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Author:: Saksena, Pulkit
Title:: Study of Condensed Phase Reactions Between Hypergolic Propellants using Microreactors
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Hypergolic
Propellants
Combustion
Microfluidic
Microreactor
File:: Download Dissertation_PulkitSaksena.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Siyang Zheng, Committee Member

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Author:: Poramapojana, Poowanart
Title:: Experimental Investigation of Internal Short Circuits in Lithium-ion Batteries
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Li-ion battery
Nail penetration test
Internal short circuits
Battery safety
Diagnostic nail
File:: Download Poramapojana_PhDThesis_2015.pdf
Committee Members:: Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

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Author:: Bansal, Ankit
Title:: K-DISTRIBUTION MODELS FOR GAS MIXTURES IN HYPERSONIC NONEQUILIBRIUM FLOWS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: k-distribution
spectral models
Radiation
shock layer
Nonequilibrium
Hypersonic
OpenFOAM
File:: Download Ankit_Dissertation1.pdf
Committee Members:: Michael F. Modest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel C. Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Deborah A. Levin, Committee Member
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member

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Author:: Vamos, Michael Anthony
Title:: MICROWAVE PLASMA TORCH FOR ALUMINUM COMBUSTION
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: aluminum
combustion
plasma
torch
ignition
microwave
metal combustion
plasma assisted combustion
igniter
coaxial
spectroscopy
temperature fitting
spectrometer calibration
air
steam
carbon dioxide
File:: Download Vamos_Thesis_FinalDraft.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member

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Author:: Talamantes, Gerardo
Title:: Characterization of Polyoxymethylene as a High-Density Fuel For Use in Hybrid Rocket Applications
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Solid Fuels
Polyoxymethylene
Diffusion Flame
Opposed Flow Burner
Hybrid Rockets
High-Density Fuel
POM
combustion
File:: Download Talamantes_Thesis_May_2019.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

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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

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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

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Author:: Khichar, Mayank
Title:: Thermal decomposition and combustion modeling of RDX monopropellant and RDX-TAGzT pseudo-propellant
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Thermal decomposition
Combustion
modeling
RDX
TAGzT
Quantum chemical calculation
TGA
DSC
FTIR
Mechanism
Liquid Phase
Diffusion
Deflagration
File:: Download Dissertation_MayankKhichar_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
Robert Graham Melton, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Crisp, Eric
Title:: Electrochemical Decomposition of HAN-based Ionic Liquid Oxidizers
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: HAN
electrolysis
OXSOL 1
hybrid rocket
File:: Download ELECTROCATALYTIC_DECOMPOSITION_OF_HAN-BASED_IONIC_LIQUID_OXIDIZERS.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Drewniak, David
Title:: Study of Piezoelectricity Applications in Solid Propellants
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:: piezoelectric
energetic composite
PVDF
nanoaluminum
File:: Download Thesis____Study_of_Piezoelectricity_Applications_in_Solid_Propellants_--_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

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Author:: Chatterjee, Tanusree
Title:: Chemical kinetic investigation of the thermal decomposition of energetic materials: ammonia borane, ammonium perchlorate & hmx-tagzt
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Ammonia borane
Quantum mechanics
Hydrogen release
Reaction pathway
perchloric acid
oxygen release
numerical simulation
HMX
TAGzT
TGA
FTIR
thermal decomposition
nitramine-based energetic materials
File:: Download Tanusree_Chatterjee_Dissertation_final2.pdf
Committee Members:: Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Adri van Duin, Committee Member
Jacqueline O’Connor, Committee Member
Joseph F. Horn, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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