Air Force Research Initiation Program 1986 Technical Report Volume 1
Abstract
Mini-grant research reports of the A.F. 1986 Research Initiation Program in vol. 1 include: Weather forecast evaluation by decomposition of the wind field into barotropic and baroclinic components; An EPR study of the role of catalysts in the thermal decomposition of nitroaromatic compounds; Stellar scintillometer based studies of optical turbulence; Impact of cognitive styles on decision making; Feasibility study and test application of uncertainty estimates to an atmospheric dispersion model with potential utility in AF operations; Design of multivariable optimal control systems; Visualization of hydrocarbon jet diffusion flames; Infrared fluorescence and photoacoustic measurements and NO (v=2) relaxation as a function of temperature; Heat and mass transfer in a dual-latent heat packed bed thermal storage system; Long-term potentiation in interneurons in the mammalian brain; Development of image processing algorithms for AFGL ultraviolet camera and other imaging systems; Relationship between stages of motor learning and kinesthetic sensitivity; Investigation of pulsed discharges in nitrogen for plasma processing; Modeling of failure mechanisms in ceramic composites under flexural loading; Sensitivity of mesoscale wind to variations in vegetation canopy parameters and surface properties; Effects of exercise and dobutamine on suspension hypokinesia/ hypodynamia deconditioning in rats; Computer communications using knowledge based systems; Droplet size distribution measurement in a single element liquid rocket injector.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA198820
Entities
People
- Rodney C. Darrah
Organizations
- Universal Energy Systems