Energy efficiel1cy of major appliances (1983)

"Home economics guide.""This material adapted, with permission, from L-162:11, Cooperative Extension, Massachusetts and from "Save Energy, Save Dollars" Cornell University."Revised 2/83/4M

Energy quiz for home appliances (1981)

"Home economics guide"6/81/8

Heating system maintenance (1989)

"This material adapted, with permission, from "Save Energy, Save Dollars" Cornell University."8/89/5M

Obtaining comfort and fuel economy with your thermostat (1983)

"File: Household Equipment, Revised 2/83/8M""This material adapted, with permission, from "Save Energy, Save Dollars" from Cornell University.""A thermostat is a temperature-sensitive control for heating or cooling equipment. Your automatic heating system has such a device. To operate satisfactorily, a thermostat must be properly located and maintained, since its operation influences the amount of fuel used for heating."--First paragrap

Hot water : use and conservation

"File: Housing, 12/78/5M""By simply opening a faucet, hot water is available in the kitchen, bathroom(s), and laundry of most American homes. Hot water is taken for granted and looked upon as an integral part of the household. Little thought is given to the cost of heating water because its use is constant rather than seasonal, as with a central heating system."--First paragraph.Marilyn W. Caselman (Department of Family Economics and Management, College of Home Economics

Obtaining comfort and fuel economy with your thermostat (1978)

"File: Household Equipment, 12/78/5M""This material adapted, with permission, from "Save Energy, Save Dollars" Cornell University""A thermostat is a temperature-sensitive control for heating or cooling equipment. Your automatic heating system has such a device. To operate satisfactorily a thermostat must be properly located and maintained, since its operate influences the amount of fuel used for heating."--First paragraph.Marilyn W. Caselman (Department of Family Economics and Management, College of Home Economics)Includes bibliographical reference

Freezers : selection

"File: Household Equipment, 9/72/6M, 1/74/10M""Have you been thinking you need more freezer space? Freezers are available in many sizes, brands, and models so it will pay you to study the different types on the market. A recent publication lists approximately 25 manufacturers and 370 models available to the consumer. So, the selection of a freezer is no simple matter. Basically, your choice depends upon: The floor space you have available; The amount of freezer space you need; The amount of money you can spend on the appliance."--First paragraph.Marilyn W. Caselman (Home Management Specialist), the author acknowledges the assistance of Susan Shunick (former Home Economics-Journalism student, UMC)

Conserve energy in your apartment

"File: Housing, 12/78/5M""The most important thing you can do as an apartment occupant-energy advocate is to convey to the owner of your building your sentiments about the need to conserve limited energy resources. In person or by letter, point out how energy is being wasted in your building."--First paragraph.Marilyn W. Caselman (Department of Family Economics and Management, College of Home Economics

Elastic property prediction of short fiber composites using a uniform mesh finite element method

The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file.Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on March 19, 2008)Includes bibliographical references.Thesis (M.S.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2007.Dissertations, Academic -- University of Missouri--Columbia -- Mechanical and aerospace engineering.This thesis presents a uniform method to determine the elastic material non-isotropic properties of fiber reinforced composite materials. This method employs a uniform array of custom 3D displacement based elements that use an increased number of Gauss points in the elemental stiffness calculation in order to define the fiber boundaries. The material properties at each Gauss point are dependent upon whether the Gauss point lies within a fiber or matrix. A correction factor is developed to account for differences in strain in the fiber and matrix and thus provide increased accuracy for "hybrid" elements. This method allows for a significant reduction in the number of degrees of freedom in the model, resulting in dramatically reduced memory requirements and computational time. The use of a uniform mesh also greatly simplifies the meshing procedure and is ideal for implementing periodic boundary conditions. The method is compared with continuous and a short single fiber finite element models found in literature. The method is also used to provide property predictions for a model consisting of 100 misaligned short fibers randomly placed using a Monte Carlo algorithm. The predictions are compared with a constant strain orientation averaging scheme using both the Halpin-Tsai and Tandon-Weng micromechanical models. The method is shown to be in good agreement with the results from literature

Effects of humidity

"File: Housing, 12/78/5M""This material adapted, with permission, from L-162:3, Cooperative Extension, Massachusetts and from "Save Energy, Save Dollars" pp 18-20, Cornell University.""The addition of water vapor reduces drying. Some people experience fewer colds, respiratory or sinus problems with humidification. With humidified air it may also be possible to be slightly more comfortable at a few degrees lower temperature. Higher humidity also protects home furnishings, especially wood, that might warp, crack, or become unglued in a dry environment."--First paragraph.Marilyn W. Caselman (Department of Family Economics and Management, College of Home Economics