Abstract
dc:description.abstractA study of thrust vectoring techniques of annular aerospike nozzles was conducted. Cold-flow blow-down testing along with solid modeling and rapid prototyping technology were used to investigate the effects of slot size, placement, geometry and orientation. The use of slot-type compound nozzles proved to be a feasible approach to thrust vectoring. Previous methods of thrust vectoring have proved to be difficult to implement in a cost effective manner or have had limited effectiveness or durability.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- MS in Mechanical Engineering
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Mechanical Engineering
- Year dc:date.available
- 2010
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Case, William Scott
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- William R. Murray
Subjects
dc:subject × 3Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- 10.15368/theses.2010.86
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-1332