Dual-stream Jets in Flight

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Open Access
Author:
Saxena, Swati
Title:
The Prediction of Noise and Installation Effects of High-subsonic Dual-stream Jets in Flight
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aeroacoustics
subsonic jet noise
dual-stream jets
forward flight
installation effects
turbulence modeling
DES
File:
Download Swati-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member

67. Attitude Dynamics and Control of a Spacecraft Using Shifting Mass Distribution

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Open Access
Author:
Ahn, Young Tae
Title:
Attitude Dynamics and Control of a Spacecraft Using Shifting Mass Distribution
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
spacecraft attitude dynamics
attitude control
combinatorial optimization theory
File:
Download youngtaeahn_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

68. Innovative Energy Absorbing Devices Based on Composite Tubes

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Open Access
Author:
Tiwari, Chandrashekhar
Title:
Innovative Energy Absorbing Devices Based on Composite Tubes
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Energy Absorbing
Extension Twist Coupling
Crush Tubes
Sandwich Core Device
Non-linear Model
Rate Effects
Foam Model
File:
Download Chandrashekhar_Tiwari_PhD_Thesis_AUG_2012_revised.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Special Member

69. The Reduction of Rotorcraft Power and Vibration Using Optimally Controlled Active Gurney Flap

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Open Access
Author:
Bae, Eui Sung
Title:
The Reduction of Rotorcraft Power and Vibration Using Optimally Controlled Active Gurney Flap
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
Performnce Improvement
vibration Reduction
Gurney flap
MiTEs
microflap
vibration
power
File:
Download ESBae_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

70. Extendable chord rotors for helicopter performance improvement and flight envelope expansion

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Open Access
Author:
Khoshlahjeh Mozafar, Maryam
Title:
Extendable chord rotors for helicopter performance improvement and flight envelope expansion
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
chord extension
helicopter performance
Trailing Edge Plate
Flight envelope expansion
High lift device
variable rotor speed
File:
Download PhD_thesis_Maryam_Khoshlahjeh.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

71. Vibration Reduction of Integrally Bladed Rotors Using Piezoelectric Materials

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Open Access
Author:
Kauffman, Jeffrey Lynn
Title:
Vibration Reduction of Integrally Bladed Rotors Using Piezoelectric Materials
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
resonance frequency detuning
vibration reduction
turbomachinery damping
piezoelectric device
rotating structures
File:
Download KauffmanPhD.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Kirsten P Duffy, Special Member
Heath F Hofmann, Special Member

72. Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft

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Open Access
Author:
Malovrh, Brendon
Title:
Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Blade-Vortex Interaction
BVI
noise
acoustic
helicopter
File:
Download MalovrhDissertationFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Kevin James Noonan, Special Member

73. ENDWALL SHAPE MODIFICATION USING VORTEX GENERATORS AND FENCES TO IMPROVE GAS TURBINE COOLING AND EFFECTIVENESS

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Open Access
Author:
Gokce, Zeki Ozgur
Title:
ENDWALL SHAPE MODIFICATION USING VORTEX GENERATORS AND FENCES TO IMPROVE GAS TURBINE COOLING AND EFFECTIVENESS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Vortex generator
heat transfer enhancement
gas turbine cooling channel flow
File:
Download Zeki_Ozgur_Gokce_PhD_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

74. Wind Turbine Design Using A Free-wake Vortex Method With Winglet Application

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Open Access
Author:
Maniaci, David Charles
Title:
Wind Turbine Design Using A Free-wake Vortex Method With Winglet Application
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Wind turbine
winglet
free-wake
vortex method
rotor aerodynamics
blade design
File:
Download psu-thesis-Dmaniaci-18m_FIN_4-5-13_DateChange.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Committee Member
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Sue Ellen Haupt, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member

75. Coupling of Nonlinear Estimation and Dynamic Sensor Tasking Applied to Satellite Tracking

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Open Access
Author:
Williams, Patrick
Title:
Coupling of Nonlinear Estimation and Dynamic Sensor Tasking Applied to Satellite Tracking
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Nonlinear Estimation
Sensor Tasking
Space Situational Awareness
Satellite Dynamics
File:
Download PatrickWilliams-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Special Member
Richard Lee Erwin, Special Member

76. Real-time Path Planning and Autonomous Control for Helicopter Autorotation

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Open Access
Author:
Yomchinda, Thanan
Title:
Real-time Path Planning and Autonomous Control for Helicopter Autorotation
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Autorotation
Path Planning
Helicopter Control
Dynamic Inversion
Trajectory Tracking
File:
Download ThananYomchindaDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

77. Quasi-static rotor morphing concepts for rotorcraft performance improvements

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Open Access
Author:
Mistry, Mihir
Title:
Quasi-static rotor morphing concepts for rotorcraft performance improvements
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
rotorcraft
rotor
morphing
smart structure
blade
span
camber
RPM
rotor speed
variation
rotating wing
warping
twist
File:
Download PhD_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Timothy Miller, Special Member

78. Structural and Aerodynamic Considerations of an Active Piezoelectric Trailing-edge Tab on a Helicopter Rotor

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Open Access
Author:
Murray, Gabriel Jon
Title:
Structural and Aerodynamic Considerations of an Active Piezoelectric Trailing-edge Tab on a Helicopter Rotor
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Trailing-edge Tab
Helicopter
Smart Materials
Piezoelectric
Macro Fiber Composite
File:
Download gjm_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

79. Characterization and Gas Temperature Measurements of a Waveguide-based Microwave Plasma Torch

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Open Access
Author:
Hammond, Peter J
Title:
Characterization and Gas Temperature Measurements of a Waveguide-based Microwave Plasma Torch
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Microwave
plasma
torch
File:
Download PHammond_-_Dissertation__Final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Matthew Micci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Dr Deborah A Levin, Committee Member
Victor P Pasko, Committee Member

80. Computation of Interactional Aerodynamics for Noise Prediction of Heavy Lift Rotorcraft

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Open Access
Author:
Hennes, Christopher Conrad
Title:
Computation of Interactional Aerodynamics for Noise Prediction of Heavy Lift Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Acoustics
Rotorcraft
Computational Fluid Dynamics
File:
Download HennesThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Anthony A Atchley, Committee Member

81. In-flight Performance Optimization for Rotorcraft with Redundant Controls

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Open Access
Author:
Ozdemir, Gurbuz Taha
Title:
In-flight Performance Optimization for Rotorcraft with Redundant Controls
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
Redundant Controls
Optimization
Compound Helicopter
Flight Dynamics and Control
Performance
File:
Download Ozdemir_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Special Member

82. Energy Aware Path Planning in Complex Four Dimensional Environments

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Open Access
Author:
Chakrabarty, Anjan
Title:
Energy Aware Path Planning in Complex Four Dimensional Environments
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
path planning
UAV
complex environment
energy aware
ground vehicle
wind
File:
Download Chakrabarty_PhD.pdf
Committee Members:
Jack Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member

83. Optimized Design and Structural Mechanics of a Single-piece Composite Helicopter Driveshaft

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Open Access
Author:
Henry, Todd Carl
Title:
Optimized Design and Structural Mechanics of a Single-piece Composite Helicopter Driveshaft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Flexible Matrix Composites
Optimization
Helicopter Driveshaft
Filament Winding
File:
Download 20140716_Henry_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

84. Use of Advanced Particle Methods in Modeling Space Propulsion and its Supersonic Expansions

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Open Access
Author:
Borner, Arnaud
Title:
Use of Advanced Particle Methods in Modeling Space Propulsion and its Supersonic Expansions
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Molecular Dynamics
Water
Electrospray
DSMC
Electric Field
Ionic Liquid
Coarse-Grained
File:
Download AB-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Deborah A Levin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Barbara Jane Garrison, Committee Member
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member

85. Development of a CFD-Compatible Transition Model Based on Linear Stability Theory

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Open Access
Author:
Coder, James George
Title:
Development of a CFD-Compatible Transition Model Based on Linear Stability Theory
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
transition
turbulence
File:
Download JamesGCoder_Dissertation_07272014.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Jonathan S Pitt, Committee Member

86. Improved Molecular Collision Models for Nonequilibrium Rarefied Gases

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Open Access
Author:
Parsons, Neal S
Title:
Improved Molecular Collision Models for Nonequilibrium Rarefied Gases
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rarefied Gases
Direct Simulation Monte Carlo
Nonequilibrium Gases
Reacting Flows
Hypersonics
Planetary Science
File:
Download ParsonsDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Deborah A Levin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

87. The Development of Three-dimensional Adjoint Method for Flow Control with Blowing in Convergent-Divergent Nozzle Flows

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Open Access
Author:
Sikarwar, Nidhi
Title:
The Development of Three-dimensional Adjoint Method for Flow Control with Blowing in Convergent-Divergent Nozzle Flows
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Adjoint method
noise reduction
active flow control
adjoint boundary conditions
optimization
computational fluid dynamics.
File:
Download Thesis_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member

88. An Investigation of Rim Seal/Disk Cavity Flow and its Interaction with High Pressure Turbine Rotor Flows

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Open Access
Author:
Town, Jason Edward
Title:
An Investigation of Rim Seal/Disk Cavity Flow and its Interaction with High Pressure Turbine Rotor Flows
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rim Seal Cavity
Gas Turbine
Secondary Flow
Rotor Blade Tip Treatments
Rim Seal Cavity Purge
File:
Download Jason_Town_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Horacio Perez Blanco, Committee Member
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member

89. Experimental Investigation of the Noise Reduction of Supersonic Exhaust Jets with Fluidic Inserts

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Open Access
Author:
Powers, Russell
Title:
Experimental Investigation of the Noise Reduction of Supersonic Exhaust Jets with Fluidic Inserts
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Jet Noise
Supersonic
Aeroacoustics
Noise Reduction
File:
Download RWP_Dissertation_v12-1.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member

90. The Prediction of Unsteady Aerodynamic Loading in High Aspect Ratio Wall Bounded Jets

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Open Access
Author:
Lurie, Michael Brian
Title:
The Prediction of Unsteady Aerodynamic Loading in High Aspect Ratio Wall Bounded Jets
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerospace
Vibrations
CFD
Computational
Acoustics
Experiment
Turbulence
Free Jet
Wall Jet
Nozzle
File:
Download Lurie-Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Stephen A Hambric, Special Member

91. Development Of A Scalable Gas-dynamics Solver With Adaptive Mesh Refinement

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Open Access
Author:
Korkut, Burak
Title:
Development Of A Scalable Gas-dynamics Solver With Adaptive Mesh Refinement
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Numerical Simulation
High Performance Computing
Gas Dynamics
Adaptive Mesh Refinement
File:
Download mythesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Deborah A Levin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Deborah Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Kamesh Madduri, Committee Member

92. Investigation of the Flow-field of Two Parallel Round Jets Impinging Normal to a Flat Surface

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Open Access
Author:
Myers, Leighton Montgomery
Title:
Investigation of the Flow-field of Two Parallel Round Jets Impinging Normal to a Flat Surface
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
STOVL Aerodynamics
V/STOL Aerodynamics
Experimental Aerodynamics
Impinging Jet
High Speed Jet
File:
Download LeightonMyers-Dissertation-v350z.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
David Findlay, Special Member

93. Characterization of Wake Turbulence in a Wind Turbine Array Submerged in Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flow

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Open Access
Author:
Jha, Pankaj Kumar
Title:
Characterization of Wake Turbulence in a Wind Turbine Array Submerged in Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flow
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
aerodynamics
fluid dynamics
wind farm
turbine
atmospheric boundary layer. turbulence
actuator line
actuator curve
File:
Download PankajJha_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member

94. Modeling of Energy Transfer in Hypersonic Shocks using High Fidelity Models

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Open Access
Author:
Zhu, Tong
Title:
Modeling of Energy Transfer in Hypersonic Shocks using High Fidelity Models
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO
HYPERSONIC SHOCK FLOWS
NONEQUILIBRIUM FLOWS
RADIATION FROM SHOCKS
RELAXATIONS OF NITROGEN
File:
Download Modeling_of_Energy_Transfer_in_Hypersonic_Shocks_using_High_Fidelity_Models.pdf
Committee Members:
Deborah Levin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Marco Panesi, Special Member

95. Small Wind Turbine Performance Evaluation using Field Test Data and a Coupled Aero-electro-mechanical Model

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Open Access
Author:
Wallace, Brian David
Title:
Small Wind Turbine Performance Evaluation using Field Test Data and a Coupled Aero-electro-mechanical Model
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
wind turbine
PMSG
alternative energy
wind energy
File:
Download BrianWallace-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member

96. A multi-scale model for geared transmission aero-thermodynamics

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Open Access
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

97. Aerodynamics and Thermal Physics of Helicopter Ice Accretion

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Open Access
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

98. The mitigation of pulsation in ventilated supercavities

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Open Access
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

99. Development and Field Testing of an Autonomous Soaring System

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Open Access
Author:
Depenbusch, Nathan Thomas
Title:
Development and Field Testing of an Autonomous Soaring System
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
autonomous soaring
aerial robotics
thermal soaring
soaring
unmanned aerial vehicle
UAV
File:
Download Depenbusch-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Outside Member

100. Optimization of Composite Tiltrotor Wings with Extensions and Winglets

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Open Access
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