Oh Production And Jet Length Of An Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet For Soft And Biomaterial Treatment, 2019 University of Alabama in Huntsville
Oh Production And Jet Length Of An Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet For Soft And Biomaterial Treatment, Ryan P. Gott, Kunning G. Xu
PRC-Affiliated Research
Atmospheric-pressure plasma jets (APPJs) are currently being studied and developed for the biomedical, chemistry, and physics communities because of their ability to produce desirable reactive species at low temperatures and at atmospheric pressures. Due to the high particle densities, small scales, and nonequilibrium nature of these plasmas, they can be difficult to predict and compare across devices. In this article, a plasma jet is operated over a range of conditions and characterized by using optical emission spectroscopy (OES) and synchronized imaging. The effect of the operating conditions on the gas temperature, jet length, plasma formation, and reactive species produced is …
Oh Production And Jet Length Of An Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet For Soft And Biomaterial Treatment, 2019 University of Alabama in Huntsville
Oh Production And Jet Length Of An Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet For Soft And Biomaterial Treatment, Ryan P. Gott, Kunning G. Xu
PRC-Affiliated Research
Atmospheric-pressure plasma jets (APPJs) are currently being studied and developed for the biomedical, chemistry, and physics communities because of their ability to produce desirable reactive species at low temperatures and at atmospheric pressures. Due to the high particle densities, small scales, and nonequilibrium nature of these plasmas, they can be difficult to predict and compare across devices. In this article, a plasma jet is operated over a range of conditions and characterized by using optical emission spectroscopy (OES) and synchronized imaging. The effect of the operating conditions on the gas temperature, jet length, plasma formation, and reactive species produced is …
Modeling And Testing Powerplant Subsystems Of A Solar Uas, 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Modeling And Testing Powerplant Subsystems Of A Solar Uas, Luke J. Bughman
Master's Theses
In order to accurately conduct the preliminary and detailed design of solar powered Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), it is necessary to have a thorough understanding of the systems involved. In particular, it is desirable to have mathematical models and analysis tools describing the energy income and expenditure of the vehicle. Solar energy income models may include available solar irradiance, photovoltaic array power output, and maximum power point tracker efficiency. Energy expenditure models include battery charging and discharging characteristics, propulsion system efficiency, and aerodynamic efficiency. In this thesis, a series of mathematical models were developed that characterize the performance of these …
Characterization Of A Pulse-Recharge Circuit For Puff, 2019 University of Alabama in Huntsville
Characterization Of A Pulse-Recharge Circuit For Puff, Nathan Schilling
Von Braun Symposium Student Posters
No abstract provided.
Seeded Hydrogen In Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (Ntp) Engines, 2019 University of Alabama in Huntsville
Seeded Hydrogen In Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (Ntp) Engines, Dennis Nikitaev
Von Braun Symposium Student Posters
No abstract provided.
Keeping Your Library Relevant For Your Users- Engine Parts Petting Zoo, 2019 Purdue University
Keeping Your Library Relevant For Your Users- Engine Parts Petting Zoo, Gabriele Hysong
Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)
As corporate libraries are downsized or even closed how do information professionals keep their libraries relevant?
Design Principles And Preliminary Testing Of A Micropropulsion Electrospray Thruster Research Platform, 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Design Principles And Preliminary Testing Of A Micropropulsion Electrospray Thruster Research Platform, Will Alan Mcgehee
Master's Theses
The need for micropropulsion solutions for spacecraft has been steadily increasing as scientific payloads require higher accuracy maneuvers and as the use of small form-factor spacecraft such as CubeSats becomes more common. Of the technologies used for this purpose, electrospray thrusters offer performance that make them an ideal choice. Electrosprays offer high accuracy impulse bits at low power and high efficiency, and have low volume requirements. Design choice reasoning and preliminary testing results are presented for two electrospray thruster designs. The first thruster, named the Demonstration thruster, is operated in atmospheric conditions and serves as a highly visible example of …
Propulsion System Testing For A Long-Endurance Solar-Powered Unmanned Aircraft, 2019 University of Illinois
Propulsion System Testing For A Long-Endurance Solar-Powered Unmanned Aircraft, D. Dantsker, Robert Deters, Marco Caccamo
Publications
The increase in popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been driven by their use in civilian, education, government, and military applications. However, limited on-board energy storage significantly limits flight time and ultimately usability. The propulsion system plays a critical part in the overall energy consumption of the UAV; therefore, it is necessary to determine the most optimal combination of possible propulsion system components for a given mission profile, i.e. propellers, motors, and electronic speed controllers (ESC). Hundreds of options are available for the different components with little performance specifications available for most of them. In order to determine the …
An Investigation Of The Anomalous Thrust Capabilities Of The Electromagnetic Drive, 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
An Investigation Of The Anomalous Thrust Capabilities Of The Electromagnetic Drive, Hannah J. Simons
Physics
The Electromagnetic Drive (EMDrive) is a propellant-less engine concept hypothesized by aero- space engineer Roger Shawyer. Shawyer’s proposed thruster technology is grounded on the theory of electromagnetic resonant behavior exhibited by a radiofrequency cavity, though the source of any generated thrust is undetermined by current physical laws. NASA Eagleworks Laboratories at John- son Space Center conducted a vacuum test campaign to investigate previously reported anomalous thrust capabilities of such a closed radiofrequency cavity, using a low-thrust torsion pendulum. The team published positive, although small-scaled thrust results in 2017. Following NASA Eagleworks breakthrough result and operating under the assumption that the …
A Homegrown Dsmc-Pic Model For Electric Propulsion, 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
A Homegrown Dsmc-Pic Model For Electric Propulsion, Dominic Charles Lunde
Master's Theses
Powering spacecraft with electric propulsion is becoming more common, especially in CubeSat-class satellites. On account of the risk of spacecraft interactions, it is important to have robust analysis and modeling tools of electric propulsion engines, particularly of the plasma plume. The Navier-Stokes equations used in classic continuum computational fluid dynamics do not apply to the rarefied plasma, and therefore another method must be used to model the flow. A good solution is to use the DSMC method, which uses a combination of particle modeling and statistical methods for modeling the simulated molecules. A DSMC simulation known as SINATRA has been …
Colloid Thruster To Teach Advance Electric Propulsion Techniques To Post-Secondary Students, 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Colloid Thruster To Teach Advance Electric Propulsion Techniques To Post-Secondary Students, Alexander M. Powaser
Master's Theses
Colloid thrusters, and electrospray thrusters as a whole, have been around since the 1960s. When they were first developed, the high efficiency and fine thrust control was overshadowed by the high power requirement for such a low thrust that the system provides. This caused the technology to be put on hold for aerospace applications. Now, as small satellites are becoming more prevalent, there has been a resurgence in interest in electrospray thruster technology. The recent advancements in tech- nology allow electrospray thrusters to use significantly less power and occupy less volume than their predecessors. As electrospray technology continues to advance, …
An Afternoon With General Thomas P. Stafford, 2019 Southwestern Oklahoma State University
An Afternoon With General Thomas P. Stafford, Stafford Air & Space Museum
Programs
An Afternoon with General Thomas P. Stafford
Sunday, May 19th, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at the Weatherford High School Performing Arts Center.
Unless stated otherwise within this repository collection, all materials are shared under the following Creative Commons license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License].
Apollo 10, 50th Anniversary Gala, 2019 Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Apollo 10, 50th Anniversary Gala, Stafford Air & Space Museum
Programs
The Apollo 10 50th Anniversary Gala was held on May 18th, 2019 at the Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
Unless stated otherwise within this repository collection, all materials are shared under the following Creative Commons license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License].
Optimal Battery Weight Fraction For Serial Hybrid Propulsion System In Aircraft Design, 2019 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Optimal Battery Weight Fraction For Serial Hybrid Propulsion System In Aircraft Design, Tsz Him Yeung
Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses
This thesis focuses on electric propulsion technology associated with serial hybrid power plants most commonly associated with urban air mobility vehicles. While closed form analytical solutions for parallel hybrid aviation cases have been determined, optimized serial hybrid power plants have not seen the same degree of fidelity. Presented here are the analytical relationships between several preliminary aircraft design objectives and the battery weight fraction. These design objectives include aircraft weight, range, operation cost, and carbon emissions. The relationships are based on a serial hybrid electric propulsion architecture from an energy standpoint, and can be applied to hybrid aircraft of different …
Reconstruction Of Attenuated Hybrid Rocket Motor Chamber Pressure Signals Using Maximum Likelihood Estimation And Optimal Deconvolution, 2019 Utah State University
Reconstruction Of Attenuated Hybrid Rocket Motor Chamber Pressure Signals Using Maximum Likelihood Estimation And Optimal Deconvolution, Evan M. Zelesnik
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Chamber pressure, as it develops during rocket combustion, strongly correlates with many of the internal motor ballistics, including combustion stability, fuel regression rate, and mass flow. Chamber pressure is also an essential measurement for calculating achieved thrust coefficient and characteristic velocity. Due to the combustion environment hostility, sensing chamber pressure with high-fidelity presents a difficult measurement problem, especially for solid and hybrid rocket systems where combustion by-products contain high amounts of carbon and other sooty materials. These contaminants tend to deposit within the pneumatic tubing used to transmit pressure oscillations from the thrust chamber to the sensing transducer. Partially clogged …
System Architecture Design And Development For A Reusable Lunar Lander, 2019 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
System Architecture Design And Development For A Reusable Lunar Lander, Chad Batten, Camille E. Bergin, Aaron Crigger, Darryl Harris, Gillian Suzanne Mcglothin
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
Design And Development Of Hybrid Rocket For Spaceport America Cup, 2019 University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Design And Development Of Hybrid Rocket For Spaceport America Cup, Benjamin Barnhill, Sean Darling, Austin Springer, Adam Todd, Stewart Whaley
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
Hybrid Rocket Engine Design Utilizing A Polymer Matrix Encapsulating Pulverized Fuel, 2019 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hybrid Rocket Engine Design Utilizing A Polymer Matrix Encapsulating Pulverized Fuel, Seth Holladay, Teague Aarant, Jared Bass, Timothy Grizzel, Matthew Mcvey, William Putthoff, Angus Shaw, Caroline Littel, James Evans Lyne
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
Control Failures And How To Deal With It, 2019 Minnesota State University, Mankato
Control Failures And How To Deal With It, Nihad E. Daidzic
Aviation Department Publications
FAA Safety Seminar (GL1591497) held at Minnesota State University, Mankato Wiecking Center Auditorium at 18:00 CST on Thursday, April 18, 2019.
Design Of A Thrust Stand For Electric Propulsion, 2019 Western Michigan University
Design Of A Thrust Stand For Electric Propulsion, Hannah Watts
Honors Theses
Thrust stands are the industry standard device for measuring the low levels of thrust generated by electric propulsion devices. Western Michigan University’s Aerospace Laboratory for Plasma Experiments is home to several electric propulsion devices and is in the process of obtaining a pulsed plasma thruster in partnership with the Western Aerospace Launch Initiative. The lab currently has no way of measuring the true thrust force generated by these devices. A thrust stand has been designed specific to the micro-Newton thrust range and the constraints inherent to the facilities in which it will operate.