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NASA NTRS1972

Dynamic analysis for shuttle design verification

Two approaches that are used for determining the modes and frequencies of space shuttle structures are discussed. The first method, direct numerical analysis, involves finite element mathematical modeling of the space shuttle structure in order to use computer programs for dynamic structural analysis. The second method utilizes modal-coupling techniques of experimental verification made by vibrating only spacecraft components and by deducing modes and frequencies of the complete vehicle from results obtained in the component tests.

Fralich, R. W.↗

NASA NTRS1972

High pressure pulsed capillary viscometry

An analytical and test program was conducted in order to establish the feasibility of a multichamber pulsed-capillary viscometer. The initial design incorporated a piston, ram, and seals which produced measured pulses up to 30,000 psi in the closed chamber system. Pressure pulses from one to ten milliseconds were investigated in a system volume of 1 cuin. Four test fluids: a MIL-L-7808, a 5P4E polyphenyl ether, a MIL-L-23699A, and a synthetic hydrocarbon were examined in the test pressure assembly. The pressure-viscosity coefficient and viscosity delay time were determined for the MIL-L-7808 lubricant tested.

Smith, R. L.↗

NASA NTRS1972

SYMAT, COVAR: Test Procedures for Matrix Calculations

The FORTRAN subroutine SYMAT and related subroutines are described. In essence SYMAT is an iterative algorithm in which the problem of finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a real symmetric matrix is transformed into an equivalent problem of finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors of an infinite sequence of matrices of order two. A DEMO PROGRAM contains a subroutine COVAR which is used to compute the covariance matrix (denoted by A) of a data matrix (denoted by X). Since a covariance matrix is symmetric it can be analyzed by using subroutine SYMAT.

Morris, W. L.↗

NASA NTRS1974

Manual for source flow characteristics program

A computer program for analyzing the nozzle for a hypersonic scramjet by a second order characteristic procedure is described. The program used FORTRAN IV. The input routine is provided. A sample input for a source flow case is included.

Kalben, P. P.↗

NASA NTRS1977

Method of fan sound mode structure determination computer program user's manual: Microphone location program

A computer user's manual describing the operation and the essential features of the microphone location program is presented. The Microphone Location Program determines microphone locations that ensure accurate and stable results from the equation system used to calculate modal structures. As part of the computational procedure for the Microphone Location Program, a first-order measure of the stability of the equation system was indicated by a matrix 'conditioning' number.

Pickett, G. F.↗

NASA NTRS1977

Systems definition space based power conversion systems: Executive summary

Potential space-located systems for the generation of electrical power for use on earth were investigated. These systems were of three basic types: (1) systems producing electrical power from solar energy; (2) systems producing electrical power from nuclear reactors; (3) systems for augmenting ground-based solar power plants by orbital sunlight reflectors. Configurations implementing these concepts were developed through an optimization process intended to yield the lowest cost for each. A complete program was developed for each concept, identifying required production rates, quantities of launches, required facilities, etc. Each program was costed in order to provide the electric power cost appropriate to each concept.

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NASA NTRS1976

Systems definition space-based power conversion systems

Potential space-located systems for the generation of electrical power for use on Earth are discussed and include: (1) systems producing electrical power from solar energy; (2) systems producing electrical power from nuclear reactors; and (3) systems for augmenting ground-based solar power plants by orbital sunlight reflectors. Systems (1) and (2) would utilize a microwave beam system to transmit their output to Earth. Configurations implementing these concepts were developed through an optimization process intended to yield the lowest cost for each. A complete program was developed for each concept, identifying required production rates, quantities of launches, required facilities, etc. Each program was costed in order to provide the electric power cost appropriate to each concept.

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NASA NTRS1981

Study of controlled diffusion stator blading. 1. Aerodynamic and mechanical design report

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft is conducting a test program for NASA in order to demonstrate that a controlled-diffusion stator provides low losses at high loadings and Mach numbers. The technology has shown great promise in wind tunnel tests. Details of the design of the controlled diffusion stator vanes and the multiple-circular-arc rotor blades are presented. The stage, including stator and rotor, was designed to be suitable for the first-stage of an advanced multistage, high-pressure compressor.

Canal, E.↗

NASA NTRS1982

Combustor development for automotive gas turbines

The development of a combustion system for the AGT 100 automotive gas turbine engine is described. A maximum turbine inlet temperature of 1288 C is reached during the regenerative cycle, and air up to 1024 C is supplied to the combustor inlet. A premix/prevaporization ceramic combustor employing variable geometry to control burning zone temperature was developed and tested. Tests on both metal and ceramic combustors showed that emissions were a function of burner inlet temperature (BIT). At 999 C BIT, NO(x) emissions were two orders of magnitude below program goals, and at the same temperature but at a different variable geometry position, the CO was 30 times below program goal. Tests to evaluate the durability of the ceramic materials showed no failures during steady-state operation; however, some cracks developed in the dome during extended transient operation.

Ross, P. T.↗

NASA NTRS1982

Tests of blending and correlation of distillate fuel properties

The development of a fuel test matrix, results from tests of several blends of distillate aircraft fuels, and the use of correlations in formulation determination during a NASA-sponsored program to identify new aircraft fuels are described. The program was initiated in order to characterize fuel blends which are appropriate for different types of combustors in use and under development. The fuels were required to feature a specified range of properties. Attention is given to fuel volatility, hydrogen content, aromatic content, freezing point, kinematic viscosity, and naphthalene content. Paraffinic and naphtenic base stocks were employed, using alkyl benzene, naphthene benzenes, and naphthalenes to adjust the blend properties. Categories for the test fuels comprised source-controlled and composition controlled fuels. Test results and compositions of various fuels are provided.

Erwin, J.↗

NASA NTRS1983

Logic Simulator Program

The source code for the SPICE 2 program was deblocked in order to isolate and compile the subroutine in an effort to provide a software simulation of discrete and combinatorial electronic components. Incompatibilities between the UNIVAC 1180 FORTRAN and the Sigma V CP-V FORTRAN 4 were resolved. The SPICE 2 model is to be used to determine gate and fan-out delays, logic state conditions, and signal race conditions for transistor array elements and circuit logic to be patterned in the (SPI) 7101 CMOS silicon gate semicustom array. The simulator is to be operable from the CP-V time sharing terminals.

Agarwal, R. K.↗

NASA NTRS1982

PAN AIR summary document (version 1.0)

The capabilities and limitations of the panel aerodynamics (PAN AIR) computer program system are summarized. This program uses a higher order panel method to solve boundary value problems involving the Prandtl-Glauert equation for subsonic and supersonic potential flows. Both aerodynamic and hydrodynamic problems can be solved using this modular software which is written for the CDC 6600 and 7600, and the CYBER 170 series computers.

Derbyshire, T.↗

NASA NTRS1985

Space shuttle main engine: Interactive design challenges

The operating requirements established by NASA for the SSME were considerably more demanding than those for earlier rocket engines used in the military launch vehicles or Apollo program. The SSME, in order to achieve the high performance, low weight, long life, reusable objectives, embodied technical demands far in excess of its predecessor rocket engines. The requirements dictated the use of high combustion pressure and the staged combustion cycle which maximizes performance through total use of all propellants in the main combustion process. This approach presented a myriad of technical challenges for maximization of performance within attainable state of the art capabilities for operating pressures, operating temperatures and rotating machinery efficiencies. Controlling uniformity of the high pressure turbomachinery turbine temperature environment was a key challenge for thrust level and life capability demanding innovative engineering. New approaches in the design of the components were necessary to accommodate the multiple use, minimum maintenance objectives. Included were the use of line replaceable units to facilitate field maintenance automatic checkout and internal inspection capabilities.

Mccarty, J. P.↗

NASA NTRS1984

Glancing incidence EUV telescopes - Analysis and comparison

Steps in the derivation of generalized surface equations describing either a Wolter or Wolter-Schwarzschild type II extreme ultraviolet telescope are outlined. These surface equations are incorporated in an optical design program where first-order design parameters are varied to produce a number of different series of type II telescopes. These series are then ray traced to compare and analyze the geometric image quality for different designs in terms of minimum rms angular blur and field curvature. Results of an analysis illustrating the dependence of effective area on first-order design parameters are also presented. The differences and similarities between equivalent Wolter and Wolter-Schwarzschild designs are discussed.

Davila, P. M.↗

NASA NTRS1983

The use of Ada in distributed simulations

The increasing need for detailed information about systems of continually growing complexity enhances steadily the demands regarding the employed models. The present investigation is concerned with work related to the development of high-performance computer hardware intended for the support of the real-time simulation of jet engines. The hardware is structured in the form of a network of communicating microprocessors running in parallel. The need for a higher-order language capability for programming such a network has led to the research considered in this study. Attention is given to the hardware which is being developed, an abstract model, programming language considerations, research considerations, research objectives, Ada tasks, Ada packages, the Ada model, the mapping of the model to the hardware, a precompiler example, and the advantages of Ada.

Collins, W. R.↗

NASA NTRS1985

Comparison of GSFC and JPL VLBI modeling software: Benchmark

The Very Long Base Interferometry. The VLBI modeling software packages CALC 6.0 (GSFC) and MASTERFIT (JPL) are compared in some detail. Theoretical model delays are calculated for a set of 120 fictitious observations which involve a variety of sources, baselines, and antennas. Discrepancies between the total delays given by the two programs are of the order of 2 cm (RMS). The modeling of antenna offsets appears to account for approximately half of this difference. Relativistic bending contributions to the delay differ by 3 cm (RMS), and the there appears to be some mutual cancellation of errors involving antenna offsets, bending, and the effects of the two different Solar System ephemerides employed by CALC and MASTERFIT. This cancellation has not been completely characterized here.

Sovers, O. J.↗

NASA NTRS1985

NBS (National Bureau of Standards): Materials measurements

NBS work for NASA in support of NASA's Microgravity Science and Applications Program under NASA Government Order H-27954B (Properties of Electronic Materials) covering the period April 1, 1984 to March 31, 1985 is described. The work has been carried out in three independent tasks: Task 1--Surface Tensions and Their Variations with Temperature and Impurities; Task 2--Convention during Unidirectional Solidification; Task 3--Measurement of High Temperature Thermodynamic Properties. The results for each task are given separately in the body of the report.

Manning, J. R.↗

NASA NTRS1985

Spacecraft commanding for unmanned planetary missions - The uplink process

A general description of the command generation process for unmanned planetary missions is presented. Emphasis is given to those mission characteristics which significantly affect the cost of the uplink process including: the level of mission activity; mission strategies; permissible risk; and spacecraft design. Pertinent examples of the command generation procedures used in the Voyager, Mariner, and Viking programs are given in order to illustrate the different stages of the uplink process.

Linick, T. D.↗