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The Development And Testing Of A Fluidic/Pneumatic Position Servo, David Lyle Portin
The Development And Testing Of A Fluidic/Pneumatic Position Servo, David Lyle Portin
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis reviews the design and analysis of a fluidic/pneumatic position servo. Rolling diaphragm piston actuators are used for the system drive, and a hydrostatic gas journal bearing is used as the position sensor. The servo has a 1 inch range which is monitored using an electrical capacitive position transducer that was built as an integral part of the system.
Open-loop frequency response testing provides the basis for a mathematical model of the system.
The servo response is linear at frequencies up to 3 Hertz.
The frequency response appeared to be limited by the design of the gas bearing sensor, …
Effect Of Compliant Wall Motion On Turbulent Boundary Layers, Dennis M. Bushness, Jerry N. Hefner, Robert L. Ash
Effect Of Compliant Wall Motion On Turbulent Boundary Layers, Dennis M. Bushness, Jerry N. Hefner, Robert L. Ash
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications
A critical analysis of available compliant wall data which indicated drag reduction under turbulent boundary layers is presented. Detailed structural dynamic calculations suggest that the surfaces responded in a resonant, rather than a compliant, manner. Alternate explanations are given for drag reductions observed in two classes of experiments: (1) flexible pipe flows and (2) water-backed membranes in air. Analysis indicates that the wall motion for the remaining data is typified by short wavelengths in agreement with the requirements of a possible compliant wall drag reduction mechanism recently suggested by Langley. Copyright © 1977 American Institute of Physics.