Exhaust-stack nozzle area and shape for individual cylinder exhaust-gas jet-propulsion system
Description:
This report presents the results of an investigation conducted on the effect of exhaust-stack nozzle area, shape, and length on engine power, jet thrust, and gain in net thrust (engine propeller plus jet). Single-cylinder engine data were obtained using three straight stacks 25, 44, and 108 inches in length; an S-shaped stack, a 90 degree bend, a 180 degree bend, and a short straight stack having a closed branch faired into it. Each stack was fitted with nozzles varying in exit area from 0.91 s…
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Date:
August 11, 1942
Creator:
Pinkel, Benjamin; Turner, L. Richard; Voss, Fred & Humble, Leroy V.
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