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NASA NTRS1971

Deformed Brueckner-Hartree-Fock calculation for light nuclei

For the first time the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock (BHF) method was applied to nuclei whose intrinsic structure is nonspherical. One aim was to investigate whether the energy dependent reaction matrix calculated from a realistic nucleon-nucleon interaction leads to deformations similar to, or different from, those obtained from energy independent interactions in Hartree-Fock (HF) calculations. Reaction matrix elements were calculated as a function of starting energy for the Hamada-Johnston interaction, using a Pauli operator appropriate to O-16 and a shifted oscillator spectrum for virtual excited states. Binding energies, single-particle energies, radii, and shape deformations of the intrinsic state in unrenormalized as well as renormalized BHF are discussed and compared with previous HF studies. Results are presented for C-12, O-16, and Ne-20.

Braley, R. C.↗
NASA NTRS1971

Thermal elastic deformations of the planet Mercury

The variation in solar heating due to the resonance rotation of Mercury produces periodic elastic deformations on the surface of the planet. The thermal stress and strain fields under Mercury's surface are calculated after certain simplifications. It is shown that deformations penetrate to a greater depth than the variation of solar heating, and that the thermal strain on the surface of the planet pulsates with an amplitude of 0.004 and a period of 176 days.

Liu, H.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Analysis of face deformation effects on gas film seal performance

Analyses are presented for compressible fluid flow across shaft face seals with face deformation. The solutions are obtained from an approximate integral analysis. The models, used in this analysis, can predict gas film seal behavior operating at subsonic or choked flow conditions. The flow regime can either be laminar or turbulent. Entrance losses can also be accounted for. When fluid inertia effects are negligible and the sealing faces are slightly deformed, the following results are found for both laminar and turbulent flows: (1) The pressure profiles are independent of fluid properties; and (2) the parallel film leakage equation can be used, provided a characteristic film thickness is used. Pressure profiles are presented for both divergent and convergent seal faces under choked flow conditions.

Zuk, J.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Deformed Brueckner-Hartree-Fock calculations

The renormalized Brueckner-Hartree-Fock (RBHF) theory for many-body nuclear systems is generalized to permit calculations for intrinsic states having permanent deformation. Both Hartree-Fock and Brueckner self-consistencies are satisfied, and details of the numerical techniques are discussed. The Hamada-Johnston interaction is used in a study of deformations, binding, size, and separation energies for several nuclei. Electromagnetic transition rates, moments, and electron scattering form factors are calculated using nuclear wave functions obtained by angular momentum projection. Comparison is made to experiment as well as to predictions of ordinary and density-dependent Hartree-Fock Theory.

Ford, W. F.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Elevated temperature deformation of TD-nickel base alloys

Sensitivity of the elevated temperature deformation of TD-nickel to grain size and shape was examined in both tension and creep. Elevated temperature strength increased with increasing grain diameter and increasing L/D ratio. Measured activation enthalpies in tension and creep were not the same. In tension, the internal stress was not proportional to the shear modulus. Creep activation enthalpies increased with increasing L/D ratio and increasing grain diameter, to high values compared with that of the self diffusion enthalpy. It has been postulated that two concurrent processes contribute to the elevated temperature deformation of polycrystalline TD-nickel: (1) diffusion controlled grain boundary sliding, and (2) dislocation motion.

Petrovic, J. J.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Deformed Brueckner-Hartree-Fock calculations.

The renormalized Brueckner-Hartree-Fock (RBHF) theory for many-body nuclear systems has been generalized to permit calculations for intrinsic states having permanent deformation. Both Hartree-Fock and Brueckner self-consistencies are satisfied, and details of the numerical techniques are discussed. The Hamada-Johnston interaction is used in a study of deformations, binding, size, and separation energies for several nuclei. Electromagnetic transition rates, moments, and electron scattering form factors are calculated using nuclear wave functions obtained by angular momentum projection. Comparison is made to experiment as well as to predictions of ordinary and density-dependent Hartree-Fock theory.

Ford, W. F.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Thermal elastic deformations of the planet Mercury.

The variation in solar heating due to the resonance rotation of Mercury produces periodic elastic deformations on the surface of the planet. The thermal stress and strain fields under Mercury's surface are calculated after certain simplifications. It is found that deformations penetrate to a greater depth than the variation of solar heating, and that the thermal strain on the surface of the planet pulsates with an amplitude of .004 and a period of 176 days.

Liu, H.-S.↗
NASA NTRS1973

Elevated temperature deformation of TD-nickel.

Sensitivity of the elevated temperature (above 0.5 Tm) deformation of TD-nickel to grain size and shape was examined in both tension and creep. Elevated temperature strength increased with increasing grain diameter and increasing L/D ratio. Temperature sensitivity of the yield stress, as well as high (compared to self diffusion) apparent tensile activation enthalpies were the result of the internal stress not being proportional to the shear modulus. Creep activation enthalpies increased with increasing L/D ratio and, to a lesser extent, increasing grain diameter, reaching high values which may be apparent values. The thoria particle dispersion may have been altered by elevated temperature tensile and creep deformation.

Petrovic, J. J.↗
NASA NTRS1973

Deformation and burst of a liquid droplet freely suspended in a linear shear field

A theoretical method is presented for predicting the deformation and the conditions for breakup of a liquid droplet freely suspended in a general linear shear field. This is achieved by expanding the solution to the creeping-flow equations in powers of the deformation parameter epsilon and using linear stability theory to determine the onset of bursting. When compared with numerical solutions and with the available experimental data, the theoretical results are generally found to be of acceptable accuracy although, in some cases, the agreement is only qualitative.

Barthes-Biesel, D.↗
NASA NTRS1973

Hybrid-coordinate spacecraft dynamics using large-deformation modal coordinates

For a vehicle amenable to idealization as a set of n + 1 rigid bodies interconnected by n line hinges (implying tree topology), a set of minimum-dimension matrix equations of motion is recorded in terms of variables including the relative rotations of contiguous bodies. When a substructure or portion of the vehicle is subjected to large gross deformations but is restricted to 'small' strains or local deformations, the n-body model is (for sufficiently large n) assumed to experience 'small' relative rotations of contiguous bodies within the substructure, and the equations of motion are linearized in these variables. The application of coordinate transformations and truncations to the linearized subset of the system equations of motion then produces a hybrid-coordinate formulation of the problem involving both discrete and distributed coordinates.

Likins, P. W.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Observations on the deformation-induced beta internal friction peak in bcc metals

During a study of the effects of electron irradiation on the tungsten alpha mechanism, internal friction data were obtained. The data indicate that the mechanism underlying the beta peak does not possess the relaxation parameters generally associated with a simple dislocation process. The significance of the experimental results in the light of beta observations in other metals is discussed. It is suggested that the beta peaks in deformed bcc metals are the anelastic result of the thermally-activated relaxation of deformation-induced imperfections.

Dicarlo, J. A.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Shell deformation studies using holographic interferometry

The buckling of shallow spherical shells under pressure has been the subject of many theoretical and experimental papers. Experimental data above the theoretical buckling load of Huang have given rise to speculation that shallow shell theory may not adequately predict the stability of nonsymmetric modes in higher-rise shells which are normally classified as shallow by the Reissner criterion. This article considers holographic interferometry as a noncontact, high-resolution method of measuring prebuckling deformations. Prebuckling deformations of a lambda = 9, h/b = 0.038 shell are Fourier-analyzed. Buckling is found to occur in an N = 5 mode as predicted by Huang's theory. The N = 4 mode was unusually stable, suggesting that even at this low value of h/b, stabilizing effects may be at work.

Parmerter, R. R.↗
NASA NTRS1976

Time temperature-stress dependence of boron fiber deformation

Flexural stress relaxation (FSR) and flexural internal friction (FIF) techniques were employed to measure the time-dependent deformation of boron fibers from -190 to 800 C. The principal specimens were 203 micrometers diameter fibers commercially produced by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on a 13 micrometer tungsten substrate. The observation of complete creep strain recovery with time and temperature indicated that CVD boron fibers deform flexurally as anelastic solids with no plastic component.

Dicarlo, J. A.↗
NASA NTRS1976

Simplified solution for point contact deformation between two elastic solids

A linear-regression by the method of least squares is made on the geometric variables that occur in the equation for point contact deformation. The ellipticity and the complete eliptic integrals of the first and second kind are expressed as a function of the x, y-plane principal radii. The ellipticity was varied from 1 (circular contact) to 10 (a configuration approaching line contact). These simplified equations enable one to calculate easily the point-contact deformation to within 3 percent without resorting to charts or numerical methods.

Brewe, D. E.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Hot tensile properties and deformation response of a gamma/Ni/-gamma prime/Ni3Al/-delta/Ni3Nb/ eutectic composite

Three distinct regions of tensile, deformation and fracture behavior were observed in a 2.5 wt. per cent Al gamma/gamma prime-delta eutectic alloy as the testing temperature was varied. The major finding was an extraordinary ductility maximum at about 550 C. It was shown that this phenomenon is caused by the deflection of transverse cracks at the eutectic grain boundaries when yielding occurs. This delamination between eutectics grains caused by fracture of a gamma prime eutectic grain boundary film leads to a distinctly different 'wood-like' fracture surface morphology. Above 690 C to 926 C, yield and tensile strength values decrease while ductility increase slightly. Cooperative twinning of both phases develops giving rise to block-like deformation of the microstructure quite in parallel to the behavior observed previously in the gamma-delta system.

Bertorello, H. R.↗
NASA NTRS1976

Time-temperature-stress dependence of boron fiber deformation

The time-dependent deformation of boron fibers over the temperature range from -190 to 800 C is studied by flexural stress relaxation and flexural internal friction techniques on 203-micron diam specimen fibers commercially produced by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on a 13-micron tungsten substrate. It is shown that up to at least 800 C all nonelastic behavior observed during axial deformation of CVD boron fibers can be explained solely by anelastic mechanisms and that although creep strains are small, boron fiber anelasticity can produce significant mechanical effects which would otherwise be neglected under the elastic approximation. Relations are obtained to demonstrate the considerable effects of anelasticity on such fiber/composite properties as modulus, creep, creep recovery, stress relaxation, and damping capacity. For an elastic-core/anelastic-sheath model, boron fibers on tungsten substrates are shown to have predictable fracture stresses for time-temperature conditions ranging from impact to long-time stress rupture. Possible techniques for altering these stresses are discussed.

Dicarlo, J. A.↗
NASA NTRS1976

Incremental analysis of large elastic deformation of a rotating cylinder

The effect of finite deformation upon a rotating, orthotropic cylinder was investigated using a general incremental theory. The incremental equations of motion are developed using the variational principle. The governing equations are derived using the principle of virtual work for a body with initial stress. The governing equations are reduced to those for the title problem and a numerical solution is obtained using finite difference approximations. Since the problem is defined in terms of one independent space coordinate, the finite difference grid can be modified as the incremental deformation occurs without serious numerical difficulties. The nonlinear problem is solved incrementally by totaling a series of linear solutions.

Buchanan, G. R.↗