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Author:: Chowdhury, Arindrajit
Title:: CONFINED RAPID THERMOLYSIS/FTIR/TOF STUDIES OF ENERGETIC IONIC LIQUIDS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Ionic liquids
Thermal decomposition
FTIR spectrometry
ToF mass spectrometry
kinetics
File:: Download Arin_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Sharon Hammes Schiffer, Committee Member

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Author:: Evans, Brian
Title:: Nozzle Erosion Characterization and Minimization for High-Pressure Rocket Motor Applications
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Carbon/Carbon Composites
Erosion Mitigation
Solid Propellant
Nozzle Erosion
Graphite
Rocket Motor Simulator
File:: Download BE_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth K Kuo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

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Author:: Kuo, Bo-Han
Title:: A Study on the Electrolytic Decomposition of HAN-Based Propellants for Microthruster Applications
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: HAN-based propellants
Electrolytic Decomposition
Microthruster
Ignition
File:: Download Thesis__Bo-Han_Kuo.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Sabourin, Justin Leo
Title:: High Temperature Heterogeneous Reaction Kinetics and Mechanisms of Tungsten Oxidation
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: rocket nozzles
thermogravimetry
kinetics
oxidation
tungsten
metal oxidation
graphite
File:: Download Written_Dissertation_-_Justin_Sabourin.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Grant Alexander Risha, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member

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Author:: Casiano, Matthew Joseph
Title:: Extensions to the Time Lag Models for Practical Application to Rocket Engine Stability Design
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: concentrated combustion
helium injection
time lag models
combustion stability
throttling
damping
File:: Download CasianoDissertationFinaleTD.pdf
Committee Members:: Vigor Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Tomas E Nesman, Committee Member

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Author:: Loomis, Matthew Paul
Title:: Ignition of Propellants Through Nanostructured Materials
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Carbon Nanotubes
graphene
fuel additives
photo-ignition
File:: Download MLoomis_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Jongguen Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Donadio, Nicholas Mark
Title:: THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS OXIDIZERS ON THE OVERALL PERFORMACE OF A DIRECT FLAME SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: oxidizers
solid oxdie fuel cell
direct flame
File:: Download Nicholas_Donadio_ME_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jongguen Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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