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- NASA NTRS 2026 LaRC Technical Memorandum (TM)
Proof Test Screening as a Mitigation Against Stress Rupture Failure of Carbon Fiber Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs)
Proof testing of composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) is performed to screen vessels with low burst strength to mitigate the potential for failure at lower than operational pressures.
- NASA NTRS 2019 JSC Conference Paper
International Space Station Powered Bolt Nut Anomaly and Failure Analysis Summary
A key mechanism used in the on-orbit assembly of the International Space Station (ISS) pressurized elements is the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM).
- NASA NTRS 2019 GRC Technical Memorandum (TM)
A Review of Engine Seal Performance and Requirements for Current and Future Army Engine Platforms
Sand ingestion continues to impact combat ground and air vehicles in military operations in the Middle East. The T-700 engine used in Apache and Blackhawk helicopters has been subjected to increased overhauls due to sand…
- NASA NTRS 2019 KSC Other
NASA and ESA Collaboration on Hexavalent Chrome Alternatives - Pretreatments with Primers Screening Final Test Report
Hexavalent chromium (hex chrome or Cr(VI)) is a widely used element within applied coating systems because of its self-healing and corrosion-resistant properties.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Gas turbine rotor/case structural response to rotating stall: Experimental documentation and analytical approach
The forcing functions and structural responses characterizing gas turbine rotor/case system vibration due to rotating stall in an axial flow compressor are described.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Memorandum (TM)
Ferrographic and spectrographic analysis of oil sampled before and after failure of a jet engine
An experimental gas turbine engine was destroyed as a result of the combustion of its titanium components. Several engine oil samples (before and after the failure) were analyzed with a Ferrograph as well as plasma, atom…
- NASA NTRS 2018 GRC Other
Compressor Stall Recovery Through Tip Injection Assessed
Aerodynamic stability is a fundamental limit in the compressor design process. The development of robust techniques for increasing stability has several benefits: enabling higher loading and fewer blades, increasing safe…
- NASA NTRS 2018 GRC Other
Training Data Optimized and Conditioned to Learn Characteristic Patterns of Vibrating Blisks and Fan Blades
At the NASA Glenn Research Center, we have been training artificial neural networks to interpret the characteristic patterns (see the leftmost image) generated from electronic holograms of vibrating structures.