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Multiple pure tone noise generated by fans at supersonic tip speeds
The existence of clusters of pure tones at integral multiples of shaft speed has been noted for supersonic-tip-speed operation of fans and compressors. A continuing program to explore this phenomenon, often called combination-tone noise, has been in effect for several years. This paper reviews the research program, which involves a wide range of engines, compressor rigs, and special apparatus. Elements of the aerodynamics of the blade-associated shock waves are outlined and causes of blade-to-blade shock inequalities, responsible for the multiple tones, are described
Precise timing correlation in telemetry recording and processing systems
Independent PCM telemetry data signals received from missiles must be correlated to within + or - 100 microseconds for comparison with radar data. Tests have been conducted to determine RF antenna receiving system delays; delays associated with wideband analog tape recorders used in the recording, dubbing and repdocuing processes; and uncertainties associated with computer processed time tag data. Several methods used in the recording of timing are evaluated. Through the application of a special time tagging technique, the cumulative timing bias from all sources is determined and the bias removed from final data. Conclusions show that relative time differences in receiving, recording, playback and processing of two telemetry links can be accomplished with a + or - 4 microseconds accuracy. In addition, the absolute time tag error (with respect to UTC) can be reduced to less than 15 microseconds. This investigation is believed to be the first attempt to identify the individual error contributions within the telemetry system and to describe the methods of error reduction within the telemetry system and to describe the methods of error reduction and correction
Method of fan sound mode structure determination computer program user's manual: Microphone location program
A computer user's manual describing the operation and the essential features of the microphone location program is presented. The Microphone Location Program determines microphone locations that ensure accurate and stable results from the equation system used to calculate modal structures. As part of the computational procedure for the Microphone Location Program, a first-order measure of the stability of the equation system was indicated by a matrix 'conditioning' number
Method of fan sound mode structure determination computer program user's manual: Modal calculation program
A computer user's manual describing the operation and the essential features of the Modal Calculation Program is presented. The modal Calculation Program calculates the amplitude and phase of modal structures by means of acoustic pressure measurements obtained from microphones placed at selected locations within the fan inlet duct. In addition, the Modal Calculation Program also calculates the first-order errors in the modal coefficients that are due to tolerances in microphone location coordinates and inaccuracies in the acoustic pressure measurements
Method of fan sound mode structure determination
A method for the determination of fan sound mode structure in the Inlet of turbofan engines using in-duct acoustic pressure measurements is presented. The method is based on the simultaneous solution of a set of equations whose unknowns are modal amplitude and phase. A computer program for the solution of the equation set was developed. An additional computer program was developed which calculates microphone locations the use of which results in an equation set that does not give rise to numerical instabilities. In addition to the development of a method for determination of coherent modal structure, experimental and analytical approaches are developed for the determination of the amplitude frequency spectrum of randomly generated sound models for use in narrow annulus ducts. Two approaches are defined: one based on the use of cross-spectral techniques and the other based on the use of an array of microphones
Competing Phases, Strong Electron-Phonon Interaction and Superconductivity in Elemental Calcium under High Pressure
The observed "simple cubic" (sc) phase of elemental Ca at room temperature in
the 32-109 GPa range is, from linear response calculations, dynamically
unstable. By comparing first principle calculations of the enthalpy for five
sc-related (non-close-packed) structures, we find that all five structures
compete energetically at room temperature in the 40-90 GPa range, and three do
so in the 100-130 GPa range. Some competing structures below 90 GPa are
dynamically stable, i.e., no imaginary frequency, suggesting that these
sc-derived short-range-order local structures exist locally and can account for
the observed (average) "sc" diffraction pattern. In the dynamically stable
phases below 90 GPa, some low frequency phonon modes are present, contributing
to strong electron-phonon (EP) coupling as well as arising from the strong
coupling. Linear response calculations for two of the structures over 120 GPa
lead to critical temperatures in the 20-25 K range as is observed, and do so
without unusually soft modes.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Prediction Model for the Life of Nickel-cadmium Batteries in Geosynchronous Orbit Satellites
A mathematical model is described which predicts the service life of nickel-cadmium batteries designed for geosynchronous orbit satellites. Regression analysis technique is used to analyze orbital data on second generation trickle charged batteries. The model gives average cell voltage as a function of design parameters, operating parameters and time. The voltage model has the properties of providing a good fit to the data, good predictive capability, and agreement with known battery performance characteristics. Average cell voltage can be predicted to within 0.02 volts for up to 8 years. This modeling shows that these batteries will operate reliably for 10 years. Third-generation batteries are expected to operate even longer
Calculated Momentum Dependence of Zhang-Rice States in Transition Metal Oxides
Using a combination of local density functional theory and cluster exact
diagonalization based dynamical mean field theory, we calculate many body
electronic structures of several Mott insulating oxides including undoped high
T_{c} materials. The dispersions of the lowest occupied electronic states are
associated with the Zhang-Rice singlets in cuprates and with doublets,
triplets, quadruplets and quintets in more general cases. Our results agree
with angle resolved photoemission experiments including the decrease of the
spectral weight of the Zhang--Rice band as it approaches k=0
Advanced nickel-cadmium batteries for geosynchronous spacecraft
A nickel cadmium battery was developed that can be operated at 80 percent depth of discharge in excess of 10 years in a geosynchronous orbit application, and has about a 30 percent weight savings per spacecraft over present nickel cadmium batteries when used with a 1000 watts eclipse load. The approach used in the development was to replace nylon separators with inert polymer impregnated zirconia, use electrochemically deposited plates in place of conventional chemically precipitated ones, and use an additive to extend negative plate lifetime. The design has undergone extensive testing using both engineering and protoflight cell configurations
Magnetic reconstruction at (001) CaMnO surface
The Mn-terminated (001) surface of the stable anti-ferromagnetic insulating
phase of cubic perovskite CaMnO is found to undergo a magnetic
reconstruction consisting on a spin-flip process at surface: each Mn spin at
the surface flips to pair with that of Mn in the subsurface layer. In spite of
very little Mn-O charge transfer at surface, the surface behavior is driven by
the states due to charge redistribution. These
results, based on local spin density theory, give a double exchange like
coupling that is driven by character, not additional charge, and may have
relevance to CMR materials.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures reference added Fig. 3 modified. Caption of Fig. 5
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