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Downwind rotor horizontal axis wind turbine noise prediction
NASA and industry are currently cooperating in the conduct of extensive experimental and analytical studies to understand and predict the noise of large, horizontal axis wind turbines. This effort consists of (1) obtaining high quality noise data under well controlled and documented test conditions, (2) establishing the annoyance criteria for impulse noise of the type generated by horizontal axis wind turbines with rotors downwind of the support tower, (3) defining the wake characteristics downwind of the axial location of the plane of rotation, (4) comparing predictions with measurements made by use of wake data, and (5) comparing predictions with annoyance criteria. The status of work by Hamilton Standard in the above areas which was done in support of the cooperative NASA and industry studies is briefly summarized
A Lensed Arc in the Low Redshift Cluster Abell 2124
We report the discovery of an arc-like object 27" from the center of the cD
galaxy in the redshift cluster A2124. Observations with the Keck II
telescope reveal that the object is a background galaxy at ,
apparently lensed into an arc of length \sim 8 \farcs5 and total R magnitude
. The width of the arc is resolved; we estimate it to be
0\farcs6 after correcting for seeing. A lens model of the A2124 core mass
distribution consistent with the cluster galaxy velocity dispersion reproduces
the observed arc geometry and indicates a magnification factor \gta 9. With
this magnification, the strength of the [OII] \lambda 3727 line implies a
star-formation rate of SFR \sim 0.4 h^{-2}\msun yr^{-1}$. A2124 thus appears to
be the lowest redshift cluster known to exhibit strong lensing of a distant
background galaxy.Comment: 6 pages using emulateapj.sty; 4 Postscript figures; Figure 4 uses
color. Accepted for publication, but ApJ Letters' new policy of counting data
images makes the manuscript too long; will appear in main journal. This final
version has minor correction
The dynamic behavior of rotor entry vehicle configurations. Volume 2 - Digital computer program manual
Digital computer program for evaluating aerodynamic performance of rotor in flight in proximity to reentry capsul
Relating prepotentials and quantum vacua of N=1 gauge theories with different tree-level superpotentials
We consider N=1 supersymmetric U(N) gauge theories with Z_k symmetric
tree-level superpotentials W for an adjoint chiral multiplet. We show that (for
integer 2N/k) this Z_k symmetry survives in the quantum effective theory as a
corresponding symmetry of the effective superpotential W_eff(S_i) under
permutations of the S_i. For W(x)=^W(h(x)) with h(x)=x^k, this allows us to
express the prepotential F_0 and effective superpotential W_eff on certain
submanifolds of the moduli space in terms of an ^F_0 and ^W_eff of a different
theory with tree-level superpotential ^W. In particular, if the Z_k symmetric
polynomial W(x) is of degree 2k, then ^W is gaussian and we obtain very
explicit formulae for F_0 and W_eff. Moreover, in this case, every vacuum of
the effective Veneziano-Yankielowicz superpotential ^W_eff is shown to give
rise to a vacuum of W_eff. Somewhat surprisingly, at the level of the
prepotential F_0(S_i) the permutation symmetry only holds for k=2, while it is
anomalous for k>2 due to subtleties related to the non-compact period
integrals. Some of these results are also extended to general polynomial
relations h(x) between the tree-level superpotentials.Comment: 27 pages, 10 figures, modified version to appear in JHEP, discussion
of the physical meaning of the Z_k symmetry adde
A spatially explicit and quantitative vulnerability assessment of ecosystem service change in Europe
Environmental change alters ecosystem functioning and may put the provision of services to human at risk. This paper presents a spatially explicit and quantitative assessment of the corresponding vulnerability for Europe, using a new framework designed to answer multidisciplinary policy relevant questions about the vulnerability of the human-environment system to global change. Scenarios were constructed for a range of possible changes in socio-economic trends, land uses and climate. These scenarios were used as inputs in a range of ecosystem models in order to assess the response of ecosystem function as well as the changes in the services they provide. The framework was used to relate the impacts of changing ecosystem service provision for four sectors in relation to each other, and to combine them with a simple, but generic index for societal adaptive capacity. By allowing analysis of different sectors, regions and development pathways, the vulnerability assessment provides a basis for discussion between stakeholders and policymakers about sustainable management of Europe¿s natural resource
The local impacts of climate change in the Ferlo, Western Sahel
Recent increases in the accuracy of climate models have enhanced the possibilities for analyzing the impacts of climate change on society. This paper explores how the local, economic impacts of climate change can be modeled for a specific eco-region, the Western Sahel. The people in the Sahel are highly dependent on their natural resource base, and these resources are highly vulnerable to climate change, in particular to changes in rainfall. Climate models project substantial changes in rainfall in the Sahel in the coming 50 years, with most models predicting a reduction in rainfall. To connect climate change to changes in ecosystem productivity and local income, we construct an ecological¿economic model that incorporates rangeland dynamics, grazing and livestock prices. The model shows that decreased rainfall in the Sahel will considerably reduce local incomes, in particular if combined with increases in rainfall variability. Adaptation to these climate change projections is possible if reductions in rainfall are followed by destocking to reach efficient grazing levels. However, while such a strategy is optimal from the perspective of society, the stocking rate is determined by individual pastoralists that face few incentives to destoc
Rectification in single molecular dimers with strong polaron effect
We study theoretically the transport properties of a molecular two level
system with large electron-vibron coupling in the Coulomb blockade regime. We
show that when the electron-vibron coupling induces polaron states, the
current-voltage characteristic becomes strongly asymmetric because, in one
current direction, one of the polaron state blocks the current through the
other. This situation occurs when the coupling between the polaron states is
smaller than the coupling to the leads. We discuss the relevance of our
calculation for experiments on C_140 molecules.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Lensed Arcs and Inner Structure of Abell 697
We present new optical observations of the z=0.282 cluster Abell 697 from the
Keck II telescope. Images show an unusual disturbed structure in the cD halo
and a previously unknown faint gravitational lens arc. A spectrum of the arc
did not yield a redshift, but its spectrum and colors suggest it lies at z>1.3.
We construct models to reproduce the arc that show the potential is likely to
be highly elliptical. We suggest that this cluster may have undergone a recent
merger and is in the process of forming its cD galaxy. Analysis of X-ray data
from ROSAT and ASCA suggests that the merging process is sufficiently advanced
that the gas in the cluster has relaxed, and A697 lies near the L_x-T_x
relation for normal clusters.Comment: LaTeX; 12 pages, 3 figures, submitted to ApJ Letter
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