D. A. Spera
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- Materials Chemistry
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Topics
- Fatigue and fracture mechanics (6 papers)High Temperature Alloys and Creep (6 papers)Wind Energy Research and Development (6 papers)
- Journals
- AIAA JournalSAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper seriesJournal of Solar Energy Engineering
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
D. A. Spera
16 papers receiving 151 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 24
- Mechanical Engineering 86
- Aerospace Engineering 78
- Mechanics of Materials 68
- Materials Chemistry 33
- Civil and Structural Engineering 29
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. A. Spera
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All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | |
| 2 | Applications of the DOE/NASA wind turbine engineering information system | 2 |
| 3 | Modified power law equations for vertical wind profiles. [in investigation of windpower plant siting] | 2 |
| 4 | Design evolution of large wind turbine generators | 1 |
| 5 | Preliminary analysis of performance and loads data from the 2-megawatt Mod-1 wind turbine generator | 2 |
| 6 | Comparison of computer codes for calculating dynamic loads in wind turbines | 3 |
| 7 | Dynamic blade loading in the ERDA/NASA 100 kW and 200 kW wind turbines | 3 |
| 8 | Structural analysis of wind turbine rotors for NSF-NASA Mod-0 wind power system | 3 |
| 9 | 60 | |
| 10 | Comparative thermal fatigue resistances of twenty-six nickel and cobalt base alloys | 7 |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | The role of creep in high temperature low cycle fatigue. | 10 |
| 13 | Thermal-fatigue resistance of 15 high- temperature alloys determined by the fluidized-bed technique | 2 |
| 14 | The calculation of elevated temperature cyclic life considering low cycle fatigue and creep | 11 |
| 15 | The calculation of thermal-fatigue life based on accumulated creep damage. | 10 |
| 16 | 3 |
About D. A. Spera
D. A. Spera is a scholar working on General Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering, having authored 16 papers that have together received 159 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (6 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (6 papers) and Wind Energy Research and Development (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aerospace Engineering (78 citations), Mechanics of Materials (68 citations) and Mechanical Engineering (86 citations). D. A. Spera has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include D. F. Mowbray, G. R. Halford, S. S. Manson, L. A. Viterna and Robert H. Johns. Their work appears in journals such as AIAA Journal, SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series and Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
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