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Author:

Choephel, Tenzin

Title:

Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Roughness as an Aerodynamic Flow Control Method

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

dynamic roughness
flow control
stall

File:

Download Tenzin_MS_thesis2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Patel, Ujas

Title:

THE MAPPING OF SUPERSONIC FLOW AND CALIBRATION OF A FOUR ELEMENT HOT-FILM PROBE

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Pitot measurements
supersonic flow
hot-films

File:

Download Thesis_Final_-_Ujas_Patel_Su_2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Padala, V Santhosh

Title:

Noise generation mechanisms in short ducted rotors

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aerodynamic noise
ducted rotors
unsteady loading response
strut wake
CFD

File:

Download SANTHOSH_MSTHESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schmidt, Walter Thomas

Title:

OPEN-CRACK DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS OF ALUMINUM PANELS USING STRUCTURAL INTENSITY-BASED TECHNIQUES

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aerospace engineering
damage detection
structural intensity

File:

Download Walter_Schmidt_MS_Thesis_120109_.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kong, William

Title:

A Method of Selecting and Configuring Optimal energy Absorbing Cargo Restraint Systems to Improve Crashworthiness

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

multi-objective optimization
cargo restraints
crashworthiness
cargo dynamics
crash simulation
energy absorbers

File:

Download Willam_Kong_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Han, Yiqiang

Title:

THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SCALING METHOD IN THE ROTOR BLADE ICE ACCRETION TEST

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Helicopter Icing
Scaling Method
Ice Accretion Test

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Final_Manuscript_-_Aug_2_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gokce, Zeki Ozgur

Title:

COMPARATIVE NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF FLOW DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF ENDWALL FENCES UPSTREAM OF A VERTICAL CYLINDER IN CROSS FLOW

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

horseshoe vortex formation around a vertical cylin
upstream endwall fences

File:

Download Zeki_Ozgur_Gokce_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Town, Jason Edward

Title:

An Automated Calibration and a Correction Scheme for Total Pressure Gradient Effects of Subminiature Five-Hole Probe

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Five-hole probe
automated
calibration
correction
total pressure gradient

File:

Download JasonTown_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Taylor, Brian Dale

Title:

Transient Evaporation Induced by High Energy Laser-matter Interaction

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Transient Evaporation
Evaporation Rate
Laser-Matter Interaction
Mass Transfer
High Energy Laser

File:

Download Brian_Taylor_M.S._Thesis_May_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Vladimir Semak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Herzog, Jan Rampada

Title:

Experimental Method to Measure Pressure-coupled Responses of Induced Solid Rocket Instabilities Using a Next-generation Magnetic Flowmeter

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

solid rocket instabilities
pressure-coupled response
magnetic flowmeter

File:

Download J._R._Herzog_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Taunay, Pierre-Yves

Title:

Testing and optimizaton of a miniature microwave ion thruster

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

microwave ion thruster
MMIT
electric propulsion
electron cyclotron resonance heating
miniature microwave ion thruster

File:

Download PY_Taunay_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Henry, Todd Carl

Title:

Static and Dynamic Characterization of Composite Materials for Future Driveshaft Systems

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Flexible Matrix Composite
FMC
Driveshaft
Filament Winding
Helicopter

File:

Download 1-Henry_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhu, Tong

Title:

DSMC Analysis of Fractal-like Aggregates of Spores in the Semi-rarefied Flow Regime

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

DSMC
heat transfer
fractal

File:

Download Tong_Zhu--MS_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Deborah A Levin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

DeAngelo, Mark Patrick

Title:

Optimal Search Strategies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

search
UAV
UAVs
UAS
optimal
unmanned
aerial
vehicles
camera
cameras
airplane
optimization
surveillance

File:

Download DeAngeloMSthesis2.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hayden, Eric William

Title:

Design and Testing of a Helicopter Rotor Blade Chord Extension System

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aerospace
helicopter
morphing
rotor
chord
extension
design
test

File:

Download HAYDEN_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Autran, Pauline

Title:

Radial multi-layered isolator for helicopter interior noise reduction

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

helicopter noise reduction
gearbox isolation
radial multi-layered isolator
natural frequencies of rings
transmissibility

File:

Download Pauline_Autran_-_thesis_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Phillips, Ryan Stephen

Title:

Cavitation Assessment and Hydrodynamic Performance Characteristics of a Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Foil Design

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

MHK Turbine
Hydrokinetic
cavitation
roughness sensitivity
renewable energy
hydrodynamic performance
hydrofoil
experiment

File:

Download Phillips-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Goldman, Benjamin A

Title:

Modifications to Psu-wopwop For Enhanced Noise Prediction Capabilities

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Benjamin
Goldman
FW-H
PSU-WOPWOP

File:

Download Goldman_Ben-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Miles, Kirk Potter

Title:

Winglet Design for the Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2 and Twin-taurus G4 with Performance Comparison made Using Flight-path Optimization.

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Winglet
flight path planning
green flight challenge
aerodynamics
electric airplane

File:

Download KPM_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Quindlen, John Francis

Title:

Low-Cost Wind Sensing for Dynamic Soaring UAVs.

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

flush air data sensing
dynamic soaring
unmanned aerial vehicles

File:

Download Qui12_thesis_v4.pdf

Committee Members:

Jack Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor