Past research has shown that automobile exhaust is composed
of a mixture of many different hydrocarbons and that some of these
hydrocarbons contribute more to the smog problem than others.
Natural gas has been proposed as an alternative to gasoline as a
motor fuel, and it was desired to confirm...
This thesis describes a Truck Performance Simulation Model developed
for use in a United States Department of Transportation university
research project entitled "The Energy, Economic and Environmental
Consequences of Increased Vehicle Size and Weight." The performance
of the truck is found by specifying its engine, driveline and tire
characteristics and...
Flat, laminar, premixed hydrocarbon-air flames were stabilized
on a porous-plate burner. In addition to temperature profiles,
concentration profiles were measured for methane, ethane, ethylene,
propane, acetylene, propylene, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and
oxides of nitrogen. Dead space thickness, luminous flame zone
thickness and hydrocarbon disappearance point responses were also
monitored....
The capabilities of the Tektronix Model J2C/7J20 Rapid Scanning
Spectrometer for the determination of molecular species resulting from
Otto cycle combustion were experimentally investigated after a literature
search of the subject area. Combustion of hydrogen-air, carbon monoxideair,
and gasoline-air mixtures in the combustion chamber of a Cooperative
Fuel Research engine...
The Middle and Upper Devonian Guilmette Formation was deposited within the inner shelf region of the Cordilleran miogeosyncline. Twelve distinct lithofacies are recognized in the Guilmette Formation
and represent deposition from various peritidal environments including quiet-water lagoons, organic buildups, a barrier bar/beach complex, and intertidal through supratidal flats. The relative...
A hydraulic power-take-off was designed and built for outboard
engines typical of those used on small boats and Pacific City-type
dories. An associated hydraulic system was developed for use on
these boats to provide power for fishing machinery. The power for
each system was provided by a hydraulic pump direct-drive...
Devonian carbonate rocks of the southern Hot Creek Range reflect a shift to the east of the carbonate shelf edge and a progressively deeper-water lithotope from late
Early Devonian to early Middle Devonian time. Lower Devonian mudstones of the McColley Canyon Formation were deposited on an open shelf, dolomitized, and...
The oldest strata present in the Swales Mountain area
are part of the Roberts Mountains allochthon. These include
the western-facies Ordovician Vinini Formation and unnamed
transitional-facies Devonian limestones. The Vinini Formation
comprises dark cherts and black to brown shales
deposited in a deep-water oceanic environment. The Devonian
limestones include numerous...