Research & Technology 1997
Photo of Glenn's Dynamic Spin Rig

Materials
Assessing the Resistance of g-Ti-47Al-2Nb-2Cr (at.%) to Foreign Object Damage
Strengthening Precipitate Morphologies Fully Quantified in Advanced Disk Superalloys
High-Temperature Compressor Material Development
Method Developed for the High-Temperature Nondestructive Evaluation of Fiber-Reinforced Silicon Carbide Ceramic Matrix Composites
Interfacial Thickness Guidelines for SiCFiber/SiCMatrix Composites
Stable Boron Nitride Interphases for Ceramic Matrix Composites
Cyclic Fiber Push-In Test Monitors Evolution of Interfacial Behavior in Ceramic Matrix Composites
Tribometer for Lubrication Studies in Vacuum
Computational Chemistry and Lubrication
"Green" High-Temperature Polymers
Low-Cost Manufacturing of High-Temperature Polymer Composites
Residual Stresses Modeled in Thermal Barrier Coatings
Oxidation of Boron Nitride in Composites
Carbon-13 Labeling Used to Probe Cure and Degradation Reactions of High-Temperature Polymers
Thermal High- and Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Thick Thermal Barrier Coating Systems

Power and On-Board Propulsion Technology
Wheel Abrasion Experiment Conducted on Mars
Results From Mars Show Electrostatic Charging of the Mars Pathfinder Sojourner Rover
Measuring Dust on Mars
Lightweight Nickel Electrode Development Program
Systems Analysis in Support of the NASA Fuel Cell Upgrade Program for the Space Shuttle Orbiter
Bipolar Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery Being Developed
Electrolysis Propulsion Provides High-Performance, Inexpensive, Clean Spacecraft Propulsion
"Green" Monopropellant Developed for Spacecraft
Power Management and Distribution System Developed for Thermionic Power Converters
Advanced Electric Distribution, Switching, and Conversion Technology for Power Control
Soft X-Ray Exposure Testing of FEP Teflon for the Hubble Space Telescope
Evaluation of Low-Earth-Orbit Environmental Effects on International Space Station Thermal Control Materials
Integrated Solar Upper Stage Technical Support
High-Voltage 1-kW dc/dc Converter Developed for Low-Temperature Operation
Atomic Oxygen Cleaning Shown to Remove Organic Contaminants at Atmospheric Pressure
Refractive Secondary Solar Concentrator Being Designed and Developed
Aerospace Power Systems Design and Analysis (APSDA) Tool

Instrumentation and Controls
Drag Force Anemometer Used in Supersonic Flow
Attachment of Free Filament Thermocouples for Temperature Measurements on Ceramic Matrix Composites
Silicon Carbide Mixers Demonstrated to Improve the Interference Immunity of Radio-Based Aircraft Avionics
Silicon Carbide Junction Field Effect Transistor Digital Logic Gates Demonstrated at 600 °C
Chemical Mechanical Polishing of Silicon Carbide
Model-Trained Neural Networks and Electronic Holography Demonstrated to Detect Damage in Blades
Particle Imaging Velocimetry Used in a Transonic Compressor Facility
Jet Injection Used to Control Rotating Stall in a High-Speed Compressor
Distortion Tolerant Control Demonstrated in Flight
Active Pattern Factor Control for Gas Turbine Engines
Real-Time Sensor Validation System Developed

Communications Technology
Asynchronous Transfer Mode Quality-of-Service Testing
Satellite-Terrestrial Network Interoperability
High-Temperature Superconducting/Ferroelectric, Tunable, Thin-Film Microwave Components
Reflectarray Demonstrated to Transform Spherical Waves Into Plane Waves

Turbomachinery and Propulsion Systems
Wave Rotor Research and Technology Development
Low-Pressure Turbine Flow Physics Program
LSPRAY: Lagrangian Spray Solver for Applications With Parallel Computing and Unstructured Gas-Phase Flow Solvers
EUPDF: Eulerian Monte Carlo Probability Density Function Solver for Applications With Parallel Computing, Unstructured Grids, and Sprays
Three-Dimensional Measurements of Fuel Distribution in High-Pressure, High-Temperature, Next-Generation Aviation Gas Turbine Combustors
Mixing of Multiple Jets With a Confined Subsonic Crossflow
Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig
Time-Resolved Optical Measurements of Fuel-Air Mixedness in Windowless High Speed Research Combustors
Advanced Fuels Can Reduce the Cost of Getting Into Space
Metallized Gelled Propellants: Heat Transfer of a Rocket Engine Fueled by Oxygen/RP-1/Aluminum Was Measured by a Calorimeter
F100 Engine Emissions Tested in NASA Lewis' Propulsion System Laboratory
Microblowing Technique Demonstrated to Reduce Skin Friction
Effect of Installation of Mixer/Ejector Nozzles on the Core Flow Exhaust of High-Bypass-Ratio Turbofan Engines
Forebody/Inlet of Joint Strike Fighter Tested at Low Speeds
Lift Fan Nozzle for Joint Strike Fighter Tested in NASA Lewis' Powered Lift Rig
New Nozzle Test Rig Developed
Resonance of Twin Jet Plumes Studied
Design Concepts Studied for the Hydrogen On-Orbit Storage and Supply Experiment
Vented Tank Resupply Experiment Demonstrated Vane Propellant Management Device for Fluid Transfer
Recent Advancements in Propellant Densification
Parametric Study Conducted of Rocket-Based, Combined-Cycle Nozzles

Structures and Acoustics
Design Process for High Speed Civil Transport Aircraft Improved by Neural Network and Regression Methods
Thermal Effects Modeling Developed for Smart Structures
Procedure Developed for Ballistic Impact Testing of Composite Fan Containment Concepts
Mechanical Characterization of the Thermomechanical Matrix Residual Stresses Incurred During MMC Processing
Test Standard Developed for Determining the Slow Crack Growth of Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperature
Accelerated Testing Methodology Developed for Determining the Slow Crack Growth of Advanced Ceramics
Constitutive Theory Developed for Monolithics Ceramic Materials
Noncontact Determination of Antisymmetric Plate Wave Velocity in Ceramic Matrix Composites
Experimental Techniques Verified for Determining Yield and Flow Surfaces
Cares/ Life Ceramics Durability Evaluation Software Used for Mars Microprobe Aeroshell
Continuum Damage Mechanics Used to Predict the Creep Life of Monolithic Ceramics
Single-Transducer, Ultrasonic Imaging Method for High-Temperature Structural Materials Eliminates the Effect of Thickness Variation in the Image
Neural Network Control of a Magnetically Suspended Rotor System
Feasibility of Using Neural Network Models to Accelerate the Testing of Mechanical Systems
Magnetic Suspension for Dynamic Spin Rig
High-Temperature Magnetic Bearings Being Developed for Gas Turbine Engines
Integrated Fiber-Optic Light Probe: Measurement of Static Deflections in Rotating Turbomachinery
Damping Experiment of Spinning Composite Plates With Embedded Viscoelastic Material
Lewis-Developed Seal Is a Key Technology for High-Performance Engines


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