Operating Temperatures of I-40-5 Turbojet Engine Burner Liners and the Effect of Temperature Variation on Burner-liner Service Life
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Effects of temperature and electrolyte concentration on performance of fuel cell
Current models of turbulent reacting flows frequently use Arrhenius reaction rate constants obtained from static or laminar flow theory and/or experiments, or from best fits of static, laminar, and turbulent data. By treating the reaction rate constant as a continuous random variable which is temperature-dependent, the present study assesses the effect of turbulent temperature fluctuations on the reaction rate constant. This model requires that a probability density function (PDF) describing the nature of the fluctuations be specified. Three PDFs are examined: the clipped Gaussian, the beta PDF, and the ramp model. All the models indicate that the reaction rate constant is greater in a turbulent flow field than in an equivalent laminar flow. In addition, an amplification ratio, which is the ratio of the turbulent rate constant to the laminar rate constant, is defined and its behavior as a function of the mean temperature fluctuations is described
A method for partitioning the radiance emerging from a planetary atmosphere in proportion to the average number of scatterings in each atmospheric layer is applied to Venus in order to account for the various atmospheric levels which contribute to the radiance. A backward Monte Carlo technique is used to calculate core and continuum radiances for the P(16) line of the 8689-A CO2 band for various phase angles and colatitudes in a realistic model of the Venus atmosphere. Effective temperatures for the radiance are defined in two ways, both of which are shown to vary little with phase angles up to 120 deg, and fall rapidly beyond this point, in accordance with spectroscopic results. Temperature increases on the order of 7 K and 10 K are found going from the core of the line to the continuum for colatitudes of 90 and 20 deg, respectively, and the effective temperature is calculated to decrease from equator to pole. An effective optical depth is also defined, which, together with the concepts of effective temperature and effective height, is considered to bring a more fundamental understanding of the concept of level of line formation.
Defect accumulation and microstructural evolution during ion irradiation at elevated temperatures are governed by competing processes of defect production, driven by the dose rate, and defect recovery, controlled by diffusion, interaction, and annihilation. Here, this study investigates the effects of irradiation temperature and the dose rate on microstructural evolution, deuterium retention, and lithium volatilization in γ-LiAlO 2 pellets subjected to sequential He + and D + ion irradiation. Experiments were performed to a total fluence of 3 × 10 17 (He + + D + )/cm 2 at 623, 673, 723, and 773 K with an average He + dose rate of 7.7 × 10 −4 dpa/s, and to 2 × 10 17 (He + + D + )/cm 2 at 773 K with dose rates of 6.8 × 10 −5 , 2.9 × 10 −4 , and 7.3 × 10 −4 dpa/s. At 623 K, the microstructure was dominated by cavities and fractures with no observable precipitate formation, while small precipitates emerged at 673 K. Increasing the irradiation temperature to 723–773 K promoted the formation of larger, faceted LiAl 5 O 8 precipitates, and surface amorphization, accompanied by pronounced lithium depletion and H–D isotopic exchange. At 773 K, medium and high dose rates produced an amorphized surface layer over a crystalline subsurface containing LiAl 5 O 8 precipitates and blisters at the crystalline–amorphous interface, whereas low-dose-rate irradiation preserved surface crystallinity with cavities distributed in the matrix, around precipitates, and along grain boundaries. Precipitate morphology was anisotropic with limited size dependence on the dose rate. These results elucidate the coupled effects of temperature and the dose rate and demonstrate that sequential He + and D 2 + irradiation at 773 K reproduces key microstructural features and H isotope behavior observed in neutron-irradiated γ-LiAlO 2 at 573 K.
We present a comprehensive analysis of high-resolution, far-ultraviolet HST STIS, FUSE, and optical spectra of 18 O stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Our analysis is based on the OSTAR2002 grid of NLTE metal-line-blanketed model atmospheres calculated with our code TLUSTY. We systematically explore and present the sensitivity of various UV and optical lines to different stellar parameters. We have obtained consistent fits of the UV and the optical spectrum to derive the effective temperature, surface gravity, surface composition, and microturbulent velocity of each star. Stellar radii, masses, and luminosities follow directly. For stars of the same spectral subtype, we find a general good agreement between effective temperature determinations obtained with TLUSTY, CMFGEN, and FASTWIND models, which are all lower than the standard T(sub eff) calibration of O stars. We propose a new calibration between the spectral type and effective temperature based on our results from UV metal lines, as well as optical hydrogen and helium lines. The lower effective temperatures translate into ionizing luminosities that are smaller by a factor of 3 compared to luminosities inferred from previous standard calibrations. The chemical composition analysis reveals that the surface of about 80% of the program stars is moderately to strongly enriched in nitrogen, while showing the original helium, carbon, and oxygen abundances. Our results support the new stellar evolution models that predict that the surface of fast rotating stars becomes nitrogen-rich during the main-sequence phase because of rotationally induced mixing. Enrichment factors are, however, larger than predicted by stellar evolution models. Most stars exhibit the "mass discrepancy" problem, which we interpret as a result of fast rotation that lowers the measured effective gravity. Nitrogen enrichment and low spectroscopic masses are therefore two manifestations of fast rotation. Our study thus emphasizes the importance of rotation in our understanding of the properties of massive stars and provides a framework for investigating populations of low-metallicity massive stars at low and high redshifts.
The objective of the LA2ST Program is to conduct interdisciplinary graduate student research on the performance of next generation, light-weight aerospace alloys, composites, and thermal gradient structures in collaboration with NASA-Langley researchers. The general aim is to produce relevant data and basic understanding of material mechanical response, environment/corrosion behavior, and microstructure; new monolithic and composite alloys; advanced processing methods; new solid and fluid mechanics analyses; measurement and modeling advances; and a pool of educated students for aerospace technologies. Specific technical objectives are presented for each of the following research projects: time-temperature dependent fracture in advanced wrought ingot metallurgy, and spray deposited aluminum alloys; cryogenic temperature effects on the deformation and fracture of Al-Li-Cu-In alloys; effects of aging and temperature on the ductile fracture of AA2095 and AA2195; mechanisms of localized corrosion in alloys 2090 and 2095; hydrogen interactions in aluminum-lithium alloys 2090 and selected model alloys; mechanisms of deformation and fracture in high strength titanium alloys (effects of temperature and hydrogen and effects of temperature and microstructure); evaluations of wide-panel aluminum alloy extrusions; Al-Si-Ge alloy development; effects of texture and precipitates on mechanical property anisotropy of Al-Cu-Mg-X alloys; damage evolution in polymeric composites; and environmental effects in fatigue life prediction - modeling crack propagation in light aerospace alloys.
Two models have been proposed for the outbursts of symbiotic stars. In the thermonuclear model, outbursts begin when the hydrogen burning shell of a hot white dwarf reaches a critical mass. After a rapid increase in the luminosity and effective temperature, the white dwarf evolves at constant luminosity to lower effective temperatures, remains at optical maximum for several years, and then returns to quiescence along a white dwarf cooling curve. In disk instability models, the brightness rises when the accretion rate from the disk onto the central white dwarf abruptly increases by factors of 5-20. After a few month to several year period at maximum, both the luminosity and the effective temperature of the disk decline as the system returns to quiescence.
Two models have been proposed for the outbursts of symbiotic stars. In the thermonuclear model, outbursts begin when the hydrogen burning shell of a hot white dwarf reaches a critical mass. After a rapid increase in the luminosity and effective temperature, the white dwarf evolves at constant luminosity to lower effective temperatures, remains at optical maximum for several years, and then returns to quiescence along a white dwarf cooling curve. In disk instability models, the brightness rises when the accretion rate from the disk onto the central white dwarf abruptly increases by factors of 5-20. After a few month to several year period at maximum, both the luminosity and the effective temperature of the disk decline as the system returns to quiescence. If most symbiotic stars undergo thermonuclear eruptions, then symbiotics are probably poor candidates for type I supernovae. However, they can then provide approx. 10% of the material which stars recycle back into the interstellar medium. If disk instabilities are the dominant eruption mechanism, symbiotics are promising type Ia candidates but recycle less material into the interstellar medium.
Fiber/jacket interactions affect performance. Attenuation and phase measurements made to assess effect of temperature on signal delay and attenuation in two fiber-optic cable samples.
The effects of fan inlet temperature transients on the performance and stability of a turbofan engine were determined. The experiment was conducted at 90 and 74 percent of low-pressure-rotor military speed (9525 rpm) and with fan inlet temperature distortions having circumferential extents of 90 deg, 180 deg, 270 deg, and 360 deg. Temperature transients were controlled by varying the magnitude and rate of change of the inlet temperature rise. The engine response ranged from a momentary compressor pressure disturbance to low-pressure-compressor stall. The compressor distortion limits decreased with decreasing low-pressure-rotor speed and increased with increasing circumferential extent of distortion. Analysis of the data suggests strongly that the distortion limits of the compressor are a function of a critical magnitude of inlet temperature rise and are independent of the temperature rise rate.
Here, we investigate the Joule expansion of nonintegrable quantum systems that contain bosons or spinless fermions in one-dimensional lattices. A barrier initially confines the particles to be in half of the system in a thermal state described by the canonical ensemble and is removed at time t = 0. We investigate the properties of the time-evolved density matrix, the diagonal ensemble density matrix, and the corresponding canonical ensemble density matrix with an effective temperature determined by the total energy conservation using exact diagonalization. The weights for the diagonal ensemble and the canonical ensemble match well for high initial temperatures that correspond to negative effective final temperatures after the expansion. At long times after the barrier is removed, the time-evolved Rényi entropy of subsystems bigger than half can equilibrate to the thermal entropy with exponentially small fluctuations. The time-evolved reduced density matrix at long times can be approximated by a thermal density matrix for small subsystems. Few-body observables, like the momentum distribution function, can be approximated by a thermal expectation of the canonical ensemble with strongly suppressed fluctuations. The negative effective temperatures for finite systems go to non-negative temperatures in the thermodynamic limit for bosons, but there is a true thermodynamic effect for fermions, which is confirmed by finite-temperature density matrix renormalization group calculations. We propose the Joule expansion as a way to dynamically create negative temperature states for fermion systems with repulsive interactions.
An experimental work is discussed whose objective was to obtain data that show the effect of temperature and temperature fluctuations on surface noise. This was accomplished experimentally by immersing a small chord airfoil in the turbulent airstream of a hot jet. The theory and experiment reported by Olsen (1976) provided a guide for designing and validating the hot jet experiment and for interpreting the data. It is shown that increased temperature causes a small decrease in the sound levels; at the same time it causes a shift in the spectra that is smaller but similar to the shift observed with subsonic hot jet noise.
Low-resolution IUE spectra of 23 cool giant stars ranging from K3 through M6 have been used to examine chromospheric activity in late-type giants. Previous studies have suggested a decrease in the fractional flux, normalized to bolometric flux, of the Mg II resonance lines (an indicator of chromospheric activity) with effective temperature. Using more accurately determined effective temperatures, this decrease is confirmed and found to be more rapid than previously suggested. A strong correlation is found between relative TiO band strengths, as measured by the Wing TiO index, and the level of chromospheric activity, as measured by Mg II fluxes. Cool giants which have weak TiO bands relative to the mean TiO strengths for stars of similar color also have Mg II lines that are weaker than the mean. Changes in composition and in chromospheric activity as a consequence of aging are suggested as a possible origin of this interesting relation.
Fiber reinforced resin matrix composites and structural adhesives have found increased usage on commercial and military aircraft in recent years. Due to the lack of service history of these relatively new material systems, their long-term aging performance has not been well established. In this study, single lap shear specimens (SLS) were fabricated by secondary bonding of Scotch-Weld(TradeMark) AF-555M between pre-cured adherends comprised of T800H/3900-2 uni-directional laminates. The adherends were co-cured with wet peel-ply for surface preparation. Each bond-line of the SLS specimen was measured to determine thickness and inspected visually using an optical microscope for voids. A three-year environmental aging plan for the SLS specimens at 82 C (180 F) and 85% relative humidity was initiated. SLS strengths were measured for both controls and aged specimens at room temperature and 82 C. The effect of this exposure on lap shear strength and failure modes to date is reported. In addition, the effects of water, saline water, deicing fluid, JP-5 jet fuel and hydraulic fluid on both the composite material and the adhesive bonds were investigated. The up to date results on the effects of these exposures will be discussed.
Herein, phase evolution in FCC metals with strongly interacting alloy components during severe plastic deformation is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. Specifically, we study the alloy microstructure in steady state, nucleation and growth of precipitates in supersaturated alloys, and the decomposition of precipitates in undersaturated alloys. The results are compared to a modified effective temperature model, providing a physical understanding for the atomic processes underlying the model and a perspective on its strengths and weaknesses. Key observations in this work are nucleation and growth of precipitates during SPD at a temperature of 100 K; Gibbs-Thomson-like behavior relating solubility to precipitate size under steady-state shearing; a direct relationship between the effective temperature and the shear modulus; and the importance of cluster agglomeration during precipitate growth. The study also reveals that the mechanisms of forced chemical mixing depends on precipitate size, adding complications for effective temperature models describing inhomogeneous systems. The simulations are shown to provide good semiquantitative agreement with experimental findings reported in the literature.
Results are presented from an experimental evaluation of the combined effects of temperature and humidity cycling on AS4/3501-6 composites (unstitched, Kevlar 29 stitched, and S-2 glass stitched uniweave fabric) and AS4/E905L composites (2-D, S-2 glass stitched 2-D, and 3-D braided fabric). The AS4/3501-6 uniweave material had a quasi-isotropic layup, whereas the AS4/E905L materials were braided in a (+/-30 deg/0 deg)(sub s) orientation. Data presented include compression strengths and compression-compression fatigue results for uncycled composites and cycled composites (160, 480, 720, and 1280 cycles from 140 deg F at 95 percent relative humidity to -67 deg F). To observe the presence of microcracking within the laminates, photomicrographs were taken of each material type at the end of each cycling period. Microcracks were found to be more prevalent within stitched laminates, predominantly around individual stitches. The glass stitched laminates showed significant microcracking even before cycling. Less microcracking was evident in the Kevlar stitched materials, whereas the unstitched uniweave material developed microcracks only after cycling. The 3-D braid did not develop microcracks. The static compression strengths of the unstitched and Kevlar stitched uniweave materials were degraded by about 10 percent after 1280 temperature/humidity cycles, whereas the reduction in compression strength for the glass stitched uniweave was less than 3 percent. The reduction in compression strength for the glass stitched 2-D braid was less than 8 percent. The unstitched 2-D and 3-D braids did not lose strength from temperature/humidity cycling. The compression-compression fatigue properties of all six material types were not affected by temperature/humidity cycling.
Presentation at MS&T 2023 titled "Effect of temperature and impurities on the oxidation behavior of Ni-based alloys in hot CO2-rich gases."