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Engine isolation for structural-borne interior noise reduction in a general aviation aircraft
Engine vibration isolation for structural-borne interior noise reduction is investigated. A laboratory based test procedure to simulate engine induced structure-borne noise transmission, the testing of a range of candidate isolators for relative performance data, and the development of an analytical model of the transmission phenomena for isolator design evaluation are addressed. The isolator relative performance test data show that the elastomeric isolators do not appear to operate as single degree of freedom systems with respect to noise isolation. Noise isolation beyond 150 Hz levels off and begins to decrease somewhat above 600 Hz. Coupled analytical and empirical models were used to study the structure-borne noise transmission phenomena. Correlation of predicted results with measured data show that (1) the modeling procedures are reasonably accurate for isolator design evaluation, (2) the frequency dependent properties of the isolators must be included in the model if reasonably accurate noise prediction beyond 150 Hz is desired. The experimental and analytical studies were carried out in the frequency range from 10 Hz to 1000 Hz
Design and test of aircraft engine isolators for reduced interior noise
Improved engine vibration isolation was proposed to be the most weight and cost efficient retrofit structure-borne noise control measure for single engine general aviation aircraft. A study was carried out the objectives: (1) to develop an engine isolator design specification for reduced interior noise transmission, (2) select/design candidate isolators to meet a 15 dB noise reduction design goal, and (3) carry out a proof of concept evaluation test. Analytical model of the engine, vibration isolators and engine mount structure were coupled to an empirical model of the fuselage for noise transmission evaluation. The model was used to develop engine isolator dynamic properties design specification for reduced noise transmission. Candidate isolators ere chosen from available product literature and retrofit to a test aircraft. A laboratory based test procedure was then developed to simulate engine induced noise transmission in the aircraft for a proof of concept evaluation test. Three candidate isolator configurations were evaluated for reduced structure-borne noise transmission relative to the original equipment isolators
Engine-induced structural-borne noise in a general aviation aircraft
Structural borne interior noise in a single engine general aviation aircraft was studied to determine the importance of engine induced structural borne noise and to determine the necessary modeling requirements for the prediction of structural borne interior noise. Engine attached/detached ground test data show that engine induced structural borne noise is a primary interior noise source for the single engine test aircraft, cabin noise is highly influenced by responses at the propeller tone, and cabin acoustic resonances can influence overall noise levels. Results from structural and acoustic finite element coupled models of the test aircraft show that wall flexibility has a strong influence on fundamental cabin acoustic resonances, the lightweight fuselage structure has a high modal density, and finite element analysis procedures are appropriate for the prediction of structural borne noise
Analysis of debris from APG-3, the simulated destruct system test of a full-scale Rover/NERVA reactor
Analysis of debris from simulated destruction system test of full scale Rover/NERVA reacto
Competing magnetic interactions in CeNi9-xCoxGe4
CeNi9Ge4 exhibits outstanding heavy fermion features with remarkable
non-Fermi- liquid behavior which is mainly driven by single-ion effects. The
substitution of Ni by Cu causes a reduction of both, the RKKY coupling and
Kondo interaction, coming along with a dramatic change of the crystal field
(CF) splitting. Thereby a quasi-quartet ground state observed in CeNi9Ge4
reduces to a two-fold degenerate one in CeNi8CuGe4. This leads to a
modiffcation of the effective spin degeneracy of the Kondo lattice ground state
and to the appearance of antiferromagnetic (AFM) order. To obtain a better
understanding of consequences resulting from a reduction of the effective spin
degeneracy, we stepwise replaced Ni by Co. Thereby an increase of the Kondo and
RKKY interactions through the reduction of the effective d-electron count is
expected. Accordingly, a paramagnetic Fermi liquid ground state should arise.
Our experimental studies, however, reveal AFM order already for small Co
concentrations, which becomes even more pronounced with increasing Co content
x. Thereby the modiffcation of the effective spin degeneracy seems to play a
crucial role in this system
Antiferromagnetic behavior in CeCoGe
We investigate the novel intermetallic ternary compounds
\emph{R}CoGe with \emph{R} = La and Ce by means of -ray
diffraction, susceptibility and specific heat measurements. CeCoGe
crystallizes in the space group 4/ and is characterized by the
coexistence of two different magnetic sublattices. The Ce-based sublattice,
with an effective moment close to the expected value for a Ce-ion,
exhibits a magnetically ordered ground state with K. The
Co-based sublattice, however, exhibits magnetic moments due to itinerant 3
electrons. The magnetic specific heat contribution of the Ce-sublattice is
discussed in terms of a resonance-level model implying the interplay between an
antiferromagnetic phase transition and the Kondo-effect and an underlying
Schottky-anomaly indicating a crystal field level scheme splitting into three
twofold degenerated micro states ( K, K).Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, conference SCES0
The Arm Motion (AMD) Detection Test
Stroke can lead to sensory deficits that impair functional control of arm movements. Here we describe a simple test of arm motion detection (AMD) that provides an objective, quantitative measure of movement perception related proprioceptive capabilities in the arm. Seven stroke survivors and thirteen neurologically intact control subjects performed the AMD test. In a series of ten trials that took less than 15 minutes to complete, participants used a two-button user interface to adjust the magnitude of hand displacements produced by a horizontal planar robot until the motions were just perceptible (i.e. on the threshold of detection). The standard deviation of movement detection threshold was plotted against the mean and a normative range was determined from the data collected with control subjects. Within this normative space, subjects with and without intact proprioception could be discriminated on a ratio scale that is meaningful for ongoing studies of degraded motor function. Thus, the AMD test provides a relatively fast, objective and quantitative measure of upper extremity proprioception of limb movement (i.e. kinesthesia)
Crossover from Single-Ion to Coherent Non-Fermi Liquid Behavior in CeLaNiGe
We report specific heat and magneto-resistance studies on the compound
CeLaNiGe for various concentrations over the entire
stoichiometric range. Our data reveal single-ion scaling with Ce-concentration
between and 0.95. Furthermore, CeNiGe turns out to have
the largest ever recorded value of the electronic specific heat 5.5 J at K which was found in Cerium
f-electron lattice systems. In the doped samples increases
logarithmically in the temperature range between 3 K and 50 mK typical for
non-Fermi liquid (nFl) behavior, while exhibits a Kondo-like minimum
around 30 K, followed by a single-ion local nFl behavior. In contrast to this,
CeNiGe flattens out in below 300 mK and displays a
pronounced maximum in the resistivity curve at 1.5 K indicating a coherent
heavy fermion groundstate. These properties render the compound
CeLaNiGe a unique system on the borderline between
Fermi liquid and nFl physics.Comment: 2 pages, 3 figures, SCES0
Sensory Motor Remapping of Space in Human-Machine Interfaces
Studies of adaptation to patterns of deterministic forces have revealed the ability of the motor control system to form and use predictive representations of the environment. These studies have also pointed out that adaptation to novel dynamics is aimed at preserving the trajectories of a controlled endpoint, either the hand of a subject or a transported object. We review some of these experiments and present more recent studies aimed at understanding how the motor system forms representations of the physical space in which actions take place. An extensive line of investigations in visual information processing has dealt with the issue of how the Euclidean properties of space are recovered from visual signals that do not appear to possess these properties. The same question is addressed here in the context of motor behavior and motor learning by observing how people remap hand gestures and body motions that control the state of an external device. We present some theoretical considerations and experimental evidence about the ability of the nervous system to create novel patterns of coordination that are consistent with the representation of extrapersonal space. We also discuss the perspective of endowing human–machine interfaces with learning algorithms that, combined with human learning, may facilitate the control of powered wheelchairs and other assistive devices
Possible indicators for low dimensional superconductivity in the quasi-1D carbide Sc3CoC4
The transition metal carbide Sc3CoC4 consists of a quasi-one-dimensional (1D)
structure with [CoC4]_{\inft} polyanionic chains embedded in a scandium
matrix. At ambient temperatures Sc3CoC4 displays metallic behavior. At lower
temperatures, however, charge density wave formation has been observed around
143K which is followed by a structural phase transition at 72K. Below T^onset_c
= 4.5K the polycrystalline sample becomes superconductive. From Hc1(0) and
Hc2(0) values we could estimate the London penetration depth ({\lambda}_L ~=
9750 Angstroem) and the Ginsburg-Landau (GL) coherence length ({\xi}_GL ~= 187
Angstroem). The resulting GL-parameter ({\kappa} ~= 52) classifies Sc3CoC4 as a
type II superconductor. Here we compare the puzzling superconducting features
of Sc3CoC4, such as the unusual temperature dependence i) of the specific heat
anomaly and ii) of the upper critical field H_c2(T) at T_c, and iii) the
magnetic hysteresis curve, with various related low dimensional
superconductors: e.g., the quasi-1D superconductor (SN)_x or the 2D
transition-metal dichalcogenides. Our results identify Sc3CoC4 as a new
candidate for a quasi-1D superconductor.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
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