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Author:

Sottile, Brad Joseph

Title:

Evolutionary Computation for Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Astrodynamics
Evolutionary Algorithms
Evolutionary Computation
Evolutionary Strategies
Optimization
Spacecraft Trajectory

File:

Download Sottile_-_Evolutionary_Computation_for_Spacecraft_Trajectory_Optimization.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Flickinger, Kylie Nicole

Title:

Facility Development For Testing Small Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

wind tunnel
small scale wind turbine
horizontal axis wind turbine

File:

Download FacilityDevelopmentSmallScaleHAWT_VFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Dennis Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Randolph Auhl, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Herwig, Nicholas Lee

Title:

A Numerical Analysis of 3d Flow in a Transonic Turbine Cascade Facility for Aerodynamic Loss Minimization

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

turbine cascade facility
wind-tunnel
stagnation chamber
linear cascacde

File:

Download nicholas_herwig_graduate_thesis_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shanks, Matthew Ferrell

Title:

Cavitation Modeling on the Automotive Torque Converter using Computational Fluid Dynamics with a Mixing Plane Approach

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Cavitation
Torque Converter
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
Mixing Plane

File:

Download MattShanks-Thesis-Jul22-NoRedGreen.pdf

Committee Members:

Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brillembourg, Dwight David

Title:

Wind Turbines Under Atmospheric Icing Conditions - Ice Accretion Modeling, Aerodynamics, and Control Strategies for Mitigating Performance Degradation

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

wind turbine
icing

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stavely, Rebecca Lee

Title:

Design of Contact-aided Compliant Cellular Mechanisms for Use as Passive Variable Thermal Conductivity Structures

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

passive thermal switch
thermal contact resistance
compliant mechanism
thermal conductivity

File:

Download Stavely_Rebecca_Thesis_CORRECTED.pdf

Committee Members:

George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Barron, Heather Marie

Title:

Acoustic Analysis of Compound Helicopters with Trim Variations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Helicopter
rotorcraft
rotor
craft
acoustic
WOPWOP
PSU-WOPWOP
aerospace
compound
analysis

File:

Download Barron_Thesis_v10.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Krishnamurthi, Jayanth

Title:

Design and Simulation of a Lagged Cable Angle Feedback Control System for Helicopter Slung Loads

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

slung load
control design
dynamic inversion
simulation

File:

Download Jayanth_Krishnamurthi-Masters_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Patil, Varun Nandan

Title:

Study of Shock-Shock Interactions for the HET Facility Double Wedge Configuration using the DSMC Approach

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Hypersonic Flows
Shock-shock interactions
DSMC

File:

Download 1-thesis_varun.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Deborah Ann Levin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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