Theses from 2010
Failure analysis of braided u-shaped metal bellows flexible hoses, Stephen O. Pierce
Scaling a single element combustor to replicate combustion instability modes of a liquid rocket engine, Brian A. Sweeney
Evaluation of hydro-mechanical pulsation for rocket injector research, Matthew B. Wilson
Theses from 2009
Design of a system for intact recovery of ballistic projectiles at hypervelocities, Brian W. Akins
An investigation of the effect of spring forces on the separation of rocket motor and payload, John Colbaugh
Numerical modeling of alpha-particle deposition in a field reversed configuration, Nilesh B. Dhote
Model predictive control method for continuous nonlinear systems, Chrystine Gorman
Experimental techniques in infrared measurements of thin-film plastics, Robert F. Hawkins
Mode assessment of a single-element shear coaxial injector, Huy Huu Huynh
Integration of a magnetic bias field coil in a plasmoid thruster, Kjell-Edmund Ims
A semi-empirical jet noise model derived using the energy spectrum function, Miles Owen
Thermal characterization tests of the QU tube heat pipe, Parthib R. Rao
Characterization of gaseous oxygen and methane injectors under high pressure combustion, Ryan Saffell
Mission analysis using experimental results from an 8-cm ion thruster, Andre A. Turner Jr.
Experimental evaluation of regression rates in a hypergolic hybrid motor system, Zachary Keith Wingard
Investigations of an innovative combined cycle nozzle, Dustin E. Wood
Dissertations from 2008
Theoretical and computational considerations for an approximation to the medium thrust two-body problem, Robert B. Adams
Hardware-assisted path profiling in microprocessor systems implemented on top of an FPGA, Brett A. Boren
Laboratory-scale injector instability mode assessment, Robert E. Byrd Jr.
Experimental investigation of the Qu Tube heat pipe, Sean F. Entrekin
Uncertainty analysis of probability of kill in indirect fire simulations, Lisa M. Fink
A simulation approach to predicting tactical missile performance with a broken wing, John Harris
Influence of variable thrust parameters on swirl injector fluid mechanics, Robert J. Kenny
Methods of analysis of ultrasonic echoes to determine solid propellant burning rates, Marcus A. Marshall
Experimental and analytical development program of the sequential feed system, Christopher Morton
Study of the stability of scaled uncontrolled kinetic energy kill projectiles, Serena Osborne
Application of the loci-based discontinuous Galerkin Method to acoustics, Scott B. Tashakkor
Mixed oxidizer hybrid propulsion system optimization under uncertainty using applied response surface methodology and Monte Carlo simulation, James Joshua Whitehead
Theses from 2007
Experimental methodology for measuring combustion and injector coupled responses, Ryan C. Cavitt
Trajectory reconstruction with a multi-order least squares sliding window (LSSW) filter, Melissa S. Farbman
Aerodynamic testing and analysis of offset planar wings and opposing offset tails, Amanda Neely Horton
Characterization of a cold flow non-axisymmetric supersonic ejector, David M. Lineberry
Application of response surface methods to characterize missile performance, Angela Sheree Long
Lindl-Widner diagrams for plasma liner driven magneto-inertial fusion, Seth Thompson
Theses from 2006
Feasibility of a guided interceptor, Philip Hahn
Introduction of control pins in the vicinity of missile fins for roll and yaw control, Jing Pei
Design of an air vitiation heater, Eusebio Samuel