Journal of Fluids Engineering: Recent submissions

Now showing items 6921-6940 of 9024

    • “Painting” of Polystyrene Beads for Use in Flow Visualization 

      H. S. Enis (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)

    • Artificially Produced Boundary Layer 

      J. A. Brighton (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)

    • Elastic Shell-Theory Formulation for Bourdon Tubes 

      Robert Dressler (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      The stress-displacement problem is considered for a typical bourdon tube in equilibrium deflection resulting from internal fluid pressure. In contrast with many analyses using approximations and ...

    • Generation of Precise Reference Pressures Up to 15,750 Psi 

      J. O. Ess (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      This paper covers the design and the operational and performance characteristics of a precision pressure generation system utilizing a controlled-clearance type of piston gage. Programmed computer ...

    • Determination of ASME Nozzle Flow Coefficients by Thrust Measurement 

      Robert M. Reimer (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      This paper describes the recently developed thrust-measurement technique, a quasi-primary method, that is capable of calibrating very large ASME nozzles. The technique is an application of Newton’s ...

    • Density Effect and Reynolds Number Effect on Gas Turbine Flowmeters 

      W. F. Z. Lee; H. J. Evans (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      A simplified analysis of the density effect and the Reynolds-number effect on the performance of a gas turbine flowmeter is presented. The analysis indicates a simple method to determine ...

    • ASME Research on High Pressure-High Temperature Steam and Water Flow Measurement: Report of Subcommittee 7 of the ASME Fluid Meters Research Committee 

      J. W. Murdock (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      This paper describes the results of an ASME sponsored research program on the measurement of high pressure-high temperature steam and water flows. Results obtained during tests at three central ...

    • Performance of a Small-Sized, Critical Flowmeter Assembly 

      D. E. Dye (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      Measurement of low mass-flow rates was readily accomplished by development of two similar flowmetering assemblies. Each assembly consisted of five 0.016 to 0.070-in. diameter critical-flow nozzles ...

    • Slip Flow in Rectangular and Annular Ducts 

      W. A. Ebert; E. M. Sparrow (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      An analysis has been performed to determine the velocity and pressure-drop characteristics of moderately rarefied gas flows in rectangular and annular ducts. The density level is such that a ...

    • Resonance in Liquid Rocket Engine Systems 

      R. H. Fashbaugh; V. L. Streeter (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      A transient flow analysis of a longitudinal vibration in a liquid rocket engine propellent feed system and its supporting structural framework is described, together with supporting experimental ...

    • Bourdon Tube Deflection Characteristics 

      Paul G. Exline (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1960)
      This paper summarizes data obtained at Oklahoma State University under contract with ASME through RCMPE to measure the deflection characteristics of commercially produced Bourdon tubes. The method ...

    • General Formulation of a Perturbation Theory for Unsteady Cavity Flows 

      D. P. Wang; T. Yao-Tsu Wu (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      The problem of a two-dimensional cavity flow of an ideal fluid with small unsteady disturbances in a gravity free field is considered. By regarding the unsteady motion as a small-perturbation ...

    • Externally Pressurized Foil Gas Bearings 

      E. J. Barlow (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      An axisymmetrical gas foil bearing is analyzed, with the foil being treated as a thin plate bent into a cylindrical shape. Symmetrically placed, circumferential, constant pressure sources supply ...

    • Some Analytical Aspects of Bubble Dynamics 

      Din-Yu Hsieh (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      A unified, systematic survey of the recent developments of bubble dynamics is presented with the emphasis on its analytical aspects. A general formulation of the problem is established first; ...

    • Cavitation Bubble Collapse in Viscous, Compressible Liquids—Numerical Analysis 

      R. D. Ivany; F. G. Hammitt (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      Collapse of a spherical bubble in a compressible liquid, including the effects of surface tension, viscosity, and an adiabatic compression of gas within the bubble is investigated by numerical ...

    • An Experimental Study of Accelerated Cavitation Induced by Ultrasonics 

      F. Numachi (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      With a view to clarifying cavitation phenomena induced by ultrasonic waves, utilized recently in erosion tests, the frequency spectrum of the waves caused by cavitation was obtained, and the ...

    • Resonance in Pressurized Piping Systems 

      E. B. Wylie (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      The primary objective of this paper is to present a method of determining the resonant characteristics of a number of practical hydraulic systems. Distributed parameters are used to describe ...

    • Pressure Peaks in the Hydraulic Actuator 

      D. McCloy (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      Results are presented of theoretical and experimental studies of the pressure peaks occurring in valve-controlled hydraulic actuators operated under severe loading conditions. Oil compressibility ...

    • Tip-Clearance Effects in Centrifugal Pumps 

      G. M. Wood; H. Welna; R. P. Lamers (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      Several design models of centrifugal pump impellers were tested in water to determine tip-clearance effects on noncavitating and cavitating performance. Although most of these impellers were ...

    • The Flow and Interference Effects of a Body of Revolution and Its Stabilizing Surfaces When at a Small Angle of Attack 

      E. J. Rodgers (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1965)
      The flow over a body of revolution and its stabilizing surfaces, at an angle of attack, was studied experimentally in order to obtain a better understanding of the real-flow effects as well ...