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NASA NTRS2011

Electromagnetic Launch Vehicle Fairing and Acoustic Blanket Model of Received Power Using FEKO

Evaluating the impact of radio frequency transmission in vehicle fairings is important to electromagnetically sensitive spacecraft. This study employs the multilevel fast multipole method (MLFMM) from a commercial electromagnetic tool, FEKO, to model the fairing electromagnetic environment in the presence of an internal transmitter with improved accuracy over industry applied techniques. This fairing model includes material properties representative of acoustic blanketing commonly used in vehicles. Equivalent surface material models within FEKO were successfully applied to simulate the test case. Finally, a simplified model is presented using Nicholson Ross Weir derived blanket material properties. These properties are implemented with the coated metal option to reduce the model to one layer within the accuracy of the original three layer simulation.

Trout, Dawn H.↗
NASA NTRS1982

Internal heat transfer coefficients of porous metals

The internal heat transfer coefficients of porous metals have been experimentally determined in order to develop correlations between approximately defined Nusselt and Reynolds numbers. Scaled-up models of porous materials, and actual porous metal specimens, were subjected to countercurrent heat and mass transfer boundary conditions. Solid and gas phase temperatures were measured for both the scaled-up models and the actual porous metal specimens. On the basis of these measurements, the average internal heat transfer coefficient was evaluated, and a correlation between the Nusselt and Reynolds numbers was derived.

Kar, K. K.↗
NASA NTRS1994

AH Cam: A metal-rich RR Lyrae star with the shortest known Blazhko period

Analysis of 746 new V-band observations of the RR Lyrae star AH Cam obtained during 1989 - 1992 clearly show that its light curve cannot be described by a single period. In fact, at first glance, the Fourier spectrum of the photometry resembles that of a double-mode pulsator, with peaks at a fundamental period of 0.3686 d and an apparent secondary period of 0.2628 d. Nevertheless, the dual-mode solution is a poor fit to the data. Rather, we believe that AH Cam is a single-mode RR Lyrae star undergoing the Blazhko effect: periodic modulation of the amplitude and shape of its light curve. What was originally taken to be the period of the second mode is instead the 1-cycle/d alias of a modulation sidelobe in the Fourier spectrum. The data are well described by a modulation period of just under 11 d, which is the shortest Blazhko period reported to date in the literature and confirms the earlier suggestion by Goranskii. A low-resolution spectrum of AH Cam indicates that it is relatively metal rich, with delta-S less than or = 2. Its high metallicity and short modulation period may provide a critical test of at least one theory for the Blazhko effect. Moskalik's internal resonance model makes specific predictions of the growth rate of the fundamental model vs fundamental period. AH Cam falls outside the regime of other known Blazhko variables and resonance model predictions, but these are appropriate for metal-poor RR Lyrae stars. If the theory matches the behavior of AH Cam for a metal-rich stellar model, this would bolster the resonance hypothesis.

Smith, Horace A.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Atmospheric heating of meteors.

A theoretical model of the radiating metallic gas produced about an iron meteor entering the earth's atmosphere is discussed. Numerical results are presented for a 0.1 cm diameter iron meteor traveling at 15 km/sec at an altitude of 100 km above the earth. It is shown that collisions between the expanding iron gas and the air molecules produce a radiating gas shell a few meters thick which is located many meters ahead of the meteor core. Temperature, pressure, and density distributions are presented as functions of radial distance and angle for several initial meteor conditions.

Harwell, K. E.↗
NASA NTRS1979

Nature of the ultraviolet absorber in the Venus clouds - Inferences based on Pioneer Venus data

Several photometric measurements of Venus made from the Pioneer Venus orbiter and probes indicate that solar near-ultraviolet radiation is being absorbed throughout much of the main cloud region, but little above the clouds or within the first one or two optical depths. Radiative transfer calculations were carried out to simulate both Pioneer Venus and ground-based data for a number of proposed cloud compositions. This comparison rules out models invoking nitrogen dioxide, meteoritic material, and volatile metals as the source of the ultraviolet absorption. Models involving either small (approximately 1 micrometer) or large (approximately 10 micrometers) sulfur particles have same serious difficulties, while ones invoking sulfur dioxide gas appear to be promising.

Pollack, J. B.↗
NASA NTRS1979

Solid Rocket Motor Technology

These Conference Proceedings contain the 36 papers presented at the AGARD Propulsion and Energetics Panel 53rd Symposium on "Solid Rocket Motor Technology", which was held in Oslo, Norway, 2-5 April 1979. The questions and answers after the various presentations are included as well as the Round Table Discussion. The Symposium was organized into seven sessions: Survey Papers (2); Ignition, Extinction and Internal Ballistics (8); Burn Rate Modelling and Combustion of Metal (5); New Propellants (5); Combustion Instability (7); Heat Transfer and Materials (3); and Testing and Instrumentation (6).The Symposium provided a forum for discussion and exchange between research scientists ,propellant formulators and motor technologists. Though main emphasis was placed on transient processes like ignition and extinction and on combustion instability with the various related aspects there were a number of papers dealing with propellants, their characteristics and their development. Whether the symposium achieved its initial aim, i.e. furnishing a comprehensive survey of the technology available for solid propellant rocket motors and its further development capabilities, will be assessed in a Technical Evaluation Report, to be published as AGARD Advisory Report AR 151.

Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Developm↗
NASA NTRS1980

Radar observations of Saturn's rings at intermediate tilt angles

The 12.6-cm-wavelength radar observations of Saturn's rings, corresponding to ring-plane tilt angles of 18.2, 11.7, and 5.6 degrees, respectively, are reported. Measurements of geometric albedo and circular polarization ratio are used to investigate acceptable ring models and radar scattering properties of individual particles. Attention is given to the dependence of the rings' polarization properties on wavelength or tilt angle, or both. All large-particle monolayer models of Saturn's rings are ruled out; however, extended-layer models postulating ice or metal particles are compatible with the radar albedo measurements and are less severely restricted by the polarization data.

Ostro, S. J.↗
NASA NTRS1985

A systematic plan for the continued study of dimensional stability of metallic alloys considered for the fabrication of cryogenic wind tunnel models

Interrelated research and development activities, phased development of stepped specimen program are documented and a sequence for a specific program of machining, validation and heat treatment cycles for one material are described. Proposed work for the next phase of dimensional stability research is presented and further technology development activities are proposed.

Wigley, D. A.↗
NASA NTRS1986

Evolution of primoridal gas clouds

The dynamical, chemical, and thermal evolution of zero-metal gas clouds was modeled to study conditions of star formation in the early universe. Numerical results are given for the collapse of spherical clouds of mass 1000 and 50000 solar mass. Cooling by H2 lines and by photons emitted in H + e(-) yields H(-) = h (sup nu) maintains collapse until formation of an equilibrium protostellar core of mass 0.02 solar mass. The cooling by photons produced with H is essential for low mass star formation. If the cloud is fragmented, the evolution of the pieces is similar to that of the parent cloud, but the equilibrium core has larger density and mass.

Bodenheimer, P. H.↗
NASA NTRS1986

Dynamic response and stability of a composite prop-fan model

Results are presented for blade response and stability during wind tunnel tests of a 62.2 cm diameter model of a prop-fan, advanced turboprop, with swept graphite/epoxy composite blades. Measurements of dynamic response were made with the rotor mounted on an isolated nacelle, with varying tilt for nonuniform inflow, at flow speeds from 0.36 to 0.9 Mach number. The blade displayed no instabilities over the operating range tested, up to 0.9 Mach number and 10,000 RPM. Measurements are compared with those for other prop-fan models of both solid metal and graphite composite construction. The swept composite blade had less response than an unswept composite blade. Composite blades had more response than metal blades. Measurements are compared with theoretically based predictions. The 1-P blade response was significantly overpredicted using unimproved methods and somewhat overpredicted using improved methods. Unexpectedly high 2-P strain levels were measured and suggest the presence of nonlinear effects on blade response.

Smith, A. F.↗
NASA NTRS1990

Band bending at Al, In, Ag, and Pt interfaces with CdTe and ZnTe (110)

UV and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic methods are presently used to study the band-bending behavior and interfacial chemistry of Al, In, Ag, and Pt overlayers on vacuum-cleaved p-CdTe and p-ZnTe (110). All four metals are found to yield Schottky barriers on CdTe and ZnTe. The metal-induced gap states model prediction of a difference in barrier heights for two semiconductors which is dependent on their band lineup is borne out by the results for Ag, Pt, and Al, but not for In. Reaction and intermixing for Al, Ag, and Pt overlayers on CdTe and ZnTe indicate that these interfaces are not ideal.

Wahi, A. K.↗
NASA NTRS1990

Chemical compositions of siderophile element-rich opaque assemblages in an Allende inclusion

Chemical compositions of ten opaque assemblages, or Fremdlinge, from an Allende Type B Ca-,Al-rich coarse-grained inclusion were determined. Attempts to model the abundances of refractory siderophiles assuming condensation from the solar nebula into a single phase failed to match the observed combination of subchondritic Re/Os and Ir/Pt ratios. However, virtually all refractory siderophile fractionations in these Fremdlinge could be matched by a different model, in which all metals condensed into three separate alloys according to their crystal structures.

Sylvester, Paul J.↗
NASA NTRS1991

The MPD thruster program at JPL

The main topics covered include: (1) the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) context; (2) critical issues of MPD Thruster design; and (3) the Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) Thruster Program at JPL. Under the section on the SEI context the nuclear electric propulsion system and some electric thruster options are addressed. The critical issues of MPD Thruster development deal with the requirements, status, and approach taken. The following areas are covered with respect to the MPD Thruster Program at JPL: (1) the radiation-cooled MPD thruster; (2) the High-Current Cathode Test Facility; (3) thruster component thermal modeling; and (4) alkali metal propellant studies.

Barnett, John↗
NASA NTRS1993

Evidence for a multiphase, inhomogeneous interstellar medium in damped Ly alpha systems

The large optical depth in absorption of the Ly-alpha line in damped Ly-alpha systems implies that the emission line produced by H2 regions is very broad, since the number of diffusions is very large. The emission lines observed in DLy-alpha systems are narrow, a fact that can only be explained if the emission comes from the outer layers alone, or if the interstellar medium (ISM) is clumpy and multiphase. It is shown how discrete, cold H1 clouds embedded in a hot, fully ionized phase, produce narrow lines. This might provide evidence for a supernova remnant SNR-dominated ISM at high redshift, in agreement with the observed metallicity and chemical evolution models. Other high redshift galaxies also offer evidence for such a multiphase, in homogeneous ISM.

Valls-Gabaud, David↗