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Author:

Purcell, Thomas Russell

Title:

Blade Element Momentum Theory Applied to Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

green
energy
renewable
green energy
wind energy
blade element momentum theory
wind turbine
wind
turbine
PSUWTA
WT_Perf
BEMT

File:

Download Tom_Purcell_Undergraduate_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Supervisor
Susan W Stewart, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Tao, Tony S.

Title:

DESIGN OF A SERIES OF AIRFOILS FOR THE PSU ZEPHYRUS HUMAN-POWERED AIRCRAFT

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

airfoil design
airfoil
aerodynamics
profil
xfoil
drela
eppler
maughmer
human
powered
aircraft
airplane
sailplane

File:

Download manuscript_8_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Long, Justin Allan

Title:

Investigation of Static Load Effects on Active Vibration Based Structural Health Monitoring

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

structural
health
monitoring
static
loading
aerospace
structures
airplane
helicopter

File:

Download Long_Justin_StructuralHealthMonitoring.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Dowell, Grant R

Title:

Measurement of Solid Surface Motion Using Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry Methodology

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Particle Image Velocimetry
PIV
Fluid Structure Interactions
FSI
Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry
SPIV

File:

Download dowell_grant_sldSurfMeasWithSPIV.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael H Krane, Thesis Supervisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Chaves, Andrew David

Title:

Investigation of Pulsejet Geometry for Maximum Thrust Efficiency

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

pulsejet
thrust efficiency
COMSOL
Multiphysics
combustion

File:

Download Chaves_Andrew_investigationofpulsejetgeometry.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Trageser, Katherine Helen

Title:

Particle Swarm Optimization Applied to Orbital Maneuvers in Astrodynamics

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

optimization
orbit
particle
swarm
maneuver
transfer
thrust
inclination
space
astrodynamics

File:

Download Trageser_Katherine_ParticleSwarm.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Faculty Reader

Author:

Kwolek, Megan Jo

Title:

Combustion Instabilities in a Simulated Liquid Combustion Chamber

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

liquid rocket combustion chamber
magnetic flowmeter
acoustic admittance
response
combustion instabilities

File:

Download Megan_Kwolek_Combustion_Instabilities_in_a_Simulated_Liquid_Combustion_Chamber.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Chisholm, John Robert

Title:

Particle Swarm Optimization Applied to Optimize Orbtial Decay and Re-boost Trajectories

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Oribtal Decay
Particle Swarm Optimization
PSO
Re-Boost Trajectory
Spacecraft Dynamics
Orbit Optimization

File:

Download Chisholm_John_particleswarmoptimizationorbitaldecay.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader
David Bradley Spencer, Faculty Reader

Author:

Harmon, Jason Scott

Title:

Sensitivity Analysis of One-dimensional Descent Profiles for Low Altitude Lunar Landings

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aerospace
Engineering
Lunar landing
Sensitivity analysis

File:

Download Thesis-_FINAL_COPY-_FINAL_MICROSOFT-_FINAL_FINAL-_NO_SIGNATURE_PAGE.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Hashimoto, Kaomi Cristina

Title:

An Evolutionary Algorithm for Low-thrust Orbital Transfers

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Particle Swarm Optimization
Low-Thrust
Orbital Transfers
Astrodynamics

File:

Download Hashimoto_Kaomi_EvolutionaryAlgorithmLowThrust.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Faculty Reader