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Evaporation of JP-5 fuel sprays in air streams

Description: Report presenting a continuous sampling-probe technique used to determine the percentage of JP-5 fuel spray evaporated under conditions common in ramjet engines. Fuel was injected contraststream from a multiple-orifice injector and sampling data were obtained at several distances downstream of the injector. An expression is generated for a description of this phenomenon.
Date: February 21, 1956
Creator: Foster, Hampton H. & Ingebo, Robert D.
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Effects of compressor interstage bleed and adjustable inlet guide vanes on compressor stall characteristics of a high-pressure-ratio turbojet engine at altitude

Description: Report presenting the stall characteristics of the J71-A2(X-29) turbojet engine as determined in an altitude test chamber. When the normal high-speed configuration of bleeds closed, inlet guide vanes open was operated in the low-speed range, the stall-limit line intersected the operating line at 4067 and 4630 rpm. Results regarding compressor performance at steady state and stall and fuel flow at steady state and stall are provided.
Date: January 17, 1956
Creator: Mallett, William E. & Groesbeck, Donald E.
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A method for simulating the atmospheric entry of long-range ballistic missiles

Description: From Summary: "It is demonstrated with the aid of similitude arguments that a model launched from a hypervelocity gun upstream through a special supersonic nozzle should experience aerodynamic heating and resulting thermal stresses like those encountered by a long-range ballistic missile entering the earth's atmosphere. This demonstration hinges on the requirements that model and missile be geometrically similar and made of the same material, and that they have the same flight speed and Reynold… more
Date: December 28, 1955
Creator: Eggers, A. J., Jr.
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The effect of leading-edge droop upon the pressure distribution and aerodynamic loading characteristics of a 45 degree sweptback wing at transonic speeds

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 16-foot transonic tunnel to determine the effects of leading-edge droop on the pressure distribution on a 45 degree sweptback wing with an aspect ratio of 4, a taper ratio of 0.6, and NACA 65A006 airfoil sections parallel to the plane of symmetry. Results regarding the chordwise pressure distributions, wing-panel characteristics, wing-section characteristics, and maximum additional normal load on wing leading edge are provided.
Date: November 8, 1955
Creator: Schmeer, James W.
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Effect of Design Compressor Pressure Ratio on Performance of Hypothetical Two-Spool Nuclear-Powered Turbojet Engines

Description: Memorandum presenting hypothetical two-spool nuclear-powered turbojet engines with sea-level static design compressor total-pressure ratios of 20, 15, and 9 and total-pressure losses between the inner-spool compressor exit and turbine inlet of 10 and 30 percent. Results regarding compressor operating lines, gas-generator performance, engine performance, and some general remarks are provided.
Date: April 10, 1955
Creator: Dugan, James F., Jr.
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Preliminary investigation of effect on performance of dividing conical-spike nose inlets into halves at Mach numbers 1.5 to 2.0

Description: Inserting a splitter plate in the subsonic diffuser caused a pressure-recovery loss of about 1 percent for an inlet with a long nearly constant-area throat section. The loss was due to the increased surface area. Another inlet, which had a comparatively rapid area increase immediately after the throat, experienced pressure-recovery losses of 5 and 6 percent at Mach numbers of 1.8 and 2.0, respectively, and about 1 percent at Mach 1.5.
Date: December 19, 1955
Creator: Allen, John L.
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Performance characteristics of axisymmetric two-cone and isentropic nose inlets at Mach number 1.90

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation at Mach number 1.90 to determine the overall performance capabilities of axisymmetric two-cone and isentropic nose inlets in terms of total-pressure recovery, mass flow, and external drags. At zero angle of attack, the external drag was separated into their components of cowl pressure, friction, and additive drags. Results regarding total-pressure recovery and mass-flow characteristics, total-pressure profiles at diffuser exit, cowl-pressure distr… more
Date: September 7, 1955
Creator: Connors, James F. & Meyer, Rudolph C.
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Investigation of impulse-type supersonic compressor with hub-tip ratio of 0.6 and turning to axial direction 2: stage performance with three different sets of stators

Description: Report presenting an impulse-type supersonic compressor designed for turning to the axial direction that was tested in air with three different sets of stator blades at eight angle settings.
Date: August 16, 1955
Creator: Wilcox, Ward W.
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Free-flight heat-transfer measurements on two 20 degree-cone-cylinders at Mach numbers from 1.3 to 4.9

Description: Report presenting heat-transfer data obtained in free flight at supersonic Mach numbers up to 4.90 and local Reynolds numbers per foot up to 27.7 million. Two 20 degree-included-angle cone-cylinder models were launched from a carrier airplane at 36,000 feet of altitude. Results regarding primary data and heat-transfer results are provided.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: Rabb, Leonard & Simpkinson, Scott H.
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Investigation of Interference Lift, Drag, and Pitching Moment of a Series of Triangular-Wing and Body Combinations at a Mach Number of 1.94

Description: Report presenting an investigation at Mach number 1.94 of a series of triangular-wing and body combinations to determine the interference lift, drag, and pitching moment. The models had a series of seven flat-plate triangular wings of varying scale, four with semiapex angles of 30 degrees, and three with semiapex angles of 45 degrees. Results indicated that the interference between the wing and the body gave an increase in lift over the wing and body alone, but at the expense of more drag.
Date: December 21, 1955
Creator: Coletti, Donald E.
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Effect of inlet flow distortion on compressor stall and acceleration characteristics of a J65-B-3 turbojet engine

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the effects of inlet flow distortion on the compressor stall and engine acceleration characteristics of a J65-B-3 turbojet engine. A sinusoidal circumferential distortion and two abrupt radial tip flow distortions were introduced at the engine inlet at several altitudes and Mach number 0.8. Results regarding the definition of inlet flow distortions, acceleration limits, compressor pressure ratio at stall, fuel flow for stall, and maximum accelerat… more
Date: November 18, 1955
Creator: Fenn, David B. & Sivo, Joseph N.
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Flight investigation of pentaborane fuel in 9.75-inch-diameter ram-jet engine with downstream fuel injection

Description: Report presenting a flight test of pentaborane fuel in an air-launched ramjet engine with a design free-stream Mach number of 1.8. The ramjet used in the investigation had a revised spray bar-flameholder configuration. Results regarding propulsive thrust and propulsive-thrust specific fuel consumption are provided.
Date: April 22, 1957
Creator: Disher, John H. & Jones, Merle L.
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Investigation of a Three-Stage Transonic Research Axial-Flow Compressor: Aerodynamic Design and Overall Performance

Description: Report discussing an investigation of the performance of a three-stage transonic compressor with high stage pressure ratios to investigate problems encountered when high-pressure-ratio transonic stages are grouped together to form a multistage compressor. Results are presented regarding overall performance in Freon, stage performance, and radial variation in overall stagnation pressure ratio.
Date: October 27, 1955
Creator: Savage, Melvyn & Beatty, Loren A.
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Design and test of mixed-flow impellers 6: performance and parabolic-bladed impeller with shroud redesigned by rapid approximate method

Description: Report presenting a centrifugal impeller with a modified design procedure to reduce the velocity gradients existing along the hub from inlet to outlet. The modified impeller had better performance characteristics than the original at all speeds tested.
Date: September 7, 1955
Creator: Smith, Kenneth J. & Osborn, Walter M.
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Experimental study of shock-positioning method of ram-jet-engine control

Description: Report presenting an investigation of ram-jet-engine control by shock positioning on a 16-inch fixed-geometry ram jet at a range of free-stream Mach numbers. The control method appears to offer adequate control of ram-jet-engine operation. Results regarding the steady-state performance, effect of control settings on response and stability, effect of disturbance size and Mach number on response to fuel-flow disturbances, Mach number disturbances, angle-of-attack disturbances, exhaust-area distur… more
Date: August 29, 1955
Creator: Hurrell, Herbert G.; Vasu, George & Dunbar, William R.
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A theoretical analysis of the effect of engine angular momentum on longitudinal and directional stability in steady rolling maneuvers

Description: From Summary: "The effect of engine momentum on the longitudinal and directional stability of aircraft in steady rolling maneuvers has been investigated. The results presented indicate that the gyroscopic moments produced on the aircraft by rotating engine in rolling maneuvers can have an appreciable effect on the range of rolling velocities for which longitudinal or directional instability might occur."
Date: October 7, 1955
Creator: Gates, Ordway B., Jr. & Woodling, C. H.
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Transonic Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Effects of Windshield Shape and Canopy Location on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Canopy-Body Combinations

Description: "Aerodynamic data have been obtained for a fuselage forebody alone and for canopy-body configurations consisting of four different canopies mounted on a fuselage forebody. Two of the canopies had the same shape and size rearward of the windshield but one had a "flat" and the other a "vee" windshield. The remaining two canopies were located at different body stations and were geometrically similar. The data indicated that the drag of the flat-windshield model was consistently lower than that of … more
Date: September 20, 1955
Creator: Cornette, Elden S. & Robinson, Harold L.
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Transonic Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Aerodynamic Loading Characteristics of a 60 Degree Delta Wing in the Presence of a Body With and Without Indentation

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the transonic pressure tunnel to determine the aerodynamic loading characteristics of a 60 degree delta wing in the presence of a body with and without body indentation in accordance with the transonic-area-rule concept. Tests covered a range of angles of attack and Mach numbers. Results regarding force and moment coefficients and curves are provided.
Date: September 15, 1955
Creator: Mugler, John P., Jr.
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Investigation of local heat-transfer and pressure drag characteristics of a yawed circular cylinder at supersonic speeds

Description: Local heat-transfer coefficients, temperature recovery factors, and pressure distributions were measured on the front side of a circular cylinder at a nominal Mach number of 3.9 over a range of free-stream Reynolds numbers from 2.1 x 10 to the 3rd power to 6.7 x 10 to the 3rd power and yaw angles from zero degrees to 44 degrees. Yawing the cylinder reduced the heat-transfer coefficients and the pressure drag coefficients. The amount of reduction may be predicted by a theory presented herein.
Date: January 24, 1956
Creator: Goodwin, Glen; Creager, Marcus O. & Winkler, Ernest L.
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Comparison Between Analytical and Wind-Tunnel Results on Flutter of Several Low-Aspect-Ratio, High-Density, Unswept Wings at High Subsonic Speeds and Zero Angle of Attack

Description: Memorandum presenting experimental flutter Mach numbers for several solid, thin, rectangular cantilever wings with uniform section properties, low aspect ratio, and high relative density estimated from the results of previous tests at zero angle of attack. The experimental values are considered estimates, rather than determinations, in the high subsonic speed range because in that range the amplitude criterion was necessarily arbitrary. Results regarding conservatism of standard analysis relati… more
Date: September 20, 1955
Creator: Warner, Robert W.
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Hydrodynamic Pressure Distribution Obtained With a Streamline Body Equipped With Chine Strips

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the nature of the pressure distribution and the order of magnitude of the pressures on a streamline body moving on a water surface. The body of revolution was equipped with chine strips and had a fineness ratio of 9. The results from the investigation indicate that there is a characteristic pattern of hydrodynamic pressure distribution for streamline bodies equipped with chine strips and moving on a water surface.
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Weinflash, Bernard
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Comparative Dispersion Data From Ground-Launched 2.25-Inch Rockets Equipped With Cruciform and Monoplane Fins

Description: Report presenting testing of about 150 rounds of 2.25-inch subcaliber aircraft rockets equipped with standard cruiform fins and twisted monoplane fins. No significant difference in dispersion was observed for the different configurations of fins on the rockets. Results regarding the stability of the different types of rockets, and general characteristics of the flight paths are provided.
Date: November 1, 1955
Creator: Purser, Paul E.
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Calculated Heats of Formation and Combustion of Boron Compounds (Boron, Hydrogen, Carbon, Silicon)

Description: Memorandum presenting the calculation of the heats of formation and combustion for liquid and gaseous alkyl- and silyl-substituted boron compounds by a semitheoretical method. The results indicated that alkylation and more especially silylation reduce the heat of combustion. Results regarding alkyl- and silyldecaboranes, diborylmethane, diborylethane, and their alkyl derivatives, bipentaboranyl and bideocaboranyl, dipentaboranyl- and didecaboranylalkanes, and heats of combustion of isomers are … more
Date: October 4, 1955
Creator: Altshuller, Aubrey P.
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