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Smith, K. A.

Publications and source records attributed to Smith, K. A..

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NASA NTRS1979

Resonant charge transfer in He/+/-He collisions studied with the merging-beams technique

Absolute cross sections are reported for the resonant charge-transfer reaction He(+) + He yields He + He(+) at collision energies between 0.1 and 187 eV. The results, obtained using a new merging-beam apparatus are in agreement both with theory and with measurements made using other experimental techniques. The experimentally determined cross sections between 0.5 and 187 eV fall about a line given by sigma exp 1/2(sq-A) = 5.09-2.99 lnW, where W is the collision energy in eV. Considerable attention is paid to the configuration and operation of the apparatus. Tests and calculations which confirm the interpretation of the experimental data in a merging-beam experiment are discussed.

Rundel, R. D.↗

NASA NTRS1976

Frequency of encounter of aircraft in a random horizontal field

Calculations were made of the frequency of encounter as a function of azimuth of encounter of a passing aircraft with the aircraft in a random planar horizontal field. All the field aircraft moved at a constant speed but in random directions. These calculations included the total frequency of encounter with the aircraft of the field and the frequency of encounter with those aircraft of the field which were encountered in the fore quadrant, in the lateral quadrants, and in the rear quadrant; the calculations were made for various speed ratios of the field aircraft and the passing aircraft.

Bird, J. D.↗

NASA NTRS1974

Use of hexafluoroethane to simulate the inviscid real-gas effects on blunt entry vehicles

Results are presented of an experimental and theoretical investigation of the use of equilibrium hexafluoroethane C2F6 as an undissociated test gas in a wind tunnel to simulate the inviscid aerodynamic characteristics of blunt bodies in high-speed flight where dissociation occurs. The results indicate that the use of C2F6 as a test gas in wind tunnels is a practical and relatively simple and inexpensive method of obtaining test conditions with large normal-shock density ratios. Equations for the thermodynamic and transport properties of C2F6 are also included.

Hunt, J. L.↗