Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
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Total Pages: 602
Release: 1995
Genre: Aeronautics
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Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

A Microcomputer Data Acquisition System for Materials Testing

A Microcomputer Data Acquisition System for Materials Testing
Author: Randall George Rushe
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Total Pages: 111
Release: 1978
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Laboratory computers for automated data acquisition are becoming increasingly common. This report summarizes the development of a microcomputer-based data acquisition system for the Air Force Materials Laboratory Thermal Flash Test Facility. The system is based on a Digital Equipment Corporation LSI-11 microcomputer and acquires multiple channels of data from nuclear simulation experiments on aircraft components. Comprising the lowest level of a rudimentary hierarchial network, the system transmits the data to a larger minicomputer system for storage, from where it is subsequently retransmitted to a mainframe system for reduction and plotting. Software for the data acquisition system is modularly structured and written primarily in FORTRAN to facilitate modifications by the user. Basic hardware for the system is discussed, and the program algorithms and structure are examined. (Author).

Computerized Data Acquisition System for Production, Injection and Interference Tests

Computerized Data Acquisition System for Production, Injection and Interference Tests
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Release: 1986
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A computer-based system for collecting, processing, and analyzing pressure transient data has been developed. Primary components include downhole pressure sensors, linedrivers, a micro-computer, data storage disk, scanner, frequency counter, digital voltmeter, power supply, graphics plotter, and printer. In-field data processing and analysis greatly aid in handling the large volume of data that are collected during pressure transients tests, particularly the multiwell interference tests that are so important for characterizing and assessing geothermal reservoirs. In-field data processing provides the field engineer, on a real-time basis, with the information needed to make decisions regarding test parameters and duration. The system has been used on numerous occasions and has proved itself to be reliable under the harsh operating conditions that are usually encountered in the field. This paper describes the advantages of using this type of system for collecting data, the components and configuration of the system, and the software programs used to collect and process the data. Finally, two field applications are presented.