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NASA NTRS1987

Dendritic growth in a supercooled alloy melt

A simple model which describes the growth of an 'array' of dendrites into a supercooled, binary, alloy melt is presented. Solute diffusion is calculated by superposing the solutions given by Flemings and Zener, and also, by superposing the solutions given by Ivantsov and Flemings. A general expression for the transport solution is suggested from which all other dendrite growth models presented earlier may be obtained as special cases. It is shown that both 'free' and 'constrained' growth may be described by a single transport solution, which indicates that (1) both thermal and solutal effects will be important during 'free' growth in dilute alloys, (2) only solutal effects are predominant during 'free' growth in concentrated alloys and during 'constrained' growth. An examination of the relevant dimensionless parameters also suggests that all dendrite growth models, regardless of the assumptions used to determine the tip radius (marginal stability, minimum undercooling, maximum velocity, minimum entropy production) should predict the experimentally observed extrema in tip radius and growth velocity in dilute alloys, during 'free' dendritic growth. Experimental data in binary H2O-NaCl and succinonitrile-acetone solutions are shown to be in good agreement with the model.

Laxmanan, V.↗
NASA NTRS1968

Simultaneous message framing and error detection

Circuitry simultaneously inserts message framing information and detects noise errors in binary code data transmissions. Separate message groups are framed without requiring both framing bits and error-checking bits, and predetermined message sequence are separated from other message sequences without being hampered by intervening noise.

Frey, A. H., Jr.↗
NASA NTRS1971

Digital parallel-to-series pulse-train converter

Circuit converts number represented as two level signal on n-bit lines to series of pulses on one of two lines, depending on sign of number. Converter accepts parallel binary input data and produces number of output pulses equal to number represented by input data.

Hussey, J.↗
NASA NTRS1976

An MSK approach to offset QASK

This paper demonstrates that an offset quadrature amplitude-shift-keyed (OQASK) signal can be represented as an n-component version of a minimum-shift-keyed (MSK) signal. For example, the signal set obtained by summing two MSK signals which are 6 dB different in power and are formed by continuous phase, frequency modulating the same oscillator with two independent binary antipodal data streams, is spectrally equivalent to an OQASK signal set composed of 16 signals in which the symbol pulse is a half-cycle sinusoid rather than the conventional rectangular form. Such generalizations as the above allow for potentially simpler implementation of spectrally shaped OQASK.

Simon, M. K.↗
NASA NTRS1979

Binary-to-Manchester encoders

Two circuit system converts 16-bit-word binary encoded data to 24-bit Manchester II code to allow easy interface of flight simulators with aircraft communications equipment.

St. Cyr, R. H., III↗
NASA NTRS1986

Pseudolog Digital-to-Analog Converter

Sensitivity decreases by 10 at beginning of each input decade. Method conceived to convert binary-coded data to suitable linear form for stripchart recording. Strip-chart recordings obtained from typical pressure readings in a vacuum system during pumpdown. In reading curve, BCD digital vacuum-gage output processed by analog-to-digital converter in such way that only reading digits (but not range) appear in output. In range and reading, range also converted to analog and placed as most significant digit.

Gooder, S. T.↗
NASA NTRS1987

Mass loss

Observational evidence for mass loss from cool stars is reviewed. Spectra line profiles are used for the derivation of mass-loss rates with the aid of the equation of continuity. This equation implies steady mass loss with spherical symmetry. Data from binary stars, Mira variables, and red giants in globular clusters are examined. Silicate emission is discussed as a useful indicator of mass loss in the middle infrared spectra. The use of thermal millimeter-wave radiation, Very Large Array (VLA) measurement of radio emission, and OH/IR masers are discussed as a tool for mass loss measurement. Evidence for nonsteady mass loss is also reviewed.

Goldberg, Leo↗
NASA NTRS1987

Performance measurements of a diode laser optical communications link with Q = 4 PPM signaling

The theoretical and measured performance characteristics of a direct detection optical communication system are reported. The system consisted of a semiconductor diode laser, silicon avalanche photodiode detector, and used Q = 4 optical pulse position modulation signaling to transmit binary source data at a rate of 25 megabits/sec. Operation at a receiver bit error probability of 10 to the -6th was demonstrated at received signal energies corresponding to an average of 160 detected photons per PPM symbol, or 80 photons per source bit.

Sun, X.↗