<p> Two ways of measuring the relative phase in microwave fields are described in the second chapter of this thesis. The homodyne circuit is described in detail as this method was the one eventually used because of its high accuracy. Measurements were taken using a one inch dielectric rod and these were compared with theoretical predictions as calculated by previous and present laboratory workers here. Conclusions and suggestions for further work are presented in the last chapter.</p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 26-29, 1998 / Town & Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California / Conventional phased arrays nominally sum the signals received by the elements prior to detection. By multiplying rather than summing signals received from pairs of elements, i.e., interferometer pairs, a set of Spatial Frequencies (SFs) is obtained. Obtaining the SFs requires employment of a multiple local oscillator technique. When summed, these spatial frequencies produce a single lobed (voltage) radiation pattern which, when passed through a biased detector, removes all sidelobes from the response at a small loss of desired signal power.

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Vďaka ich vysokej verzatilite a nízkej priestorovej náročnosti sú metapovrchy sľubným nasledovníkom tradičných optických komponentov. Táto práca sa upriamuje na metapovrchy, ktoré môžu nahradiť polvlnné doštičky a difraktívne deliče zväzku. Práca prezentuje dve stratégie výroby nanoštruktúr z oxidu titaničitého s vysokým pomerom strán -- jedna používa reaktívne iónové leptanie vrstvy TiO2 skrz kovovú masku, kým druhá používa štrukturovaný elektrónový rezist ako formu pre depozíciu atomárnych vrstiev TiO2. V závere práce sú charakterizované a analyzované optické vlastnosti vyrobených štruktúr, predovšetkým ich fázový posun a transmisivita.

Ce travail de thèse s’est inscrit dans le contexte d’utilisation d’un cycle de conversion de l’énergie de type Brayton au CO2 supercritique, pour les réacteurs à neutrons rapides refroidis au sodium (RNRNa). Dans le cas d’une fuite accidentelle dans l’échangeur de chaleur Na − CO2 d’un RNRNa, le CO2, avec une pression opérative d’environ 200 bars, serait injecté dans le sodium liquide qui se trouve à basse pression,provoquant un jet sous-détendu et réactif deCO2 dans le sodium. L’objectif principal de ce travail de thèse était le développement d’un modèle numérique du jet réactif diphasique de CO2 dans du sodium.Un modèle numérique d’un jet sous-détendu non-réactif de gaz dans du liquide, utilisant une approche3D non-stationnaire de type multi-fluide CFD, a été développé. Les résultats numériques ont été validés à travers la comparaison avec résultats expérimentaux obtenus avec mesures optiques. Un modèle décrivant la réaction chimique entre le sodium et le CO2 a été ensuite développé et intégré dans le modèle 3D multi-fluide. Le modèle résultant permet de calculer les profils de température obtenus au sein du jet et sur les parois des tubes de l’échangeur de chaleur. / This PhD work was motivated by the investigations in the frame of supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles as possible energy conversion cycles for the Sodium-cooled Fast nuclear Reactors (SFRs). Following an accidental leakage inside the sodium-CO2 heat exchanger of a SFR, the CO2, having an operating pressure of about 200 bars, would be injected into the low-operatingpressure liquid sodium, creating an underexpanded reactive CO2-into-sodium jet. The goal of this PhD work is the development of a numerical model of the two-phase reactive CO2-into-sodium jet.A numerical model of an underexpanded non-reactive gas-into-liquid jet was developed, adopting a 3D unsteady multi-fluid CFD approach. The numerical results have been validated through the experimental results obtained with a facility employing optical probe technique. A numerical model for the chemical reaction between sodium and CO2 was then developed and integrated into the 3D two-fluid model. The resulting model allows to determine the temperature profiles inside the reactive jet and on the heat exchanger tubes.

ABSTRACT IMPLEMENTATION OF NORTHFINDING TECHNIQUES Oguz, Pinar MS, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. T.Engin Tuncer June 2006, 131 pages The fundamental problem of navigation is to find the initial north angle of the body with respect to the reference frame. Determination of the north angle of the body frame is required in spacecraft, aircraft, sea-craft, land-craft and missile control and guidance. This thesis discusses implementation and comparison of four northfinding techniques. These are GPS (Global Positioning System) based with integer search, GPS based with Kalman filter, accelerometer based and IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) based techniques. The north angle is determined by the processing of difference measurements of the GPS carrier phase between two antennas at GPS based northfinding techniques. Carrier phase ambiguity resolution is the main problem in GPS based techniques. Since, GPS receiver measures only the fractional part of the carrier phase. Therefore, integer part remains unknown. Two distinct ideas are applied to solve carrier phase ambiguities in two techniques. One of them is integer search on single phase difference. Suitable integer sets are checked on the cost function which is constructed from the single phase difference between two antennas. The other technique uses integer estimator and attitude estimator with Kalman filter rely on double difference phase measurements which are obtained from carrier phase differences of two antennas and two satellites at one instant. To test the GPS based techniques, a realistic GPS emulator is implemented. GPS emulator provides typical GPS raw navigation data including satellite positions, pseudoranges and carrier phases. Accelerometer based northfinding technique is composed of a vertically placed linear accelerometer on a rotating platform. The north angle is found by Coriolis acceleration due to Earth and platform rotation. Implementation problems of this technique in practice are discussed. IMU based northfinding technique has inertial sensor components such as gyroscopes and accelerometers to sense the Earth rotation rate and gravitational force respectively. The north angle is found by the processing of these inertial sensors output. Real set-up is established to test the IMU based technique.