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Variation with Mach Number of Static and Total Pressures Through Various Screens

Description: "Tests were conducted in the Langley 24-inch highspeed tunnel to ascertain the static-pressure and total-pressure losses through screens ranging in mesh from 3 to 12 wires per inch and in wire diameter from 0.023 to 0.041 inch. Data were obtained from a Mach number of approximately 0.20 up to the maximum (choking) Mach number obtainable for each screen. The results of this investigation indicate that the pressure losses increase with increasing Mach number until the choking Mach number, which c… more
Date: February 1946
Creator: Adler, Alfred A.
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Tests of a 1/14-Scale Powered Model of the XB-36 Airplane in the Langley 19-Foot Pressure Tunnel 1: Stalling Characteristics and Aileron Effectiveness of Several Wing and Flap Arrangements

Description: Report discussing an investigation into the stalling characteristics, aileron effectiveness, and longitudinal stability of a scale model of the XB-36 airplane. The model was tested with the original configuration as well as with several modifications to the outboard panels and flap arrangement.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Alexander, S. R. & Sivells, James C.
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A method for calculating heat transfer in the laminar flow region of bodies

Description: Report presenting a practical method for determining the chordwise distribution of the rate of heat transfer from the surface of a wing or body of revolution to air. The method is limited to use to the determination of heat transfer fro the forward section of such bodies when the flow is laminar.
Date: December 1942
Creator: Allen, H. Julian & Look, Bonne C.
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Wall interference in a two-dimensional-flow wind tunnel with consideration of the effect of compressibility

Description: Report presenting tunnel-wall corrections for an airfoil of finite thickness and camber in a two-dimensional-flow wind tunnel. The theory takes account of the effects of the wake of the airfoil and of the compressibility of the fluid and is based on the assumption that the chord of the airfoil is small in comparison with the height of the tunnel. The theoretical results are compared with the small amount of low-speed experimental data available and agreement is seen to be satisfactory, even for… more
Date: December 1944
Creator: Allen, H. Julian & Vincenti, Walter G.
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The Knock-Limited Performance of Several Fuels Blended With S-2 Reference Fuel

Description: Report discussing the results of testing conducted to determine the knock-limited performance of fuel blends containing 80 percent of S-2 reference fuel and 20 percent of several exploratory fuels. Butyl acetate, sec-butyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, sec-butyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, methylcyclohexanol, isobutylcarbinol, sec-butylcarbinol, triethyl borate, and dimethylfuran were examined.
Date: November 1944
Creator: Alquist, Henry E.
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Trends in Surface-Ignition Temperatures

Description: Report discusses the variation of surface-ignition temperature with charge density, fuel-air ratio, and surface-ignition advance. Tests on several fuels were conducted on a supercharged CFR engine to determine surface-ignition temperature as a function of the three variables. It was concluded that surface-ignition temperature is not a satisfactory criterion for differentiating between preignition characteristics of different fuels.
Date: September 1944
Creator: Alquist, Henry E. & Male, Donald W.
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The Effect of Compression Ratio on Knock Limits of High-Performance Fuels in a CFR Engine 1: Blends of Triptane and 28-R Fuel

Description: Report discussing the knock-limited performance of blends of triptane and 28-R fuel in an F-4 engine at three sets of conditions and three compression ratios. The knock limits of the triptane blends were more sensitive to compression ratio than the 28-R fuel, and the sensitivities of the blends increased as the severity of other engine conditions increased.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Alquist, Henry E. & Tower, Leonard K.
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The Effect of Compression Ratio on Knock Limits of High-Performance Fuels in a CFR Engine 2: Blends of 2,2,3-Trimethylpentane with 28-R

Description: "The knock-limited performance of blends of 0,50; and 100 percent by volume of 2,2,3-trimethylpentane in 28-R fuel determined with a modified F-4 engine at three sets of conditions varying from severe to mild at each of three compression ratios (6.0, 8.0, and 10.0). A comparison of the knock-limited performance of 2,2,3-trimethylpentane with that of triptane (2,2,3-trimethylbutane) is included. The knock-Limited performance of 2,2,3-trimethylpontane was usually more sensitive to either compres… more
Date: January 1945
Creator: Alquist, Henry E. & Tower, Leonard K.
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The Effect of Compression Ratio on Knock Limits of High-Performance Fuels in a CFR Engine 3: Blends of 2,3-Dimethylpentane With 28-R

Description: Report discussing the knock-limited performance of blends of 2,3-dimethylpentane and 23-R fuel in an F-4 engine at three sets of conditions and three compression ratios. The knock-limited performance of 2,3-dimethylpentane has about the same sensitivity to compression ratio and inlet-air temperature as 28-R fuel.
Date: February 10, 1945
Creator: Alquist, Henry E. & Tower, Leonard K.
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Knock-limited performance of blends of AN-F-28 fuel containing 2 percent aromatic amines 3

Description: Report presenting tests to investigate the effect of 2-percent additions of nine aromatic amines on the knock-limited performance of AN-N-28 (28-R) fuel. The results of the testing of antiknock effectivneess of the 27 aromatic amines obtained to date in the program are also summarized.
Date: August 1944
Creator: Alquist, Henry E. & Tower, Leonard K.
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Knock-Limited Performance of Blends of AN-F-28 Fuel Containing 2 Percent Aromatic Amines 4

Description: Report discussing tests on the effect of 2-percent additions of 13 aromatic amines on the knock-limited performance of 28-R fuel in a CFR engine. The amines tested gave good rich mixture response at standard F-4 operating conditions, but were sensitive to engine severity at lean fuel-air ratios.
Date: December 21, 1944
Creator: Alquist, Henry E. & Tower, Leonard K.
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Suitability of ethers as aviation fuel components the knock-limited performance of several ethers blended with AN-F-28 fuel

Description: Report presenting a investigation covering the physical and chemical properties of various ethers as components of aviation fuels. Their antiknock effectiveness and methods of preparation and purification are included. Methyl tert-butyl ether gave the best knock-limited rich mixture response, but isopropyl tert-butyl ether and di-tert-butyl ether gave better results at lean mixtures.
Date: January 1945
Creator: Alquist, Henry E. & Tower, Leonard K.
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A Correlation of the Effects of Compression Ratio and Inlet-Air Temperature on the Knock Limits of Aviation Fuels in a CFR Engine 2

Description: Report presenting the knock-limited performance of nine fuels comprising isolated members of four classes of hydrocarbons in the form of three-dimensional plots of fuel-air ratio, compression temperature, and compression-air density.
Date: June 1946
Creator: Alquist, Henry E.; O'Dell, Leon & Evvard, John C.
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Control-Surface Characteristics 3: A Small Aerodynamic Balance of Various Nose Shapes Used With a 30-Percent-Chord Flap on an NACA 0009 Airfoil

Description: Report presenting tests in the 4- by 6-foot vertical wind tunnel of an NACA 0009 airfoil with a 30-percent-chord flap with a small amount of aerodynamic balance. In the investigation, the effect of balance nose shape and gap at the nose of the flap has been determined. The results indicate that, in general, the lift effectiveness of the flap was unaffected by the addition of a small amount of aerodynamic overhang, and the balance effectiveness of the flap was increased.
Date: August 1941
Creator: Ames, Milton B., Jr.
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Control-Surface Characteristics 4: A Medium Aerodynamic Balance of Various Nose Shapes Used With a 30-Percent-Chord Flap on an NACA 0009 Airfoil

Description: Report presenting tests made in the 4- by 6-foot vertical wind tunnel of an NACA 0009 airfoil with a 30-percent-chord flap with a medium amount of aerodynamic overhanging balance. In this investigation, the effects of the shape of the flap-nose overhang and the gap at the nose of the flap have been determined. The results indicate that, generally, the lift effectiveness of the aerodynamically balanced flap was increased slightly over that of a plain flap when a blunt or medium flap nose was use… more
Date: September 1941
Creator: Ames, Milton B., Jr. & Eastman, Donald R., Jr.
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Tests of NACA 65(216)-420 and 66(218)-420 Airfoils at High Speeds

Description: Report presenting wind tunnel tests of NACA 65(216)-420 and 66(218)-420 airfoils at speeds up to and slightly above the critical. Section coefficients of lift, drag, and pitching-moment and extensive pressure-distribution data are presented. The critical speed for these airfoils at their design life coefficient of 0.4 is shown to be about 460 miles per hour at seal level and about 415 miles per hour at 25,000 feet altitude.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Anderson, Joseph L.
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High-Speed Wind-Tunnel Tests of a Twin-Fuselage Pursuit Airplane

Description: Report discussing the aerodynamic characteristics of a twin-fuselage pursuit airplane model, especially at high speeds. Information about the force data and critical Mach numbers for parts of the model is provided. Suggestions for increasing the Mach number of divergence by making modifications to the wing-fuselage fillets and external shape of the radiator are also included.
Date: April 24, 1946
Creator: Anderson, Joseph L. & Tkac, Victor B.
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Wind Tunnel Tests of Ailerons at Various Speeds 4: Ailerons of 0.20 Airfoil Chord and True Contour With 0.35 Aileron-Chord Extreme Blunt-Nose Balance on the NACA 23012 Airfoil

Description: Report presenting tests made on an NACA 23012 airfoil fitted with a 20-percent-chord, true-contour aileron with 35-percent-chord, extreme blunt-nose balance. The primary purpose of the investigation was to determine the variation of the aerodynamic characteristics of this type of aileron with airspeed; the effect of variations of gap width and balance-nose radii was also investigated. Results regarding hinge moments, lift, and pitching-moment coefficients are provided.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Anderson, R. A.
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Pressure distribution measurements on various surfaces of a 0.2375-scale model of the Douglas XA-26 airplane in the 19-foot pressure tunnel

Description: Report presenting pressure-distribution measurements on a scale model of the Douglas XA-26 airplane as obtained in the 19-foot pressure tunnel. The measurements were made on the spinner-cowl-nacelle assembly and the fuselage for a range of angles of yaw and angles of attack.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Ashworth, C. Dixon
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Tests of a 0.30 scale semispan model of the Douglas XTB2D-1 airplane wing and fuselage combination in the NACA 19-foot pressure tunnel 1: full-span flap and air-brake investigation

Description: Report presenting testing in the 19-foot pressure tunnel of a scale semispan model of the XTB2D-1 airplane wing and fuselage combination. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the optimum position of the double-slotted flap, the characteristics of the full-span flaps at various deflections in their fully extended position, the effectiveness of deflecting the full-span flaps to small positive angles as a camber changing feature, the stalling characteristics of the wing, and the effec… more
Date: September 1944
Creator: Ashworth, C. Dixon; Spooner, Stanley H. & Russell, Robert T.
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