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H. Bader, Jr. - 3 - .August 5, 1968

Mr. Dawley agr o und to establis h test data
on vehicle drive train warm-up cha racteristics m term s of power required
versus ambient tempe rature which will affect exhaust heat content

It was agreed that Huntsville first 10b, in addition to the fluidics heat
valve work being carried on, is to perform te sts on an engine to determine
the exact heat content of the exhau st in terms of therrjaal and chemical energy.

The next meeting for review of ’’rapid heat" project is tentatively
scheduled for September 24, 1968.

Tuesday afternoon, a meeting was held with the following personnel in
the Special Vehicle Development Office (Race Group) and the Engineering Office:

Mr. H, P. Bruns
Mr. N, E. March
Mr. D D. Bacon
Mr. L J. Rathgeb
£ Q M. Wallace

Mr. Bruns arranged the meeting to discuss the possibility of Huntsville
participating in the instrumentation of race cars. Mr. Bruns cited the favorable
participation of Huntsville in the wind tunnel test program and the possible
spin-offs in instrumentation development in Space Division work. The following
measurement program was outlined for review and possible proposal by
Huntsville for design and installation:

First Priority:

A simple reliable recorder or data system which can be installed
quickly (5 min. ) in a race car and obtain 10 minutes of data of C D ngine manifold
vacuum and RPM versus time . This data cn tern should allow quick read out
and p w transfer of system from one car to the next. Mr. Bruns Emphasized
that if at all ossible no connections should be made to the vehicle, especially
the electrical system as driver/owners are quick to blame any problems on
engineering equipment. The system therefore should be self containe a. even
to a power supply.

Second Priority:

This system is proposed for use during extended track tests and
can be a more sophisticated system of 8 channels or more. The measure-
ments requir ar e:

a. Acceleration in all three directions