Abstract: The next generation nuclear power/advanced gas reactor (NGNP/AGR) fuel development and qualification program included the design, installation, and testing of a 6-in. diameter nuclear fuel particle ...

Abstract: Two self-tuning adaptive algorithms are developed for a heavy-duty diesel engine in order to tune the idle governor to the specific parameters of a given engine. Engine parameters typically ...

Abstract: Frictional heating occurring during pinonflat tribotesting of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) pins was measured and modeled. A full factorial experiment was conducted to determine if testing parameters can ...

Abstract: A horizontal clamped plate is subjected to the weight of a liquid above it. When the free surface of the liquid coalesces with the plane of the undeformed upper surface of the plate, according ...

Abstract: The intent of this article is to provide information that will facilitate the design of roads that are safer for heavy trucks, which have a greater tendency to roll over than passenger cars. The roll performance of ...

Abstract: his study uses empirical models to examine the potential impact of climate change, based on a range of 100-yr phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) projections, on crop water need in Jamaica. As ...

Abstract: Different methods of increasing radiant heat transfer from natural gas flames are discussed. Data are presented on the radiant heat release from an industrial-size horizontal natural gas flame ...

Abstract: It has been recognized that progress toward understanding the mesoscale structure of the ocean requires more knowledge of the small-scale structure of the marine atmosphere and the processes that couple the air and the ...

Abstract: Observations of the mean and turbulent structure of the marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL). obtained using the U.K. Meteorological Research Flight C-130 Hercules aircraft are used to investigate the momentum balance ...