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Design And Analysis Of A 10” Carbon Fiber Wheel For A Formula Sae Racecar, Pratik Ganesh G Bhagwat May 2017

Design And Analysis Of A 10” Carbon Fiber Wheel For A Formula Sae Racecar, Pratik Ganesh G Bhagwat

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Formula SAE is an engineering design competition for students where the goal is to design, build, and compete a Formula-style single seater race vehicle. With a legacy dating back to 1982, UTA Racing has been one of the most competitive teams. In this project, a carbon fiber 10” wheel is designed for the first time, achieving reduced unsprung weight and lower rotational inertia, both of which are key performance characteristics in vehicle dynamics. The design follows Tire and Rim Association guidelines to ensure dimensional compatibility and ease of assembly and is analyzed for 2G cornering with 3G bump. The simulations …

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Cfd Optimization Of The Cooling Of Yosemite Open Compute Server, Aditya Gupta May 2017

Cfd Optimization Of The Cooling Of Yosemite Open Compute Server, Aditya Gupta

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Rising energy demands in data centers have constantly made thermal engineers to think and come up with innovative cooling solutions in data centers. It is of utmost importance to have control over the environmental impact of Data Centers. In 2011, the Open Compute Project was started which aimed at sharing energy efficient practices for data centers. The hardware and electrical specifications of the first open compute server – Freedom was shared on open compute project’s website. It was a vanity free design and its components were custom designed. It was deployed in one of the data centers in Prineville, Oregon …

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Thermal Optimization And Validation Of Gan High Electron Mobility Transistor, Tanmay Pradip Kavade May 2017

Thermal Optimization And Validation Of Gan High Electron Mobility Transistor, Tanmay Pradip Kavade

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Gallium Nitride (GaN) is a binary III/V wide band gap semiconductor used in power electronics for operations at high power densities and high speeds. GaN has excellent characteristics like high break-down voltage, high thermal conductivity, and high electron saturation velocity which have led to an intensive study and wide use of GaN in many fields. Some of these fields range from amplifiers, MMIC, laser diodes, pulsed radars and counter-IED jammers to CAT-V modules and fourth generation infrastructure base-stations. Currently GaN devices suffer from high temperature due to self-heating which reduces the mean time to failure. In this study package level …

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Conjugate Heat Transfer And Thermo-Structural Analysis Of The Actively Cooled Multi-Stage Conical Nozzle And Hypersonic Low-Reynolds Diffuser Of The New Arc-Heated Wind Tunnel (Awht-Ii) Of The University Of Texas At Arlington, David Ray Campbell May 2017

Conjugate Heat Transfer And Thermo-Structural Analysis Of The Actively Cooled Multi-Stage Conical Nozzle And Hypersonic Low-Reynolds Diffuser Of The New Arc-Heated Wind Tunnel (Awht-Ii) Of The University Of Texas At Arlington, David Ray Campbell

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Arc-heated wind tunnels are the primary test facility for screening and qualification of candidate materials for hypersonic thermal protection systems (TPS). Via an electric arc that largely augments the enthalpy (by tens of MJ/kg) of the working fluid (Air, Nitrogen, CO2 in case of Mars-entry studies) passed through a converging-diverging nozzle at specific stagnation conditions, different regimes encountered in entry and re-entry hypersonic aerothermodynamics can be simulated. Because of the high-enthalpies (and associated temperatures that generally exceed the limits required by the thermo-structural integrity of the facility) the active cooling of the arc-heated wind tunnel’s parts exposed to the working …

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Structural Optimization & Reliability Of 3d Package By Studying Crack Behavior On Tsv & Beol & Impact Of Power Cycling On Reliability Flip Chip Package, Unique Rahangdale May 2017

Structural Optimization & Reliability Of 3d Package By Studying Crack Behavior On Tsv & Beol & Impact Of Power Cycling On Reliability Flip Chip Package, Unique Rahangdale

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

The 3D packaging is stacked of chips on top of another which is emerging as a powerful technology that satisfies such integrated circuit (IC) package demands. Most of the stress develops at interfaces and the interface delamination of TSV may encounter which is mainly driven by a shear stress concentration at the point. In this study, the effect of package structure on the failure metric of the 3D package has been studied. J-integral has been used to quantify the crack driving force. The crack is modeled at the TSV and BEOL (Back End of the Line) and the die -substrate …

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Design Optimization Of Race Car Steering Knuckle For Additive Manufacturing, Yobani Martinez May 2017

Design Optimization Of Race Car Steering Knuckle For Additive Manufacturing, Yobani Martinez

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Additive manufacturing enables increased geometric complexity in structural configuration compared with conventional manufacturing methods. A Physics-first Computer Aided engineering (CAE) process beginning with structural topology optimization enables engineers to take advantage of this increased geometric design freedom. This work develops and demonstrates the steps and tools necessary to realize complex design configuration for additive manufactured. This report looks at the race car steering knuckle using the UTA FSAE upright as a case study. The stiffness driven upright component design is executed using topology optimization and NURBS based surface modeling tools. The topology optimization model is developed for 3 different load …

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Thermal Management Of High Power Multi Chip Module By Design Optimization Of Segregated Serpentine Flow Cold Plate, Krishna Chaitanya Siripurapu May 2017

Thermal Management Of High Power Multi Chip Module By Design Optimization Of Segregated Serpentine Flow Cold Plate, Krishna Chaitanya Siripurapu

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Data center environment cooling requirements became a challenge with rapid increasing microprocessor power densities which leads to non-uniform distribution of temperature. A practical cooling solution which relies on the segregated flow of cooling resources based on power density for thermal management of high power equipment is introduced. This minimizes energy consumption of cooling infrastructure. Performance of existing cold plate is previewed and amount of savings possible is shown from numerical analysis of segregated model. Model is designed by considering manufacturing feasibility to make samples for proposed solution for future experimental study. A multi-chip module is chosen as a base for …

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Numerical And Analytical Study Of Curvature Effects In Laminar Shock Wave/Boundary Layer Interactions, James Ray Grisham May 2017

Numerical And Analytical Study Of Curvature Effects In Laminar Shock Wave/Boundary Layer Interactions, James Ray Grisham

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Shock wave/boundary-layer interactions (SBLIs) are one of the most complex flow phenomena because of the different types of physics involved (i.e., viscous versus inviscid) and their side effects such as boundary layer separation and extreme localized heating. Control surfaces based on compliant mechanisms are becoming a reality and introduce an additional variable into the already complex SBLI, namely surface curvature. The purpose of the present work is to systematically study the effects of surface curvature on laminar, ramp-induced SBLIs. This is accomplished using numerical and theoretical approaches in the form of numerical solutions to the compressible Navier–Stokes equations and triple-deck …

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Development Of An Advanced Geometry Toolkit Framework For Fitting Complex Topology-Optimized Mesh Structures, Harshit Girishkumar Jani May 2017

Development Of An Advanced Geometry Toolkit Framework For Fitting Complex Topology-Optimized Mesh Structures, Harshit Girishkumar Jani

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Additive Manufacturing is playing a significant role in developing complex geometries which are not possible by conventional Manufacturing Processes. Topology optimization is playing key a role in deciding conceptual design for additive manufacturing. The output of topology optimization is rough and noisy surfaces. Fitting these surfaces poses challenging task to a designer as it is a tedious and a time-consuming process. The main aim of this research is to automate the process of smoothing noisy meshes. In this research work, I have developed algorithms in MATLAB to create NURBS (Non-Uniform B-Spline) surface patches from given a set of control points. …

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A Parametric Study On Thermal Mixing Of Ambient Air And Return Air Streams In A Mixing Chamber Of A Data Center Cooling, Pavan Vijaykumar Kaulgud May 2017

A Parametric Study On Thermal Mixing Of Ambient Air And Return Air Streams In A Mixing Chamber Of A Data Center Cooling, Pavan Vijaykumar Kaulgud

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Thermal Mixing of ambient air and return air streams in a mixing chamber for data center cooling Keywords: Data center cooling, Air side economization, Mixing chamber geometry Pavan Kaulgud, Dr. Dereje Agonafer Air side economization is an arrangement of duct, damper and automatic control system which together allow to introduce outside air to reduce or eliminate the mechanical cooling during mild or cold weather. In this process ambient air is drawn inside from environment, passed through filter to get rid of contaminants and then is introduced to the cold aisle of data center. According to ASHRAE, use of air side …

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Finite Element Analysis Of Composite Aircraft Fuselage Frame, Aditya Milind Dandekar May 2017

Finite Element Analysis Of Composite Aircraft Fuselage Frame, Aditya Milind Dandekar

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Composites have been introduced in aircraft industries, for their stronger, stiffer, and lighter properties than their metal-alloys counterparts. The general purpose of an aircraft is to transport commercial or military payload. Aircraft frames primarily maintains the shape of fuselage and prevent instability of the structure. Fuselage is similar as wing in construction which consist of longitudinal elements (longerons and stringers), transverse elements (frames and bulkheads) and its external skin. The fuselage is subjected to forces such as the wing reactions, landing gear reaction, empennage reaction, inertia forces subjected due to size and weight, internal pressure forces due to high altitude. …

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Steady State And Transient Analytical Modelling Of Non-Uniform Convective Cooling Of A Microprocessor Chip Due To Jet Impingement, Swapnil D. Luhar May 2017

Steady State And Transient Analytical Modelling Of Non-Uniform Convective Cooling Of A Microprocessor Chip Due To Jet Impingement, Swapnil D. Luhar

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Heat removal from microprocessor chips with multiple regions of dynamic heat generation remains a critical technological challenge. Excessive temperature rise is undesirable for performance as well as reliability. Jet impingement cooling has been widely investigated as a potential thermal management technique due to the capability of localized cooling and of dynamically following the heat generation distribution. A jet offers large local convective heat transfer coefficient, for which theoretical models and correlations have been proposed for a variety of scenarios. However, not much work exists on using this information to determine the resulting temperature distribution. This work addresses this need by …

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Manufacturing And Characterization Of A 3d-Printable, Antibacterial, Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Reinforced Abs Filament, Saket Thapliyal May 2017

Manufacturing And Characterization Of A 3d-Printable, Antibacterial, Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Reinforced Abs Filament, Saket Thapliyal

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

This research work consists of two phases. In phase one it is intended to manufacture an antibacterial 3D printable filament by extruding a solid state mixture of (MgO) nanoparticles (NPs) and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) pellets. A single screw extruder was used to extrude ABS pellets containing 0, 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 wt. % MgO NP. This phase deals with manufacturing and testing the filament for mechanical properties, antibacterial properties and 3D printability. On one hand tensile strength, ductility and 3D-printabiliy were observed to decrease with increasing concentrations of MgO NP in ABS matrix, on the other hand the …

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Numerical Analysis Of A Flapping Elliptic Flat Plate In Hover: A Study Of Leading Edge Vortex Dynamics, C. Vivek Nair May 2017

Numerical Analysis Of A Flapping Elliptic Flat Plate In Hover: A Study Of Leading Edge Vortex Dynamics, C. Vivek Nair

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Flapping flight is an area of research that is gaining a lot of prominence in engineering, especially with the increase in interest in applying the flapping mechanism of natural fliers to small scale MAVs. The ongoing contributions to this field include studies finding optimal wing shape, flap frequency, and flap trajectories. Flapping flight is an unsteady aerodynamic mechanism, and consists of 3 interactive forces: delayed stall, rotational circulation, and wake capture. The dominant lift generating mechanism is the leading edge vortex (LEV). Natural fliers optimize their flap to gain maximize LEV stability. For our research we simulate 2 cases of …

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Experimental And Computational Study Of The Acclimation Of New It Equipment, Neil Johnson Vazhappilly May 2017

Experimental And Computational Study Of The Acclimation Of New It Equipment, Neil Johnson Vazhappilly

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Acclimation of newly commissioned IT equipment is an important step that is necessary for safe operations. Proper acclimation is required to prevent an unnecessary condensation from forming and causing premature failure in the equipment. Acclimation is particularly important in cold weather shipping where the component or server reaches the destination well below the destination data center’s dew point, resulting in moisture and condensate. Operating the equipment before it acclimates might cause damage, while waiting too long for the equipment to acclimate might cost companies expensive computational time. This study tries to address the issue by studying the various factors that …

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A Performance And Visualization Study On Inlet Geometries Of A Cross-Flow Fan., Yoel Tanquero May 2017

A Performance And Visualization Study On Inlet Geometries Of A Cross-Flow Fan., Yoel Tanquero

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A study was conducted to characterize the flow-field in the suction region of different inlet geometries of a cross-flow fan. The characterization was accomplished by correlating the static performance curves measured for each fan-inlet configuration to the streamline plot obtained using a particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) measurement system at three constant flow rates (25, 40, and 55 CFM). The PTV measurement system used was developed by the author and uses helium bubbles as tracers, an LED light sheet, a slow motion camera, and a Matlab program. Four inlet geometry design variables were defined and independently studied to evaluate the effect …

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Flexsar Bistatic And Monostatic Circular Sar Collection, Chad Knight, Mark Jensen, Trevor Jewkes, Jacob Gunther May 2017

Flexsar Bistatic And Monostatic Circular Sar Collection, Chad Knight, Mark Jensen, Trevor Jewkes, Jacob Gunther

Space Dynamics Laboratory Publications

Bistatic SAR data has advantages and disadvantages compared to monostatic data. This papers examines a combined bistatic and monostatic SAR data collection. The airborne platform used a monostatic radar system with two transmit and two receive channels in a pulsed spotlight mode. Another receive-only system was placed on an elevated mountaintop. The mountaintop receive system had two receive channels. The airborne asset flew in a full circle around several targets, exercising a large range of bistatic geometries. Various SAR modes were collected, including single-channel, quad-channel, and along-track interferometry (ATI) data for monostatic and bistatic modalities. This paper focuses on the …

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Influence Of Relative Density And Microstructural Anisotropy On The Global Elastic Properties Of Cellular Structures, Justin Compton May 2017

Influence Of Relative Density And Microstructural Anisotropy On The Global Elastic Properties Of Cellular Structures, Justin Compton

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

The favorable strength-to-weight ratio of cellular solids makes them ideal for structural applications. With the advent of additive manufacturing, the fabrication of complex cellular structures is becoming a reality. It is therefore necessary to understand the mechanical properties of cellular structures. The global mechanical properties of cellular structures are governed by geometry and therefore, differ from the mechanical properties of the base material from which they are constructed. In this study, finite element models are developed to explore the effective elastic properties of honeycomb structures for isotropic and anisotropic microstructural material properties. Finite element models are generated for regular, hexagonal …

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Refurbished And 3d Modeled Thermal Vacuum Chamber, Lauren M. Glenn May 2017

Refurbished And 3d Modeled Thermal Vacuum Chamber, Lauren M. Glenn

Master's Theses

Spacecraft testing includes acoustics, vibrations, and thermal vacuum. Cal Poly’s Space Environments Lab is equipped with multiple vacuum chambers, but no thermal vacuum chamber. The purpose of this thesis is to incorporate an ATS Chiller system with the HVEC vacuum chamber so students are able to experiment with a thermal vacuum chamber. The ATS Chiller had leaky pipes that needed to be refurbished and a shroud was implemented to improve thermal capabilities of the system. The full system was able to reach temperatures as low as -38ºC and as high as 58ºC at a pressure of 10-6 Torr. The ATS …

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Frequency Tuning Of Vibration Absorber Using Topology Optimization, Swapnil Subhash Harel May 2017

Frequency Tuning Of Vibration Absorber Using Topology Optimization, Swapnil Subhash Harel

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

A tuned mass absorber is a system for reducing the amplitude in one oscillator by coupling it to a second oscillator. If tuned correctly, the maximum amplitude of the first oscillator in response to a periodic driver will be lowered, and much of the vibration will be ’transferred’ to the second oscillator. The tuned vibration absorber (TVA) has been utilized for vibration control purposes in many sectors of Civil/Automotive/Aerospace Engineering for many decades since its inception. Time and again we come across a situation in which a vibratory system is required to run near resonance. In the past, approaches have …

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Numerical Investigation Of Vortex Generator Flow Control For External-Compression Supersonic Inlets, Ezgihan Baydar May 2017

Numerical Investigation Of Vortex Generator Flow Control For External-Compression Supersonic Inlets, Ezgihan Baydar

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Vortex generators (VGs) within external-compression supersonic inlets for Mach 1.6 were investigated to determine their ability to increase total pressure recovery and reduce total pressure distortion. Ramp and vane-type VGs were studied. The geometric factors of interest included height, length, spacing, angle-of-incidence, and positions upstream and downstream of the inlet terminal shock. The flow through the inlet was simulated numerically through the solution of the steady-state, Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations on multi-block, structured grids using the Wind-US flow solver. The inlet performance was characterized by the inlet total pressure recovery and the radial and circumferential total pressure distortion indices at the …

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Integration Of Macro-Fiber Composite Material On A Low Cost Unmanned Aerial System, May Chong Chan May 2017

Integration Of Macro-Fiber Composite Material On A Low Cost Unmanned Aerial System, May Chong Chan

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

The development, deployment, and operation of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have grown exponentially in recent years and have provided researchers with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with aircraft in a manner that was previously limited to institutions and companies with large budgets. This allows the generation and testing of UAS advanced technologies using low cost systems. The scope of this thesis does not aim to make vast improvements to the control strategy itself, but to expand upon previous UAV work carried out at Embry-Riddle by designing, implementing, and demonstrating a simulation environment for mechanical and Macro-Fiber Composite (MFC) actuated …

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Performance Analysis Of A Coaxial Helicopter In Hover And Forward Flight, Stanrich D. Fernandes May 2017

Performance Analysis Of A Coaxial Helicopter In Hover And Forward Flight, Stanrich D. Fernandes

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

The performance of a coaxial rotor system has been analyzed by establishing a proper basis of comparison between a conventional single rotor and coaxial rotor. An attempt has also been made to better understand the complicated aerodynamic interactions associated with coaxial rotor wakes by using a free-vortex methodology (FVM). The FVM is a Lagrangian-based wake convection methodology, which solves for the evolution of the vortical wake produced by the rotor blades under the influence of an external flow. The extent to which the two rotors interact with each other was found to be highly dependent on the inter-rotor spacing. To …

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Battery Centric Serial Hybrid Aircraft Performance And Design Space, Lenny Gartenberg May 2017

Battery Centric Serial Hybrid Aircraft Performance And Design Space, Lenny Gartenberg

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

The design space and flight envelope of a battery centric serial hybrid aircraft has been analytically derived. The formulation assumes cruising flight only and all energy available is used. The flight envelope can be generated for any conventional propeller driven serial hybrid aircraft. The advantageous combination of an electric motor and controllable-pitch electric propeller was also explored. The results are used to be able to control efficiency and noise at constant thrust and therefore constant airspeed. Manufacturer provided electric motor and propeller data is used for efficiency purposes. Since the electric motor is virtually silent compared to the propeller, published …

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Structural Design Of A Business Jet Winglet, Jaime Gutierrez May 2017

Structural Design Of A Business Jet Winglet, Jaime Gutierrez

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

Structural sizing of a winglet for the Falcon 10 was performed and is presented here. The aerodynamic profile of the winglet was taken from a previous study, which predicted an increase in range of 3.3% with an estimated weight increase of 52 kg. An investigation of the current structure layouts and materials used in the industry was conducted. Six loading cases were analyzed to identify the most critical for the winglet, found to be negative and positive sideslip and gust. A finite element model was developed and used to size the structure. A fabrication process and assembly is described and …

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Comparison Of Rans Modeling To Dual-Plane Piv Measurements Of The Turbulent Tip Vortex Trailed From A Hovering Rotor, Zachary Lietzau May 2017

Comparison Of Rans Modeling To Dual-Plane Piv Measurements Of The Turbulent Tip Vortex Trailed From A Hovering Rotor, Zachary Lietzau

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

Numerical simulations using the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations were conducted to study the development and turbulent decay of the tip vortices in the wake produced by a hovering rotor. The computational results were compared to detailed, dual plane Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) measurements of a turbulent tip vortex trailed from a single-bladed rotor. The work investigated both the required mesh resolution and most suitable turbulence closure models with rotational/curvature corrections by assessing their predictions of the tip vortex properties and the overall physical nature of the rotor wake. It was found that even when using a higher-order accurate central differencing …

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Extended Surface Heat Transfer Coefficients Via Endwall Temperature Measurements, Yogesh Pai May 2017

Extended Surface Heat Transfer Coefficients Via Endwall Temperature Measurements, Yogesh Pai

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

Short pins are used for internal cooling of the trailing edge in a gas turbine blade. A novel method is described in this thesis which helps in simplifying the experimental process used to obtain average heat transfer data on the pin surface, at the expense of additional post processing complexity. The method is based on a unique, analytical solution of the longitudinal conduction equation with internal heat generation, allowing computation of heat transfer rates via pin base temperature measurements via Temperature Sensitive Paint, or similar non-intrusive methods. Verification of this method is done with comparisons to the solution of infinite …

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The Effect Of Surface Materials And Morphology On Wingsuit Aerodynamics, Timothy Allen Sestak May 2017

The Effect Of Surface Materials And Morphology On Wingsuit Aerodynamics, Timothy Allen Sestak

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

This study examines the aerodynamic effects of the materials, textiles, and morphologies currently used in wingsuit design and construction. The experiment was a low-speed wind tunnel investigation using a rigid wing with an aspect ratio of 2, a NACA 4418 airfoil cross section and a smooth, polished painted surface as a baseline. The baseline wing was modified by covering the upper and lower surfaces with various textiles currently used in wingsuit construction. This study is the first step in continued research to design and build a wingsuit with superior glide performance compared to current designs. Surface textures and features on …

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The Issues And Complexities Surrounding The Future Of Long Duration Spaceflight, Solomon Miiro May 2017

The Issues And Complexities Surrounding The Future Of Long Duration Spaceflight, Solomon Miiro

Graduate Student Works

The Comprehensive Exam put forward by this proposal is intended to address the learning objectives covered by the Master of Aeronautical Science Degree with specializations in Aviation Aerospace Safety Systems and some limited aspects in Human Factors in Aviation Systems. This will be accomplished by researching the following topics: effects of long duration spaceflight on crew performance and functioning and the steps that should be taken to enable long term spaceflight mission crews in lieu of accomplishing important missions; a human factor analysis should current human-machine design interfaces be enhanced to make manual rendezvous and docking in space easier to …

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Multidisciplinary Shape Optimization Of A Composite Blended Wing Body Aircraft, Charles Maxwell Boozer May 2017

Multidisciplinary Shape Optimization Of A Composite Blended Wing Body Aircraft, Charles Maxwell Boozer

Theses and Dissertations

A multidisciplinary shape optimization tool coupling aerodynamics, structure, and performance was developed for battery powered aircraft. Utilizing high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics analysis tools and a structural wing weight tool, coupled based on the multidisciplinary feasible optimization architecture; aircraft geometry is modified in the optimization of the aircraft’s range or endurance. The developed tool is applied to three geometries: a hybrid blended wing body, delta wing UAS, the ONERA M6 wing, and a modified ONERA M6 wing. First, the optimization problem is presented with the objective function, constraints, and design vector. Next, the tool’s architecture and the analysis tools that are …

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