Research & information: general books

An analysis of tone noise propagation through a boundary layer and fuselage scattering effects was derived. This...  Read More >>

Thermal tests of Orbiter thermal protection system (TPS) tiles, which were coated with borosilicate glass slurries...  Read More >>

This guide describes the input data required for using ECAP2D (Euler Cascade Aeroelastic Program-Two Dimensional)....  Read More >>

Research was performed to develop a computer program that will: (1) simulate the meshing and bearing contact for...  Read More >>

We describe a recent NASA-sponsored pilot project intended to gauge the effectiveness of using formal methods in...  Read More >>

The primary objective of this work is to provide accurate numerical solutions for selected flow fields and to compare...  Read More >>

The Vehicle Space Transfer and Recovery (VSTAR) system is designed as a manned orbital transfer vehicle (MOTV) with...  Read More >>

Two flat 12 by 72 inch Rene 41 honeycomb sandwich panels were tested in a manner to produce combined thermal and...  Read More >>

A joint UTRC-University of Connecticut theoretical program was based on describing coupled soot formation and radiation...  Read More >>

This report treats several topics in applications of formal methods to avionics software development. Most of these...  Read More >>

An investigation conducted on the electrical interference induced by the operation of a hollow-cathode plasma contractor...  Read More >>

Several applications of low lift to drag ratio aerobrakes are investigated which use angle of attack variation for...  Read More >>

A flexible efficient computer code is being developed to simulate electrophoretic separation phenomena, in either...  Read More >>

A study was made to determine the potential speed improvements and other benefits resulting from the application...  Read More >>

The Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) was given the opportunity to make measurements during fire calibration...  Read More >>

The design philosophy that will guide the design of early lunar habitats will be based on a compromise between the...  Read More >>

ZIP2DL is a two-dimensional, elastic-plastic finte element program for stress analysis and crack growth simulations,...  Read More >>

Three planar, untwisted wings with the same elliptical chord distribution but with different curvatures of the quarter-chord...  Read More >>

Kanerva's sparse distributed memory (SDM) has now been implemented for at least six different computers, including...  Read More >>

As part of a propulsion/airframe integration program at Langley Research Center, tests were conducted in the Langley...  Read More >>

The simplified geometry for the analysis is an infinite, axis symmetric annulus with a specified solar flux at the...  Read More >>

The WALRUS is a wheeled articulating land rover that will provide Ames Research Center with a reliable, autonomous...  Read More >>

The potential of Hybrid Phase Stabilization (HPS), particularly for highly unstable aircraft, using a hypersonic...  Read More >>

In the uniqueness part of a geophysical inverse problem, the observer wants to predict all likely values of P unknown...  Read More >>

The effects of the atomic oxygen interactions upon optical coatings, thin metallized films, and advanced spacecraft...  Read More >>