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NASA NTRS1985

Comparison of theory with experiment in convectionless growth of crystals from solution

Wilcox's computer program for predicting the growth rates of crystals in convectionless supersaturated solution is used to model experiments to measure the crystal growth experiments of Simon (1978) and of Nerad and Shlichta (1984), and the results are compared with the experimental data. The predictions of Wilcox's model are found to be in remarkably good agreement with the results of Simon. The data of Nerad and Shlichta are 30 to 90 percent higher than the predictions of the Wilcox model for a certain range of temperature dependence, consistent with the observation of occasional low-level convection in these experiments. These comparisons indicate that the Wilcox model can be used to make reliable order-of-magnitude predictions of growth rates in the absence of convection.

Schlom, D. G.↗
NASA NTRS1992

Computer vision in microstructural analysis

The following is a laboratory experiment designed to be performed by advanced-high school and beginning-college students. It is hoped that this experiment will create an interest in and further understanding of materials science. The objective of this experiment is to demonstrate that the microstructure of engineered materials is affected by the processing conditions in manufacture, and that it is possible to characterize the microstructure using image analysis with a computer. The principle of computer vision will first be introduced followed by the description of the system developed at Texas A&M University. This in turn will be followed by the description of the experiment to obtain differences in microstructure and the characterization of the microstructure using computer vision.

Srinivasan, Malur N.↗
NASA NTRS1971

Orbital radiation exposure of the Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS)

The orbital electron and proton flux calculations were performed for determining the applicability of COS/MOS ciruits for the ANS computer and X-ray experiment logic. The results for electrons, protons, and the total lifetime the satellite spends in flux-free regions are presented in tables and graphs.

Stassinopoulos, E. G.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Analysis of Morgantown vehicle steering control

The proposed Morgantown public transportation system will use a fleet of computer-controlled vehicles operating on a separate dedicated network of roadways called a guideway. An automatic steering system on each vehicle will permit the traversal of the proposed route of various guideway sections. A preliminary study was made to analyze the steering control for the Morgantown vehicles. The primary requirement was to design an automatic steering system that would achieve a smooth ride and eliminate the need for excess margin in the guideway width. Front and rear wheel steering and front and rear sensing capabilities were assumed in the analysis. The system finally adopted front and rear wheel steering and front sensing was shown by computer simulation and vehicle steering experiments to be adequate.

Lin, H. S.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Asymmetric hypersonic flow

A general method for the analysis of the inviscid asymmetric hypersonic flow fields enveloping smooth bodies of general shape is given. The method is based on the assumption of a thin shock layer which yields an expression for pressure in generalized Mises coordinates. Numerical results for elliptic cones at angle of attack are shown to compare well with experiments and other theories. The computing logic for a blunt body is described, and a limiting solution at the stagnation point is presented.

Maslen, S. H.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Photogrammetric calibration of the NASA-Wallops Island image intensifier system

An image intensifier was designed for use as one of the primary tracking systems for the barium cloud experiment at Wallops Island. Two computer programs, a definitive stellar camara calibration program and a geodetic stellar camara orientation program, were originally developed at Wallops on a GE 625 computer. A mathematical procedure for determining the image intensifier distortions is outlined, and the implementation of the model in the Wallops computer programs is described. The analytical calibration of metric cameras is also discussed.

Harp, B. F.↗
NASA NTRS1973

Developing a technology base in planetary entry aerothermodynamics

The long-range objectives of the entry technology program are to insure that an adequate technology base for a great variety of mission options exists. Consideration has been given to the entry of vehicles into the atmospheres of all the planets with the exception of Pluto. The experimental facilities for the studies are discussed, giving attention to shock tubes, the planetary entry radiation facility, ballistic ranges, the expansion tube, and arc jet facilities. Flight experiments are considered along with computational analyses and engineering approximations.

Olstad, W. B.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Regional environmental analysis and management: New techniques for current problems

Advances in data acquisition and processing procedures for regional environmental analysis are discussed. Automated and semi-automated techniques employing Earth Resources Technology Satellite data and conventional data sources are presented. Experiences are summarized. The ERTS computer compatible tapes provide a very complete and flexible record of earth resources data and represent a viable medium to enhance regional environmental analysis research.

Honea, R. B.↗
NASA NTRS1977

A study on characterization of stratospheric aerosol and gas parameters with the spacecraft solar occultation experiment

Spacecraft remote sensing of stratospheric aerosol and ozone vertical profiles using the solar occultation experiment has been analyzed. A computer algorithm has been developed in which a two step inversion of the simulated data can be performed. The radiometric data are first inverted into a vertical extinction profile using a linear inversion algorithm. Then the multiwavelength extinction profiles are solved with a nonlinear least square algorithm to produce aerosol and ozone vertical profiles. Examples of inversion results are shown illustrating the resolution and noise sensitivity of the inversion algorithms.

Chu, W. P.↗
NASA NTRS1979

Mathematical model for steady state, simple ampholyte isoelectric focusing: Development, computer simulation and implementation

The elimination of Ampholine from the system by establishing the pH gradient with simple ampholytes is proposed. A mathematical model was exercised at the level of the two-component system by using values for mobilities, diffusion coefficients, and dissociation constants representative of glutamic acid and histidine. The constants assumed in the calculations are reported. The predictions of the model and computer simulation of isoelectric focusing experiments are in direct importance to obtain Ampholine-free, stable pH gradients.

Palusinski, O. A.↗
NASA NTRS1978

Statistical considerations in design of spacelab experiments

After making an analysis of experimental error sources, statistical models were developed for the design and analysis of potential Space Shuttle experiments. Guidelines for statistical significance and/or confidence limits of expected results were also included. The models were then tested out on the following proposed Space Shuttle biomedical experiments: (1) bone density by computer tomography; (2) basal metabolism; and (3) total body water. Analysis of those results and therefore of the models proved inconclusive due to the lack of previous research data and statistical values. However, the models were seen as possible guides to making some predictions and decisions.

Robinson, J.↗
NASA NTRS1980

Entry heating and thermal protection

The book provides a documentation of progress in entry heating and thermal protection as related to two very challenging and very dissimilar applications, viz., the Jovian atmospheric probe as a key element of the Galileo mission, and the Space Shuttle. The Jovian atmospheric probe presents what might be the ultimate challenge in terms of the severity of entry. Success of the Galileo probe depends upon a design based on computational analysis largely unverified by experiment. Topics of interest include methods for predicting off-stagnation-point flowfields for planetary entry probes, modeling of radiative heating in base region of Jovian entry probe, gas heating with pressure gradients for the Space Shuttle, external tank laminar and rarefied aeroheating, and a study of the aerothermal entry environment for the Galileo probe.

Olstad, W. B.↗
NASA NTRS1981

Compressible turbulent boundary layer interaction experiments

Four phases of research results are reported: (1) experiments on the compressible turbulent boundary layer flow in a streamwise corner; (2) the two dimensional (2D) interaction of incident shock waves with a compressible turbulent boundary layer; (3) three dimensional (3D) shock/boundary layer interactions; and (4) cooperative experiments at Princeton and numerical computations at NASA-Ames.

Settles, G. S.↗
NASA NTRS1981

Aerodynamic mathematical modeling - basic concepts

This lecture is a review of the basic concepts involved In the mathematical modeling of the aerodynamic response of an aircraft to arbitrary maneuvers. The review leads from Bryan's original formulation through the concepts of linear aerodynamic indicial functions and superposition to the extension of these concepts into the nonlinear regime. The nonlinear generalization yields a form for the aerodynamic response that can be built up from the responses to a limited number of well-defined characteristic motions, reproducible in principle either in wind-tunnel experiments or flow-field computations. A further generalization leads to a torn, accommodating the discontinuous and double-valued behavior characteristic of hysteresis in the steady-state aerodynamic response

Murray Tobak↗
NASA NTRS1984

Application of the implicit MacCormack scheme to the parabolized Navier-Stokes equations

MacCormack's implicit finite-difference scheme was used to solve the two-dimensional parabolized Navier-Stokes (PNS) equations. This method for solving the PNS equations does not require the inversion of block tridiagonal systems of algebraic equations and permits the original explicit MacCormack scheme to be employed in those regions where implicit treatment is not needed. The advantages and disadvantages of the present adaptation are discussed in relation to those of the conventional Beam-Warming scheme for a flat plate boundary layer test case. Comparisons are made for accuracy, stability, computer time, computer storage, and ease of implementation. The present method was also applied to a second test case of hypersonic laminar flow over a 15% compression corner. The computed results compare favorably with experiment and a numerical solution of the complete Navier-Stokes equations.

Lawrence, J. L.↗