1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910705481503321

Autore

Howard Samuel A.

Titolo

Jet engine bird ingestion simulations : comparison of rotating to non-rotating fan blades / / Samuel A. Howard [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cleveland, Ohio : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, , August 2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (12 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

NASA/TM ; ; 2013-217904

Soggetti

Jet engines

Bird-aircraft collisions

Centrifugal force

Commercial aircraft

Cost reduction

Engine tests

Ingestion (engines)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed June 4, 2014).

"August 2013."

"Prepared for the Turbo Expo 2013 sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) San Antonio, Texas, June 3-7, 2013."

"GT2013-95998."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 12).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910702974703321

Autore

Gilbert Patricia

Titolo

Coping with macular degeneration / / Patricia Gilbert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Sheldon Press Imprint, , 2006

ISBN

1-84839-306-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 101 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

617.7/35

Soggetti

Retinal degeneration

Documentary films.

Streaming videos.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

Macular Degeneration is a leading cause of failing sight in old people. The disease causes deterioration of the macula, the central area of the retina. This book explains what happens when the eye is affected by macular degeneration, the symptoms, aids and appliances. It also suggests organisations to contact.