9780160856419 - Revolutionary Atmosphere: the Story of the Altitude Wind Tunnel and the Space Power Chambers (nasa Sp-2010-4319) (16 results)
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Published by Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 2010
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Revolutionary Atmosphere: The Story of the Altitude Wind Tunnel and the Space Power Chambers
Arrighi, Robert S.) Administration, National Aeronautics and Space
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Published by National Aeronautics and Space, Washingtion, D.C, 2010
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Revolutionary Atmosphere: The Story of the Altitude Wind Tunnel and the Space Power Chambers
Arrighi, Robert S.) Administration, National Aeronautics and Space
Language: English
Published by National Aeronautics and Space, Washingtion, D.C, 2010
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. HIGHLY TECHNICAL INSIGHT INTO THR ALTITUDE WIND TUNNEL AND THE SPACE POWER CHAMBERS. None.
Language: English
Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Division, Washington, DC, 2010
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xviii, 392, [4] pages. Monographs in Aerospace History. Illustrations. Bibliographic Essay. Interview List. List of Images. Index. Robert S. Arrighi is an archivist and historian at NASA's Gl…enn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He has worked on numerous textual and audiovisual collections, many of which have been central for his histories of several historic test facilities at the Center. He is the coauthor of NASA's Nuclear Frontier (2004) and author of Revolutionary Atmosphere: History of the Altitude Wind Tunnel and Space Chambers (2010), Pursuit of Power: NASA Glenn's Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2 (2012), and other works. He has also curated complementary websites and interactives. His Altitude Wind Tunnel Interactive CD-ROM won SHFG's Powell Award in 2009. When constructed in the early 1940s, the Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) was the nation s only wind tunnel capable of studying full-scale engines under realistic flight conditions. It played a significant role in the development of the first U.S. jet engines as well as technologies such as the afterburner and variable-area nozzle. In the late 1950s, the tunnel's interior components were removed so that hardware for Project Mercury could be tested in altitude conditions. In 1961, a portion of the tunnel was converted into one of the country s first large vacuum tanks and renamed the Space Power Chambers (SPC). SPC was used extensively throughout the 1960s for the Centaur rocket program.
Language: English
Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Communications, NASA History Division, Washington DC, 2010
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition, First Printing. xviii, 392, [4] pages. Inscribed on the second free endpaper by the author. Inscription reads: For Dr. Dede Ordin, Robert Arrighi. [The recipient was possibly Dr. Diana "Dede" Ordin who was a Quality Improvement Director.] Book incl…udes Preface, Acknowledgments, Bibliographic Essay, Interview List, Website and CD-ROM, the NASA History Series, List of Images, and Index. Chapters include Premonition; Building a New Type of Tunnel; Dual Wartime Mission; Age of the Axial Flow; Will to Power; A Period of Transition; Space is the Place: Project Mercury; Metamorphosis: Wind Tunnel to Vacuum Chamber; Space Power Chambers Join the Fray; Ad Astra Per Aspera: The Centaur/Surveyor Missions; Alter Destiny: Centaur's Big Payloads; Where the Wave Finally Broke; Death Knell: The Final Days of the Altitude Wind Tunnel/Space. Robert S. Arrighi is an archivist and historian at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He has worked on numerous textual and audiovisual collections, many of which have been central for his histories of several historic test facilities at the Center. He is the coauthor of NASA's Nuclear Frontier (2004) and author of Revolutionary Atmosphere: History of the Altitude Wind Tunnel and Space Chambers (2010), Pursuit of Power: NASA Glenn's Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2 (2012), and other works. He has also curated complementary websites and interactives. His Altitude Wind Tunnel Interactive CD-ROM won SHFG's Powell Award in 2009. This scholarly look at the Altitude Wind Tunnel covers the transformations the wind tunnel made in its long history from a wind tunnel doing full-scale testing for wartime applications, to a vacuum chamber supporting the Vision for Space Exploration, and even a brief period as home to Mercury astronaut training. The book also addresses the attempts to resurrect the facility and its eventual decommissioning and demolition. The Altitude Wind Tunnel's (AWT) steel shell loomed, almost threateningly, over the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center's main campus in Cleveland, Ohio, for over 60 years. The facility had been inactive since 1975, but the hulking tunnel sat in a conspicuous location between the visitors' center and the Icing Research Tunnel and was seen daily by hundreds, if not thousands, of people. The tunnel slowly ebbed from NASA Glenn's collective consciousness. Inside the steel shell, significant contributions had been made in the advancement of the jet engine and the high-profile Project Mercury and Centaur Program. Yet, the AWT had remained a mystery to most current employees and the public. Not only did the rusting giant have an obscure past, few even knew its name. This book has been created to resurrect the esteemed reputation of this once-vital and historically significant facility. A massive, but little known, facility in Cleveland, Ohio, played a vital role in the U.S. development of jets, in the training of NASA's first astronauts, and in making NASA's first missions beyond earth orbit possible. Probes that sent back the first closeup views of the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus wee launched by rockets perfected in the facility. This book tells the story of this obscure giant. The Altitude Wind Tunnel was the first wind tunnel that could study aircraft engines under realistic flight condition, and it was enormous. The tunnel could not only simulate the high speeds of jet aircraft, like other wind tunnels, but could simulate the pressures and temperatures of higher elevation flight. The AWT's unrivaled capability to test full-scale engines in simulated altitude conditions advanced the development of the jet engine considerably during its formative period in the 1940s and in its maturity in the 1950s. The AWT was the nation's first wind tunnel built specifically to study the operation of engines. Its ability to consistently re-create flight conditions allowed researchers to systematically study engine behavior and perfect inno.
