Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Jacobs, Timothy"
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Beurlot, Kyle (2021-07-07)Large bore, natural gas two-stroke engines form a vital backbone of the pipeline industry. With current green initiatives and governmental pushes to reduce harmful emissions, such as oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and hydrocarbons ...
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Kader, Michael Kirk (2013-01-18)Advances in engine oil technology and increased combustion efficiency has resulted in the longer oil intervals in vehicles. Current oil change interval practice only takes into account the mileage a vehicle has driven and ...
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Barkley, Brady C. (2011-08-08)This thesis research synthesizes a new class of composite materials and investigates their properties, performance, and potential applications. The new materials that are multi-phase and multifunctional are considered for ...
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Demko, Andrew R (2013-07-22)Presented in this thesis is the development of a new method to achieve plateau burning profiles in composite solid propellants. Propellants were formulated using ammonium perchlorate (AP) as the oxidizer and hydroxyl ...
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Hong, Alvin (2022-03-30)Within identical composite solid AP/HTPB propellant formulations, the densities of each individual propellant can greatly vary depending on their manufacturing quality. Propellants with lower densities than their theoretical ...
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Ritchie, Taylor Elizabeth (2022-07-18)Prechambers are systems that can easily be implemented onto currently existing engines. They provide an increase in fuel efficiency and decrease in emissions if designed properly. This study looks to determine how the ...
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Bingham, Adam R. (2010-07-14)Two new fuel assembly designs for light water reactors using advanced mixed-oxide fuels have been proposed to reduce the radiotoxicity of used nuclear fuel discharged from nuclear power plants. The research efforts of this ...
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Dai, Wei (2017-12-04)This research investigates the tribological performance and rheological properties of nanoparticles as lubricant additives. Experimental approach combined with analysis were used to study the chemical and physical interactions ...
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Bittle, Joshua (2011-02-22)Internal combustion engines have dealt with increasingly restricted emissions requirements. After-treatment devices are successful in bringing emissions into compliance, but in-cylinder combustion control can reduce their ...