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A combustion environment can be described by a characteristic fuel-to-air ratio normalized by the stoichiometric fuel-to-air ratio, otherwise defined as an equivalence ratio, _. The equivalence ratio is used extensively in a wide range of combustion fields from fundamental flame studies, to full-scale fire testing, to power plant operations. There have been basically two methods for calculating ...

During the last two decades, software to support the manufacturing lifecycle has become pervasive. Sophisticated off the shelf packages are available for most standard manufacturing activities such as MRP, inventory control and dynamic scheduling. Unfortunately, most of this software has been developed in isolation by independent vendors and does not interoperate well with other independently de ...

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The coming information superhighway sets the stage for how we will work and play in the next millennium; building upon the Internet along with powerful new Internet tools such as the World Wide Web. By every measure, the Internet and the Web are experiencing exponential growth. The amount and variety of data on the Net makes it increasingly difficult to find specific information of interest - fo ...

The feasiblity of developing a PC based, pulsed ultrasonic test system for the economical and reliable testing of aluminum cylinders for sustained load cracking is addressed. A system consisting of a host PC, ultrasonic pulser/receiver and data acquisition hardware, control and analysis software, and transducer fixture for accurate positioning is proposed. In addition to the system development, ...

This proposal will emphasize outfitting a virtual classroom and creating a skills (CNC) oriented training program. The virtual classroom will involve contextual learning using a realistic simulation of the manufacturing environment. The simulation will have all of the characteristics of a machine shop, but will allow the learner to explore and experiment ("discover") in ways that would not be pr ...

Soaking and co-crystallization experiments for studying the binding of potential drugs with proteins of known structure are a significant research function of crystallographic labs in pharmaceutical companies. Such experiments have two overriding characteristics: (a) the experiments are repetitive, and therefore become routine, and (b) numerous experiments are performed to acquire the desired in ...

Recent catastrophic failures of Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) aluminum gas cylinders and similar air tanks have generated the need for a highly reliable, low cost inspection method to insure the integrity of these tanks. The failures of these tanks have been the result of crack formation in the neck and shoulder area. The cracks originate from the interior wall and can re ...

The purpose of this Phase I proposal is to investigate the feasibility of developing a comprehensive Failure Engineering and Analysis Toolkit (FEAT) that can be seamlessly integrated with a variety of data tools over ODBC/SQL. The research will focus on mechanical parts failure data and analysis for both the production and design stages of a product's life cycle. Elements of FEAT will include a ...

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