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Computer Time-Sharing (T-S) "An Engineering Tool" For The Engineering Applications Of The Small Company, James Binford Summers
Computer Time-Sharing (T-S) "An Engineering Tool" For The Engineering Applications Of The Small Company, James Binford Summers
Masters Theses
"The objectives of this investigation were to illustrate the capabilities of the time-sharing (T-S) industry, identify the means by which the small sized company, with a need to solve engineering problems, can best be served through T-S, and to present T-S to these potential users. Investigation was made of distinctive T-S services to formulate a composite of the T-S industry. Examples of three distinctive T-S services were used within this composite to exemplify the variations of services within the industry. The methods a small company could use to utilize computer services were identified emphasizing T-S as the method best suited …
Numerical Solutions Of The Torsional Oscillations Of A Shaft-Flywheel System, Mahendrakumar Ramkrishna Patel
Numerical Solutions Of The Torsional Oscillations Of A Shaft-Flywheel System, Mahendrakumar Ramkrishna Patel
Masters Theses
"The application of the finite-difference technique, the Fourier transform, and the Laplace transform for the solution of a system governed by the one-dimensional wave equation is examined. A specific example consisting of a continuous shaft-flywheel system acted upon by an exciting torque applied at a specific section of the shaft is studied. The exact solution to this example is obtained using the classical method of superposition of modes, and is used as a reference to evaluate the accuracy (in terms of the rms error) and relative efficiency (based on computer time) of three approximate solution methods. A sinusoidal excitation was …
A Study Of The Design And Construction Of A Full Scale Aircraft Component Demonstration Fatigue Test, Stephen Andrew Wright
A Study Of The Design And Construction Of A Full Scale Aircraft Component Demonstration Fatigue Test, Stephen Andrew Wright
Masters Theses
"The objective of this project was to design and build a full scale demonstration fatigue test for a Piper Aztec stabilator. A general discussion of the construction is included in this report. The Fourier series method of the aerodynamic theory of spanwise loading was used to determine the load distribution. The results show a close relationship with data furnished by Piper Aircraft Corporation. Fatigue theory is discussed in order to provide background for fatigue testing. The test specimen, methods and procedures of testing, known loading methods and systems, safety, etc., are discussed. Federal requirements for regulating and testing of aircraft …
An Approximate Min-Max Solution To The Identification Problem, Richard Loyd Warren
An Approximate Min-Max Solution To The Identification Problem, Richard Loyd Warren
Masters Theses
"A technique based on the min-max error criterion is proposed for identifying a dynamic system in terms of a discrete-time model from the system response to a deterministic input. A linear, single-input/single-output, lumped-parameter, time-invariant (at least during the measurement interval) system is assumed. Although the resulting problem is non-linear, it is shown that linear programming techniques are applicable if a realistic approximation is made. The technique is implemented on the digital computer and evaluated by considering a number of typical discrete-time systems. The effects of additive noise are also considered"--Abstract, page ii.
Studies Of Rare Earth Acid Oxalates, Kenneth Clinton Pyles
Studies Of Rare Earth Acid Oxalates, Kenneth Clinton Pyles
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Devaluation Of The British Pound In 1967, Shoji Kimura
The Effects Of Devaluation Of The British Pound In 1967, Shoji Kimura
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
An Attempt To Establish The Factors Which Influence The Determination Of The Foreign Language Curriculum In Illinois Public Junior Colleges, Roger Walter Hellinga
An Attempt To Establish The Factors Which Influence The Determination Of The Foreign Language Curriculum In Illinois Public Junior Colleges, Roger Walter Hellinga
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Comparison Of The Classical And Modern Concepts Of Memory With Suggestions For Further Study, Kathleen Oros Reed
A Comparison Of The Classical And Modern Concepts Of Memory With Suggestions For Further Study, Kathleen Oros Reed
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Aging Illinois White-Tailed Deer By The Tooth Replacement And Wear And The Cementum Annuli Techniques, James B. Bertoglio
Aging Illinois White-Tailed Deer By The Tooth Replacement And Wear And The Cementum Annuli Techniques, James B. Bertoglio
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Eastern Illinois University's Records Office And Position Of Assistant, Records, Richard L. Campbell
Eastern Illinois University's Records Office And Position Of Assistant, Records, Richard L. Campbell
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Bound-Free Continuum Radiation From Non-Gray Nonisothermal Shock Layers, Chu Yih Wang
Bound-Free Continuum Radiation From Non-Gray Nonisothermal Shock Layers, Chu Yih Wang
Masters Theses
"This study investigates the continuum radiative flux from nonisothermal stagnation shock layers composed of atomic gases. The general equations for the composition are derived and the Rankine-Hugoniot equations are simplified and solved to give the thermodynamic conditions of the shock layers. To accurately model the stagnation shock layer, the plasma must be considered to be nonisothermal. In the current study, linear shock layer temperature profiles are assumed. Consequently, the fluid dynamics and the radiation are uncoupled. The radiation model assumes one-dimensional radiative energy transport and considers only continuum processes. The radiative flux is calculated by considereing ground to free state …
Computerized Methods For Estimating Heating-Cooling-Ventilating System Usage In All-Electric Buildings, Carl William Glaser
Computerized Methods For Estimating Heating-Cooling-Ventilating System Usage In All-Electric Buildings, Carl William Glaser
Masters Theses
"This thesis develops a method and a resulting computer program for estimating the energy input required by the heating-cooling-ventilating system of a building. The computer program has the ability to model the ventilating system and all the inefficiencies introduced when the heating system is allowed to fight the cooling system to provide temperature control within the conditioned space. The program also can consider mechanical heat reclaim accurately, making the consideration on a time of need versus a time of occurrence basis. The program is written to utilize input data in rather simplified form. This allows the program to be used …
The Development And Analysis Of A System To Measure Transient Angular Velocity, David Lawrence Persson
The Development And Analysis Of A System To Measure Transient Angular Velocity, David Lawrence Persson
Masters Theses
"A measuring system was built to provide a D. C. voltage which was proportional to the angular speed of a particular rotating shaft under question. The measuring system developed has a time constant of approximately .00365 seconds. The final measuring system was developed after trying various other means which proved unsatisfactory. The final device developed would be quite satisfactory in a wide variety of applications"--Abstract, page ii.
Analysis Of Elastic Thermal Stresses By Station-Function Collocation Methods, Jaw-Kuang Wang
Analysis Of Elastic Thermal Stresses By Station-Function Collocation Methods, Jaw-Kuang Wang
Masters Theses
"An approximate method for the solution of thermal stress problems is presented. The method makes use of polynomial approximations to reduce the partial differential equation to a system of linear algebraic equations or a set of first-order ordinary differential equations. This results in satisfying the differential equation at a finite number of stations. The boundary conditions are satisfied identically. Two examples of the method, presented in detail, indicate that the solutions of the biharmonic equation for the stress function and the Fourier equation for the temperature distribution have good accuracy with a minimum of labor. A generalized method is derived …
Effect Of Inclination On Film Boiling, Shih-Chang Lin
Effect Of Inclination On Film Boiling, Shih-Chang Lin
Masters Theses
"The object of this investigation was to determine the effect of inclination on the heat transfer for film pool boiling. The test plate used as the heater was made of Inconel-600 and heated electrically. Liquid nitrogen at atmospheric pressure was used as the test fluid. The heater was oriented at various angles from the horizontal position with the heater surface facing both upward and downward and the heat transfer coefficient was determined for each angle over temperature differences ranging from 450ºF to 750ºF. As the heater angle was increased from 0º (horizontal) to 90º (vertical), the heat transfer coefficient increased …
Statistical Estimate Of Positional Error Inherent In Very Low Frequency Radio Navigation (Range-Range), Jimmie D. Mcginnis
Statistical Estimate Of Positional Error Inherent In Very Low Frequency Radio Navigation (Range-Range), Jimmie D. Mcginnis
Masters Theses
"To determine the effectiveness of Very Low Frequency (VLF) navigation in certain areas of the world, it is necessary that a method be developed to estimate the positional error associated with VLF relative positioning techniques. This paper presents a method which consists of a least-mean-squared procedure to sum up the errors contributed by each station being monitored. Since phase jitter (i.e., phase fluctuation) is a random variable, a statistical approach is employed to produce a one Σ ellipse centered about the true position. In short, this method defines the size and orientation of an area called an error ellipse which …
Modified Method Of Linear Associative Retrieval, James Donald Byrd
Modified Method Of Linear Associative Retrieval, James Donald Byrd
Masters Theses
"It is becoming increasingly important for those in decision making positions to have the most current and accurate data possible as related to their particular needs. Although there are several well known retrieval techniques available an intensified effort is being made at many installations to provide a retrieval system that will supply the demands of their own needs. One well known approach to the solution of information retrieval is linear associative retrieval. The solution that has been proposed requires several computer runs on some requests and therefore is very time consuming. The author has implemented a method to eliminate unnecessary …
A Digital Simulation For Optimum Nonlinear Detection Of Binary Signals In Impulsive Noise, Ralph Bernard Fluchel
A Digital Simulation For Optimum Nonlinear Detection Of Binary Signals In Impulsive Noise, Ralph Bernard Fluchel
Masters Theses
"The problem of reducing the effects of impulsive noise on binary communication systems is considered. A digital simulation of such a system is developed in order to find a nearly optimum (minimum probability of error criterion) nonlinear device to precede detection. The level of the Gaussian noise power is found to be the most important parameter for determining the nearly optimum nonlinear device"--Abstract, page ii.
Light Scattering As A Means Of Probing Particulate Systems, Arwind Krishna Gore
Light Scattering As A Means Of Probing Particulate Systems, Arwind Krishna Gore
Masters Theses
"The primary purpose of this investigation is to provide basic data needed in determining the size distribution of water-droplets in cloud chambers, sprays, dust clouds, etc. A critique of the classical Mie scattering theory is made to evaluate the influence of the properties such as size, shape and refractive index and of the particulate concentration on the scattering functions. Using He-Ne gas laser radiation of 6328 Å wavelength as the source, the angular intensity functions are tabulated for water-drops up to 20 microns in diameter, dispersed in air at 25ºC. A size interval of 0.2 microns and an angular interval …
Surface Energy Determinations In Plexiglas, Li-King Chen
Surface Energy Determinations In Plexiglas, Li-King Chen
Masters Theses
"Under irreversible conditions an effective surface energy of plexiglas for notched bars deformed in three-point bending was measured. The various equations proposed for evaluating surface energy are described and values of surface energy obtained using these equations are reported for a variety of sample dimensions. A comparison has been made between the results obtained. The effect of different notch shapes, sharp V, square U and round, on calculated values and fracture characteristics are noted. The Griffith theory is shown to be valid for large crack dimensions"--Abstract, page ii.
Efficiency And Loss Mechanism Of The Electro-Fluid Dynamic Momentum Transfer Process Applied To Propulsion Systems Using Atmospheric Air As The Working Fluid, Roger Coy Crites
Efficiency And Loss Mechanism Of The Electro-Fluid Dynamic Momentum Transfer Process Applied To Propulsion Systems Using Atmospheric Air As The Working Fluid, Roger Coy Crites
Masters Theses
"The general equations governing EFD (electrofluid dynamic) flow are established, simplified, and solved in closed form to provide a mathematical model of an ideal EFD propulsion system. This mathematical model, in conjunction with an analysis of ion-neutral and neutral-neutral molecular collision phenomena, indicates that the cause of inefficiency in the EFD propulsion system is the system entropy increase associated with the diffusion of ion momentum through the neutral fluid. This loss mechanism is shown to be analogous to resistive heating losses in a constant voltage linear electrical network and can be minimized by obtaining minimum ion mobility. It is shown …
St. Louis Limestone, Stratigraphy And Petrography, Near Its Type Locality, Abd El-Aziz El-Hady A. Borahay
St. Louis Limestone, Stratigraphy And Petrography, Near Its Type Locality, Abd El-Aziz El-Hady A. Borahay
Masters Theses
"The St. Louis Limestone of the Upper Meramecian Series, Mississippian System, is typically lithographic, light-to light-olive gray in color, dense, and fractures conchoidally. It is brecciated, especially in the lower part, and contains some chert nodules. Oolites are present close to the top of the formation. The Salem-St. Louis contact is placed at the base of the lowest breccia zone and the top of Salem is characterized by crystalline quartz and abundance of chert nodules. The appearance of typical Ste. Genevieve oolites with sand-size quartz grains indicates the St. Louis-Ste. Genevieve contact. The St. Louis Limestone is characterized by dominance …
The Design, Construction And Experimental Verification Of A Split Hopkinson Bar, Woosoon Bai
The Design, Construction And Experimental Verification Of A Split Hopkinson Bar, Woosoon Bai
Masters Theses
"This thesis presents the design considerations for a dynamic loading device utilizing a projectile fired from a tube. Also included is a preliminary investigation of the stress-strain relation, under dynamic loading with the device, for a plaster known as Hydrostone. Design of the unit is based on the split Hopkinson pressure bar originally developed by Kolsky and on a similar unit in use at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Livermore, California. The strain pulses along the pressure bars are sensed by resistance wire strain gages and displayed on an oscilloscope. The oscilloscope traces are photographed and manually digitized for insertion into …
Next-State Equation Generation For Asynchronous Sequential Circuits - Normal Mode, Gregory Martin Bednar
Next-State Equation Generation For Asynchronous Sequential Circuits - Normal Mode, Gregory Martin Bednar
Masters Theses
"This paper describes the known methods of generating next-state equations for asynchronous sequential circuits operating in normal fundamental mode. First, the methods that have been previously developed by other authors are explained and correlated in a simple and uniform language in order that the subtle differences of these approaches can be seen. This review is then followed by a development of a new method for generating minimal next-state equations which has some advantages over the previous methods. From the comparison of the previous known methods, it is noted that any one of these methods may be desirable for certain designs …
The Dinary Numerical System And Its Applications To Modern Parallel Processing Computers, Hai Chi Koo
The Dinary Numerical System And Its Applications To Modern Parallel Processing Computers, Hai Chi Koo
Masters Theses
"The Dinary Numerical System (DNS) is an extension of Binary Numerical System. By utilizing the newly developed Large-Scale-Integration technology, DNS can be implemented as a new concept of computer organization which has the merits of parallel processing. DNS consists of three field elements: they are -1, 0, and +1. Since DNS representation is not necessarily unique, new algorithms to generate the number of representations and all equivalent representations are presented in this paper. A Block-Oriented-Computer (BOC) is developed as an array of computing systems. For each of the systems, the arithmetic unit is essentially a modified Digital Differential Analyzer. The …
Probe Detection Of Microwave Perturbation In A Magnetoplasma, Show-Ran Peter Wang
Probe Detection Of Microwave Perturbation In A Magnetoplasma, Show-Ran Peter Wang
Masters Theses
"When a microwave signal with a frequency near the electron upper hybrid resonance is applied to a magnetoplasma, it will excite the plasma. The perturbation of plasma can be detected by using Langmuir probes. The particular plasma used in this experiment is an argon discharge type and the density is relatively low (n~10⁸ cm⁻³). The electron temperature is about 7000º K. Because a magnetic field is applied to the plasma, it is necessary to use the probe theory in a magnetic field to calculate the electron number density from the electron temperature. In order to determine the electron upper hybrid …
Evaluation And Application Of Dye Tracers In Karst Terrain For Determining Aquifer Characteristics, Milton Frank Bradley
Evaluation And Application Of Dye Tracers In Karst Terrain For Determining Aquifer Characteristics, Milton Frank Bradley
Masters Theses
"As ground water becomes increasingly important as a source of water in the United States, reliable information on the hydrological characteristics of carbonate aquifers must be obtained in order to develop them intelligently. Various tracers have been used in the past to determine if two or more points are connected hydrologically. Today there exists a number of excellent dye tracers and tracer methods have been developed in unconsolidated and clastic aquifers for determining hydrological characteristics. This paper reviews the various dye tracers and methods which might be applied in a carbonate karst terrain using wells as injection and sampling points. …
Petrology And Diagenesis Of The Cyclic Maquoketa Formation (Upper Ordovician) Pike County, Missouri, Edwin Carl Kettenbrink Jr.
Petrology And Diagenesis Of The Cyclic Maquoketa Formation (Upper Ordovician) Pike County, Missouri, Edwin Carl Kettenbrink Jr.
Masters Theses
"The Maquoketa Formation (Upper Ordovician-Cincinnatian Series) has been extensively studied for over one hundred years, but a petrographic study of its cyclic lithologies has been neglected. The following six distinct Maquoketa lithologies have been recognized in this study in Pike County, Missouri: 1) phosphatic biosparite, 2) phosphorite, 3) micrite-microsparite, 4) dolomitic shale, 5) dolomitic marlstone, and 6) dolomitic quartz siltstone. Three cycle types are present in the Maquoketa. They are expressed as thin beds (1-20 inches) of alternating micrite-shale, micrite-marlstone, and shale-siltstone. Contacts between different lithologies are sharp, indicating a primary sedimentological origin for the cycles. Precisely what mechanism was …
The Evaluation Of Radar Guided Missile Performance Using Various Target Glint Models, Franklin Delano Hockett
The Evaluation Of Radar Guided Missile Performance Using Various Target Glint Models, Franklin Delano Hockett
Masters Theses
"A radar guided missile seeker approaching a target arrives at a crossover point beyond which the entire target is illuminated by the missile seeker's radar antenna beam. When this occurs, for a complex target, the radar senses a time changing target center location which may greatly complicate the terminal tracking portion of the seeker's flight. This thesis documents various glint models in use today and compares the performance of these models by using a seeker model to determine the effect of glint on terminal tracking performance. A large volume of data has been compiled describing various radar characteristics of complex …
Anodic Dissolution Of Zinc In Potassium Bromide-Potassium Bromate Solutions, Ying-Cheh Chuang
Anodic Dissolution Of Zinc In Potassium Bromide-Potassium Bromate Solutions, Ying-Cheh Chuang
Masters Theses
"The purpose of this investigation was to study the anodic dissolution of zinc at a temperature of 25°C in Br⁻-BrO₃; solutions. In Br⁻ solutions, it was found that the apparent valences of zinc ions going into solution were approximately the normal value of two. Smaller values were obtained in BrO⁻₃ solutions, with the most pronounced changes occurring in the higher concentrations of BrO⁻₃. An empirical equation was derived relating the apparent valence (zi) to the current density (amp·cm⁻²) and BrO⁻₃ concentration (gmol/liter): 2- zi = 3.11 X i⁰̇̇¹³(CBrO⁻₃)⁰̇⁵⁷ The mechanism for the dissolution of zinc …