Bringing the Future Within Reach

Bringing the Future Within Reach
Author: Robert S. Arrighi
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2016
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780160932106

The book documents Glenn's many research specialties over those 75 years. Among them are early jet engines and rockets; flight safety and fuel efficiency tested in premier icing and wind tunnels; liquid hydrogen fuel which, despite skeptics like aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun, helped the U.S. win the race to the moon; and electric propulsion, considered key to future space flight. Space enthusiasts, aviation personnel, aerospace engineers, and inventors may be interested in this comprehensive and milestone volume. Other related products: NASA at 50: Interviews With NASA\'s Senior Leadership can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01360-4 Other products published by National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/550

Applied Computational Aerodynamics

Applied Computational Aerodynamics
Author: Russell M. Cummings
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 893
Release: 2015-04-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1316240290

This computational aerodynamics textbook is written at the undergraduate level, based on years of teaching focused on developing the engineering skills required to become an intelligent user of aerodynamic codes. This is done by taking advantage of CA codes that are now available and doing projects to learn the basic numerical and aerodynamic concepts required. This book includes a number of unique features to make studying computational aerodynamics more enjoyable. These include: • The computer programs used in the book's projects are all open source and accessible to students and practicing engineers alike on the book's website, www.cambridge.org/aerodynamics. The site includes access to images, movies, programs, and more • The computational aerodynamics concepts are given relevance by CA Concept Boxes integrated into the chapters to provide realistic asides to the concepts • Readers can see fluids in motion with the Flow Visualization Boxes carefully integrated into the text.

NASA Glenn 1-By 1-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel User Manual

NASA Glenn 1-By 1-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel User Manual
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2018-06-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781720632986

This manual describes the NASA Glenn Research Center's 1 - by 1 -Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel and provides information for customers who wish to conduct experiments in this facility. Tunnel performance envelopes of total pressure, total temperature, and dynamic pressure as a function of test section Mach number are presented. For each Mach number, maps are presented of Reynolds number per foot as a function of the total air temperature at the test section inlet for constant total air pressure at the inlet. General support systems-such as the service air, combustion air, altitude exhaust system, auxiliary bleed system, model hydraulic system, schlieren system, model pressure-sensitive paint, and laser sheet system are discussed. In addition, instrumentation and data processing, acquisition systems are described, pretest meeting formats and schedules are outlined, and customer responsibilities and personnel safety are addressed.Seablom, Kirk D. and Soeder, Ronald H. and Stark, David E. and Leone, John F. X. and Henry, Michael W.Glenn Research CenterMACH NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SUPERSONIC WIND TUNNELS; SUPERSONIC FLOW; TEST CHAMBERS; DATA ACQUISITION; MANUALS; WIND TUNNEL NOZZLES; DYNAMIC PRESSURE; WIND TUNNEL TESTS

Computational Aerodynamics

Computational Aerodynamics
Author: Antony Jameson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 627
Release: 2022-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1108837883

Learn the design and analysis of numerical algorithms for aerodynamics. Ideal for graduates, researchers, and professionals in the field.

Experimental Investigation of a Large-scale, Two-dimensional, Mixed-compression Inlet System

Experimental Investigation of a Large-scale, Two-dimensional, Mixed-compression Inlet System
Author: Norman D. Wong
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1971
Genre: Jet engines
ISBN:

A large-scale, variable-geometry inlet model with a design Mach number of 3.0 was tested at Mach numbers from 1.55 to 3.2. Variable features of the inlet for off-design operation are an adjustable-height ramp system and a translating cowl. This report presents experimental results for a diffuser and boundary-layer bleed configuration which was optimized at the design Mach number. Overall performance was high with throat-mounted vortex generators, which were effective in reducing flow distortion in the subsonic diffuser at the higher Mach numbers.

Supersonic Test of the 10-Inch Bifurcated Two-Stage Supersonic Inlet (Btssi)

Supersonic Test of the 10-Inch Bifurcated Two-Stage Supersonic Inlet (Btssi)
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2018-06-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781721941476

Experimental results from testing of a novel supersonic inlet model in NASA Glenn Research Center's 10- by 10-foot supersonic wind tunnel are presented. The patented inlet concept, called Two-Stage Supersonic Inlet (TSSI), incorporates a large cavity, or throat slot, in the supersonic diffuser intended to enhance the stability of the normal shock. The present embodiment of the concept is a bifurcated twin-duct) design. During the course of testing an unusual 'semi-started' mode of operation was encountered. The inlet was able to spill up to 30 percent of the captured airstream without fully expelling the normal shock. In this mode, the total pressure recovery dropped approximately 6 percent without increasing steady-state distortion. Dynamic instrumentation at the cowl lip station indicates the semi-start mode may be a series of unstart/restart cycles with frequency ranging from 0.2 to 20 Hz. Engine face total pressure measurements indicate a modest impact due to this event. However, since the current test article does not have a representative subsonic diffuser (and is in fact separated), it is unclear how this mode of operation would effect an engine. Further investigation of this phenomenon is required before it is fully understood. Prior testing of the TSSI concept allowed extension of fully started inlet operation to regions of significantly reduced supply flow without reducing recovery. The test article was a smaller scale than the present test and was a single duct design. In the present test, the expanded range of stable operation with high recovery was not realized. Carlin, C. M. and Frisch, I. and Kolden, J. J. and Koncsek, J. L. and Marrs, K. J. and Mayer, D. W. and McMahon, S. L. and Milligan, K. H. and Sommerfield, D. M. Glenn Research Center NAS3-25963; WBS-22-714-01-38

Science in Flux

Science in Flux
Author: Mark D. Bowles
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2006
Genre: Nuclear energy
ISBN: 9780160877377

Revolutionary Atmosphere

Revolutionary Atmosphere
Author: Robert S. Arrighi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781780393728

NASA SP 2010-4319. NASA History Series. This scholarly look at the Altitude Wind Tunnel covers the transformations the wind tunnel made in its long history from a wind tunnel doing full-scale testing for wartime applications, to a vacuum chamber supporting the Vision for Space Exploration, and even a brief period as home to Mercury astronaut training. The book also addresses the attempts to resurrect the facility and its eventual decommissioning and demolition.