The objective of the proposed phase i research program is toestablish the feasibility of operating in a dry dental field, using a self-cooled drill which does not require a water spray. specific aims are to show that a self-cooled drill can be designed to conform to the requirements of accepted… More

The goal of the proposed research is to examine the adaptability of an innovative capillary pumping approach to thermal conditioning systems for manned spacecraft. the approach involves the combining of an inverse capillary-pumped loop for removal of spacecraft-generated heat with a conventional… More

The goal of the proposed research is to examine the feasibility of improving aircraft gas turbine performance byusing heat pipe heat exchangers to accomplish multiple intercooling and reheat. the heat exchangers are incorporated into the compressor and turbine castings. this goal will be achieved… More

The objective of this project is the development of a comprehensive information resource on chemoprevention that may be applied to the identification of chemopreventive agents and to other research and development problems in chemopreventiothe development of chemopreventive agents is a… More

The need exists for aircraft propulsion engines which can operate efficiently at flight speeds above mach 3. an innovative hypersonic cruise engine is proposed, called the ramfan, which incorporates both a ramjet and a fan. project objectives are: to establish the current status of critical ramfan… More

An advanced endothermic fuel reactor (aer) is proposed which utilizes a unique heat pipe configuration to transfer heat from hot components of a hypersonic propulsion system to endothermic fuel. this innovative concept responds to the high mach combined cycle engine technologies topic in the area of… More

This project considers an innovative nonablative thermal protection system for the stagnation regions of reentry bodies. With this system, the size and shape of the stagnation regions remain fixed throughout the re-entry trajectory. Project objectives are: to establish design and performance… More

A key problem associated with aircraft turboshaft engines is the need to provide adequate cooling for the combustor liner. The general approach which has been taken toward this problem is to utilize a portion of incoming combustor air for film-cooling of the liner. This proposal deals with a… More