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Author:: Tobias, Eric Luke
Title:: DEVELOPMENT OF MODELING AND SIMULATION TOOLS FOR ANALYSIS OF DUCTED FAN AIRCRAFT
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: fan
control
shrouded
ducted
modeling
simulation
rotor
aircraft
File:: Download Eric_Tobias-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Coder, James George
Title:: CFD INVESTIGATION OF UNSTEADY ROTORCRAFT AIRFOIL AERODYNAMICS
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: gurney flap
mite
airfoil
unsteady
aerodynamics
blade
rotor
helicopter
rotorcraft
CFD
aerospace engineering
grid
overset
RANS
DES
File:: Download CoderThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Quintangeli, Michael Vincent
Title:: AN ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE FOR POWERING ROTOR LOAD MONITORING SENSORS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: rotor
electromechanical
electromagnetic
pitch link
helicopter
energy harvesting
rod end
HUMS
File:: Download THESIS_Quintangeli.pdf
Committee Members:: Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Emerson, Ryan Paul
Title:: Viscoelastic Flywheel Rotors: Modelling and Measurement
Graduate Program:: Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:: viscoelastic
strain measurement
rotor
Composite
flywheel
File:: Download rpe_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Heath F Hofmann, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member
Renata S Engel, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

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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

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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

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Author:: Barron, Heather Marie
Title:: Acoustic Analysis of Compound Helicopters with Trim Variations
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Helicopter
rotorcraft
rotor
craft
acoustic
WOPWOP
PSU-WOPWOP
aerospace
compound
analysis
File:: Download Barron_Thesis_v10.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Blasco, Peter Michael
Title:: An Experimental and Computational Approach to Iced Wind Turbine Aerodynamics
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: wind
turbine
aerodynamics
icing
iced
wind-tunnel
AERTS
experiments
utility-scale
rotor
blade
XTurb
File:: Download Thesis_V2.pdf
Committee Members:: Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Treacy, Shawn Michael
Title:: STABILITY ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTAL TESTING OF FLUIDIC PITCH LINKS IN HELICOPTERS WITH ARTICULATED ROTORS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: fluidic pitch link
FPL
stability
articulated
helicopter
experiment
test
rotor
File:: Download ShawnTreacy-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Outside Member

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