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2024

Yu, Wesley Minlai (2024) Experiments on Separation Shear Layer Instabilities in Hypervelocity Flows. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1m4t-5n55. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05202024-181545768

2023

Martin, Conor Daniel (2023) Experiments in Thermal Ignition: Influence of Natural Convection on Properties of Gaseous Explosions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/twcf-m219. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06022023-192522565

2021

Lawson, Joel Michael (2021) Focused Laser Differential Interferometry. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5thh-f652. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05132021-180953405

2020

Leibowitz, Matthew Gregory (2020) Hypervelocity Shock Tunnel Studies of Blunt Body Aerothermodynamics in Carbon Dioxide for Mars Entry. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/chyn-ea06. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272020-173051776

2019

Sridhar, Akshay (2019) Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Boundary Layers with Spatially Varying Roughness. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8YWS-B862. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09082018-212920204

2017

Hirsch, Damian George (2017) An Experimental and Theoretical Study of Active Flow Control. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9N014KR. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06092017-112408552

2016

Schmidt, Bryan Eric (2016) On the Stability of Supersonic Boundary Layers with Injection. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z93X84M6. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05252016-141702166

2014

Jewell, Joseph Stephen (2014) Boundary-Layer Transition on a Slender Cone in Hypervelocity Flow with Real Gas Effects. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9H9935V. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05292014-220110640

2013

Mehrotra, Prakhar (2013) Sustainable Energy Solutions for Irrigation and Harvesting in Developing Countries. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KV5Y-4960. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06112013-114509037

Parziale, Nicholaus J. (2013) Slender-Body Hypervelocity Boundary-Layer Instability. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KZJ1-Y009. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312013-164534236

2011

Brown, Justin Lee (2011) High Pressure Hugoniot Measurements in Solids Using Mach Reflections. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SC1V-PK42. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05242011-143955754

2007

Mouton, Christopher Andre (2007) Transition Between Regular Reflection and Mach Reflection in the Dual-Solution Domain. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TEA0-Q468. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01052007-125557

2006

Kang, Dal Mo (2006) Measurements of Combustion Dynamics with Laser-Based Diagnostic Techniques. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6F5N-9G88. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12182005-164746

Laurence, Stuart Jon (2006) Proximal Bodies in Hypersonic Flow. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VZJV-KJ48. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04242006-172719

Lieberman, Daniel Howard (2006) Detonation Interaction with Sharp and Diffuse Interfaces. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9JZE-X524. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11172005-092205

2005

Chatelain, Philippe (2005) Contributions to the Three-Dimensional Vortex Element Method and Spinning Bluff Body Flows. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YEDS-0V89. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02012005-061553

Faddy, James Malcolm (2005) Flow Structure in a Model of Aircraft Trailing Vortices. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/RC42-JY40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272005-163801

Jackson, Scott Irving (2005) Gaseous Detonation Initiation Via Wave Implosion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MKP3-VC84. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05242005-151253

Johnson, Michael Bernard (2005) Aerodynamic Control and Mixing with Ramp Injection. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8EVK-FK75. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262005-112117

Pintgen, Florian Peter (2005) Detonation Diffraction in Mixtures with Various Degrees of Instability. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YSG0-TH85. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02072005-173741

Ponchaut, Nicolas Frederic (2005) Part I: 3DPTV: Advances and Error Analysis. Part II: Extension of Guderley's Solution for Converging Shock Waves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/09ZH-9M66. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05312005-111401

2004

Barba, Lorena A. (2004) Vortex Method for Computing High-Reynolds Number Flows: Increased Accuracy with a Fully Mesh-Less Formulation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TSR5-DE67. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282004-030854

Cooper, Marcia Ann (2004) Impulse Generation by Detonation Tubes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/97GS-4N79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05252004-164627

O'Gorman, Paul Ambrose (2004) Theory and Simulation of Passive Scalar Mixing in the Presence of a Mean Scalar Gradient. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/K02H-HK48. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272004-150652

O'Reilly, Gerard Kieran (2004) Compressible Vortices and Shock-Vortex Interactions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/FGJD-0Z31. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262004-145030

Wintenberger, Eric (2004) Application of Steady and Unsteady Detonation Waves to Propulsion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2NXT-SE76. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04222004-121013

2003

Arienti, Marco (2003) A Numerical and Analytical Study of Detonation Diffraction. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MAGN-R628. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02122003-152525

Austin, Joanna Maria Karol (2003) The Role of Instability in Gaseous Detonation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X7YH-T687. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05292003-150534

Kumar, Sanjay (2003) An Experimental Investigation of Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/NKDR-TT39. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02212003-140109

2001

Krueger, Paul Samuel (2001) The Significance of Vortex Ring Formation and Nozzle Exit Over-Pressure to Pulsatile Jet Propulsion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3QWF-8G05. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09142005-111030

Lokhandwalla, Murtuza (2001) Damage Mechanisms in Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL). Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VZWS-7Z85. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03162005-130412

Rasheed, Adam (2001) Passive Hypervelocity Boundary Layer Control Using an Ultrasonically Absorptive Surface. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/EFZZ-X764. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08192001-143746

Seywert, Claude (2001) Combustion Instabilities: Issues in Modeling and Control. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/JKFD-7W43. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01252007-135242

Shan, Wei-Jen Jerry (2001) Mixing and Isosurface Geometry in Turbulent Transverse Jets. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0R6S-DY34. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01082002-152648

Zuhal, Lavi Rizki (2001) Formation and Near-Field Dynamics of a Wing Tip Vortex. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VNJW-6592. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02072013-122723580

2000

Schultz, Eric (2000) Detonation Diffraction Through an Abrupt Area Expansion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/96F1-QR61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11122003-180459

1999

Davis, Jean-Paul (1999) High-enthalpy shock/boundary-layer interaction on a double wedge. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4C98-MN23. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02272008-125333

Lemieux, Patrick (1999) The instability of shear layers produced by curved shocks. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/V9R0-JD15. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02212008-090557

Leyva, Ivett A. (1999) Shock detachment process on cones in hypervelocity flows. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/62TN-GA26. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02082008-162753

Maheo, Patrice Michel (1999) Free-Surface Turbulent Shear Flows. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TCTV-BM26. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02212008-104541

1997

Adam, Philippe H. (1997) Enthalpy Effects on Hypervelocity Boundary Layers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YF0K-HK91. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01072008-111636

Mackey, Ryan Murrill Ezekiel (1997) Soap Film Thickness Imaging by Infrared Methods. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7bv0-m741. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01182008-085524

Noca, Flavio (1997) On the Evaluation of Time-Dependent Fluid-Dynamic Forces on Bluff Bodies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/K2Z0-9016. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08102005-132659

Prochazka, Aurelius (1997) Stability and structure of stretched vortices. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/sc0x-1g40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01142008-091416

1996

Howard, Danny Dwayne (1996) Part I. Mechanisms of injury associated with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Part II. Exsolution of volatiles. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/995X-8517. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10242005-083544

Valluri, Siddhartha (1996) Bluff Body Flows in the Presence of a Free Surface. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2wbk-9k81. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06082007-075443

1995

Cummings, Eric Bryant (1995) Laser-Induced Thermal Ccoustics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/p7mb-d967. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09182007-085047

Kendrick, Donald William (1995) An experimental and numerical investigation into reacting vortex structures associated with unstable combustion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9QDG-AP23. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10122007-131523

1994

Al Juhany, Khalid Ahmed Bin Talal (1994) Supersonic Film Cooling Including the Effect of Shock Wave Interaction. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7ry6-fy87. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12112007-084103

1993

Belanger, Jacques (1993) Studies of mixing and combustion in hypervelocity flows with hot hydrogen injection. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/012K-GE91. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08222007-092852

Bridges, David Henry (1993) Tip effects on the vortex wake of an axisymmetric body at angle of attack. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DZ4H-M010. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08232007-081713

Koumoutsakos, Petros D. (1993) Direct numerical simulations of unsteady separated flows using vortex methods. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TCQ9-9C86. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11122003-082957

Lappas, Tasso (1993) An adaptive Lagrangian method for computing 1-D reacting flows, and, The theory of Riemann invariant manifolds for the compressible Euler equations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/bw0e-2789. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09192007-130342

Togami, Kenji (1993) Hypervelocity dissociating flow over a spherically blunted cone. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/kewn-2m49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11282007-141027

1992

Budzinski, John Michael (1992) Planar Rayleigh Scattering Measurements of Shock Enhanced Mixing. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/pwj0-h036. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07202007-130628

1991

Sugioka, Ichiro (1991) Particle Transport by Rapid Vaporization of Superheated Liquid. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZS1H-VE29. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07172007-082412

Tokumaru, Phillip Takeo (1991) Active control of the flow past a cylinder executing rotary motions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/v7p7-d977. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04132004-141454

1990

Fric, Thomas Frank (1990) Structure in the Near Field of the Transverse Jet. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/JVHG-E582. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02232007-075829

Goldstein, David Benjamin (1990) Investigations of a Discrete Velocity Gas. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DK4P-AK28. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05152007-093505

1989

Anilkumar, A. V. (1989) Experimental Studies of High-Speed Dense Dusty Gases. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5B1B-AY62. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08312006-130447

Brouillette, Martin (1989) On the Interaction of Shock Waves with Contact Surfaces Between Gases of Different Densities. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9JGS-ZX78. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10302003-102505