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Mechanical Engineering at the National Research Council of Canada : 1929-1951

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Middleton, W. E. Knowles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2000.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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245 1 0 |a Mechanical Engineering at the National Research Council of Canada :   |b 1929-1951 
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500 |a ""(c) De-icing of Carburetor Induction Systems"" 
505 0 |a Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I. Before the War -- Chapter 1. Before the Laboratories -- Chapter 2. Directors Appointed -- Chapter 3. The Associate Committee on Aeronautical Research -- Chapter 4. Professional Appointments -- Chapter 5. The John Street Laboratories -- Chapter 6. Aviation in Canada in the 1930s -- Chapter 7. The Work of the Laboratories, 1929-39 -- (a) The Aerodynamics Laboratory -- (b) The Hydrodynamics Laboratory -- (c) Structures -- (d) The Engine Laboratory -- (e) General Mechanical Engineering 
505 0 |a (F) The Instrument Laboratory(g) The Workshops -- (h) The Fire-hazard Laboratory -- (i) The Aeronautical Museum -- Chapter 8. Life in the Laboratories Before the War -- Chapter 9. Expansion of the Laboratories -- Part II. Wartime -- Chapter 10. Introduction to Part II -- Chapter 11. Aerodynamics -- (a) Theoretical Work -- (b) Balancing of Aircraft Controls -- (c) Spinning of Aircraft -- (d) Study of Ground Looping -- (e) The Pterodactyl -- (f) Aircraft Skis -- (g) Wind-tunnel Tests of Service Aircraft 
505 0 |a (H) Investigation of New Aircraft Designs for Canadian Industry(i) Wind-tunnel Tests of Instruments for Aircraft and Meteorological Instruments -- (j) Bombs -- (k) Other Wind-tunnel Investigations -- (l) Flight Research -- (m) Miscellaneous -- Chapter 12. Hydrodynamics and Hydraulics -- (a) Towing Tests of Ship Models -- (b) Stability and Steering Tests -- (c) Tests of Towed Targets and Similar Devices -- (d) Towing Tests of Tracked Vehicles -- (e) Miscellaneous Tests -- (f) The Hydraulic Laboratory -- Chapter 13. The Engine Laboratory 
505 0 |a (A) Aircraft Engines and Components(b) Army Engines and Vehicles -- (c) Fuel and Fuel Consumption -- (d) Cold-weather Investigations -- (e) Lubrication -- (f) Research on Divisional Problems -- (g) The Hydrofoil Smoke-laying Craft -- (h) Miscellaneous Problems -- Chapter 14. The Gasoline and Oil Laboratory -- (a) Hydraulic Fluids -- (b) Lubricating Greases -- (c) Lubricating Oils -- (d) Fuels -- (e) Tests of Plastic Materials -- (f) Troubles with Petroleum Products -- (g) Tests Against Purchase Specifications -- Chapter 15. The Instrument Section 
505 0 |a (A) Aircraft Instruments(b) Materials and Components -- (c) Special Instruments and Controls -- (d) Consulting Service -- Chapter 16. The Structures Laboratory -- (a) The Wooden Aircraft Project -- (b) Strength of Structures -- (c) Vibration in Structures -- (d) Buckling of Curved Panels under Stress -- (e) The Tailless Aircraft Project -- (f) Artificial Limbs -- (g) Protection for Troop Carrier -- (h) Miscellaneous Work -- Chapter 17. Removal of Ice from Aircraft -- (a) Removal of Ice from Propellers -- (b) De-icing of Windscreens 
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