Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

About: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a other organization based out in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Laser & Mach number. The organization has 5817 authors who have published 9157 publications receiving 292559 citations. The organization is also known as: Wright-Patterson AFB & FFO.

Decentralized nonlinear output-feedback stabilization with disturbance attenuation

Abstract: As a continuation of our recent work (1999), this paper addresses the problem of decentralized robust output-feedback stabilization with disturbance attenuation for large-scale systems with strong nonlinear interconnections. We focuses on a constructive solution to this decentralized control problem without requiring common matching and growth conditions appearing in the past literature. The decentralized output-feedback laws proposed achieve internal global asymptotic stability in the sense of Lyapunov and external stability in the sense of Sontag (1995, 1998).

Analyses of Pressure Oscillations in an Open Cavity

Abstract: Open cavities an aircraft exposed to high-speed flow, such as weapon bays, can give rise to intense selfinduced pressure oscillations. The amplitude of these oscillations, under certain flight conditions, can cause structural damage. Substantial experimental and analytical efforts have investigated these pressure fluctuations, resulting in some understanding of the complex interaction of the external shear layer and cavity acoustical disturbances. However, no numerical computations have been obtained for the complete governing fluid mechanical equations. The purpose of this study is to obtain numerical solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations for an open cavity in order to provide a new tool for the analysis of this phenomenon. '

The Association of Ambient Air Pollution and Physical Inactivity in the United States

Abstract: Background Physical inactivity, ambient air pollution and obesity are modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases, with the first accounting for 10% of premature deaths worldwide. Although community level interventions may target each simultaneously, research on the relationship between these risk factors is lacking.

Two-temperature nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulation of thermal transport across metal-nonmetal interfaces

Abstract: We have used a two-temperature nonequilibrium molecular dynamics method for predicting interfacial thermal resistance across metal-nonmetal interfaces. This method is an extension of the conventional nonequilibrium molecular dynamics for the dielectric-dielectric interface, where a temperature bias is imposed and the heat current is derived. We have included the electron degree of freedom for the interfacial thermal transport problem by treating the electron-phonon coupling with the two-temperature model. The method is demonstrated on two model systems, that is, silicon-copper interface and carbon-nanotube--copper interface. Temperature nonequilibrium between electrons and phonons in the metal side is quantitatively predicted, and a temperature drop across the interface is observed. The results agree with experimental data better than those obtained from conventional nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations where only phonons are considered. Our approach is capable of taking into account both the electron and lattice degrees of freedom in a single molecular dynamics simulation and is a generally useful tool for modeling interfacial thermal transport across metal-nonmetal interfaces.