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Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports Volume 38 July 28, 2000

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other, The theoretical framework governing the development of this instrument using the Mueller-Stokes polarization matrices<br />

is discussed. Several ground-based experiments are performed to compare this system with the theoretical results. Results from<br />

this transverse electro-optical modulator-based birefringence-measurement system agree well with the theory. The instrument is<br />

also very stable <strong>and</strong> robust, making it suitable for the extreme acceleration environment to be encountered in a NASA Black Br<strong>and</strong>t<br />

sounding rocket.<br />

Author<br />

Birefringence; Microgravity Applications; Modulators; Measure <strong>and</strong> Integration<br />

<strong>2000</strong>0063505 Hampton Univ., School of Engineering <strong>and</strong> Technology, VA USA<br />

Advanced Methods for Acoustic <strong>and</strong> Thrust Benefits for Aircraft Engine Nozzles Final Report, 1 Jun. 1996 - 31 Dec. 1999<br />

Morgan, Morris H., III, Hampton Univ., USA; Gilinsky, Mikhail M., Hampton Univ., USA; March <strong>2000</strong>; 19p; In English; Original<br />

contains color illustrations<br />

Contract(s)/Grant(s): NAG1-1835; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy; A01, Microfiche<br />

The Fluid Mechanics <strong>and</strong> Acoustics Laboratory (FM&AL) was established At Hampton University in June of 1996. In addition,<br />

the FM&AL jointly conducted research with the Central AeroHydrodynamics Institute (TsAGI, Moscow) in Russia under<br />

a 2.5 year Civilian Research <strong>and</strong> Development Foundation (CRDF). The goals of the FM&AL programs are two fold: 1) to<br />

improve the working efficiency of the FM&AL team in generating new innovative ideas <strong>and</strong> in conducting research in the field<br />

of fluid dynamics <strong>and</strong> acoustics, basically for improvement of supersonic <strong>and</strong> subsonic aircraft engines, <strong>and</strong> 2) to attract promising<br />

minority students to this research <strong>and</strong> training <strong>and</strong>, in cooperation with other HU departments, to teach them basic knowledge in<br />

Aerodynamics, Gas Dynamics, <strong>and</strong> Theoretical <strong>and</strong> Experimental Methods in Aeroacoustics <strong>and</strong> Computational Fluid Dynamics<br />

(CFD). The research at the FM&AL supports reduction schemes associated with the emission of engine pollutants for commercial<br />

aircraft <strong>and</strong> concepts for reduction of observables for military aircraft. These research endeavors relate to the goals of the NASA<br />

Strategic Enterprise in Aeronautics concerning the development of environmentally acceptable aircraft. It is in this precise area,<br />

where the US aircraft industry, academia, <strong>and</strong> Government are in great need of trained professionals <strong>and</strong> which is a high priority<br />

goal of the Minority University Research <strong>and</strong> Education (MUREP) Program, that the HU FM&AL can make its most important<br />

contribution. This project already benefits NASA <strong>and</strong> HU because: First, the innovation, testing, <strong>and</strong> further development of new<br />

techniques for advanced propulsion systems are necessary for the successful attainment of the NASA Long Term Goals in Aeronautics<br />

<strong>and</strong> Space Transportation Technology (ASTT) including Global Civil Aviation, Revolutionary Technology Leaps, Access<br />

to Space, R&D Services, <strong>and</strong> the economic competitiveness of the US Aircraft Industry in the 2 1 st century. Secondly, the joint<br />

theoretical <strong>and</strong> experimental research <strong>and</strong> training by the GRC-HU Teams aids: using advanced methods <strong>and</strong> experience in <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />

Engineering for domestic industries <strong>and</strong> training of HU students for interesting innovative work in the numerical simulation<br />

field as well as engineering <strong>and</strong> experimental research. HU students use <strong>and</strong> modify existing numerical codes for the solution of<br />

actual applied problems of the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC)<br />

Derived from text<br />

Nozzle Efficiency; Engine Design; Aircraft Engines; Aeroacoustics; Gas Dynamics; Hydrodynamics; Thrust<br />

<strong>2000</strong>0064066 Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial, Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain<br />

Results of Measurements from Convective Heat Transfer Tests in a Plane Circular Cylinder Resultados de las Medidas<br />

en Ensayos de Transferencia de Calor Convectivo en un Cilindro Circular Liso<br />

Otero, M. Urdiales, Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial, Spain; October 1999; <strong>28</strong>p; In Spanish<br />

Report No.(s): INTA-AT/TNO/4410/023/INTA/00; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy; A01, Microfiche<br />

In this document is included the set of temperature measurements get during different wind tunnel tests, in order to achieve<br />

the heat transference coefficient. The test were made in a circular cylinder with a plane exterior surface<br />

Author<br />

Temperature Measurement; Convective Heat Transfer<br />

<strong>2000</strong>0064114 NASA Glenn Research Center, Clevel<strong>and</strong>, OH USA<br />

Investigation of Density Fluctuations in Supersonic Free Jets <strong>and</strong> Correlation with Generated Noise<br />

P<strong>and</strong>a, J., Modern Technologies Corp., USA; Seasholtz, R. G., NASA Glenn Research Center, USA; [<strong>2000</strong>]; 26p; In English; 6th;<br />

Aeroacoustics, 12-14 Jun. <strong>2000</strong>, Lahaina, HI, USA; Sponsored by American Inst. of Aeronautics <strong>and</strong> Astronautics, USA<br />

Report No.(s): AIAA Paper <strong>2000</strong>-2099; Copyright Waived; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy; A01, Microfiche<br />

The air density fluctuations in the plumes of fully-exp<strong>and</strong>ed, unheated free jets were investigated experimentally using a Rayleigh<br />

scattering based technique. The point measuring technique used a continuous wave laser, fiber-optic transmission <strong>and</strong> photon<br />

counting electronics. The radial <strong>and</strong> centerline profiles of time-averaged density <strong>and</strong> root-mean-square density fluctuation pro-<br />

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