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The true impact of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can be considerabl accelaerated by adequate guidance to users for the correct and effective use of this rapidly deveoping and fairly intricate technology. The proposed project is designed to meet tis very challenge. The Phase I study will focus on the development of: (1)useable CFD rules, guidelines and checks for problem formulation, grid ...

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Carbon-Carbon components, initially developed for the aerospace industry, have experienced minimal commercialization over the past decade due to cost constraints. C-C composites are excellent candidates for a wide variety of components such as automotive clutches, brakes, and liners, due to its friction and heat transfer characteristics. Recently, within the past five (5) years, new C-C processing ...

The GAO has reported to Congress that the loss due to fraudulent health care activity amounted to an estimated $84 billion in 1992. The ability to detect fraud and abuse is critical to the reduction of health care costs. The claims processing system will soon undergo rapid change with the introduction of rapid payment transaction processing systems. The emphasis on rapid turn around combined with ...

The overall objective of this effort is to develop an innovative approach and defined process which will produce an ultra-miniature (small diameter) formless coil capable of withstanding a critical application environment. A key element of the process will be development of an adhesive specifically for the application, and a method to uniformly apply the adhesive during the critical winding proces ...

Although great strides have been taken to generate and render problem geometries using computer automated design packages, as well as advancements in the the development of computational electromagnetics codes to solve Maxwell's equations, the link between the two is still very weak. Practical geometries have complex geometric features, abrupt changes in electromagnetic constitutive parameters, an ...

An innovative method to improve both the optical and mechanical properties of polarization maintaining fiber is proposed. The method uses magnetic annealing to improve the extinction ratio, optical loss, bend insensitivity and the tensile strength. The phase I effort will demonstrate proof of the concept. In Phase 11, the process variables will be optimized to give the greatest increase in peforma ...

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The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the fabrication of ceramic core/composite skin structures using liquid infiltration techniques. The core will be porous alumina rods or tubes and the composite skin will be fabricated via infiltration with alumina sol of an aluminosilicate fabric wrapped around the core. Heating for drying and sintering will be accomplished using both conventional f ...