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
ricklickm@erau.edu
First Committee Member
William Engblom
First Committee Member Email
engbl7de@erau.edu
Second Committee Member
Seetha Raghavan
Second Committee Member Email
RAGHAVS3@erau.edu
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
Included in
Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Commons, Ceramic Materials Commons, Computer-Aided Engineering and Design Commons, Optics Commons, Other Aerospace Engineering Commons
