Theses & Dissertations from 2024
Nuclear fission rovers for Martian exploration, Alexander Constantine Bendoyro
Aerodynamic losses of additively manufactured blades in transonic conditions with different surface treatments, Chase Allen Herrin
Nonlinear dynamics of acoustic fluctuations in one-dimensional ducts with and without unsteady combustion, Swarnalatha Kathalagiri Vasantha kumar
Enabling outer planet exploration : performance and feasibility of nuclear thermal propulsion for rendezvous missions, Saroj Kumar
Unsteady flow characteristics of a normal shock wave and associated lambda foot, Michael D. Sorrell
Liner implosion of magneto-inertial fusion plasmas across the periodic table, Brian Dale Taylor
The design and testing of a one megaampere pulsed power system, Logan Towers
Analysis of a magnetically enhanced microwave powered split-ring resonator plasma source for micropropulsion, Andrew Walsten
Theses & Dissertations from 2023
Design of a high altitude simulation apparatus for the UAH solid fuel ramjet, Joseph Agnew
Evaluating the trade-offs of using additive manufacturing for liquid rocket engines, Joshua Buettner
Development of an Innovative Transonic Linear Cascade for Aerodynamic Loss Assessments, Andy Thien Hoang
The spiral generator : theory and methods for modeling and fabrication, Jacob Kinsey
An investigation of mission designs to the outer solar system supported by centrifugal nuclear thermal propulsion, William Ziehm
Theses & Dissertations from 2022
Thermal model of a centrifugal nuclear thermal propulsion system, Jacob T. Keese
Theses & Dissertations from 2021
Network based pressure drop modeling of heterogeneous porous hybrid rocket motor grains, Joseph Robert Kennedy Buckley
Assessment of performance parameter uncertainty of a solid fuel ramjet, William Jarrett Hankins
The effect of microstructural defect evolution during elastic fatigue loading on subsequent mechanical properties, Joseph Indeck
Experimental measurements of the wing deformation and force production of real monarch butterfly wings, Timothy Daniel Robert Morris
Implications of alternative in-situ propellants used in nuclear thermal propulsion engines, Dennis Nikitaev
The effects of altitude on the aerodynamic performance of monarch butterflies, Madhu Kandikere Sridhar
Development and testing of a rotating detonation rocket engine with a racetrack combustor and shear-coaxial injectors, Evan Colson Unruh
Theses & Dissertations from 2020
Double wall heat transfer with full-coverage effusion with and without louver slot cooling, Austin Click
Surface heat transfer characteristics of a transfer turbine blade with pressure side film cooling and different tip gaps, Hallie Collopy
Ablation heat transfer characteristics of a polymer coolant medium for warm gas generator applications, Dakota J. Haring
MCNP design of radiation shielding for pulsed fusion propulsion, David Jason Hewitt
Effect of sulfur and a perfluoropolyether on the ignition and decomposition of solid fuels for ramjets, Daniel A. Jones
Experimental investigation of spray characteristics for different geometrical misalignment cases of like doublet impinging injectors, Swarnalatha Kathalagiri Vasantha kumar
Experimental investigation of a liquid-gas dual-swirl coaxial injector under self-pulsation, Isheeta Sunil Ranade
Aerodynamic and heat transfer characteristics of a transonic turbine blade tip with pressure-side film cooling, Michael Sampson
Theses & Dissertations from 2019
High-order hybrid Roe-WENO schemes for interface advective flux reconstruction, Hayden Arceneaux
Aerodynamic effects of integrated lifting surfaces on very low Earth orbit small satellites, William J. Bickett
Study of effects of rigid body vibrations on external hypersonic flow using smoothed particle hydrodynamics, Tyler Englestad
Manufacturing effects on water cavitation in long L/D sharp edge inlet orifices, Robert Dalton Hicks
Analytical aeroelastic models for chordwise and spanwise flexible flapping wings in forward flight, Deepa Kodali
Kinematic analysis of gait in an aquatic treadmill using land-based motion capture cameras, Shreyas Lakshmipuram Raghu
Complexity assessment using systems modelling language models, Victor Emmanuel Pierre Lopez
Experimental force and wing motion measurements of a bioinspired flapping wing in a Martian density condition, Jesse Lee McCain
Seeding hydrogen propellant in nuclear thermal propulsion engines, Dennis Nikitaev
A numerical model of the high-temperature supercritical tube flow produced by the NTREES nuclear thermal propulsion test facility, Connor T. Pierce
Supply channel heat transfer with simultaneous impingement jet array cooling and crossflow cooling, David Ritchie
Three-dimensional modeling of fusion yield in plasma jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion, Kevin John Schillo
Two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic modeling of cylindrical plasma jets confined magneto-inertial fusion targets, Seth Thompson
Theses & Dissertations from 2018
Exergy analysis of the environmental control and life support system, Raymond Chow
Physics of ignition and burn wave propagation in advanced thermonuclear fusion targets, Ross Jared Cortez
Plasma characterization of a single and double split ring resonator for micropropulsion, Roberto Dextre
Solid rocket motor static fire test stand optimization : load cell effects and other uncertainties, Charles W. Freeman II
Evaluation of electric solid propellant responses to electrical factors and electrode configurations, Andrew Timothy Hiatt
Preliminary trajectory design using nuclear fusion propulsion for rendezvous missions to Jupiter and Saturn, Saroj Kumar
Experimental investigation of shock wave boundary layer interaction structure and unsteadiness, Shannon R. Marko
A numerical analysis of the effects of flapping wing kinematics on the aeroacoustics in hovering flight, Kabilan Nedunchezian
Theses & Dissertations from 2017
The effects of wing flexibility on the flight performance and stability of flapping wing micro air vehicles, James Edward Bluman
A study of optical and physical probe diagnostic techniques for atmospheric-pressure plasmas, Steven J. Doyle
Design and testing of a Hall effect thruster with additively manufactured components, Ethan Hopping
A closed-form solution to the aeroelastic response of an elastic plate in axial flow, Cory Ryan Medina
Analytical investigation of thermoacoustic instabilities in premixed combustion systems, Vijaya Krishna Rani
Theses & Dissertations from 2016
Stochastic theory and direct numerical simulations of the relative motion of high-stokes number particles in isotropic turbulence, Rohit Dhariwal
Investigation of liquid rocket swirl coaxial injection dynamics under self-excited high frequency oscillations, Chad Jonathan Eberhart
Regression rate study of porous axial-injection, end-burning hybrid fuel grains, Matthew A. Hitt
Like-doublet injectors : the effects of varying the impingement distance and an analysis of the primary atomization zone, Brian A. Sweeney
Theses & Dissertations from 2015
High frequency combustion instability control through acoustic modulation at the inlet boundary for liquid rocket engine applications, John William Bennewitz
Investigation of numerical viscosities and dissipation rates of shock-capturing schemes for implicit large-eddy simulation, Shreyas Bidadi
Influences of target surface roughness on impingement jet array heat transfer, Warren Buzzard
Novel experimental method for studying trajectories and wing kinematics of freely flying butterflies, Jacob Taylor Cranford
Measurement of solid rocket propellant burning rate using x-ray imaging, Matthew D. Denny
Flow induced vibration on piezoelectric structures : theory, characterization, and application, Felix E. Ewere
Early stages of methane combustion in an atmospheric cylindrical chamber with on-axis or off-axis shear co-axial injector, Brian K. Holcombe
Advanced digital methods for solid propellant burning rate determination, Daniel A. Jones
Regression rate determination of a gas generator hybrid rocket motor with GOX, Michael D. Mascaro
Investigation of the numerical characteristics of the flowfield dependent variation method, Seyi Festus Olatoyinbo
Magnetically levitating low-friction test stand for the evaluation of micro-thrusters, Amit Patel
Simplified population growth modeling for low earth orbit, Thomas Percy
Performance of full coverage effusion cooling with cross flow supply, Nathaniel Rogers
Aerodynamic performance of flexible flapping wings in hover at fruit fly and bumblebee scales, Madhu K. Sridhar
An investigation of grain boundary character evolution in nickel 200, Olivia Dehaven Underwood
Theses & Dissertations from 2014
Analytic model to estimate thermonuclear neutron yield in z-pinches using the magnetic Noh problem, Rachael Agnew
3D modeling of heat transfer and gas flow in a grooved ring fuel element for nuclear thermal propulsion, Laura Ashley Barkett
Indirect and direct methods for measuring a dynamic throat diameter in a solid rocket motor, Lauren Colbaugh
Three-dimensional model of a plasma railgun using smoothed particle hydrodynamics, Lloyd M. Jackson
Modal analysis and acoustic transmission through offset-core honeycomb sandwich panels, Adam Dustin Mathias
A theoretical study of the complete acoustics of a duct with multiple discontinuities in cross-section, Vijaya Krishna Rani
Three-dimensional modeling of an ideal nozzle for advanced propulsion, Kevin Schillo
Theses & Dissertations from 2013
Monte Carlo assessment of solid propellant burning rate measurement, John A. Evans
Numerical simulations of plasma dynamics using the flowfield dependent variation (FDV) method, Bassem Girgis
Effects of plasma jet parameters, ionization, thermal conduction, and radiation on stagnation conditions of an imploding plasma liner, Miloš Stanić
Analytical evaluation of the trajectories of hypersonic projectiles launched into space, John David Stutz
Theses & Dissertations from 2012
Fatigue life variability due to variations in interference fit of steel bushings in 7075-T651 aluminum lugs, Michael A. Brown
Numerical studies of supersonic jet impingement on a flat plate, Michael R. Brown
Combustion instability automated acoustic mode detection methodology for a subscale combustion chamber with a single injector, Joel Carpenter
Analysis of launch-vehicle separation dynamics using perturbation techniques, Andrew T. Couchman
The influence of a 3D protuberance and surface curvature on wall pressure fluctuation in a supersonic flow, Philip V. Hahn
Experimental investigation of cavitation instability through a circular orifice, Matthew A. Hitt
Carbon dioxide removal system for closed loop atmosphere revitalization, candidate sorbents screening and test results, Emily Mattox
Static testing of a COTS electric UAV motor in an altitude chamber, Tyler McElroy
Preliminary trajectory analysis of a nuclear fusion propulsion fly-by mission to Saturn and beyond, Brian Riehm