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.
Temas:
National Research Council of Canada. > Division of Mechanical Engineering > History.
Mechanical engineering laboratories > Ontario > Ottawa > History.
Mechanical engineering > Ontario > Ottawa > Research > History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • (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
  • (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
  • (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
  • (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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