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NASA NTRS1973

Friction, wear, and noise of slip ring and brush contacts for synchronous satellite use.

A program is being conducted for testing of slip rings for synchronous orbit application. Instrumentation systems necessary for monitoring electrical noise, friction, and brush wear at atmospheric pressure and at less than 50 nanotorr have been developed. A multiplex scheme necessary for the simultaneous recording of brush displacement, friction, and electrical noise has also been developed. Composite brushes consisting of silver-molybdenum disulfide-graphite and silver-niobium diselenide-graphite have been employed on rings of coin silver and rhodium plate. Brush property measurements made included measurement of density, electrical resistivity, shear strength, and microstructure.

Lewis, N. E.↗

NASA NTRS1973

Wall boundary equations with slip and catalysis for multicomponent, nonequilibrium gas flows

Boundary equations obtained for a low Reynolds number, high enthalpy gas flow in regions of velocity slip and temperature jump are presented. The formulation treats, through a first-order distribution function used to include multicomponent diffusion, a multicomponent gas mixture that may be in nonequilibrium with finite-rate catalytic recombination occurring on the wall. In the boundary equations, which are obtained for use in flow-field calculations applicable to low-density flow regimes, a simplified gas/wall interaction is assumed wherein individual atoms or molecules either reflect specularly off the wall or stick and are fully accommodated. Fluxes in terms of evaluated integrals over the distribution function and integrals necessary for determining fluxes are given.

Scott, C. D.↗

NASA NTRS1974

Long-duration life tests of slip ring capsule assemblies for inertial guidance platforms

Eight slip ring capsules, each having 80 or 100 circuits, were operated for time periods ranging from 14,300 hours to 24,700 hours. The test mode simulated the motion of gimbal axes of the Saturn inertial guidance the platform in an organic free nitrogen environment. Computer-compiled noise data (approximately 45,000 recordings) were graphed as a function of test time and position within the capsules and as extreme probability distributions. Greater than ninety-nine percent of the noise measurements for the capsules with sufficient lubrication were less than 10 milliohms. Capsules with glass dielectrics did not perform significantly differently than those with filled epoxy dielectrics. The initial wear mode of prow formation was followed by rider wear. After 10 to the 8th power wipes, ring wear depth did not exceed the surface finish and the radial rider wear depth was less than 13 microns.

Cole, S. R.↗

NASA NTRS1974

An experimental and analytical study of slip and catalytic boundary conditions applied to spheres in low Reynolds number arc jet flows

Measurements of low-density dissociated arc-heated flows around low and high surface catalycity spheres are compared with numerical solutions to the full Navier-Stokes equations for reacting gas flow fields, taking into account slip and finite surface catalytic boundary conditions. A time-dependent finite difference solution technique developed by Li (1973, 1974) is used in the investigation and a simple transport model is employed for the flows considered. The correctness of the solution approach is demonstrated by the very good agreement obtained between experimental and computational data.

Scott, C. D.↗

NASA NTRS1974

Slip conditions with wall catalysis and radiation for multicomponent, nonequilibrium gas flow

The slip conditions for a multicomponent mixture with diffusion, wall-catalyzed atom recombination and thermal radiation are derived, and simplified expressions for engineering applications are presented. The gas mixture may be in chemical nonequilibrium with finite-rate catalytic recombination occurring on the wall. These boundary conditions, which are used for rarefied flow regime flow field calculations, are shown to be necessary for accurate predictions of skin friction and heat transfer coefficients in the rarefied portion of the space shuttle trajectory.

Hendricks, W. L.↗

NASA NTRS1977

Plastic (wire-combed) grooving of a slip-formed concrete runway overlay at Patrick Henry Airport: An initial evaluation

A wire-comb technique is described for transversely grooving the surface of a freshly laid (plastic state) slip-formed concrete overlay installed at Patrick Henry Airport. This method of surface texturing yields better water drainage and pavement skid resistance than that obtained with an older conventional burlap drag concrete surface treatment installed on an adjacent portion of the runway.

Marlin, E. C.↗

NASA NTRS1977

Behavior of aircraft antiskid breaking systems on dry and wet runway surfaces: A slip-ratio-controlled system with ground speed reference from unbraked nose wheel

An experimental investigation was conducted at the Langley aircraft landing loads and traction facility to study the braking and cornering response of a slip ratio controlled aircraft antiskid braking system with ground speed reference derived from an unbraked nose wheel. The investigation, conducted on dry and wet runway surfaces, utilized one main gear wheel, brake, and tire assembly of a DC-9 series 10 airplane. During maximum braking, the average ratio of the drag force friction coefficient developed by the antiskid system to the maximum drag force friction coefficient available was higher on the dry surface than on damp and flooded surfaces, and was reduced with lighter vertical loads, higher yaw angles, and when new tire treads were replaced by worn treads. Similarly, the average ratio of side force friction coefficient developed by the tire under antiskid control to the maximum side force friction coefficient available to a freely rolling yawed tire decreased with increasing yaw angle, generally increased with ground speed, and decreased when tires with new treads were replaced by those with worn treads.

Tanner, J. A.↗

NASA NTRS1980

Slip sensor

Slippage of one surface, relative to another is detected by "ball bearing" magnetic sensor. Omnidirectional sensor responds to slippage in any direction. Sensor is mounted in "finger" of mechanical claw manipulator and signals operator who tightens grip by remote control when object slips.

Bejczy, A. K.↗

NASA NTRS1979

Behavior of aircraft antiskid braking systems on dry and wet runway surfaces. A slip-velocity-controlled, pressure-bias-modulated system

The braking and cornering response of a slip velocity controlled, pressure bias modulated aircraft antiskid braking system is investigated. The investigation, conducted on dry and wet runway surfaces, utilized one main gear wheel, brake, and tire assembly of a McDonnell Douglas DC 9 series 10 airplane. The landing gear strut was replaced by a dynamometer. The parameters, which were varied, included the carriage speed, tire loading, yaw angle, tire tread condition, brake system operating pressure, and runway wetness conditions. The effects of each of these parameters on the behavior of the skid control system is presented. Comparisons between data obtained with the skid control system and data obtained from single cycle braking tests without antiskid protection are examined.

Stubbs, S. M.↗

NASA NTRS1982

Fiber-Reinforced Slip Castings

Addition of silica fibers greatly reduces shrinkage and cracking during casting of ceramics. Fiber-reinforced slip-cast silica ceramics are also tougher and have lower dielectric loss. Silica fibers are hyperpure material containing only 1 part per million total metal-ion impurities. Hyperpure fibers ensure high reflectance and allow casting to be fired at temperature greater than 2,200 degrees F without loss of strength from devitrification.

Blome, J. C.↗

NASA NTRS1981

Rigorous numerical treatment of the no-slip condition in a vorticity formulation

It is shown that a rigorous mathematical treatment of the boundary conditions for rigid no-slip surfaces requires, in general, that two passes be made in solving Poisson's equation. A Fourier solution procedure was the key to this realization. It is also shown that a corresponding method exists for finite and, for the same local approximation, the usual one step method gives the same result for the geometry considered here. The more fundamental two step method gives a new insight into the physical significance of boundary vorticity.

Gazdag, J.↗

NASA NTRS1980

Stress accumulated mechanisms on strike-slip faults

The tectonic framework causing seismicity on the San Andreas and North Anatolian faults can be understood in terms of plate tectonics. However, the mechanisms responsible for the distribution of seismicity in space and time on these faults are poorly understood. The upper part of the crust apparently behaves elastically in storing energy that is released during an earthquake. The relatively small distances from the fault in which stress is stored argue in favor of a plate with a thickness of 5-10 km. The interaction of this plate with a lower crust that is behaving as a fluid damps the seismic cycling in distances of the order of 10 km from the fault. Low measured heat flow also argues in favor of a thin plate with a low stress level on the fault. Future measurements of stress, strain, and heat flow should help to provide a better understanding of the basic mechanisms governing the behavior of strike-slip faults.

Turcotte, D. L.↗

NASA NTRS1983

Anelastic response of the earth to a dip slip earthquake

The deformation induced by a vertical dip slip earthquake is examined using a variety of rheologic models. In this way the complications of dipping faults are avoided, and the phenomenon of transient peripheral warping is clearly revealed. A thrust fault dipping at 30 deg is investigated, and the important effects of dip and the existence of a slab on the asymmetry of strain pulses propagated into the overthrust and subducted lithosphere are demonstrated. One of the signal results of the study is the essential similarity of the strain patterns for Newtonian and non-Newtonian flow laws: the two rheologies give nearly identical strain field geometries. The principal difference between the two, which is readily observable, is in their time evolution. Relaxation in non-Newtonian rheologies tends to be initially fast, then slow at times that are late in comparison with relaxation in a Newtonian rheology. The possibility of simply recalling the time dependence of a Newtonian solution to obtain an approximate solution to a non-Newtonian problem is demonstrated.

Melosh, H. J.↗

NASA NTRS1984

Surface-slip equations for low-Reynolds-number multicomponent gas flows

Equations have been obtained for jump (or slip) in the wall values of species concentration, pressure, velocity, and temperature for the low-Reynolds-number high-altitude flight regime of a space vehicle. The analysis, based on the Chapman-Enskog method as applied by Shidlovskiy for a single-species gas, includes multicomponent diffusion with finite-rate surface catalytic recombination. A consistent set of equations is provided for multicomponent, binary, and single species mixtures.

Gupta, R. N.↗

NASA NTRS1984

Surface-slip equations for low-Reynolds-number multicomponent gas flows

Gupta, R. N.↗

NASA NTRS1984

The role of an intracrustal asthenosphere on the behavior of major strike-slip faults

Strain accumulation measurements adjacent to the San Andreas fault have indicated that the strain accumulation zone extends only a few tens of kms away from the fault. While the restricted zone of cyclic accumulation and release of elastic energy adjacent to major strike-slip faults has been attributed to a viscoelastic asthenosphere's damping effect, the narrowness of the San Andreas zone implies a thickness of the lithosphere that, at 10-20 km, may not be consistent with the relatively low surface heat flow measurements obtained. It is presently proposed that an upper elastic plate extends to a depth of 15 km, and that beneath this upper elastic plate is a soft, intracrustal asthenosphere exhibiting a viscoelastic behavior. A second elastic layer lies under this, followed by the asthenosphere. It is shown that the damping due to the intracrustal asthenosphere can explain the observed narrow zone of cyclic strain accumulation and release.

Turcotte, D. L.↗

NASA NTRS1985

Slip casting and nitridation of silicon powder

Powdered Silicon was slip-cast with a CaSO4 x 0.5H2O mold and nitrided in a N atm. containing 0 or 5 vol. % H at 1000 to 1420 deg. To remove the castings, the modeling faces were coated successively with an aq. salt soap and powdered cellulose containing Na alginate, and thus prevented the sticking problem.

Seiko, Y.↗

NASA NTRS1985

Two-plane balance and slip-ring design

A 3.25 cm (1.28 in.) two plane balance and eight channel slip ring assembly has been designed to measure and transmit the thrust (667-N;150-lb) and torque (135-N-m;100-lb-ft) components produced by wind tunnel model turboprops and drive motors operating at 300 Hz.

Luna, P. M.↗