Speed-Controllable Drop Tower for Low Gravity Experiments.

Science Support for Space-based Droplet Combustion: Drop Tower Experiments and Detailed Numerical Modeling+

This program supports the engineering design, data analysis, and data interpretation requirements for the study of initially single component, spherically symmetric, isolated droplet combustion studies. Experimental emphasis is on the study of simple alcohols (methanol, ethanol) and alkanes (n-heptane, n-decane) as fuels with time dependent measurements of drop size, flame-stand-off, liquid-pha...

Low-cost Flexible Speed Control Experiments

A set of experiments on speed control realised with LEGO elements is presented. Despite their simplicity and low cost, the setups allow to address several interesting control problems. To witness this statement, part of the activity for the course titled ‘Engineering and Technology of Control Systems’ is described. The characteristics of the proposed experiments make them very suitable both for...

Gravity for Warp Speed

Einstein's flawed understanding of gravity has misled modern physics down the wrong path, while his contemporaries held the correct understanding. This paper reviews the concept of gravity in light of Vedic Nuclear Physics, and the understanding of gravity proposed by H. A. Wilson, Harold Puthoff, Alcubierre, Davis, Robert Dicke, Hoyle-Narlikar theory and others. Finally, this paper explains th...

Modified Drop Tower Impact Tests for American Football Helmets.

A modified National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) test method for American football helmet drop impact test standards is presented that would provide better assessment of a helmet's on-field impact performance by including a faceguard on the helmet. In this study, a merger of faceguard and helmet test standards is proposed. The need for a more robust systemati...

Summary Review of the European Space Agency’s Low Gravity Experiments