‘A Considerable Effect’: Winston Churchill and Wilfrid S. Blunt’s Legacy

2019 ◽  
pp. 125-146
Author(s):  
Warren Dockter
2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (10A) ◽  
pp. 1481-1488
Author(s):  
Tariq M. Hammza ◽  
Ehab N. Abas ◽  
Nassear R. Hmoad

The values of Many parameters which involve in the design of fluid film journal bearings mainly depend on the bearing applied load when using the conventional design method to design the journal bearings, in this study, as well as applied bearing load, the dynamic response and critical speed have been used to calculate the dimensions of journal bearings. In the field of rotating machine, especially a heavy-duty rotating machines, the critical speed and response are the main parameters that specify bearing dimensions. The bearing aspect ratio (bearing length to bore diameter) and bearing clearance have been determined based on rotor maximum critical speed and minimum response displacement. The analytical solution of rotor Eq. of motion was verified by numerical solution via using ANSYS Mechanical APDL 18.0 and by comparing the numerical solution with the preceding study. The final study results clearly showed that the bearing aspect ratio has little effect on the critical speed, but it has a high effect on the dynamic response also the bearing clearance has little effect on the critical speed and considerable effect on the dynamic response. The study showed that the more accurate values of bearing aspect ratio to make the response of rotor as low as possible are about 0.65 - 1 and bearing percent clearance is about 0.15 - 0.2 for different rotor dimensions.


1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 397-402
Author(s):  
Yasuhiko Wada ◽  
Hiroyuki Miura ◽  
Rituo Tada ◽  
Yasuo Kodaka

We examined the possibility of improved runoff control in a porous asphalt pavement by installing beneath it an infiltration pipe with a numerical simulation model that can simulate rainfall infiltration and runoff at the porous asphalt pavement. From the results of simulations about runoff and infiltration at the porous asphalt pavement, it became clear that putting a pipe under the porous asphalt pavement had considerable effect, especially during the latter part of the rainfall.


1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (8) ◽  
pp. 1862-1872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Kuchař ◽  
Eva Maturová ◽  
Bohumila Brunová ◽  
Jaroslava Grimová ◽  
Hana Tomková ◽  
...  

The antiinflammatory effect of a series of aryloxoalkanoic acids II and of their biphenyl derivatives III was examined by measuring the inhibition of the development of carageenan- and adjuvant-induced edemas. The quantitative relations between the antiinflammatory effect and physicochemical and structural parameters of the compounds tested were evaluated. The equations obtained by the method of regression analysis showed a significant linear dependence of both inhibitory activities on the lipophilicity of the compounds and a considerable effect of some structural changes as expressed by indicator variables. The antiinflammatory effect is especially enhanced in both tests by the presence of a cyclic substituent at the aromatic ring. The high antiinflammatory effect of biphenylyl derivatives III is paralleled by their prolonged action. The prolongation of the effect is most likely a result of a suitable biotransformation of acid III to an efficient metabolite. The structural requirements which resulted from both the regression analysis and from the hypothesis of biotransformation of acids III were utilized in the synthesis of suitably substituted biphenylyloxoalkanoic acids. By this approach derivatives IIIe-i were obtained some of which showed a high antiinflammatory and also protracted effect. 4-(2',4'-Difluorbiphenylyl)-4-oxo-2-methylbutanoic acid (VÚFB-16 066, Flobufen) was chosen for further preclinical development.


1992 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1419-1423
Author(s):  
Jindřich Weiss

New data on critical holdups of dispersed phase were measured at which the phase inversion took place. The systems studied differed in the ratio of phase viscosities and interfacial tension. A weak dependence was found of critical holdups on the impeller revolutions and on the material contactor; on the contrary, a considerable effect of viscosity was found out as far as the viscosity of continuous phase exceeded that of dispersed phase.


Author(s):  
Matthew S. Seligmann

As soon as he was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911, Winston Churchill sought to buttress his credentials as a social reformer by improving conditions for sailors in the Navy and widening the social composition of the officer corps. This chapter examines his efforts towards both of these ends. It shows how he fought against the Treasury and his Cabinet colleagues to offer sailors their first meaningful pay rise in decades. It similarly catalogues the many schemes he introduced to entice people from a wider range of backgrounds, including sailors from the lower deck, to become naval officers. As with enhanced naval pay, this required him to persevere against entrenched interests, but as this chapter will show, his achievements in this area were considerable.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6088
Author(s):  
Graeme Heyes ◽  
Paul Hooper ◽  
Fiona Raje ◽  
Ian Flindell ◽  
Delia Dimitriu ◽  
...  

Research suggests that non-acoustic factors can have a considerable effect on community attitudes and opinions towards aviation noise and that these can be influenced through processes of communication and engagement. This paper reviews literature from various fields to identify the key elements of effective practice, using them as a lens through which to assess case study noise management actions conducted at European airports. This analysis found that communication and engagement holds significant potential for noise management, but that this remains largely unfulfilled due to such methods being used as an ancillary management activity, rather than as a powerful tool to aid in the design and delivery of noise management actions. A series of recommendations and research priorities are proposed that could shape the future of noise management, including potential changes to European policy that more explicitly advocate for communication and engagement as a noise management tool in its own right.


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