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    Injection of a drag-reducing fluid into turbulent pipe flow of a Newtonian fluid

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    Injection of drag reducing fluid into turbulent pipe flow of Newtonian flui

    Timing Control System

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    A timing control system is disclosed which is particularly useful in connection with simulated mortar shells. Special circuitry is provided to assure that the shell does not over shoot, but rather detonates early in case of an improper condition; this ensures that ground personnel will not be harmed by a delayed detonation. The system responds to an externally applied frequency control code which is configured to avoid any confusion between different control modes. A premature detonation routine is entered in case an improper time-setting signal is entered, or if the shell is launched before completion of the time-setting sequence. Special provisions are also made for very early launch situations and improper detonator connections. An alternate abort mode is provided to discharge the internal power supply without a detonation in a manner that can be externally monitored, thereby providing a mechanism for non-destructive testing. The abort mode also accelerates the timing function for rapid testing

    An intelligent processing environment for real-time simulation

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    The development of a highly efficient and thus truly intelligent processing environment for real-time general purpose simulation of continuous systems is described. Such an environment can be created by mapping the simulation process directly onto the University of Alamba's OPERA architecture. To facilitate this effort, the field of continuous simulation is explored, highlighting areas in which efficiency can be improved. Areas in which parallel processing can be applied are also identified, and several general OPERA type hardware configurations that support improved simulation are investigated. Three direct execution parallel processing environments are introduced, each of which greatly improves efficiency by exploiting distinct areas of the simulation process. These suggested environments are candidate architectures around which a highly intelligent real-time simulation configuration can be developed

    Wind-tunnel investigation of the aerodynamic pressures on the Apollo command module configuration

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    Wind tunnel study of aerodynamic pressures on Apollo command module configuratio

    Effects of spiral longitudinal vortices on turbulent boundary layer skin friction

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    Effect of spiral longitudinal vortices on turbulent boundary layer skin frictio
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