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Missouri University of Science and Technology

Aerospace Engineering

1976

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Development Of Helicopter Flight Path Models, Alfred Fermelia, Donald A. Gyorog, V. J. Flanigan Jan 1976

Development Of Helicopter Flight Path Models, Alfred Fermelia, Donald A. Gyorog, V. J. Flanigan

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The objective of this paper is to present general techniques for simulating helicopter flight trajectory response. During flight the pilot manipulates the controls either to trim the helicopter for steady flight by balancing the external forces and moments or to produce a desired maneuver by controlling the unbalance of these forces and moments. Discussions of the physical phenomena involved with the aerodynamics of the rotors and fuselage are given in [1] through [3]. The simulated control function will be composed forward-aft cyclic, lateral cyclic, pedal, and collective. This control will be represented by the vector


Predicting Natural Frequencies Of A Hydrodynamically Lubricated Journal Bearing With Constant Oil Supply Pressure, D. C. Edwards, N. Khorzad, Charles L. Edwards Jan 1976

Predicting Natural Frequencies Of A Hydrodynamically Lubricated Journal Bearing With Constant Oil Supply Pressure, D. C. Edwards, N. Khorzad, Charles L. Edwards

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The analytical and experimental investigations reported here deal with the natural frequencies and system behavior of a full journal bearing subjected to a small sinusoidal load superimposed on a large unidirectional static load. The analysis, verified by experimentation, shows that the bearing can be regarded as two independent second-order systems acting perpendicular to each other. The variable coefficients of the equations of motion cause the bearing to behave as an underdamped system for low values of static eccentricity ratio to, and as an overdamped system for intermediate values of to. The bearing tends to be unstable above a particular to. …


Numerical Simulation Of A Widely Used Cloud Nucleus Counter., Darryl J. Alofs, J. C. Carstens Jan 1976

Numerical Simulation Of A Widely Used Cloud Nucleus Counter., Darryl J. Alofs, J. C. Carstens

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The Performance of the Conventional Horizontal Plate Thermal Diffusion Chamber as a Cloud Nucleus Counter Was Studied. Numerical Calculations Were Performed in Order to Follow the Simultaneous Drop Growth and Sedimentation in the Spatially and Temporally Nonuniform Supersaturation Field. the Effect of Nuclei Distribution and Smallest Detectable Drop Size Were Investigated. the Results Indicate Order of Magnitude Uncertainty in the Count at 0. 1% Supersaturation, and a Factor of 2 Uncertainty at 1. 0% Supersaturation.


A Closed-Form Solution For The Radiosity At The Edge Of A Rectangular Cavity, Alfred L. Crosbie Jan 1976

A Closed-Form Solution For The Radiosity At The Edge Of A Rectangular Cavity, Alfred L. Crosbie

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

No abstract provided.


Deformation Produced By A Simple Tensile Load In An Isotropic Elastic Body, R. C. Batra Jan 1976

Deformation Produced By A Simple Tensile Load In An Isotropic Elastic Body, R. C. Batra

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

It is shown that a simple tensile load produces a simple extension provided the empirical inequalities (Truesdell and Noll [1], eqn. 51.27) hold. © 1976 Noordhoff International Publishing.


Mie Scattering Computations For Moderately Large Spherical Particles, Dwight C. Look Jan 1976

Mie Scattering Computations For Moderately Large Spherical Particles, Dwight C. Look

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Main-Flow Radial Velocity On The Stability Of Developing Laminar Pipe Flow, F. C.T. Shen, T. S. Chen, L. M. Huang Jan 1976

The Effects Of Main-Flow Radial Velocity On The Stability Of Developing Laminar Pipe Flow, F. C.T. Shen, T. S. Chen, L. M. Huang

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In studying the stability due to axisymmetric disturbances of the developing flow of an incompressible fluid in the entrance region of a circular tube, a generalized version of the Orr-Sommerfeld equation was derived which takes account of the radial velocity component in the main flow. The new terms in the generalized Orr-Sommerfeld equation are inversely proportional to the Reynolds number. The resulting eigenvalue problem consisting of the disturbance equation and the boundary conditions was solved by a direct numerical integration scheme along with an iteration procedure. Neutral stability curves and critical Reynolds numbers at various axial locations are presented. A …


Bit Penetration Into Rock-A Finite Element Study, J. K. Wang, T. F. Lehnhoff Jan 1976

Bit Penetration Into Rock-A Finite Element Study, J. K. Wang, T. F. Lehnhoff

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The sequence of rock failure mechanisms and quantitative information on stress, displacement and material failure in the process of bit penetration have been obtained through computer simulation. A finite element approach has been developed to simulate bit penetration from bit-rock interaction to chip formation. A mathematical rock failure model, based on available rock failure experiments, has been proposed to represent post-failure rock behavior and applied in the penetration simulations. The finite element code was developed for two-dimensional plane strain problems to consider non-linear material properties, geometric non-linearity, and fracture propagation. An anistropic element as well as variable stiffness and stress …