Accession Number:
AD0787116
Title:
Effect of Filament Length on Performance of Drum Lenses,
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Corporate Author:
COAST GUARD BALTIMORE MD FIELD TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
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Report Date:
1957-10-02
Pagination or Media Count:
18.0
Abstract:
The peak beam candlepower of a lens-lamp combination depends upon the size and shape of the lamp filament. This relationship can be stated in terms of the variation of lens-to-lamp candlepower ratio with lamp filament length. Previous tests showed that the lens-to-lamp ratio increases with decreasing filament length. These previous tests were made with filaments having lengths from about 6 millimeters to 3.6 millimeters. In this report, measurements of lens to lamp ratios are presented for filaments having lengths of from 6 millimeters to 2.5 millimeters. These measurements are given for a 200 millimeter pressed glass drum lens, 300 millimeter pressed glass closed top drum lens, and a 375 millimeter cut-glass drum lens. Modified author abstract
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Subject Categories:
- Marine Engineering