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

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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

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

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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

24. Investigation of Noise Reduction Methods on Supersonic Jets Exhausting from Scale Models of Military Style Nozzles

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Open Access
Author:
Powers, Russell
Title:
Investigation of Noise Reduction Methods on Supersonic Jets Exhausting from Scale Models of Military Style Nozzles
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Acoustics
Jet Noise
Noise Reduction
Corrugations
Corrugation
Bevel
Beveled
Experiment
Supersonic
Model
Military
Nozzle
File:
Download RWP_MSThesis_2012_vFINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

26. Investigation of Solid Oxidizer and Gaseous Fuel Combustion Performance Using an Elevated Pressure Counterflow Experiment and Reverse Hybrid Rocket Engine

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Open Access
Author:
Johansson, Reed Halden
Title:
Investigation of Solid Oxidizer and Gaseous Fuel Combustion Performance Using an Elevated Pressure Counterflow Experiment and Reverse Hybrid Rocket Engine
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
reverse
inverse
hybrid
rocket
counterflow
ammonium perchlorate
solid oxidizer
File:
Download Reed_Johansson_Masters_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Grant Alexander Risha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

28. Vibration Reduction of Integrally Bladed Rotors Using Piezoelectric Materials

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Open Access
Author:
Kauffman, Jeffrey Lynn
Title:
Vibration Reduction of Integrally Bladed Rotors Using Piezoelectric Materials
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
resonance frequency detuning
vibration reduction
turbomachinery damping
piezoelectric device
rotating structures
File:
Download KauffmanPhD.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Kirsten P Duffy, Special Member
Heath F Hofmann, Special Member

30. Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft

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Author:
Malovrh, Brendon
Title:
Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Blade-Vortex Interaction
BVI
noise
acoustic
helicopter
File:
Download MalovrhDissertationFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Kevin James Noonan, Special Member

31. ENDWALL SHAPE MODIFICATION USING VORTEX GENERATORS AND FENCES TO IMPROVE GAS TURBINE COOLING AND EFFECTIVENESS

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Author:
Gokce, Zeki Ozgur
Title:
ENDWALL SHAPE MODIFICATION USING VORTEX GENERATORS AND FENCES TO IMPROVE GAS TURBINE COOLING AND EFFECTIVENESS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Vortex generator
heat transfer enhancement
gas turbine cooling channel flow
File:
Download Zeki_Ozgur_Gokce_PhD_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

32. Coupling of Nonlinear Estimation and Dynamic Sensor Tasking Applied to Satellite Tracking

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Open Access
Author:
Williams, Patrick
Title:
Coupling of Nonlinear Estimation and Dynamic Sensor Tasking Applied to Satellite Tracking
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Nonlinear Estimation
Sensor Tasking
Space Situational Awareness
Satellite Dynamics
File:
Download PatrickWilliams-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Special Member
Richard Lee Erwin, Special Member

34. Calibration of a Four Degree of Freedom Stewart Platform Sensor Subject to Translational and Rotational Constraints

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Open Access
Author:
Winslow, Anna Tatum
Title:
Calibration of a Four Degree of Freedom Stewart Platform Sensor Subject to Translational and Rotational Constraints
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Stewart platform
sensor
Gough platform
orientation
calibration
File:
Download ATW_FinalThesis_ForRelease.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward A Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

35. Quasi-static rotor morphing concepts for rotorcraft performance improvements

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Author:
Mistry, Mihir
Title:
Quasi-static rotor morphing concepts for rotorcraft performance improvements
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
rotorcraft
rotor
morphing
smart structure
blade
span
camber
RPM
rotor speed
variation
rotating wing
warping
twist
File:
Download PhD_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Timothy Miller, Special Member