Gas lubricant compositions Patent

High temperature gas lubricant consisting of two fluoro-bromo-methane

Metallic film diffusion for boundary lubrication Patent

Metallic film diffusion for boundary lubrication in aerospace engineerin

Application of numerical optimization to the design of wings with specified pressure distributions

A practical procedure for the optimum design of transonic wings is demonstrated. The procedure uses an optimization program based on the method of feasible directions coupled with an aerodynamic analysis program which solves the three-dimensional potential equation for subsonic through transonic flow. Two new wings for the A-7 aircraft were designed by using the optimization procedure to achieve specified surface pressure distributions. The new wings, along with the existing A-7 wing, were tested in the Ames 11 ft transonic wind tunnel. The experimental data show that all of the performance goals were met. However, comparisons of the wind tunnel results with the theoretical predictions indicate some differences at conditions for which strong shock waves occur

Evaluation of lubricants for ball bearings at high temperatures

Calcium fluoride-barium fluoride coating on ball bearing cages or as fillers in porous bearing cages lubricate bearings successfully for operations in air at temperatures of 1200 to 1500 degrees F

Alloys for bearings Patent

Metal alloy bearing materials for space application

Bearing alloys with hexagonal crystal structures provide improved friction and wear characteristics

Bearings of titanium, cobalt, and other hexagonal crystal alloys are used in vacuum and high temperature environments. These temperature-stabilized alloys have reduced friction and wear characteristics and therefore have potential use in aircraft seals, hydraulic equipment, and artificial human joints

Lead oxide ceramic makes excellent high-temperature lubricant

A dry lubricant coating in ceramic form consisting of 95 percent lead monoxide and 5 percent silicon dioxide withstood a temperature of 1200 deg F, with a bearing operating at various atmospheric pressures. From this testing, there was no galling or metal transfer of the bearing

Development of an integrated configuration management/flight director system for piloted STOL approaches

A system analysis method for the development of an integrated configuration management/flight director system for IFR STOL approaches is presented. Curved descending decelerating approach trajectories are considered. Considerable emphasis is placed on satisfying the pilot centered requirements (acceptable workload) as well as the usual guidance and control requirements (acceptable performance). The Augmentor Wing Jet STOL Research Aircraft was utilized to allow illustration by example, and to validate the analysis procedure via manned simulation

Saline Conversion and Ice Structures from Artificially Grown Sea Ice

The environment of cold regions is generally viewed as inhospitable, primarily due to application of ideal processes and techniques suitable to temperate zones. The work herein is a step toward solving two environmental problems. The first involves the supply of inexpensive, potable water in Arctic regions, the lack of which is a severe detriment to development. Although water does exist in the Arctic, it is neither available in potable form during many months of the year nor does it occur in sufficient quantity near the point of use. Principally, this lack is caused by the aridness of the Arctic and the shallowness of fresh water sources which, for all practical purposes, do not exist but freeze completely each winter season. The remaining liquid water source is the sea. Arctic problems are then similar to other arid regions where the conversion of sea water to potable water or the transmission of potable water to desired locations is necessary. Cold temperatures generally preclude transmission except over very short distances. Desalination by freezing sea water is a much reported process and has been included among the desalination processes under study worldwide. The advantage of this method in the Arctic is the cold winter-time temperature for freezing and the existence of adequate solar energy in the summer for melting self purified ice. Power requirements are greatly reduced using these natural phenomena. The second aspect of this study concerns the use of artificially grown sea ice as a structural material, thinking primarily in terms of coastal facilities such as docks, jetties, islands, platforms, etc. At sufficiently high latitudes, the summer ablation can be controlled to the point where major structures can be maintained intact during the summer. The unit cost of material is quite low because of low energy requirements. The results of this study show that each of these sea water uses have considerable promise. Desalination to potable level was accomplished. Ice growth rates were obtained which indicate that ice structures of substantial size can be built.This project was accomplished under a matching grant between the Office of Water Resources Research, Department of the Interior, and the University of Alaska, Arctic Environmental Engineering Laboratory. Funds available under this grant purposefully did not anticipate the heavy logistic expense in moving the project and equipment from Fairbanks to Kotzebue, Alaska. Therefore, a major third contributor was the Alaska Air National Guard, Kulis Air Force Base, Alaska. The support offered by the officers and men of the Alaska Air National Guard was excellent and greatly appreciated