Hybrid Buses: Costs and Benefits [PDF]
, 2007 Key Facts:In 2005, more than 60 percent of the 9.7 billion transit passenger trips in the United States were provided by buses, approximately 84 percent of which are powered by diesel combustion engines.Diesel exhaust contains ozone precursors, benzene ...
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Fluidic proportional thruster for SPARCS 4 [PDF]
Design, development, fabrication, and acceptance test results for two fluidic proportional thrusters for use in SPARCS
Honda, T. S., Keltz, W. L.
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Evaluation of Photodiode Arrays for Use in Rocket Plume Monitoring and Diagnostics [PDF]
, 1994 The spectroscopic analysis of plume emissions is a non-intrusive method which has been used to check for fatigue and possible damage throughout the pumps and other mechanisms in a rocket motor or engine.
Cole, Reagan +3 more
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Peregrine 100-km Sounding Rocket Project [PDF]
The Peregrine Sounding Rocket Program is a joint basic research program of NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Wallops, Stanford University, and the Space Propulsion Group, Inc. (SPG).
Zilliac, Gregory
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Project LOCOST: Laser or Chemical Hybrid Orbital Space Transport [PDF]
A potential mission in the late 1990s is the servicing of spacecraft assets located in GEO. The Geosynchronous Operations Support Center (GeoShack) will be supported by a space transfer vehicle based at the Space Station (SS).
Dixon, Alan +5 more
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Lightweight RepVGG-Based Cross-Modality Data Prediction Method for Solid Rocket Motors. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 Yang H, Zheng S, Wang X, Xu M, Li X.
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Final design report of a personnel launch system and a family of heavy lift launch vehicles [PDF]
The objective was to design both a Personnel Launch System (PLS) and a family of Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles (FHLLVs) that provide low cost and efficient operation in missions not suited for the Shuttle.
Burton, Lee +7 more
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A study of the application of microwave techniques to the measurement of solid propellant burning rates Final report [PDF]
Utilization of Doppler microwave interferometer for measuring solid propellant burning ...
Wood, H. L.
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Space transportation systems, launch systems, and propulsion for the Space Exploration Initiative: Results from Project Outreach [PDF]
A number of transportation and propulsion options for Mars exploration missions are analyzed. As part of Project Outreach, RAND received and evaluated 350 submissions in the launch vehicle, space transportation, and propulsion areas.
Augenstein, B. +4 more
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Модель гибридного ракетного двигателя. Вычисления, проект и испытания [PDF]
, 2009 На даний час і у майбутньому ракетні двигуни будуть найголовнішими засобами виводу на орбіту космічних транспортних апаратів. В даний час найважливішою вимогою при проектуванні двигуна ракети є зменшення її вартості і максимальне збільшення енерговіддачі.
Folusiak, M. +5 more
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