Agency Reform

This session focuses on the lack of effective representation of broad and future interest before the executive branch. The session discusses the following issues: (1) sources of bias (conflicts, job interchange, funding, and ossification), (2) information and advocacy imbalance (competence, information, balance, and procedural fairness), (3) public access, and (4) media attention

A letter from Jim Hightower to Dr. Hector P. Garcia.

A letter from Jim Hightower, Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, to Dr. Hector P. Garcia, congratulating him on the dedication of Greenwood Park being renamed in his honor

A letter from Jim Hightower to Dr. Hector P. Garcia.

A letter from Jim Hightower to Dr. Hector P. Garcia, updating him on the status of Mr. Alberto Huerta, Jr

A letter from Jim Hightower to Dr. Hector P. Garcia, asking him for support in actions regarding new pesticide regulations.

A letter from Jim Hightower to Dr. Hector P. Garcia, asking him for support in actions regarding new pesticide regulations

A letter from Jim Tower to Dr. Hector P. Garcia, keeping him informed of pesticide regulation developments and hoping to see Dr. Garcia in Corpus Christi soon.

A letter from Jim Tower, Texas Commissioner of Agriculture to Dr. Hector P. Garcia, keeping him informed of pesticide regulation developments and hoping to see Dr. Garcia in Corpus Christi soon

Enthalpy By Energy Balance for Aerodynamic Heating Facility at NASA Ames Research Center Arc Jet Complex

The NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) Arc Jet Facilities' Aerodynamic Heating Facility (AHF) has been instrumented for the Enthalpy By Energy Balance (EB2) method. Diagnostic EB2 data is routinely taken for all AHF runs. This paper provides an overview of the EB2 method implemented in the AHF. The chief advantage of the AHF implementation over earlier versions is the non-intrusiveness of the instruments used. For example, to measure the change in cooling water temperature, thin film 1000 ohm Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs) are used with an Anderson Current Loop (ACL) as the signal conditioner. The ACL with 1000 ohm RTDs allows for very sensitive measurement of the increase in temperature (Delta T) of the cooling water to the arc heater, which is a critical element of the EB2 method. Cooling water flow rates are measured with non-intrusive ultrasonic flow meters