Theses and Dissertations
Novel Concept for High Dielectric Constant Composite Electrolyte Dielectrics
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-09)
This research was part of an ongoing program studying the concept of multi-material dielectrics (MMD) with dielectric constants much higher than homogenous materials. MMD described in this study have dielectric constants ...
Dynamic fluidic nozzles for pulse detonation engine applications
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2010-03)
An efficient nozzle design is critical for enhancing the benefits of Pulse Detonation Engines (PDEs) and enabling
their use as future propulsion or power generation systems. Due to the inherent variation in chamber pressure ...
Optimal super dielectric material
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-09)
The results of this study establish that powder-based super dielectric materials (SDM) are a large family of porous electrically insulating materials filled to the point of incipient wetness (paste consistency) with liquids ...
Use of carbon nano-fiber foams as strain gauges to detect crack propagation
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-06)
This thesis focuses on testing the feasibility of using carbon nanofiber foams as strain gauge material to detect crack propagation in aluminum structures. We produced the tridimensional carbon nanofiber foams using a ...
Design and analysis of an experimental setup for determining the burst strength and material properties of hollow cylinders
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-12)
A mechanical device and associated testing procedure were developed to apply internal pressure to open-ended cylinders for determination of various properties, including burst pressure, elastic modulus, and Poisson’s ratio. ...
Solid hydrocarbon assisted reduction: a new process of generating micron scale metal particles
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-03)
The goal of this research is to test a central hypothesis: that gas species generated by the thermal and/or catalytically assisted decomposition of hydrocarbons in an inert atmosphere can reduce metal oxides to a metallic ...
Design and construction of a thermal contact resistance and thermal conductivity measurement system
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-09)
This study was aimed at the development of an accurate thermal contact resistance and thermal conductivity measurement system that was simple enough to be constructed and operated by multiple users. A method based on ...
Fabrication of a mechanically robust carbon nanofiber foam
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-06)
In this thesis, the constrained formation of fibrous nanostructures process was scaled up to fabricate mechanically robust, homogenous foam samples. Scaling up this process required the design of a stainless steel mold ...
Glass fiber resin composites and components at arctic temperatures
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-06)
Glass fiber reinforced composites (GFRC) are used in a wide variety of applications within the U.S. Navy. With a potential increase in arctic operations in the Navy’s future, it is important to understand how GFRCs will ...
Processing-microstructure-property relationships for cold spray powder deposition of Al-Cu alloys
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-06)
This thesis presents research on the cold gas-dynamic spray process applied to the deposition of aluminum-copper alloy coatings. Cold spray deposition is a process utilized to create corrosion protection coatings and to ...
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