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An investigation of aircraft heaters 12: performance of a formed-plate crossflow exhaust gas and air heat exchanger

Description: Report presenting performance data on a Trane exhaust gas and air heat exchanger. Heat transfer rates were measured using specified exhaust gas rates and ventilating-air rates. The measured thermal outputs and static pressure drops are compared with predicted magnitudes.
Date: May 1943
Creator: Boelter, L. M. K.; Dennison, H. G.; Guibert, A. G. & Morrin, E. H.
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Correlation of Wright Aeronautical Corporation Cooling Data on the R-3350-14 Intermediate Engine and Comparison With Data From the Langley 16-Foot High-Speed Tunnel

Description: Report presenting a comparison of the cooling-test data obtained on the identical Wright R-3350-14 engine equipped with the same cooling pressure-tube installation. The comparison reveals the large difference in cooling pressure drop that may be obtained in different test installations with the identical engine and pressure-tube installation because of an injudicious choice of pressure-tube locations.
Date: January 1945
Creator: Pinkel, Benjamin & Rubert, Kennedy F.
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Cooling Tests of an Air-Cooled Engine Cylinder With Copper Fins on the Barrel

Description: Report presenting the results of comparative cooling tests run on two Wright C9GC (G-200) cylinders, one with the original steel fins and one with 1-inch spiral copper fins brazed on the barrel. Calculations were also performed using copper and aluminum fins with the same weight as the original steel fins, which showed positive results. Results regarding cylinder-temperature correlation, piston-temperature correlation, and comparative performance are also provided.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Sanders, J. C.; Wilsted, H. D. & Mulcahy, B. A.
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Investigations on Laminar Boundary-Layer Stability and Transition on Curved Boundaries

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the transition of the boundary layer from the laminar to the turbulent region on a flat plate, on the concave and convex side of a plate with a 20-foot radius of curvature, and on the convex side of a plate with a 30-inch radius of curvature.
Date: May 1946
Creator: Liepmann, Hans W.
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Investigation of Effects of Various Camouflage Paints and Painting Procedures on the Drag Characteristics of an NACA 65(Sub 421)-420, a = 1.0 Airfoil Section

Description: Bulletin presenting an investigation of the effects of various camouflage paints and painting procedures on the drag characteristics of a 60-inch-chord low-drag airfoil in the NACA two-dimensional low-turbulence pressure tunnel.
Date: July 1944
Creator: Braslow, Albert L.
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Flight Investigation of Boundary-Layer and Profile-Drag Characteristics of Smooth Wing Sections of a P-47D Airplane

Description: Report presenting a flight investigation made of boundary-layer and profile-drag characteristics of smooth wing sections of a P-47D airplane. Measurements were made at three stations on the wing: boundary-layer measurements, pressure-distribution measurements, and wake surveys. The results indicated that a minimum profile-drag coefficient of 0.0062 for the smooth section at 63 percent semispan was obtained.
Date: October 1945
Creator: Zalovcik, John A.
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Tests of a Heated Low-Drag Airfoil

Description: Report discusses the results of an experimental investigation into the NACA 65,2-016 heated wing. Information about the effect of heating on the drag coefficients, Reynolds numbers, and stability of the laminar boundary layer.
Date: December 1942
Creator: Frick, Charles W., Jr. & McCullough, George B.
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High-Altitude Cooling 3: Radiators

Description: Report details the methods of determining the heat-transfer rate, pressure drop, and drag power of high-altitude radiators. Performance charts are provided for a wide range of design variables.
Date: September 1944
Creator: Nielsen, Jack Norman
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