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Inlet and airframe compatibility for a V/STOL fighter/attack aircraft with top-mounted inlets
Aerodynamic force and inlet pressure data are obtained for 9.5% force and pressure models of a V/STOL fighter/attack aircraft configuration with top mounted twin inlets. Data are presented from tests conducted in the Ames Unitary Wind Tunnels at Mach numbers of 0.6, 0.9, and 1.2 at angles of attack up to 27 deg. and angles of sideslip up to 12 deg. Trimmed aerodynamic characteristics and inlet performance are compared for three different leading edge extension (LEX) configurations. The effects of wing leading and trailing-edge flaps on the inlet are also determined. Maneuver perfromance is calculated form combined force and inlet pressure data. The largest of the three LEX sizes tested gives the best airplane maneuver performance. Wing flap deflections improved inlet recovery at all Mach numbers
Test results at transonic speeds on a contoured over-the-wing propfan model
A semispan wing/body model with a powered highly loaded propeller has been tested to provide data on the propulsion installation drag of advanced propfan-powered aircraft. The model had a supercritical wing with a contoured over-the-wing nacelle. It was tested in the Ames Research Center's (ARC) 14-foot Transonic Wind Tunnel at a total pressure of 1 atm. The test was conducted at angles of attack from -0.5 to 4 deg at Mach numbers ranging from 0.6 to 0.8. The test objectives were to determine propeller performance, exhaust jet effects, propeller slipstream interference drag, and total powerplant installation drag. Test results indicated a total powerplant installation drag of 82 counts (0.0082) at a Mach number of 0.8 and a lift coefficient of 0.5, which is approximately 29 percent of a typical airplane cruise drag
Top-mounted inlet system feasibility for transonic-supersonic fighter aircraft
The more salient findings are presented of recent top inlet performance evaluations aimed at assessing the feasibility of top-mounted inlet systems for transonic-supersonic fighter aircraft applications. Top inlet flow field and engine-inlet performance test data show the influence of key aircraft configuration variables-inlet longitudinal position, wing leading-edge extension planform area, canopy-dorsal integration, and variable incidence canards-on top inlet performance over the Mach range of 0.6 to 2.0. Top inlet performance data are compared with those or more conventional inlet/airframe integrations in an effort to assess the viability of top-mounted inlet systems relative to conventional inlet installations
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Gas emissions, minerals, and tars associated with three coal fires, Powder River Basin, USA.
Ground-based surveys of three coal fires and airborne surveys of two of the fires were conducted near Sheridan, Wyoming. The fires occur in natural outcrops and in abandoned mines, all containing Paleocene-age subbituminous coals. Diffuse (carbon dioxide (CO(2)) only) and vent (CO(2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane, hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S), and elemental mercury) emission estimates were made for each of the fires. Additionally, gas samples were collected for volatile organic compound (VOC) analysis and showed a large range in variation between vents. The fires produce locally dangerous levels of CO, CO(2), H(2)S, and benzene, among other gases. At one fire in an abandoned coal mine, trends in gas and tar composition followed a change in topography. Total CO(2) fluxes for the fires from airborne, ground-based, and rate of fire advancement estimates ranged from 0.9 to 780mg/s/m(2) and are comparable to other coal fires worldwide. Samples of tar and coal-fire minerals collected from the mouth of vents provided insight into the behavior and formation of the coal fires
Decoherence-protected quantum gates for a hybrid solid-state spin register
Protecting the dynamics of coupled quantum systems from decoherence by the
environment is a key challenge for solid-state quantum information processing.
An idle qubit can be efficiently insulated from the outside world via dynamical
decoupling, as has recently been demonstrated for individual solid-state
qubits. However, protection of qubit coherence during a multi-qubit gate poses
a non-trivial problem: in general the decoupling disrupts the inter-qubit
dynamics, and hence conflicts with gate operation. This problem is particularly
salient for hybrid systems, wherein different types of qubits evolve and
decohere at vastly different rates. Here we present the integration of
dynamical decoupling into quantum gates for a paradigmatic hybrid system, the
electron-nuclear spin register. Our design harnesses the internal resonance in
the coupled-spin system to resolve the conflict between gate operation and
decoupling. We experimentally demonstrate these gates on a two-qubit register
in diamond operating at room temperature. Quantum tomography reveals that the
qubits involved in the gate operation are protected as accurately as idle
qubits. We further illustrate the power of our design by executing Grover's
quantum search algorithm, achieving fidelities above 90% even though the
execution time exceeds the electron spin dephasing time by two orders of
magnitude. Our results directly enable decoherence-protected interface gates
between different types of promising solid-state qubits. Ultimately, quantum
gates with integrated decoupling may enable reaching the accuracy threshold for
fault-tolerant quantum information processing with solid-state devices.Comment: This is original submitted version of the paper. The revised and
finalized version is in print, and is subjected to the embargo and other
editorial restrictions of the Nature journa
An exploratory analysis of planning characteristics in Australian visitor attractions
This paper provides an exploratory analysis of the planning practices of 408 Australian attraction operators. The results indicate that attraction managers can be divided into four categories: those that do not engage in any formal planning, those that adopt a short-term planning approach, those that develop long-term plans, and those that use both short-term and long-term planning approaches. An evaluation of the sophistication of attraction planning showed a bipolar distribution. Attraction managers favored a planning horizon of three or five years, and were inclined to involve their employees in the planning process. Managers relied strongly on their own research and tourism industry intelligence when formulating business plans. The content of plans tended to focus on operational activities, financial planning and marketing. The study provides a benchmark for the comparison of attraction planning efforts in various contexts. © 2006 Asia Pacific Tourism Association
Aureusimines in Staphylococcus aureus Are Not Involved in Virulence
virulence. Surprisingly, most of the virulence genes affected by aureusimines form part of the regulon of the SaeRS two component system (TCS), raising the possibility that SaeRS might be directly or indirectly involved in the aureusimine-dependent signaling process. mutant was highly enriched in a mixed culture experiment.-mediated virulence factor production or contribute to staphylococcal virulence
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