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    • Flow Stability of Heat Recovery Steam Generators 

      Heimo Walter; Wladimir Linzer (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)
      This paper presents the results of theoretical flow stability analyses of two different types of natural circulation heat recovery steam generators (HRSG)—a two-drum steam generator—and a HRSG ...
    • A Review of Wave Rotor Technology and Its Applications 

      Pezhman Akbari; Norbert Mueller; Razi Nalim (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)
      The objective of this paper is to provide a succinct review of past and current research in developing wave rotor technology. This technology has shown unique capabilities to enhance the ...
    • Fourier Neural Networks and Generalized Single Hidden Layer Networks in Aircraft Engine Fault Diagnostics 

      H. S. Tan (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)
      The conventional approach to neural network-based aircraft engine fault diagnostics has been mainly via multilayer feed-forward systems with sigmoidal hidden neurons trained by back propagation as ...
    • Profiling of Redox Atmosphere in Flames by Chemical Seeding/Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (CS/PLIF) 

      K. Kitagawa; S. Itoh; N. Arai; Ashwani K. Gupta (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)
      Knowledge on the local value of reducing and oxidizing (redox) atmospheres in flames is among the most important issues to be desired by combustion engineers. In this study, the spatial ...
    • Design of Aero Gas Turbines Using Hydrogen 

      Fredrik Haglind; Riti Singh (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)
      Mainly owing to the dwindling fossil oil resources and the environmental concerns of discharging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, it is essential to find an alternative to kerosene for ...
    • Jet Engine Model for Control and Real-Time Simulations 

      Michael Lichtsinder; Yeshayahou Levy (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)
      The main objective of this paper is development of a simple real-time transient performance model for jet engine control. A jet engine arrives to its most dangerous condition during transient ...
    • An Adaptation Approach for Gas Turbine Design-Point Performance Simulation 

      Y. G. Li; M. A. Newby; P. Pilidis (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)
      Accurate simulation and understanding of gas turbine performance is very useful for gas turbine users. Such a simulation and performance analysis must start from a design point. When some of ...
    • A Reassessment of the Alternative Regeneration Cycle 

      Paul A. Dellenback (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)
      Two prior papers and several patents have considered improvements to a gas turbine engine’s cycle efficiency by using two turbines in series with an intermediate heat exchanger that preheats ...
    • Thermomechanical Design of a Heat Exchanger for a Recuperative Aeroengine 

      Harald Schoenenborn; Ernst Ebert; Burkhard Simon; Paul Storm (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)
      Within the framework programs of the EU for Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Aero-Engines (EEFEA) MTU has developed a highly efficient cross-counter flow heat exchanger for the application ...
    • Optimum Design of Water Jet Pumps 

      J. R. Cairns; T. Y. Na (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1969)
      A summary of an extensive program of experimental and analytical work leading to a procedure for obtaining optimized performance of water jet-pump systems is presented. The procedure is extended ...
    • Liquid/Vapor Action in a Vessel During Blowdown 

      F. J. Moody (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1969)
      Vapor bubble rise forms the basis for a theoretical study of liquid/vapor action in a saturated system during blowdown. Methods are developed and demonstrated for predicting time and space ...
    • Convective Heat Transfer in a Gas-Fired Pulsating Combustor 

      V. I. Hanby (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1969)
      The effect of longitudinal combustion-driven oscillations on convective heat transfer rates was studied using a tubular, propane-fired combustor which resonated as a quarter-wavelength organ pipe ...
    • A Novel Low-Cost Diffuser for High-Performance Centrifugal Compressors 

      D. P. Kenny (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1969)
      A novel, low-cost diffuser based upon discrete pipe drillings has been developed for high-performance centrifugal compressors. These discrete drillings are arranged in symmetrical array to mutually ...
    • The Quasi-Steady Design of a Compressor or Pump Stage for Minimum Fluctuating Lift 

      W. S. Gearhart; J. H. Horlock; R. E. Henderson; J. F. McMahon (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1969)
      This paper is intended for the designer of rotating turbomachinery who is concerned with the fluctuating forces generated in a turbomachine. The analysis presented is a quasi-steady analysis and ...
    • Engineering Analysis of Experimental Data 

      R. P. Benedict (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1969)
    • Pressure Suppression Containment Design—Current State of the Art 

      D. R. Miller (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1969)
      A summary of the thermodynamic design limits for pressure suppression containments for nuclear reactors is presented. Those parameters which must adhere to tested values are tabulated and discussed. ...
    • Status of Photovoltaic Power Technology 

      Arvin Smith (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1969)
      The status of photovoltaic power technology is reviewed primarily from the viewpoint of current and future applications of the technology to the exploration and utilization of space. The ...
    • Advancing Boiler Steam Conditions 

      G. Horn; P. J. Street (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1969)
      Factors preventing the advancement of steam temperature in power plant are discussed. The construction of a coal-fired pilot plant designed to superheat steam to 760 deg C (1400 deg F) is ...
    • The Totally Supercritical Steam Cycle 

      J. H. Potter (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1969)
      Recently a number of new power cycles have been proposed in which heat rejection as well as heat addition has been at supercritical pressure. Although a number of working fluids have been ...