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2003

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Memories Of Dad 15.11.1902- 16.10.1970 A Celebration Of The Life And Works Of Edmund Ramsay Wigan, Marcus R. Wigan Nov 2003

Memories Of Dad 15.11.1902- 16.10.1970 A Celebration Of The Life And Works Of Edmund Ramsay Wigan, Marcus R. Wigan

Marcus R Wigan

Edmund Ramsay Wigan was a distinguished Acoustical and Mechanical Engineer, who patented literally several dozen devices and ideas, was responsible for the field radios used by the Allied forces in Europe in World War 2, and when invited as the special merit Senior Principal at the BBC Research lab in Kingston, Surrey, invented the quality meters, tuned all the BBC broadcasting aerials for quality, and did applied research creating a reliable measure for subjective levels of sound distortion. As a minor practical measure invented the one cycle offset used ever since to avoid feedback in large multi-miked rooms. He was …

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Vortex-Induced Flame Extinction In Two-Phase Counterflow Diffusion Flames With Ch Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence And Particle-Image Velocimetry, Alix Lemaire, Terrence R. Meyer, Katharina Zahringer, Juan C. Rolon, James R. Gord Mar 2003

Vortex-Induced Flame Extinction In Two-Phase Counterflow Diffusion Flames With Ch Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence And Particle-Image Velocimetry, Alix Lemaire, Terrence R. Meyer, Katharina Zahringer, Juan C. Rolon, James R. Gord

Terrence R Meyer

Here the interaction between a laminar two-phase, non-pre-mixed counterflow flame and a vortex is examined. Special emphasis is given to the influence of different flame and vortex parameters on the extinction behavior of the flame. Simultaneaous planar laser-induced fluorescence of the CH radical layer produced by the flame and particle-image velocimetry measurements of the flowfield are used to characterize the flame–vortex interaction. These simultaneous diagnostics are used for the first time in this configuration. The extinction processes occurring during the flame–vortex interaction can be analyzed by this method, especially the influence of strain at the flame surface. The influence of …

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Development Of A Fan Airflow Station For Airflow Control In Vav Systems, David Yuill, Nathan Redmann, Mingsheng Liu Feb 2003

Development Of A Fan Airflow Station For Airflow Control In Vav Systems, David Yuill, Nathan Redmann, Mingsheng Liu

David Yuill

A fan airflow station has been developed by the authors. This station is used to determine fan airflow using fan speed and fan head as inputs. These inputs can be measured accurately in variable air volume (VAV) systems, so they can be used as a cost-effective control monitoring method for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Theoretical models have been developed for the flow station using both second and third order relationships between the airflow and the inputs. The theoretical model has been experimentally tested and excellent agreement between the model and the experimental values was found. The second …

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