Phase 4c: Technical Advice in Support of the WES Centrifuge Research Center

Abstract

The development of the WES Centrifuge Research Center was a response to a request for novel research facilities to support the Army Corps of Engineers and its work programmes. The new Army centrifuge, which was inaugurated on 20 November 1997, is the most powerful beam centrifuge currently operating in the world and is unique in its range of capabilities. This report describes the physics of centrifuge modeling and explains the basis by which these capabilities may be derived. There are an infinite number of ways of describing the capabilities of a research centrifuge in terms of the equivalent prototype or field condition, or in terms of its mechanical design. A fundamental appreciation of the physics of a centrifuge as well as an understanding of the behavior of materials under high stress is necessary for the safe and effective use of such a facility to generate world class research results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA360830

Entities

People

  • Andrew N. Schofield
  • R. S. Steedman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Centrifugal Force
  • Centrifuges
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coriolis Effect
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Field Conditions
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Payload
  • Physics
  • Quality Control
  • Research Facilities
  • Space Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.