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Projectiles, pendula, and special relativity
The kind of flat-earth gravity used in introductory physics appears in an
accelerated reference system in special relativity. From this viewpoint, we
work out the special relativistic description of a ballistic projectile and a
simple pendulum, two examples of simple motion driven by earth-surface gravity.
The analysis uses only the basic mathematical tools of special relativity
typical of a first-year university course.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures; to appear in American Journal of Physic
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Cooling of High Pressure Rocket Thrust Chambers with Liquid Oxygen
An experimental program using hydrogen and oxygen as the propellants and supercritical liquid oxygen (LOX) as the coolant was conducted at 4.14 and 8.274 MN/square meters (600 and 1200 psia) chamber pressure. Data on the following are presented: the effect of LOX leaking into the combustion region through small cracks in the chamber wall; and verification of the supercritical oxygen heat transfer correlation developed from heated tube experiments; A total of four thrust chambers with throat diameters of 0.066 m were tested. Of these, three were cyclically tested to 4.14 MN/square meters (600 psia) chamber pressure until a crack developed. One had 23 additional hot cycles accumulated with no apparent metal burning or distress. The fourth chamber was operated at 8.274 MN/square meters (1200 psia) pressure to obtain steady state heat transfer data. Wall temperature measurements confirmed the heat transfer correlation
Development of high voltage - High current switches Final report
Envelope, electrode, and trigger design for high voltage high current switc
Mars geologic mapping: Dao, Harmakhis, and Reull Valles region
The east rim of Hellas basin is a complex geologic region affected by volcanic, tectonic, channeling, and resurfacing processes. A regional geologic map of the area between 27.5-42.4 degrees S and 260-275 degrees W was compiled in order to establish general stratigraphic relationships between and among the geologic units exposed in the region. The southern one-third of the regional map, the area convered by three MGM 1:500,000 quadrangles -40272, -40267, and -40262, is to be mapped in more detail in this project. Outflow channel deposits were subdivided into three facies and interpreted. A geologic sketch map of the Hadriaca Patera region on the east rim of the Hellas basin is presented
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