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Wireless Tamper Detection Sensor and Sensing System
NASA's Langley Research Center researchers have developed a wireless, connection-free inductor capacitor sensor system that can be placed on or embedded in materials and structures to monitor...
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Mahle Tests for 'Mega Knock' in Downsized Boosted Engines
Low Speed Pre Ignition (LSPI) is an abnormal combustion event with the potential to cause catastrophic damage to pistons and related components in downsized engines.
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Cummins Transitions from Diesel Engine to 'Power Technology' Company
When Tom Linebarger became chairman and CEO of Cummins Inc. in 2012, the company was still very focused on its core diesel engine technologies. However, the commercial and...
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Lock-In Imaging System for Detecting Disturbances in Fluid
NASA's Langley Research Center has developed an aircraft-based turbulence and vortex detection system. Turbulence and vortices in the front-flight path are very dangerous for airplanes....
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Protecting Additive Manufacturing’s Digital Thread
According to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) data, counterfeit aircraft components have contributed to almost two dozen crashes since 2010. A review of the FAA records from...
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Bizjets Hope to Get a Lift from New Technology
The downturn in the business jet market has been a long while returning to a more optimistic outlook. The expected bounce-back is not here yet, and sales are still struggling, especially in the...
Application Briefs Defense
Towed Airborne Plume Simulator
Arnold Engineering Development Complex Arnold Air Force Base, TN 931-454-5655For more info click here A team of engineers at AEDC are supporting the continued development and testing of the Towed Airborne Plume...
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Hull Vibration Monitoring System
Brüel & KjærNærum, Denmark+45 7741 2000For more info click here BAE Systems has awarded Brüel & Kjær a Design Development Agreement to deliver a Hull Vibration Monitoring System (HVME) for the UK...
Application Briefs Defense
3D Printed Primary Flight Control Component
Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SASToulouse, France+49 8381 46 4403For more info click here Airbus recently successfully flew Liebherr-Aerospace's 3D printed spoiler actuator valve block on a...
Application Briefs Aerospace
F-16 Upgrades
Lockheed MartinBethesda, MD817-777-6148For more info click here The U.S. Air Force recently authorized extending the service life of the Lockheed Martin F-16's designed service life to 12,000 Equivalent Flight Hours — far beyond...
Application Briefs Aerospace
NeXtRAD SDR Interface
Pentek, Inc.Upper Saddle River, NJ201-818-5900For more info click here NeXtRAD is a dual-band, dual-polarization, multistatic radar system under development at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in collaboration with...
Articles Aerospace
Using System Simulation to Manage Increasing Thermal Loads on Aircraft Fuel Systems
Today’s modern military fighter jets are like “a flying thermos bottle” according to Steve Iden, AFRL Invent Program Manager [1]. Many engineers have been...
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Ensuring the Compliance of Avionics Software with DO-178C
Given the needs to meet the most stringent requirements for reliability, safety, and security resulting in lengthy software development schedules, aerospace and defense projects have...
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Microwave Photonic Notch Filter
Interference mitigation is crucial in modern radio frequency (RF) communications systems with dynamically changing operating frequencies, such as cognitive radios, modern military radar, and electronic warfare...
Briefs Defense
Measuring Propellant Stress Relaxation Modulus Using Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer
Structural analysis of solid rocket motors is challenging for several reasons, but the most important of these is the complex behavior of the propellant. The...
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Combustion Characteristics of Hydrocarbon Droplets Induced by Photoignition of Aluminum Nanoparticles
In the study of combustion characteristics of liquid rocket fuels, it is customary to either study the combustion of liquid fuel droplets or...
Briefs Aerospace
Vapor Pressure Data and Analysis for Selected Organophosphorous Compounds: DIBMP, DCMP, IMMP, IMPA, EMPA, and MPFA
Knowledge of the physical properties of materials is critical for understanding their behavior in the environment as well as in...
Briefs Aerospace
Coupling of Coastal Wave Transformation and Computational Fluid Dynamics Models for Seakeeping Analysis
This research focused on depth-integrated modeling of coastal wave and surf-zone processes in support of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of ship motions. There were two components of the project. The first was the development of a...
Briefs Defense
Assessment of Non-Traditional Isotopic Ratios by Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Nuclear Activities
The objective of this work is to identify isotopic ratios suitable for analysis via mass spectrometry that distinguish between commercial...
Articles Aerospace
The Rapid Rise of Beryllium-Aluminum Alloys in Aerospace
Enhanced performance operating envelopes for aerospace platforms continue to challenge industry limits. Aerospace platform operators demand extreme performance in harsh environments from...
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Rugged Data Recorders DTS’ (Seal Beach, CA) ultra-small SLICE MICRO and NANO data recorders are rugged and designed to embed directly in the test article – even small drones. The NANO has a footprint of just 26 × 31 mm....
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Aeroacoustic Simulation Delivers Breakthroughs in Aircraft Noise Reduction
Aircraft manufacturers face increasingly stringent standards for reducing community noise. Conventional aircraft development methods based on engineering experience,...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Axial Piston Pumps
Hawe Hydraulics plans to show a variety of axial piston pumps at ConExpo/IFPE 2014, including the new V60N-130 pump type that is a member of the well-established V60N series. The company claims that the V60N-130 pump, in...
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Tata Advanced Systems Delivers First CH-47F Chinook Crown, Tailcone for India to Boeing
Aerospace company and manufacturer Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons focused on providing...
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Wärtsilä Virtualizes Marine Engine Design and Testing
The costs of building and running prototype engines are high, but they’re extremely daunting when each cylinder of a marine engine provides more than 1000 kW (1340 hp). That’s...
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SAE Granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations
After a nearly 18-month process to gain Special Consultative Status with the United Nations (UN) as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), SAE International was formally...
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