Theses and Dissertations
MODELLING THE PERFORMANCE OF AND ANALYZING THERMAL RADIANCE REDUCTION BY A WATER-COOLED THERMOELECTRIC WASTE HEAT HARVESTING SYSTEM AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AIR-COOLED HEAT SINK REPLACEMENT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
Propulsion and electrical generator systems that utilize fossil fuels experience losses in efficiencies due to waste heat. While there are a number of ways to recover some of this waste heat, this research focuses on a ...
INCREASED EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JOINT FIRE'S KILL CHAIN VIA IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMAND AND CONTROL RESPONSIVENESS FOR BETTER COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
The system of interest (SOI) for this research centers on the mission of a friendly Blue Force (BF) controlling the enemy Red Force's (RF) influence on a strategic, bottleneck trade route and the execution of the kill chain ...
USNA SAIL TRAINING CRAFT ACQUISITION: EFFECTIVE STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT THROUGH APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) does not possess an effective management plan for the acquisition of the 44-foot Navy sail training craft (STC), which has led to cost overruns and late deliveries. A review of the ...
COST ANALYSIS FOR OPERATIONAL AND SYSTEM LEVEL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ELECTROMAGNETIC RAILGUN INTEGRATED ON AN AMPHIBIOUS PLATFORM
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
Due to the nature of amphibious operations, the Navy’s landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious ship is required to remain within close distance of the shore, which poses a threat to the ship and its supported elements such ...
EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF ENTANGLEMENT FOR AN UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE WITH AN OPEN, THREE-BLADED PROPELLER
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
This thesis evaluates the entanglement of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) propelled by an open, three-bladed propeller when operating in marine vegetation native to littoral environments. A tow tank populated with ...
ENERGY RESILIENCE IMPACT OF SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK DISRUPTION TO MILITARY MICROGRIDS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
The ability to provide uninterrupted power to military installations is paramount in executing a country's national defense strategy. Microgrid architectures increase installation energy resilience through redundant local ...
SYSTEMS DYNAMICS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT: SHIFTING THE MENTAL MODEL AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
As DOD acquisition outcomes continue to fall short on time, cost, and performance benchmarks, it has become evident that project managers need to reevaluate how major defense projects are estimated, managed, and evaluated. ...
DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONAL SCENARIOS FOR HYDROGEN-POWERED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES IN NAVAL APPLICATIONS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-12)
Beyond the obvious burdens of moving refined petroleum products around the battlespace, and the inherent risks, the increasing cost of hydrocarbon fuels and their associated environmental impact have led to heightened ...
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS OF USING HYDROGEN AS A SINGLE NAVAL FUEL
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
This thesis focuses on using liquid hydrogen (LH2) technologies as a single naval fuel onboard a vessel. The case study in this thesis is a 1000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) catamaran container vessel (CV) as a proxy ...
EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF RESILIENCE MODELS FOR ISLANDED MICROGRIDS FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
Modern warfighters rely heavily on fast, accurate information to conduct all forms of military operations. It is critical that deployed Command and Control centers have reliable power for conduct of military operations and ...
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Pollman, Anthony G. (28)