Military ports.

Cover title.

Proceedings of the 1980 Army Science Conference : United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 17-20 June 1980.

Mode of access: Internet.

A Little journey to the home of the Engineering Division, Army Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Cover title.

Army Management Engineering College : preparing for the future training, research and consulting.

Mode of access: Internet.

Direct support and general support maintenance repair parts and special tools lists (including depot maintenance repair parts and special tools) for radio set AN/GRC-144 (NSN 5820-00-926-7356) (Frequency Engineering Laboratories).

"December 1978."

Organizational and direct support maintenance repair parts and special tools lists : tank and pump unit, liquid dispensing, for truck mounting (United Manufacturing and Engineering Corp. model style 1), NSN 4930-00-542-2800 (model 2519) ... Altech Inc. model 4000), NSN 4930-00-926-3581.

"15 May 1980."

Operator's, organizational, and direct support maintenance manual: tank and pump unit, liquid dispensing, for truck mounting (United Manufacturing and Engineering Corp. model style 1), NSN 4930-00-542-2800 (model 2519) ... (Altech Inc. model 4000), NSN 4930-00-926-3581.

"31 July 1980."

Engineering series for aircraft repair : aerospace metals - general data and usage factors.

"22 November 1967."

Army aviation maintenance engineering manual [microform] : weight and balance.

"29 August 1986."

Aquatic Faunal Survey of Camp Roberts Military Reservation and Camp San Luis Obispo National Guard Reservation, California with Emphasis on Rare Species

Final Report

Conversion of a Micro, Glow-Ignition, Two-Stroke Engine from Nitromethane-Methanol Blend Fuel to Military Jet Propellant (JP-8)

The goal of the thesis "Conversion of a Micro, Glow-Ignition, Two-Stroke Engine from Nitromethane-Methanol Blend Fuel to Military Jet Propellant (JP-8)" was to demonstrate the ability to operate a small engine on JP-8 and was completed in two phases. The first phase included choosing, developing a test stand for, and baseline testing a nitromethane-methanol-fueled engine. The chosen engine was an 11.5 cc, glow-ignition, two-stroke engine designed for remote-controlled helicopters. A micro engine test stand was developed to load and motor the engine. Instrumentation specific to the low flow rates and high speeds of the micro engine was developed and used to document engine behavior. The second phase included converting the engine to operate on JP-8, completing JP-8-fueled steady-state testing, and comparing the performance of the JP-8-fueled engine to the nitromethane-methanol-fueled engine. The conversion was accomplished through a novel crankcase heating method; by heating the crankcase for an extended period of time, a flammable fuel-air mixture was generated in the crankcase scavenged engine, which greatly improved starting times. To aid in starting and steady-state operation, yttrium-zirconia impregnated resin (i.e. ceramic coating) was applied to the combustion surfaces. This also improved the starting times of the JP-8-fueled engine and ultimately allowed for a 34-second starting time. Finally, the steady-state data from both the nitromethane-methanol and JP-8-fueled micro engine were compared. The JP-8-fueled engine showed signs of increased engine friction while having higher indicated fuel conversion efficiency and a higher overall system efficiency. The minimal ability of JP-8 to cool the engine via evaporative effects, however, created the necessity of increased cooling air flow. The conclusion reached was that JP-8-fueled micro engines could be viable in application, but not without additional research being conducted on combustion phenomenon and cooling requirements.

MILITARY VEHICLE OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL

It is remarkable that there are no deployed military hybrid vehicles since battlefield fuel is approximately 100 times the cost of civilian fuel. In the commercial marketplace, where fuel prices are much lower, electric hybrid vehicles have become increasingly common due to their increased fuel efficiency and the associated operating cost benefit. An absence of military hybrid vehicles is not due to a lack of investment in research and development, but rather because applying hybrid vehicle architectures to a military application has unique challenges. These challenges include inconsistent duty cycles for propulsion requirements and the absence of methods to look at vehicle energy in a holistic sense. This dissertation provides a remedy to these challenges by presenting a method to quantify the benefits of a military hybrid vehicle by regarding that vehicle as a microgrid. This innovative concept allowed for the creation of an expandable multiple input numerical optimization method that was implemented for both real-time control and system design optimization. An example of each of these implementations was presented. Optimization in the loop using this new method was compared to a traditional closed loop control system and proved to be more fuel efficient. System design optimization using this method successfully illustrated battery size optimization by iterating through various electric duty cycles. By utilizing this new multiple input numerical optimization method, a holistic view of duty cycle synthesis, vehicle energy use, and vehicle design optimization can be achieved.