High-speed testing

In the small-scale tests, water was jetted into the salt both from above and below the interface. Explosions were erratic with many tests simply producing water vapor which ejected the salt. In some tests, high-speed photography was employed and, at the highest framing speeds (13,000 fps), the explosion, if it occurred, took place within the time of a single frame, i.e., <77 ju,sec. No definitive conclusions were drawn except that, if an explosion did occur, it was very short in duration and rather destructive. 

Fig. 5.4 shows the evolution of the concentration of one reaction product with time. For this individual testing, high-speed systems can take a sample and analyse the product every 35 s the experimental error deviation being below 2%. The system allows the volume of the reactor to be changed. We currently use reactors of 2, 4 and 25 ml that are independently stirred at up to 1000 rpm. 

High Speed Movie and Tensile Testing. High speed force—elongation material properties were measured on a model 581 Plastechon high speed tester. Experimental details have been describd previously (10). Figure 1 shows a typical force-elongation trace obtained for this class of materials. 

Bley, W. 1981. Testing high-speed bipolar memories. Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp., Mountain View, CA, Nov. 

The system for microfocus high speed radiographic testing consists of ... 

The investigations show that the microfocus high speed radioscopy system is suitable for monitoring the hard particle transport during laser beam dispersing. It is possible to observe and analyse the processes inside the molten bath with the presented test equipment. As a consequence a basis for correlation with the results of a simulation is available. 

Examination of oven-aged samples has demonstrated that substantial degradation is limited to the outer surface (34), ie, the oxidation process is diffusion limited. Consistent with this conclusion is the observation that oxidation rates are dependent on sample thickness (32). Impact property measurements by high speed puncture tests have shown that the critical thickness of the degraded layer at which surface fracture changes from ductile to brittle is about 0.2 mm. Removal of the degraded layer restores ductiHty (34). Effects of embrittled surface thickness on impact have been studied using ABS coated with styrene—acrylonitrile copolymer (35). 

These two test methods and the octane numbers of the fuels measured are ultimately used to evaluate the performance of vehicles. The two methods provide usehil information about how fuels perform in cars. The RON corresponds to light load, low speed conditions, whereas the MON corresponds to heavier loads, and high speed severe driving conditions. 

Windows in airplanes, trains, and schools commonly use polycarbonate. Exotic appHcations include military use, for example in high speed aircraft canopies, where tests have shown polycarbonate to withstand impact with fowl at Mach 2. Polycarbonate is also used for security appHcations as laminates with glass or other materials. Polycarbonate offers unsurpassed projectile-stopping capabiHty, as the material softens upon impact with a bullet, absorbing the projectile s energy. 

Pulverit planetaiy mills are available from Geoscience Inc. Highspeed planetary-baU mills can be used to perform rapid tests to sinmlate ball milhng of materials [Vock, DECHEMA-Monogr, 69, HI-8 (1972)]. The size of high-speed mills will be much smaller than the size of same-capacity ball mills [Bradley, S. Afr Mech. Eng., 22, 129 (1972)]. 

Cleanliness Hardness Hydrostatic Tests Blade Shaker (Static) Rotor balance O Standard O High Speed Final Surface Inspection Crating inspection Spare Rotor Fit ... 

The measurement of mechanical properties is a major part of the domain of characterisation. The tensile test is the key procedure, and this in turn is linked with the various tests to measure fracture toughness... crudely speaking, the capacity to withstand the weakening effects of defects. Elaborate test procedures have been developed to examine resistance to high-speed impact of projectiles, a property of civil (birdstrike on aircraft) as well as military importance. Another kind of lest is needed to measure the elastic moduli in different directions of an anisotropic crystal this is, for instance, vital for the proper exploitation of quartz crystal slices in quartz watches. 

Propellers are the predominant propulsive devices driving ships, although water jets are now used in some high-speed ships. An experimental installation in a small ship of a magnetohydrodynamic propulsor has been tested, but it achieved rather low propulsive efficiency. Fish-like propulsion also has been examined for possible application to ships and underwater vehicles. 

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