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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SHIP WEIGHT REDUCTION AND EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT THROUGH COMBINED POWER CYCLES By MICHAEL J. COLEMAN A Thesis submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2013 Michael J. Coleman defended this thesis on April 1, 2013. The members of the supervisory committee were: Juan C. Ordonez Professor Co-Directing Thesis Alejandro Rivera Professor Co-Directing Thesis Farrukh S. Alvi Committee Member Carl A. Moore, Jr. Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the thesis has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii This thesis is dedicated in gratitude to my parents, Norwood Sr. and Alice Coleman. It is dedicated in loving memory to my grandparents Viola Smith, and Charles Frank Coleman. This thesis is dedicated to the prosperity of my daughter, Onyame Coleman, with respect to my brother, Norwood Coleman, Jr, and with thanks and gratitude to God. This thesis is also dedicated to all of my family, and friends, who are too numerous to mention here. This thesis is dedicated to the educators at every level who have influenced my life and career. Special thanks goes to my boss, Ferenc Bogdan, at the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS), who has been very patient during this process, Steinar Dale, CAPS’ director, all of the facilities staff at CAPS, and all of my co-workers at CAPS.