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Experimentation And Simulation Of Pulsed Eddy Current Thermography Of Subsurface Aircraft Corrosive Defects, Johnathan Hernandez
Experimentation And Simulation Of Pulsed Eddy Current Thermography Of Subsurface Aircraft Corrosive Defects, Johnathan Hernandez
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-
During the life cycle of aircraft, external structures are under constant attack from environmental degradation in the form of corrosion. Corrosive defects consist of multiple types of surface and subsurface damage that are often undetectable due to surface coatings or insulation leading to loss in structural integrity. Non-destructive techniques for corrosion detection typically require the removal of paint. Detection of corrosion under insulation (CUI) is highly valuable for cost and time effectiveness. Although techniques have been developed for detection of CUI, not many of these satisfy the criteria for portability and hangar operation. To address this, multiple techniques were investigated …
A Study Into Validating A Coupled Method Of Characteristics And Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method Against Empirical Data, Andrew Brown
A Study Into Validating A Coupled Method Of Characteristics And Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method Against Empirical Data, Andrew Brown
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-
The following will outline the methodology and results of validating a coupled Method of Characteristics (MOC) and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method. This research focused specifically on modeling plume impingement, induced by Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters that flew on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) space shuttle Discovery. For each simulation, the continuum portion of the RCS thruster was simulated using MOC for solving hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) and computed with the NASA code, Reacting and Multi-phase Program (RAMP). The solution was then implemented as a starting condition into the NASA DSMC code, Direct Simulation and …
Study Of Non-Ideal Effects On Shock Wave Propagation, Cory Kinney
Study Of Non-Ideal Effects On Shock Wave Propagation, Cory Kinney
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-
Shock tube experiments provide insightful data on combustion, emissions, and ablation characterization for a wide variety of defense and energy sector research topics. Accurate characterization of shock tube facilities is essential to verifying the accuracy of research data. Non-ideal effects, such as boundary layer growth, introduce uncertainty into pressure and temperature conditions, the primary independent variables of interest for shock tube research results. The effect of boundary layer growth on shock tube experiments was investigated by conducting simulations for University of Central Florida's two geometrically different shock tube using StanShock, a quasi-one-dimensional, reacting, compressible flow solver. The characteristic quantities considered …
Evaluation Of Convective Heat Transfer Numerical Methods On Rough Surfaces From Additive Manufacturing, Jose Urcia
Evaluation Of Convective Heat Transfer Numerical Methods On Rough Surfaces From Additive Manufacturing, Jose Urcia
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-
The high versatility of additive manufacturing has led to an increase in use in a number of different fields. Surface roughness then comes as a natural consequence of additive manufacturing which interferes with a smooth wall assumption such as those found in gas turbine blades. The Discrete Element Roughness Method (DERM) has been used to improve convective heat transfer predictions on surface roughness. This work aims to validate the core momentum and heat transfer correlation of DERM through an evaluation of Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based solution of the flow around individual roughness elements with the goal of improving the correlations. …
Efforts In Numerical Modeling Of Undulating Propulsion, George Loubimov
Efforts In Numerical Modeling Of Undulating Propulsion, George Loubimov
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-
Naval propulsion is a critical component for every vessel, and it is the subject of this thesis, specifically bio-inspired propulsion. Numerical modeling is used as a tool to understand the relationship between mechanical undulation and the hydrodynamic response. Through three stages, the research presented here examines and refines tools for understanding fundamentals of undulating propulsion. Those three objectives are: to verify and validate the proposed numerical models against existing experiments, establishing a baseline of fidelity; to examine the causal linkage between fluid-boundary interactions and undulating propulsion; and to create a moment based method for characterizing generalized undulating propulsive mechanisms. First, …
Design And Visual Servo Control Of A Mechanical Gripper For Autonomous Strawberry Harvesting, Jonah Mapes
Design And Visual Servo Control Of A Mechanical Gripper For Autonomous Strawberry Harvesting, Jonah Mapes
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-
With rising labor costs and high consumer demand, economic conditions are becoming increasingly favorable for mechanization in the strawberry industry. However, virtually all strawberry crops are still picked by hand because the harvesting process is very challenging to automate, and strawberries are susceptible to bruising. For these reasons, the development of a harvester which can avoid damaging the fruit is of interest. Conventional designs for robotic grippers are less than ideal, as precise positioning or force feedback capabilities are required to reduce the risk of bruising. As an alternative, a novel "camera-in-hand" gripper design is presented which effectively avoids bruising …