1. MODIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A BALLISTIC COMPRESSOR TO STUDY IGNITION AND COMBUSTION OF ENERGETIC PARTICLES AT ULTRA-HIGH PRESSURES AND HEATING RATES Open Access Author: Sirignano, Matthew Davis Title: MODIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A BALLISTIC COMPRESSOR TO STUDY IGNITION AND COMBUSTION OF ENERGETIC PARTICLES AT ULTRA-HIGH PRESSURES AND HEATING RATES Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: ballistic compressoraluminumparticle combustion File: Download MS_Thesis_2011.pdf Committee Members: Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Ignition and Combustion of Energetic Particles at Ultra-high Pressures and Heating Rates Open Access Author: Lee, Garrett Powell Title: Ignition and Combustion of Energetic Particles at Ultra-high Pressures and Heating Rates Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: aluminum combustionnickel coatingballistic compressorparticle ignitionthermobaric weapon modeling File: Download Thesis_-_Final_Version.pdf Committee Members: Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorLaura Pauley, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKaren Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor