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Author:

Thakre, Piyush K

Title:

CHEMICAL EROSION OF GRAPHITE AND REFRACTORY METAL NOZZLES AND ITS MITIGATION IN SOLID-PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTORS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

refractory metal nozzles
solid-propellant rocket motors
erosion mitigation
graphite/carbon-carbon nozzles
nozzle erosion

File:

Download PhD-Thesis-Final__Piyush_Thakre_.pdf

Committee Members:

Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

Author:

Shehadeh, Ra'fat

Title:

Study of Ejector Geometry on Thrust Augmentation for Pulse Detonation Engine Ejector Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PDE
Pulse Detonation Engine
Ejector

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert John Santoro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

Author:

Marshall, William McFarland

Title:

Experimental Studies on Combustion Instabilities in a Multi-Element, Rectangular Rocket Chamber

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

combustion instability
swirl coaxial injectors
multi-element rocket chamber

File:

Download Marshall_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert John Santoro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

Author:

O'meara, Bridget C

Title:

An experimental study of the effect of a pilot flame on technically pre-mixed, self-excited combustion instabilities

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Combustion
combustion dynamics
pilot flame
technically pre-mixed
self-excited instabilities

File:

Download BridgetOMeara_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Jacqueline Antonia O'connor, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Kaiqiang

Title:

THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM OF AQUEOUS HYDROXYLAMMONIUM NITRATE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Energetic Material
Computational Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
Hydroxylammonium Nitrate
Thermal Decomposition

File:

Download HAN_decomposition_Dissertation_Kaiqiang_Zhang_V6.pdf

Committee Members:

Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Outside Member

Author:

Patidar, Lalit

Title:

Thermal decomposition and combustion of RDX and HMX: Thermolysis experiments and molecular modeling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Energetic Materials
Thermal Decomposition
Combustion
Quantum mechanics

File:

Download Dissertation_LalitPatidar_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair