Browsing RPI Theses Open Access by Author "Oehlschlaeger, Matthew A."
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All-electronic THz-wave gas sensing via absorption spectroscopy
Rice, Timothy Emre (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-05)Gas sensing via THz-wave absorption spectroscopy is developed for the detection of severalvolatile organic compounds, halogenated hydrocarbons, and nitrogen-containing compounds using a broadband electronics-based THz wave ... -
Demonstration of a mid-infrared carbon monoxide sensor
Herrick-Kaiser, Nicholas Fitzgerald (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2008-12)Initial stages in the development of a carbon monoxide diagnostic are completed. This diagnostic is unique in that it utilizes mid-infrared radiation generated by a quantum cascade laser to perform absorption spectroscopy. ... -
Effects of aluminum and iron nanoparticle additives on composite AP/HTPB solid propellant regression rate
Styborski, Jeremy A. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-05)The study focused on the addition of nano-scale aluminum and iron in small concentrations to AP/HTPB solid propellants with an average AP particle size of 200 microns. Replacing 1% of the propellant's AP with 40-60 nm ... -
Electrochemical and kinetic modeling of traditional and mixed-reactant solid oxide fuel cells
Kenoyer, Kimberly Lynne Christman (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2013-08)Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) show great promise for commercialization because of the potential for high system efficiency and reduced cost as long as material failures can be addressed and minimized. Mixed-reactant SOFCs ... -
Formation and shearing of drops with applications in biophysics and bioprocessing
Gulati, Shreyash (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2017-12)Drops are self-contained systems which do not need solid walls as surface tension provides containment. Solid walls can have associated issues such as sorption, chemical and electrostatic effects which can complicate the ... -
Ignition delay measurements for n-dodecane/N2/air mixtures at high pressures
Liskovich, Gary (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2017-12)Ignition delay time measurements have been made in reflected shock experiments for n-dodecane at conditions relevant to diesel engines and those specifically found in the Engine Combustion Network Spray A experiments. The ... -
Nanofluid drop evaporation : experiment, theory, and modeling
Gerken, William James (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-08)A model was developed to describe the evaporation of the nanofluid pendant drops based on D-square law analysis for the gas domain and a description of the reduction in liquid fraction available for evaporation due to ... -
Shock tube measurements of ignition delay times for n-decane and decenes: the influence of the double bond
Xie, Tianbo (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2016-05)In order to understand the influence of double bond and its position on decene isomer oxidation, shock tube measurements has been performed to investigate the autoignition of n-decane, 1-decene, and 5-decene within a ... -
Shock tube studies of the autoignition of jet fuels, surrogates and components
Wang, Haowei (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2012-05) -
Shock tube studies of α-methylnaphthalene ignition at elevated pressures
Wang, Haowei (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2009-08) -
Static and hypersonic experimental analysis of impulse generation in air-breathing laser-thermal propulsion
Salvador, Israel Irone (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2010-08) -
The autoignition of tetralin, an endothermic fuel
Gerken, William James (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2013-05)The history of the evolution of jet fuel, starting with JP-1 in the early 1950s and resulting in JP-8-100 is presented. The importance of fuel properties from a perspective of balancing availability, cost, and performance ... -
Towards intelligent trajectory optimisation in astrodynamics
Sprague, Christopher Iliffe (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2017-05)In this work trajectory optimisation is explored through four different avenues, namely: 1. Direct Methods, 2. Heuristics, 3. Reinforcement learning, 4. Supervised Learning Each method builds off of its preceding session. ...