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Our Papers and Publications

• M. A. Karabeyoglu, Combustion Instability and Transient Behavior in Hybrid Rocket Motors,, Chapter 7, Fundamentals of Hybrid Rocket Combustion and Propulsion, AIAA Progress Series, 2007.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, B. J. Cantwell and G. Zilliac, Development of Scalable Space-Time Averaged Regression Rate Expressions for Hybrid Rockets,Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 23, No. 4, p. 737-748, 2007.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, Shane De Zilwa, Brian J. Cantwell and Greg Zilliac, Modeling of Hybrid rocket Low Frequency Instabilities, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 21, No. 6, p. 1107-1117, 2005.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, Greg Zilliac, Brian J. Cantwell, Shane DeZilwa and Paul Castellucci Scale-up Tests of High Regression Rate Paraffin-Based Hybrid Rocket Fuels, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 20, No. 6, p. 1037-1045, 2004.


• Shane De Zilwa, Greg Zilliac, Mike Reinath, and M. A. Karabeyoglu, Time-Resolved Fuel-Grain Regression Measurement in Hybrid Rockets, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 20, No. 4, p. 684-689, 2004.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, D. Altman and Brian J. Cantwell, Combustion of Liquefying Hybrid Propellants: Part 1, General Theory, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 610-620, 2002.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu and Brian J. Cantwell, Combustion of Liquefying Hybrid Propellants: Part 2, Stability of Liquid Films, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 621-630, 2002


• M. A. Karabeyoglu and D. Altman, Dynamic Modeling of Hybrid Rocket Combustion, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 15, No. 4, p. 562-571, 1999.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, J. Dyer, J. Stevens and B. Cantwell, Modeling of N2O Decomposition Events, AIAA-2008-4933, 44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Hartford, CT, July 21-23, 2008



• M. A. Karabeyoglu Thermal Transients in Hybrid Rocket Fuel Grains - Nonlinear Effects, AIAA-2007-5369, 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit; Cincinnati, Ohio, 8-11 July 2007.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, Jose Stevens and Brian Cantwell, Investigation of Feed System Coupled Low Frequency Combustion Instabilities in Hybrid Rockets, AIAA-2007-5366, 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit; Cincinnati, Ohio, 8-11 July 2007.


• Jonny Dyer,Eric Doran,Zach Dunn,Kevin Lohner, Cedric Bayard and Andy Sadhwani, Greg Zilliac, Brian Cantwell and Arif Karabeyoglu, Design and Development of a 100 km NitrousOxide/Paraffin Hybrid Rocket Vehicle, AIAA 2007-5362, 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit; Cincinnati, Ohio, 8-11 July 2007.


• Jonny Dyer,Greg Zilliac,Eric Doran,Mark Marzona, Kevin Lohner, Evan Karlik, Brian Cantwell and Arif Karabeyoglu, Status Update Report for the Peregrine 100km Sounding Rocket Project, AIAA 2007-5362, 44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit; Hartford,CT, 21-23 July 2008.


• Greg Zilliac and Arif Karabeyoglu, Hybrid Rocket Fuel Regression Rate Data and Modeling, AIAA 2006-4504, 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit; Sacramento, CA, 9-12 July 2006.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, B. J. Cantwell. J. Stevens, Evaluation of Homologous Series of Normal-Alkanes as Hybrid Rocket Fuels, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit; Tucson, AZ; USA; 10-13 July 2005.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, B. J. Cantwell and G. Zilliac, Development of Scalable Space-Time Averaged Regression Rate Expressions for Hybrid Rockets,41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, Arizona, July 10-13, 2005


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, T. Falconer, B. J. Cantwell and J. Stevens, Design Of An Orbital Hybrid Rocket Vehicle Launched From Canberra Air Platform, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit; Tucson, AZ; USA; 10-13 July 2005.


• G. Zilliac and M. A. Karabeyoglu, Modeling of Propellant Tank Pressurization, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit; Tucson, AZ; USA; 10-13 July 2005.


• D. Van Pelt, J. Hopkins, M. Skinner, A. Buchanan, R. Gulman, H. Chan, M. A. Karabeyoglu and B. J. Cantwell, Overview of a 4-Inch Paraffin-Based Hybrid Sounding Rocket Program, AIAA-2004-3822, 40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 2004.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, Shane De Zilwa, Brian J. Cantwell and Greg Zilliac, Transient Modeling of Hybrid Rocket Low Frequency Intabilities, 39^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Huntsville, Alabama, July 2003.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, Greg Zilliac, Paul Castelluci, Paul Urbanczyk, Jose Stevens, Gokhan Inalhan and Brian Cantwell, Development of High-Burning-Rate Hybrid-Rocket-Fuel Flight Demonstrators, 39^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Huntsville, Alabama, July 2003.


• Sami A. Kilic, M. A. Karabeyoglu, Jose Stevens and Brian J. Cantwell, Modeling the Slump Characteristics of Hydrocarbon-Based Hybrid Rocket Fuels, 39^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Huntsville, Alabama, July 2003.


• Shane De Zilwa, M. A. Karabeyoglu, Greg Zilliac, Lyndell King and Mike Reinath, Combustion Oscillations in High-Regression Rate Hybrid Rockets, 39^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Huntsville, Alabama, July 2003.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, Greg Zilliac, Brian J. Cantwell, Shane DeZilwa and Paul Castellucci. Scale-up Tests of High Regression Rate Liquefying Hybrid Rocket Fuels, AIAA-2003-1162, 41^st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno Nevada, January 2003.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, Brian J. Cantwell and D. Altman, Development and Testing of Paraffin-Based Hybrid Rocket Fuels, AIAA-2001-4503, 37^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 2001.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu and D. Altman, Transient Behavior in Hybrid Rockets, AIAA-97-2937, 33^rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Seattle, Washington, July 1997 (Recommended for a best paper award).


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, D. Altman and D. Bershader, Transient Combustion in Hybrid Rockets, AIAA-95-2691, 31^st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, California, July 1995.


• J. Dyer, E. Doran, Z. Dunn and K. Lohner, Modeling Feed-system Flow Physics for Self-Pressurizing Propellants, AIAA-2007-5702, 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Cincinnati, OH, July 8-11, 2007


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, T. Falconer, B. J. Cantwell and J. Stevens, Design Of An Orbital Hybrid Rocket Vehicle Launched From Canberra Air Platform, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit; Tucson, AZ; USA; 10-13 July 2005.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, Mixtures of Oxygen and Oxides of Nitrogen as Oxidizers for Propulsion, Gas Generation and Power Generation Applications, Patent pending, 2007.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, D. Altman and Brian J. Cantwell, High Regression Rate Hybrid Rocket Propellants and Method of Selecting, US patent No. 6,880,326, 2005.


• M. A. Karabeyoglu, D. Altman and Brian J. Cantwell, High Regression Rate Hybrid Rocket Propellants, US patent No. 6,880,624, 2004.