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• Analysis of power balance in a helicon plasma source 

  Manickam Vaithiyanathan, Hariharan (2020-05-12)

  This thesis analyses the Helicon Injected Inertial Plasma Electrostatic Rocket (HIIPER), a space propulsion concept consisting of a helicon source for plasma generation and an ion extraction method using a nested pair of ...

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• Manufacturing of glass-fiber-reinforced dicyclopentadiene-matrix composites via frontal polymerization 

  Vyas, Sagar Ketan (2020-03-09)

  A homogenized reaction-diffusion model is used to study the mechanism of frontal polymerization in glass-fiber-reinforced dicyclopentadiene-matrix composites by studying the effects of the material properties of the ...

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• Developing a disturbance source characterization technique for small satellite applications 

  Augustyniak, Adam (2020-05-12)

  In this thesis we establish a framework with which to characterize candidate sources of disturbance for small satellite applications. By characterize we mean estimate disturbance source vibrational frequencies, and by ...

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• Development of a test section featuring a flat plate conditioned for the study of fully developed turbulent boundary layers using PIV 

  Rodriguez, Jose (2020-05-15)

  The purpose of this thesis is to describe the logic behind the extension of a test section in a facility that was designed for studying fully developed turbulent boundary layers in wall-bounded flow, primarily using Particle ...

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• Characterization of inclined oscillating jets and crossflow interaction for use in active flow control 

  Awate, Vanessa Ghislaine (2020-05-14)

  Phase-locked stereoscopic PIV measurements were conducted to understand the interaction of inclined fluidic oscillator jets with a crossflow across a range of different blowing ratios. The fluidic oscillators used in the ...

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