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 ...
Modeling and model identification of autonomous underwater vehicles
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-06)
As autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are deployed in more complex operational scenarios (e.g., multi-vehicle operations or information gathering in cluttered littoral zones), accurate control of these platforms is of ...
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. ...
Characterization of micron-scale nanotubular super dielectric materials
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-09)
This research is part of an ongoing program of study focused on dielectric materials based on a novel hypothesis: that porous electrically insulating solids in which the pores are filled with liquids containing an ionic ...
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 ...
Reduction expansion synthesis for magnetic alloy powders
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-12)
In this work submicron scale ferromagnetic and magnetic rare-earth alloys were produced using Reduction Expansion Synthesis (RES), a technique in which metal particles are the product of the rapid heating to approximately ...
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