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Use Of The Turbulence Kinetic Energy Equation In Prediction Of Nonequilibrium Turbulent Boundary Layers, William Madison Byrne Jr.
Use Of The Turbulence Kinetic Energy Equation In Prediction Of Nonequilibrium Turbulent Boundary Layers, William Madison Byrne Jr.
Doctoral Dissertations
"A differential method is proposed for the prediction of a broad range of turbulent boundary layers of engineering and scientific interest. A digital computer program is presented which is applicable to boundary layers with positive, negative, and zero pressure gradient in the main-stream direction as well as boundary layers with suction, blowing or zero mass addition at the wall. The turbulence kinetic energy equation is solved simultaneously with the longitudinal momentum and continuity equations to provide an independent means for determining the effective viscosity which makes allowance for "history" effects in the flow. It is shown that the prediction method …
Optimizing Diesel Engine Efficiency Using The Controllability Of A Variable Ratio Hydrostatic Transmission, Gordon Wright
Optimizing Diesel Engine Efficiency Using The Controllability Of A Variable Ratio Hydrostatic Transmission, Gordon Wright
Doctoral Dissertations
"A linear mathematical model of a diesel engine, hydrostatic transmission, and electric dynamometer system was developed. This model was used as an aid in designing a single input controller which regulates engine speed to optimize efficiency while maintaining constant transmission output speed under changing load conditions. Compensation was necessary to stabilize the system because of positive feedback in the engine control system. The compensated system's response was compared to that which was predicted analytically. The analytical model was then extended to design the control system parameters to operate the engine and transmission in a representative vehicle"--Abstract, page ii.
An Investigation Of The Stiffness Of Shafts With Integral Disks, Richard King Riley
An Investigation Of The Stiffness Of Shafts With Integral Disks, Richard King Riley
Doctoral Dissertations
"The results of an investigation of the effect of an integral disk on the torsional elastic stiffness of an axisymmetric shaft are presented. Various configurations of disk diameters and widths on a shaft of specified diameter were investigated, using a finite element method of calculation verified by experimentation. The finite element method is presented for the elastic solution of a general axisymmetric body under all possible axisymmetric load conditions. The axisymmetric body is idealized as an assemblage of triangular cross-sectioned torii representing both the normal and shear properties. The elastic stiffness is used to obtain the equilibrium equations of the …
An Investigation Of Nucleate And Film Boiling Heat Transfer From Copper Spheres, William David Hardin
An Investigation Of Nucleate And Film Boiling Heat Transfer From Copper Spheres, William David Hardin
Doctoral Dissertations
"This study consisted primarily of a laboratory investigation involving nucleate and film boiling heat transfer from copper spheres with saturated liquid nitrogen at atmospheric pressure. An initial study was directed towards obtaining reproducible boiling heat flux versus ΔT curves in the nucleate boiling region from surface conditions created by single and/or multiple glass bead peenings. The variables of bead size, nozzle line operating pressure, and distance a copper surface should be placed from the nozzle outlet were checked. The results indicated that a final peening of the surface with 0.0017-0.0035 inch diameter glass beads, a nozzle line pressure of approximately …
Development And Application Of Cartesian Tensor Mathematics For Kinematic Analysis Of Spatial Mechanisms, Robert Myrl Crane
Development And Application Of Cartesian Tensor Mathematics For Kinematic Analysis Of Spatial Mechanisms, Robert Myrl Crane
Doctoral Dissertations
"The complexity of spatial mechanisms in themselves and the absence of an attractive analytical tool for their study has left this field of engineering analysis largely unexplored. In recent years several analytic methods have emerged. One of the most attractive of these is the tensor method. Literature surveys reveal that the tensor method is largely unexploited in the U.S.A., with regard to spatial mechanisms as well as simpler kinematic problems. The purpose of this work is to develop tensor mathematics for application to the kinematic analysis of spatial mechanisms. Methods are developed for position solutions and the determination of velocities …
Ionization Of Air Produced By Strong Shocks, Howard Sajon Joyner
Ionization Of Air Produced By Strong Shocks, Howard Sajon Joyner
Doctoral Dissertations
"This dissertation provides theoretical predictions along with experimental results for electron concentrations behind a shock as a function of Mach number over a range from 11 to 20 using a combustion driven shock tube operating in air. These theoretical predictions represent an upper bound for chemical equilibrium. The model for air was 78.0880% nitrogen, 20.949% oxygen, 0.0300% carbon dioxide, 0 .9300% argon, 0.0025%neon, and 0.0005% helium. Also the theory of a double diaphragm shock tube with corresponding pressure ratio vs. Mach number relationships is provided. A computor [sic] program using iterative techniques for a succinct presentation covering the modifications and …