HR job title
- Research Assistant Professor
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- 0000-0002-2555-6772
Thomas, James Research Assistant Professor
Positions
- Research Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Research Interest(s):
- Combustion
- Propellants and Energetics
- Explosions, Detonations, and DDT
- Battery Safety
- Micro- and Nano-Scale Particle Synthesis
- Additive Manufacturing
- Machine Learning
- Engineering Education
- Combustion
- Propellants and Energetics
- Explosions, Detonations, and DDT
- Battery Safety
- Micro- and Nano-Scale Particle Synthesis
- Additive Manufacturing
- Machine Learning
- Engineering Education
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Overview
Publications
selected publications
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Landry, C. A., Adefiranye, P. O., McCaulley, S. A., Halsey, B. D., Thiele, W. F., & Thomas, J. C.
(2024).
Characterization of Ejected Particles from a Lithium-Ion Battery During Thermal Runaway. 55(1), 1-5.
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Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2023).
Modern Competing Flames Model for Composite Ammonium Perchlorate/Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene Propellant Combustion. Journal of Propulsion and Power.
39(5), 675-687.
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Thomas, J. C., Rodriguez, F. A., Teitge, D. S., Petersen, E. L., & Walker, M.
(2023).
Lab-scale ballistic and safety property investigations of LMP-103S. 253, 112810-112810.
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Thomas, J. C., Rodriguez, F. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2023).
Metallic Additives for Solid-Fuel Propulsion Applications. 195(6), 1279-1298.
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Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., & Peterson, E. L.
(2023).
Manufacturing superfine AP by milling in a lab-scale resonant acoustic mixer (LabRAM). Journal of Energetic Materials.
ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1-13.
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Nguyen, C., & Thomas, J. C.
(2023).
Performance of Additively Manufactured Fuels for Hybrid Rockets. Aerospace.
10(6), 500-500.
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Tykol, A. J., Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2022).
Burning Rate Characterization of Guanidine Nitrate and Basic Copper Nitrate Gas Generants with Metal Oxide Additives. 194(16), 3390-3407.
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Thomas, J. C., Rodriguez, F. A., Teitge, D. S., Kunka, L. N., Gaddis, G. N., Browne, Z. K., ... Oran, E. S.
(2022).
An experimental study of shock transmission from a detonation tube. Shock Waves.
32(5), 427-436.
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Mathieu, O., Gregoire, C. M., Turner, M. A., Mohr, D. J., Alturaifi, S. A., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2022).
Experimental Investigation of the Combustion Properties of an Average Thermal Runaway Gas Mixture from Li-Ion Batteries. Energy & Fuels.
36(6), 3247-3258.
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Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2022).
HTPB Heat of Formation: Literature Survey, Group Additive Estimations, and Theoretical Effects. 60(3), 1269-1282.
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Thomas, J. C., Paravan, C., Stahl, J. M., Tykol, A. J., Rodriguez, F. A., Galfetti, L., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
Experimental evaluation of HTPB/paraffin fuel blends for hybrid rocket applications. Combustion and Flame.
229, 111386-111386.
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Thomas, J., Rodriguez, F. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
Lab-Scale Thermal Cook-Off Experiments with Liquid Monopropellants. 12(1), 137-149.
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Thomas, J., Demko, A. R., Stahl, J. M., Petersen, E. L., Paravan, C., & Galfetti, L.
(2020).
Materials Compatibility and Corresponding Effects on the Combustion of AF-M315E. 11(1), 117-133.
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Thomas, J. C., Morrow, G. R., Dillier, C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Comprehensive Study of Ammonium Perchlorate Particle Size/Concentration Effects on Propellant Combustion. 36(1), 95-100.
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Thomas, J. C., Sammet, T. E., Dillier, C., Demko, A. R., Rodriguez, F. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Aging Effects on the Burning Rates of Composite Solid Propellants with Nano-Additives. Journal of Propulsion and Power.
35(2), 342-351.
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Finegan, D. P., Darst, J., Walker, W., Li, Q., Yang, C., Jervis, R., ... Darcy, E.
(2019).
Modelling and experiments to identify high-risk failure scenarios for testing the safety of lithium-ion cells. Journal of Power Sources.
417, 29-41.
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Thomas, J. C., Homan-Cruz, G. D., Stahl, J. M., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
The effects of SiO2 and TiO2 on the two-phase burning behavior of aqueous HAN propellant. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
37(3), 3159-3166.
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Demko, A. R., Allen, T. W., Thomas, J. C., Johnson, M., Morrow, G. R., Reid, D. L., Seal, S., & Petersen, E. L.
(2017).
Comparison of Commercially Available and Synthesized Titania Nano-Additives in Composite HTPB/AP Propellant. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics.
42(2), 158-166.
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Thomas, J. C., Demko, A. R., Sammet, T. E., Reid, D. L., Seal, S., & Petersen, E. L.
(2016).
Mechanical Properties of Composite AP/HTPB Propellants Containing Novel Titania Nanoparticles. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics.
41(5), 822-834.
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Landry, C. A., Adefiranye, P. O., McCaulley, S. A., Halsey, B. D., Thiele, W. F., & Thomas, J. C.
(2024).
Characterization of Ejected Particles from a Lithium-Ion Battery During Thermal Runaway. 55(1), 1-5.
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conference paper
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Teitge, D., Thomas, J. C., Sammet, T. E., & Petersen, E. L.
(2023).
Design and Characterization of a Hot-Surface Ignition (HSI) Experiment
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Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., Sammet, T. E., Teitge, D. S., & Petersen, E. L.
(2022).
Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Micro- and Nano-Catalytic Additives. Journal of Propulsion and Power.
822-832.
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Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2022).
An Updated BDP Model for Composite AP/HTPB Propellant Combustion
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Mathieu, O., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
Current Lithium-ion battery fire research at Texas A&M University. 1-35.
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Thomas, J. C., Rodriguez, F. A., Teitge, D. S., Browne, Z. K., Ahumada, C. B., Kunka, L. N., ... Oran, E. S.
(2021).
Development of a New Lab-Scale, Open-Ended Detonation Tube Facility at Texas A&M University. 1-8.
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Petersen, E. L., Mathieu, O., Thomas, J. C., Cooper, S. P., Teitge, D. S., Jurez, R., Gutierrez, N., & Mashuga, C. V.
(2021).
Combustion and Oxidation of Lube Oils at Gas Turbine Conditions: Experimental Methods
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Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
Production and Characterization of Super Fine Ammonium Perchlorate (SFAP) in a LabRAM. 1-10.
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Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., Sammet. T.E., .., Teitge, D. S., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Micro- and Nano-Catalytic Additives. 1-20.
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Teitge, D. S., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
Ignition Probability of Fuels and Oils Undergoing Hot-Surface Ignition. 1-11.
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Thomas, J. C., Rodriguez, F. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
Metallic Additives for Solid-Fuel Propulsion Applications. 1-18.
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Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
HTPB Heat of Formation: Literature Survey, Group Additive Estimations, and Theoretical Performance Effects
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Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Batch-to-Batch Consistency of AF-M315E Ballistics Data. 1-10.
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Thomas, J. C., Rodriguez, F. A., Teitge, D. S., Petersen, E. L., Hsu, A. G., DeSain, J. D., & Brady, B. B.
(2020).
Combustion Behavior of LMP-103S. 1-10.
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Martin, M. W., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Materials Compatibility of AF-M315E with Candidate Elastomeric Materials. 1-10.
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Thomas, J. C., Rodriguez, F. A., Teitge, D. S., Petersen, E. L., Hsu, A. G., DeSain, J. D., & Brady, B. B.
(2020).
Combustion Behavior of LMP-103S in Strand Burner Experiments. 1-10.
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Martin, M. W., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Materials Compatibility of Candidate Elastomeric Materials with AF-M315E. 1-10.
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Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., Teitge, D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Micro- and Nano-Catalytic Additives
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Teitge, D., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
High-Speed Video Analysis of Lubricating Oils Undergoing Hot-Surface Ignition
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Teitge, D. S., Thomas, J. C., Sammet, T. E., Browne, Z. K., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Hot Surface Ignition Probability of Hydrocarbon Fuels and Oils. 1-13.
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Thomas, J. C., Rodriguez, F. A., Teitge, D. S., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Strand Burner Experiments with Metal-Loaded Laminate Propellants. 1-22.
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Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., Teitge, D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Nano-Catalytic Additives
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Thomas, J. C., Rodriguez, F. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Strand Burner Experiments with Metal-Loaded AP/HTPB Laminate Propellants
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Martin, M. W., Smolen, J. A., Weislogel, M., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Advancing, Static, and Receding Contact Angle Measurements for AF-M315E and Distilled Water on Different Materials and Surface Roughness. 1-14.
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Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., Sammet, T., Petersen, E. D., Dillier, C. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Catalytic Additives
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Petersen, E. D., Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., Dillier, C. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Combustion Behavior of Ammonium Perchlorate at High Pressures
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Thomas, J. C., Rodriguez, F. A., Sammet, T., Dillier, C. A., Petersen, E. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Manufacturing and Burning of Composite AP/HTPB/AP Laminate Propellants
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Petersen, E. L., Thomas, J. C., Sammet, T., & Aul, C.
(2019).
Undergraduate Research in Energy and Propulsion: Outcomes and Lessons Learned from a 9-Year REU Site
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Dillier, C. A., Petersen, E. D., Sammet, T., Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Very-High-Pressure Burning Rates of AP/HTPB-Composite Propellants with Varying AP Particle Sizes and Distributions
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Petersen, E. L., Thomas, J. C., & Dillier, C.
(2019).
High-Pressure Propellant Burning Rate Measurements at Texas A&M University. 1-19.
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Thomas, J., Rodriguez, F. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Lab-Scale Thermal Cook-Off Experiments with Liquid Monopropellants. 1-17.
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Reid, D. L., Fisher, M. J., Petersen, E. L., Thomas, J. C., Son, S. F., & Terry, B. C.
(2019).
Solid Ramjet Fuel Containing In-Situ Grown Aluminum Nanoparticles. 1-22.
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Tykol, A. J., Rodriguez, F. A., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Burning Rate Characterization of Guanidine Nitrate and Basic Copper Nitrate Propellants with Metal Oxide Additives. 1-10.
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Thomas, J. C., Stahl, J. M., Tykol, A. J., Rodriguez, F. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Experimental Assessment of HTPB/Paraffin Fuel Blends for Hybrid Rocket Applications. 1-10.
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Dillier, C., Sammet, T., Rodriguez, F. A., Petersen, E. D., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Aluminized and Non-Aluminized AP/HTPB-Composite Propellant Burning Rates at Very-High Pressures. 1-6.
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Dillier, C., Demko, A. R., Thomas, J. C., Grossman, K., Seal, S., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Evaluation of Composite Propellants Utilizing Various Nano-Scale Aluminum and Boron Incorporation Methods
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Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Updated Three-Flame Modeling of Composite AP/HTPB Propellants. 1-6.
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Thomas, J. C., Morrow, G. R., Dillier, C. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2018).
Comprehensive Study of AP Particle Size and Loading Effects on the Burning Rates of Composite AP/HTPB Propellants
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Darst, J. J., Thomas, J. C., Finegan, D. P., & Darc, E.
(2018).
Guidelines for Safe, High Performing Li-Ion Battery Designs for Manned Vehicles. 1-4.
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Dillier, C., Demko, A. R., Thomas, J. C., Grossman, K., Seal, S., & Petersen, E. L.
(2018).
Performance of Aluminum-Coated Nano-Sized Boron Additives in AP/HTPB Propellants. 1-7.
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Thomas, J. C., Homan-Cruz, G. D., Stahl, J. M., & etersen, E. L.
(2018).
The Effects of SiO2 and TiO2 on the Two-Phase Burning Behavior of Aqueous HAN. 1-11.
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Thomas, J. C., Homan-Cruz, G. D., Stahl, J. M., & Petersen, E. L.
(2018).
Catalytic Effects of Inert Particles on the Two-Phase Combustion Behavior of Aqueous HAN Monopropellant. 1-6.
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Thomas, J. C., Homan-Cruz, G. D., Stahl, J. M., & Petersen, E. L.
(2018).
The Effects of SiO2 and TiO2 on the Two-Phase Burning Behavior of Aqueous HAN Propellant. 1-5.
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Thomas, J. C., Darst, J. J., Darcy, E. C., & Finegan, D. P.
(2018).
Consequence Analysis of Li-Ion Battery Thermal Runaway Events with Chemical Equilibrium Analyses. 1-29.
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Thomas, J. C., Sammet, T., Dillier, C. A., Demko, A. R., Rodriguez, F., & Petersen, E. L.
(2018).
Effects of Aging on the Burning Rates of Composite Solid Propellants with and without Nano-Sized Additives
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Thomas, J. C., Demko, A. R., Stahl, J. M., Petersen, E. L., Brady, B. B., DeSain, J. D., & Schilling, J. H.
(2017).
Linear Burning Rates and Non-Catalytic Ignition Behavior of AF-M315E over a Wide Pressure Range. 1-23.
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Thomas, J. C., Demko, A. R., Stahl, J. M., Petersen, E. L., Brady, B. B., DeSain, J. D., & Schilling, J. H.
(2017).
Materials Compatibility and Corresponding Effects on the Combustion of AF-M315E. 1-27.
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Crofton, M. W., Morehart, J. H., Thomas, J. C., & Petersen, E. L.
(2017).
Particle-Impact Ignition Experiments at High Oxygen Pressure
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Thomas, J. C., Morrow, G. R., Demko, A. R., & Petersen, E. L.
(2017).
Correlation of the Effects of Particle Size and Loading on the Burning Rate of Composite AP/HTPB Propellants. 1-3.
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Petersen, E. L., Thomas, J. C., Tykol, A., & Aul, C. J.
(2017).
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Energy and Propulsion. 1-3.
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Thomas, J. C., Crofton, M. W., Anderson, J. P., Worshum, M. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2017).
Particle-Impact Characterization Experiments at Liquid Rocket Engine Conditions using a Miniature Shock Tube
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Thomas, J. C., Stahl, J. M., Morrow, G. R., & Petersen, E. L.
(2016).
Design of a Lab-Scale Hybrid Rocket Test Stand
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Dillier, C. A., Demko, A. R., Sammet, T., Grossman, K., Seal, S., & Petersen, E. L.
(2016).
Burning Rate and Ignition Delay Times of AP/HTPB-Based Solid Rocket Propellants Containing Graphene
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Thomas, J. C., Stahl, J. M., & Petersen, E. L.
(2016).
Development of a Micro-Burner for Hybrid Rocket Combustion Studies. 1-3.
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Thomas, J. C., Petersen, E. L., Desain, J. D., & Brady, B.
(2015).
Hybrid Rocket Enhancement by Micro- and Nano-Scale Additives in HTPB Fuel Grains
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Thomas, J. C., Stahl, J. M., Tykol, A. J., Rodriguez, F. A., & Petersen, E. L.
(2015).
Hybrid Rocket Studies Using HTPB/Paraffin Fuel Blends in Gaseous Oxygen Flow. 1-13.
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Thomas, J. C., Petersen, E. L., DeSain, J. D., & Brady, B. B.
(2015).
Regression Rate Enhancement in Hybrid Rockets with HTPB Fuel Grains by Nano-Aluminum Additives. 1-16.
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Dillier, C., Demko, A. R., Thomas, J. C., Sammet, T. E., Grossman, K., Seal, S., & Petersen, E. L.
(2015).
Determining the Effects of Graphene on the Burning Rate and Strength of AP/HTPB-Based Solid Rocket Propellants. 1-9.
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Thomas, J. C., Petersen, E. L., Brady, B. B., & Desain, J.
(2014).
Hybrid Rocket Burning Rate Enhancement by Nano-Scale Additives in HTPB Fuel Grains
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Thomas, J. C., Demko, A. R., Sammet, T. E., Petersen, E. L., Reid, D. L., & Seal, S.
(2014).
Mechanical Properties of Composite AP/HTPB Propellants with Titania Nanoparticles. 1-13.
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Demko, A. R., Thomas, J. C., Sammet, T., Petersen, E. L., Reid, D., & Seal, S.
(2014).
Temperature Sensitivity of Composite Propellant Containing Novel Nano-Additive Catalysts
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Thomas, J. C., DeSain, J. D., Brady, B. B., & Petersen, E. L.
(2013).
Hybrid Rocket Burning Rate Enhancement by Nano-Scale Aluminum Additives in HTPB Fuel Grains. 1-3.
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Teitge, D., Thomas, J. C., Sammet, T. E., & Petersen, E. L.
(2023).
Design and Characterization of a Hot-Surface Ignition (HSI) Experiment
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institutional repository document
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Thomas, J. C., Atherley, T. M., Mathieu, O., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
LIB Thermal Runaway and Combustion Research at Texas A&M University
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Thomas, J. C., Atherley, T. M., Mathieu, O., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
LIB Thermal Runaway and Combustion Research at Texas A&M University
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thesis
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Thomas, J. C.
(2018).
Mixed HTPB/Paraffin Fuels and Metallic Additives for Hybrid Rocket Applications
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Thomas, J. C.
(2018).
Mixed HTPB/Paraffin Fuels and Metallic Additives for Hybrid Rocket Applications
Teaching
teaching activities
- MEEN344 Fluid Mechanics Guest Lecturer
- MEEN401 Hnr - Intro To Mech Engr Desgn Instructor
- MEEN404 Engineering Laboratory Instructor
- MEEN491 Hnr-research Instructor
- MEEN605 Gas Dynamics Teaching Assistant
- MEEN633 Combustion Science Teaching Assistant
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2018
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2014
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2013
Contact
first name
- James
has last name
- Thomas
Other
- james.chris.thomas@tamu.edu