Sentences with phrase «scale test models»

Kim expects to consult with engineers building small - scale test models soon.

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The use of a prototype site — a scaled - down working model of the finished product — for pre-launch testing is always a good idea.

We combine artificial intelligence with automation to conduct experimental biology at scale — testing thousands of compounds on hundreds of cellular disease models in parallel.

In addition to the continued drill testing of the main Umwelt and Llama gold structures, drilling will test targets located within significant gold trends where geologic modeling and past work indicates the potential for large scale growth.

With the company's co-pack and private label manufacturing capabilities, the LiDestri business model also enables companies to scale up production if the test market results are successful.

In an hour the tests were substantially over; and, scaling the results from model size to boat size, allowing 28 % power loss for propeller inefficiency, 20 % more for drag from things like rudders and rough paint and 2 % more to make up for the slight downward slant of the propeller shaft, everyone agreed that Mr. Metcalf would indeed have to buy two diesels of 275 hp if he wanted to cruise at 12 knots.

Allan Murray, assistant director of Stevens» testing tanks, had been doing this sort of thing since the days when Harold S. Vanderbilt brought in early models of the Cup Defender Ranger, whose scaled - down hull still hangs above the Number One tank.

«By enabling entrepreneurs and green innovators to test and scale their business models, homegrown clean technology solutions can help the country build climate resilience, while also creating jobs and fostering economic growth.»

Since none of the participants in the [Manhattan Project] had ever experienced an explosion of the anticipated size of Trinity (radically underestimated in advance as the equivalent of four thousand to five thousand tons of TNT), Kenneth Bainbridge, to whom [J. Robert] Oppenheimer had delegated the testing procedure, opted to conduct a scale model of the forthcoming atomic test by detonating one hundred tons of TNT off a thirty - eight - foot - high tower....

Scale models are built and collected for many reasons including, in engineering, for testing the likely performance of a design object at an early stage without the expense of building a full - sized prototype; in remote control vehicles; and on TV and in the movie industry, for constructing objects or sets that can not be built in full size.

«We have in the Luzon Strait an oceanic laboratory where we can test our theoretical models and simulations to see them play out on a small scale.»

Tissue engineers have been unable to grow epidermis with the functional barrier needed for drug testing, and have been further limited in producing an in vitro (lab) model for large - scale drug screening by the number of cells that can be grown from a single skin biopsy sample.

Funding from Future Energy Source Ltd. has allowed Dr Khan and his team to set up labs in Poole, which include a scale model of the solar thermal system — an invaluable tool for testing.

Osborne's swagger seems a bit subdued as we wind our way through the laboratories and testing pools, past scale models of tankers and oil platforms detailed down to the company logos painted on their sides (no photos allowed).

PhysiScore outperformed not only the Apgar scale but also three models that rely on invasive laboratory tests, the team reports online today in Science Translational Medicine.

Fish and engineer colleagues tested 57 - centimeter - long scale models of humpback flippers in a wind tunnel and found that they outperformed conventional straight - edged wings.

Michael Barnhardt, a senior research scientist at NASA ARC and principal investigator of the Entry Systems Modeling Project, said the X-ray work opens a new window into the structure and strength properties of materials at the microscopic scale, and expands the tools and processes NASA uses to «test drive» spacecraft materials before launch.

Alex said: «For years ecologists have struggled to test or extend models of ecosystem - level change because the data were too expensive to collect at the required scales.

In the Coast Guard's spring tests, small - scale models navigated an ice sheet as long as one - and - a-half Olympic - sized swimming pools at the National Research Council's ice - tank test facility in Newfoundland to measure various designs» resistance, power and maneuverability (shown below).

«The next steps should involve experimental tests using scaled models in specialized geotechnical seismic and vibration labs,» said Miniaci.

In order to guarantee the compatibility of these tests on a global scale, the laboratories use model species specified by international guidelines, including a species of earthworm.

In fact, newly designed vessels and rig model prototypes can be tested to encounter in a small scale, before they are built, realistic extreme ocean waves.

Columbia University physicist Peter Eisenberger created an effective model that proves, through real world testing, that carbon sequestration can be used on a global scale and can prevent the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide from ever exceeding 450 ppm, below dangerous levels.

The team tested how parameters such as the flow of goods to and from relief centers evolved in two different model networks: a grid lattice common in cities and a «scale - free» road network that represents a mix of urban hubs and rural spokes.

On August 28, 2013 Holtec International performed an «Aircraft Crash Test» on a scaled model of a HI - STAR 180 transport / storage cask at the United States Army facility, Aberdeen Proving Ground, located in Aberdeen, Maryland.

Small - scale model homes — with and without her new add - ons — were placed in this zone, which scientists call a test section.

A few climate models have been tested for (and shown) capability in initial value predictions, on time scales from weather forecasting (a few days) to seasonal forecasting (annual).

Measurements of the depth of the dimples at later times could test how quickly the energy scale of inflation changed, which would test competing models of the theory, Kogut said.

Climate models are being subjected to more comprehensive tests, including, for example, evaluations of forecasts on time scales from days to a year.

We find that this effect is present in all model grids tested and that theoretical uncertainties in the models, correlated spectroscopic errors, and shifts in the asteroseismic mass scale are insufficient to explain this effect.

A licensed impact limiter design that uses results from comprehensive drop tests on a quarter - scale model of the NAC - STC

Demonstrator projects, conducted collaboratively by various stakeholders along the value chain, are required to test new models at scale and provide evidence for their success.

The goal: to identify, design, and test educational models that can be replicated and taken to scale.

We conduct and fund rigorous research with university partners, research firms, and leading educators to identify and test effective, innovative K — 12 educational models that can be replicated and taken to scale.

By foregrounding the NAPLAN score scale and proficiency bands, NAPLAN would model and promote a growth mindset in assessment, an approach that follows naturally from recognition that learning occurs on a continuum and that a single year level test is inappropriate for most students.

Educators then need to adopt processes — such as discovery - driven innovation — for testing, iterating, and refining their blended - learning models in low - cost, low - stakes ways before taking them to scale across a school or district.

The EEF will now discuss with the Switch - on team options for developing and testing an alternative model for scaling the intervention that can be delivered in many schools, but with the same positive effects of the smaller trial.

Tenth - grade world history students interview Chinese immigrants and record their stories; ninth - grade physical science students design and strength - test mock airplane wings; junior English students research, write, and illustrate children's nonfiction picture books; algebra students of all grades investigate a public - transit problem and propose solutions to city officials; sophomore geometry students build scale models of museums they've designed; students across the grades in an environmental - stewardship class raise public awareness of a polluted river — all are examples of academically challenging projects that also manage to engage the minds, hands, and hearts of most high school students across a wide range of abilities and interests.

Among other issues, researchers have considered which scaling properties are necessary for measuring growth (see, for example, here), whether the tests» scale properties met the assumptions of the statistical models being used (see, for example, here), if growth in student achievement is scale dependent (see, for example, here), and even if tests that were vertically scaled could meet the assumptions required by regression - based models (see, for example, here).

VAMs v. Student Growth Models: The main similarities between VAMs and student growth models are that they all use students» large - scale standardized test score data from current and prior years to calculate students» growth in achievement overModels: The main similarities between VAMs and student growth models are that they all use students» large - scale standardized test score data from current and prior years to calculate students» growth in achievement overmodels are that they all use students» large - scale standardized test score data from current and prior years to calculate students» growth in achievement over time.

For value - added modeling to work, tests must be vertically scaled (Ballou et al., 2004; Doran & Cohen, 2005).

The study that created the most headlines recently (ii) concluded that «implementing any [School Improvement Grant]- funded model had no significant impacts on math or reading test scores, high school graduation, or college enrollment» on the national scale.

Carbon - fiber body pieces contribute to a low curb weight of roughly 1,982 pounds, and Honda even tested and fine - tuned the car's aerodynamics using a full - scale model and a real wind tunnel.

A 60 - percent scale model is taken to the wind tunnel for testing, and data collected from both wind tunnel testing and computational fluid dynamics (CFL) are incorporated into the final design of the F1 car.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used to measure the car's efficiency during the design phase, followed by scale - model wind tunnel testing and finally by full - scale wind - tunnel testing.

On our Ultra Black test car, the scale of the grille is visually minimized, but on more brightly colored models, it looks downright massive.

The test car spotted was a scaled down model and probably the base variant.

The curb weight of the flagship Touring Elite model we tested is 4,560 pounds (the entry - level LX tips the scales about 200 pounds lighter).

Through the use of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations as well as testing of 40 % scale models in the company's advanced wind tunnel facility in Ohio, the NSX development team fine - tuned the various body shapes, intake and exhaust vents and vehicle strakes to reduce aerodynamic drag, create downforce, maximize cooling and efficiently exhaust unwanted heat.

All work for the build program will be done at the recently opened SEMA Garage - Industry Innovations Center in Diamond Bar, California — a facility that allows SEMA - member companies to test and prototype parts, try its 3D modeling and printing and use its full - scale photo studio, among other things.