Browsing Aerospace Engineering (AE) by thesis submitted date"2016"
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Analysis of Rotating Beam Problems using Meshless Methods and Finite Element Methods
(2018-03-01)A partial differential equation in space and time represents the physics of rotating beams. Mostly, the numerical solution of such an equation is an available option as analytical solutions are not feasible even for a ... -
Analysis of Thick Laminated Composite Beams using Variational Asymptotic Method
(2018-06-18)An asymptotically-exact methodology is presented for obtaining the cross-sectional stiffness matrix of a pre-twisted, moderately-thick beam having rectangular cross sections and made of transversely isotropic material. The ... -
Effect of a Mesh on Boundary Layer Transition Induced by Free-stream Turbulence and an Isolated Roughness Element
(2018-06-23)A high level of free-stream turbulence and surface roughness are known to cause breakdown of an otherwise stable laminar flow. In transition induced by free-stream turbulence, streaks are formed due to the lift-up effect ... -
Experimental Studies on Shock-Shock Interactions in Hypersonic Shock Tunnels
(2017-12-16)Shock-shock interactions are among the most basic gas-dynamic problem, and are almost unavoidable in any high speed light, where shock waves generating from different sources crosses each other paths. These interactions ... -
Experimental Studies on the Effect of an Upstream Periodic Wake on a Turbulent Separation Bubble
(2018-06-26)The object of the present work is to experimentally study the case of a turbulent boundary layer subjected to an Adverse Pressure Gradient (APG) with separation and reattachment. The effect of unsteadiness on turbulent ... -
Guidance Laws for Engagement Time Control
(2017-12-16)Autonomous aerial vehicles like missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted various military and civilian applications. The primary guidance objective of any autonomous vehicle is to reach the desired ... -
Influence of Chemical Coating on Droplet Impact Dynamics
(2018-03-09)Dynamic behavior of impacting water drops on superhydrophobic solid surfaces provides important details on the stability/durability of such solid surfaces. Multi-scale surface roughness combined with a layer of low energy ... -
Inverse Problems in Free Vibration Analysis of Rotating and Non-Rotating Beams and its Application to Random Eigenvalue Characterization
(2018-02-19)Rotating and non-rotating beams are widely used to model important engineering struc-tures. Hence, the vibration analyses of these beams are an important problem from a structural dynamics point of view. Depending on the ... -
Kinetic Streamlined-Upwind Petrov Galerkin Methods for Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
(2017-09-20)In the last half a century, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has been established as an important complementary part and some times a significant alternative to Experimental and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics. Development ... -
Lattice Boltzmann Relaxation Schemes for High Speed Flows
The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) has emerged as a highly efficient model for the simulation of incompressible flows in the last few decades. Its extension to compressible flows is hindered by the fact that the ... -
LES Study Of Free Jets And Jets Impinging On Cuboidal Cavity
(2016-09-15)Numerical solutions based on explicit filtered LES for computing turbulent flow field, of free round jets and impinging round jet on cuboidal cavities, are presented and discussed in this dissertation work. One-parameter ... -
Mixing Enhancement Studies on Supersonic Elliptic Sharp Tipped Shallow (ESTS) Lobed Nozzles
(2017-11-22)Rapid mixing and spreading of supersonic jets are two important characteristics in supersonic ejectors, noise reduction in jets and fuel mixing in supersonic combustion. It helps in changing the acoustic and thermal signature ... -
Modeling and Simulation of Biomolecular Flow in Microchannel
(2018-01-01)Microfluidics deals with the behavior, control and manipulation of fluids which are confined at micrometer length scale. It has important application in lab-on-a chip technology, micro-propulsion, additive manufacturing, ... -
Modeling of Contact in Orthotropic Materials using Variational Asymptotic Method
(2018-06-18)Composites are materials which cater to the present and future needs of many demanding industries, such as aerospace, as they are weight-sensitive for a given requirement of strength and stiff ness, corrosion resistant, ... -
Quantum-Continuum Modeling and Simulations of Semiconductor Nanostructures
This thesis proposes a multi-physics model to couple the electrical, mechanical, thermal and quantum mechanical interactions in semiconductor and their heterostructures. Governing differential equations and constitutive ... -
Robust Adaptive Control of a Laser Beam System for Static and Moving Targets
(2018-02-28)The motivation of this thesis is to propose a robust control technique for a laser beam system with target estimation. The laser beam is meant to track and fall on a particular portion of the target until the operation is ... -
Studies on the Effects of Carbon Nanotubes on Mechanical Properties of Bisphenol E Cyanate Ester/Epoxy Based Resin Systems and CFRP Composites
(2018-02-28)The search and research for high performance materials for aerospace applications is a continuous evolving process. Among several fibre reinforced polymers, carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) is well known for its high ... -
Synchronized and Balanced Collective Formations in Multi-Agent Systems
(2018-07-14)Multi-agent systems possess improved robustness properties over single agent systems, and hence, are more desirable for various engineering applications, where it is required for the multiple agents to move in a formation. ... -
Wave Propagation in Sandwich Beam Structures with Novel Modeling Schemes
(2017-10-31)Sandwich constructions are the most commonly used structures in aircraft and navy industries, traditionally. These structures are made up of the face sheets and the core, where the face sheets will be taking the load and ...