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Author:

Jones, Brian Keith

Title:

Flame Response Mechanisms and their Interaction in a Lean Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Gas Turbine Combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

premixed
flame
instabilities
lean
combustion
gas turbine

File:

Download Brian_Jones_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Clark, Jamie Michael

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF HYDROGEN ADDITION ON A SPARK-IGNITED COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLE

Graduate Program:

Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

engine testing
combustion
HCNG
chassis dynamomter

File:

Download Clark_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andre Louis Boehman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Singhai, Shashank

Title:

APPLICATION OF THE REAXFF MOLECULAR SIMULATION METHOD FOR INVESTIGATING HYPERGOLICITY OF ENERGETIC IONIC LIQUIDS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ionic liquid
energetic
hypergolic
simulation
Reaxff
molecular dynamics
combustion

File:

Download S_Singhai-MSThesis-Fall2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Prof Adri Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Connell Jr., Terrence Lee

Title:

COMBUSTION OF ALUMINUM AND ICE BASED SOLID PROPELLANTS FOR PROPULSION APPLICATIONS AND HIGH TEMPERATURE HYDROGEN GENERATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydrogen generation
nano particles
combustion

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_21NOV11_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Grant Alexander Risha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

MacTavish, Teri Marie

Title:

UV and Visible Radiation from Magnesium Powder Combustion in Air

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

ultraviolet and visible radiation
magnesium
combustion

File:

Download mactavish_ms_thesis_1_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Francis Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Borsuk, Alex James

Title:

An Experimental Study of Flame Response in a Technically-premixed Multi-nozzle Gas Turbine Combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

combustion
dynamics
instability
gas
turbine

File:

Download Alex_Borsuk_MS_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schirtzinger, Skylar Carl

Title:

Effects of Carbon Materials as Additives on the Combustion Behavior of Double-Base Propellant

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

graphene
functionalized graphene sheets
combustion
double base propellant
thermal decomposition
burning rate
controlled enhancment
scanning electron microscope
propellant additive
thermal stability
graphite

File:

Download Schirtzinger_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Richard Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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

Author:

Ekinci, Berkay

Title:

On the Effects of Non-Thermal Plasma Discharge in Solid Fuel Pyrolysis

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

plasma assisted combustion
plasma
combustion
pyrolysis
wire-mesh
high voltage
high current
coal

File:

Download On_the_Effects_of_Non_Thermal_Plasma_Discharge_in_Solid_Fuel_Pyrolysis__25_.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean David Knecht, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair