Date of Award
Fall 2025
Access Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Committee Chair
Mark Ricklick
Committee Chair Email
First Committee Member
William Engblom
First Committee Member Email
Second Committee Member
Seetha Raghavan
Second Committee Member Email
College Dean
James W. Gregory
Abstract
The hypersonic regime poses numerous challenges that researchers face in the development of hypersonic flight vehicles. Due to their excellent thermomechanical properties, ultra-high-temperature ceramics (UHTCs) have risen as a promising solution to act as a protective barrier between the harsh environment and surface materials of these flight bodies. The mechanical operation of a portable hypersonic simulation device was developed in-house and tested at Argonne National Laboratories (ANL) to gather in-situ material response of prospective UHTC samples when exposed to a hypersonic regime. An edge detection-based algorithm was developed and used in LabVIEW to monitor the health and operation of the device during operation, where it was then tested in a thermally elevated environment.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Becker, Andrew, "Active Measurement of a Micron-Order Gap Under High-Speed and High-Temperature Conditions" (2025). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 933.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/933
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Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Commons, Ceramic Materials Commons, Computer-Aided Engineering and Design Commons, Optics Commons, Other Aerospace Engineering Commons
