Abstract: Mechanical properties of cast steels are pronouncedly affected by the microdiscontinuities which they inherently contain. In particular, fatigue behavior of cast steels is altered by (1) the size, ...

Abstract: Theoretical models are developed to predict the depressurization generated by a propagating axial rupture in a gas-pressurized steel pipe. The pressure transient is composed of a relatively slow ...

Abstract: The desirability of good acceleration behavior from helicopter gas turbine engines is discussed in the context of the increasing demand for helicopter maneuverability and safety. Features which ...

Abstract: The development of an axial breach during pneumatic rupture of a thin-walled, mild steel pipe is investigated by high-speed photography. Data are presented for the variation of breach area with ...

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Abstract: The newest ship class to enter the U.S. Navy (USN) fleet is the DDG-993 KIDD Class guided missile destroyer. The lead ship of the Class, delivered March 1981, incorporates the main features ...

Abstract: The modeling of the performance of large-area solar concentrators for central receiver power plants is formulated using a continuum field representation of ideal heliostat arrays that accounts ...

Abstract: The concept of using a method to constrain the endpoint of a serial linkage (such as a robot manipulator) in order to identify the kinematic parameters is appealing, since it no longer becomes ...

Abstract: The object of the paper is to describe the formulation and use of a computer model which will predict the mode of flow in hydraulic systems with rapidly changing boundary conditions. The ...