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1. Lyapunov-based Guidance of Underwater Autonomous Vehicles for Real Time Pollutant Source Localization

Keyword:: Underwater autonomous vehicles, Guidance, Nonlinear Dynamics, Pollutant source tracking, Advection-Diffusion PDE, and Lyapunov based control
Creator:: Torres Arosemena, Gabriel A.
Advisor:: Demetriou, Michael A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-07-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

2. Effects of Liquid Superheat on Droplet Disruption in a Supersonic Stream

Keyword:: droplet
Creator:: Yanson, Logan M
Advisor:: Hermanson, James C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-04-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

3. Feasibility for Orbital Life Extension of a CubeSat Flying in the Lower Thermosphere

Keyword:: orbital, CubeSat, electrospray, GPS, thermosphere, Energy, and LEO
Creator:: Martinez, Nicolas
Advisor:: Demetriou, Michael A., Blandino, John J., and Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-07-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

4. Vortex Generator Jet Flow Control in Highly Loaded Compressors

Keyword:: highly loaded blades, gas turbines, linear compressor cascade, active flow control, vortex generator jet, and passive flow control
Creator:: Baiense, Jr., Joao C
Advisor:: Evans, Simon
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-07-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

5. Numerical Analysis of Transient Teflon Ablation with a Domain Decomposition Finite Volume Implicit Method on Unstructured Grids

Keyword:: Transient Ablation, Finite Volume Method, Teflon, Unstructured Grid, Crank-Nicolson Method, and Domain Decomposition
Creator:: Wang, Mianzhi
Advisor:: Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-25
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

6. Characterization of the Near-Plume Region of a Low-Current Hollow Cathode

Keyword:: Electric Propulsion, hollow cathode, Langmuir probe, emissive probe, and Plasma
Creator:: Asselin, Daniel Joseph
Advisor:: Blandino, John J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

7. Biologically Inspired Wing Tip Geometry Optimization

Keyword:: winglet, Genetic Algorithms, vortex strength, tip vortices, and Optimization
Creator:: Marinelli, Andrea T
Advisor:: Olinger, David J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-05-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

8. Electron Energy Distribution Measurements in the Plume Region of a Low Current Hollow Cathode

Keyword:: druyvesteyn method, Langmuir probe, Plasma, distribution function, Electric Propulsion, and hollow cathode
Creator:: Behlman, Nicholas James
Advisor:: Blandino, John J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-01-12
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

9. Biologically Inspired Wing Planform Optimization

Keyword:: mavs, flight, mav, wings, micro air vehicles, Planform, low reynolds, flow visualization, and Low Aspect Ratio
Creator:: Taylor, Sarah E
Advisor:: Olinger, David J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-05-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering

10. The Effect of Humpback Whale-like Protuberances on Hydrofoil Performance

Keyword:: hydrodynamics and hydrofoil
Creator:: Custodio, Derrick S
Advisor:: Johari, Hamid
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-12-13
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Mechanical Engineering