Abstract: Predictions of turbine vane and endwall heat transfer and pressure distributions are compared with experimental measurements for two vane geometries. The differences in geometries were due to ...

Abstract: A simple, inexpensive, and rapid method of assessing cylinder and piston ring wear was developed. A small sample of the oil which lubricates the cylinder wall and piston rings was drawn off ...

Abstract: Both an infinite-series solution and a finite-difference solution have been obtained to the problem of elastic response of a complete, thin, spherical shell to axisymmetric transient pressure ...

Abstract: In order to improve steam efficiency and reliability, the phenomena associated with the formation and growth of water droplets must be understood. This paper describes a theoretical investigation ...

Abstract: The intervertebral disk (IVD), characterized as a charged, hydrated soft tissue, is the largest avascular structure in the body. Mechanical loading to the disk results in electromechanical ...

Abstract: Methods to represent and exchange parts consisting of Functionally Graded Material (FGM) for Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) with Local Composition Control (LCC) are evaluated based on their ...

Abstract: The intervertebral disk (IVD) is the largest avascular structure in the human body. Transport of small molecules in IVD is mainly through diffusion from the endplates and the peripheral blood ...

Abstract: The intervertebral disc (IVD) receives important nutrients, such as glucose, from surrounding blood vessels. Poor nutritional supply is believed to play a key role in disc degeneration. Several ...