Download or read book Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities written by Philip S. Antón and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) wind tunnel and propulsion test facilities continue to be important to U.S. competitiveness across the military, commercial, and space sectors. Unfortunately, management issues are creating real risks to these facilities. This technical report supports a companion monograph (Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities: An Assessment of NASA's Capabilities to Serve National Needs, MG-178-NASA/OSD), providing more detailed data, observations, and conclusions about the future of NASA's wind tunnel and propulsion test facilities.
Download or read book Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities written by Philip S. Antón and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) wind tunnel and propulsion test facilities continue to be important to U.S. competitiveness across the military, commercial, and space sectors. Unfortunately, management issues are creating real risks to these facilities. NASA needs to develop an aeronautics test technology vision and plan; analyze the viability of a national test facility plan; identify and maintain its minimum set of facilities; and identify financial shared support to keep its underutilized but essential facilities from entering financial collapse.
Download or read book Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities An Assessment of NASA s Capabilities to Serve National Needs written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph reveals and discusses the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) wind tunnel and propulsion test facility management issues that are creating real risks to the United States' competitive aeronautics advantage.
Download or read book Roles and Issues of NASA s Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities for American Aeronautics written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Do NASA s Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities Serve National Needs written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wind Tunnel Test Techniques written by Colin Britcher and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2023-10-20 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wind Tunnel Test Techniques: Design and Use at Low and High Speeds with Statistical Engineering Applications provides an up-to-date treatment of the topic. Beginning with a brief history of wind tunnels and its types and uses, the book goes on to cover subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnel design and construction, calibration, boundary corrections, flow quality assessment, pressure surveys, and dynamic testing. It also focuses on wind tunnel facilities, making it useful for both the designer and operator. Engineers and graduate students in aerospace, automotive and similar programs will find this book useful in their work with experimental aerodynamics, gas dynamics, facility design and performance. - Deals with a broad range of flow speeds in wind tunnels, from low speed to high speed - Provides a discussion of similarity laws as well as material on statistical analysis - Includes coverage on facility-to-facility and facility-to-CFD correlation - Presents advanced topics such as cryogenic wind tunnels, ground simulation in automotive testing, and propulsion testing
Download or read book Advanced Hypersonic Test Facilities written by Frank K. Lu and published by AIAA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aeropropulsion Facilities at the NASA Lewis Research Center written by Lewis Research Center and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acquisition and utilization of wind tunnels by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wind tunnel Investigation of the Aerodynamic Pressures on the Apollo Launch Escape Vehicle Configuration written by William C. Moseley (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wind Tunnels of NASA written by Donald D. Baals and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Apollo Wind Tunnel Testing Program written by William C. Moseley (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Revolutionary Atmosphere written by National Aeronautics Administration and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scholarly look at the Altitude Wind Tunnel covers the transformations the wind tunnel made in its long history from a wind tunnel doing full-scale testing for wartime applications, to a vacuum chamber supporting the Vision for Space Exploration, and even a brief period as home to Mercury astronaut training. The book also addresses the attempts to resurrect the facility and its eventual decommissioning and demolition. The Altitude Wind Tunnel's (AWT) steel shell loomed, almost threateningly, over the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center s main campus in Cleveland, Ohio, for over 60 years. The facility had been inactive since 1975, but the hulking tunnel sat in a conspicuous location between the visitors' center and the Icing Research Tunnel and was seen daily by hundreds, if not thousands, of people. The tunnel slowly ebbed from NASA Glenn's collective consciousness. Inside the steel shell, significant contributions had been made in the advancement of the jet engine and the high-profile Project Mercury and Centaur Program. Yet, the AWT had remained a mystery to most current employees and the public. Not only did the rusting giant have an obscure past, few even knew its name. This book and other documentation have been created to resurrect the esteemed reputation of this once-vital and historically significant facility. The AWT's unrivaled capability to test full-scale engines in simulated altitude conditions advanced the development of the jet engine considerably during its formative period in the 1940s and in its maturity in the 1950s. The AWT was the nation's first wind tunnel built specifically to study the operation of engines. Its ability to consistently re-create flight conditions allowed researchers to systematically study engine behavior and perfect innovations such as the afterburner and the variable-area nozzle. Between 1959 and 1963 the AWT was slowly transformed into two large test chambers. The tunnel's simulated high-altitude conditions allowed NASA to cancel costly and time-consuming flight testing for Project Mercury. Afterward the tunnel was converted into one of the nation's first large vacuum chambers and renamed the Space Power Chambers (SPC). It was used to quickly remedy a number of problems for the Centaur second-stage rocket. The SPC tests allowed the Centaur to sustain its tight schedule for the Surveyor and later orbiting observatory missions. Use of the facility tapered off in the 1970s, and an effort to resurrect the wind tunnel failed in the early 1980s. After years of neglect, the tunnel was demolished in late 2008 and spring 2009. NASA's historical publications tend to focus on center histories, specific programs (particularly the human space program), or chronologies and other reference materials. The NASA Glenn Research Center has carved out a niche by writing the histories of several of its research facilities. The Icing Research Tunnel, Rocket Engine Test Facility, and Plum Brook Reactor have all been documented in recent years. These three books appear to be the only single-facility studies in NASA's historical collection.
Download or read book An Update of the Nation s Long term Strategic Needs for NASA s Aeronautics Test Facilities written by Philip S. Antón and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of Critical GapsSpecial Issues for Traumatic Brain Injury; Mild TBI; Moderate and Severe TBI; What Is High-Quality Care for TBI?; Summary of Gaps and Recommendations for TBI Services; Appendix 7.A: Approach to Interviews with Administrators andProviders; Appendix 7.B: Summary of Focus Groups with MilitaryServicemembers and Spouses; Appendix 7.C: Evidence-Based Practices; Appendix 7.D: Studies of Mental Health Services Utilization AmongServicemembers; Appendix 7.E: State and Local Mental Health Resources; References; Part VI: Conclusions and Recommendations.
Download or read book Revolutionary Atmosphere written by Robert S. Arrighi and published by . This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Altitude Wind Tunnel's (AWT) steel shell loomed, almost threateningly, over the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center's main campus in Cleveland, Ohio, for over 60 years. The facility had been inactive since 1975, but the hulking tunnel sat in a conspicuous location between the visitors' center and the Icing Research Tunnel and was seen daily by hundreds, if not thousands, of people. The tunnel slowly ebbed from NASA Glenn's collective consciousness. Inside the steel shell, significant contributions had been made in the advancement of the jet engine and the high-profile Project Mercury and Centaur Program. Yet, the AWT had remained a mystery to most current employees and the public. Not only did the rusting giant have an obscure past, few even knew its name. This book, the accompanying Web site (http://awt.grc.nasa.gov), and other documentation have been created to resurrect the esteemed reputation of this once-vital and historically significant facility. The AWT's unrivaled capability to test full-scale engines in simulated altitude conditions advanced the development of the jet engine considerably during its formative period in the 1940s and in its maturity in the 1950s. The AWT was the nation's first wind tunnel built specifically to study the operation of engines. Its ability to consistently re-create flight conditions allowed researchers to systematically study engine behavior and perfect innovations such as the afterburner and the variable-area nozzle. Between 1959 and 1963 the AWT was slowly transformed into two large test chambers. The tunnel's simulated high-altitude conditions allowed NASA to cancel costly and time-consuming flight testing for Project Mercury. Afterward the tunnel was converted into one of the nation's first large vacuum chambers and renamed the "Space Power Chambers" (SPC). It was used to quickly remedy a number of problems for the Centaur second-stage rocket. The SPC tests allowed the Centaur to sustain its tight schedule for the Surveyor and later orbiting observatory missions. Use of the facility tapered off in the 1970s, and an effort to resurrect the wind tunnel failed in the early 1980s. After years of neglect, the tunnel was demolished in late 2008 and spring 2009. NASA's historical publications tend to focus on center histories, specific programs (particularly the human space program), or chronologies and other reference materials. The NASA Glenn Research Center has carved out a niche by writing the histories of several of its research facilities. The Icing Research Tunnel, Rocket Engine Test Facility, and Plum Brook Reactor have all been documented in recent years. These three books appear to be the only single-facility studies in NASA's historical collection. Certainly the center and program histories describe test facilities, but they are mostly portrayed as research tools contributing to a larger complex or project. The histories of facilities, therefore, provide a unique perspective. In some cases, the facilities have made long-term contributions to a specific program or field, such as the Icing Research Tunnel and the field of icing research. Other facilities, however, can serve as a useful lens through which to view the progression of research, technology, and the larger laboratory over a long period of time. The AWT, with its 30-year operational career and its contributions to the turbojet and space revolutions, falls into this latter category. The story is important for several reasons. First, it demonstrates that the ability to adapt to technological changes is vital for large test facilities. Long-term investment in test facilities differentiated the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) from manufacturers, the military, and its counterparts in other countries.
Download or read book Pursuit of Power written by National Aeronautics Administration and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NASA Glenn History Office has undertaken the task of documenting many of its historic facilities. Histories of the Icing Research Tunnel, Plum Brook Reactor Facility, Rocket Engine Test Facility, and Altitude Wind Tunnel have been published. These books demonstrate the significance of each facility to the nation's aerospace community while sharing personal stories of some of the unsung researchers, mechanics, and technicians who performed groundbreaking research and made the giant facilities run. It is hoped that this publication continues this tradition. The NASA Glenn History Office has undertaken the task of documenting many of its historic facilities. Histories of the Icing Research Tunnel, Plum Brook Reactor Facility, Rocket Engine Test Facility, and Altitude Wind Tunnel have been published. These books demonstrate the significance of each facility to the nation's aerospace community while sharing personal stories of some of the unsung researchers, mechanics, and technicians who performed groundbreaking research and made the giant facilities run. It is hoped that this publication continues this tradition. This publication documents the Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2 prior to their demolition.
Download or read book Wind Tunnel Testing Facilities at the Ballistic Research Laboratories written by J. C. McMullen and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
