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Analysis of experimental low-speed loss and stall characteristics of two-dimensional compressor blade cascades

Description: From Introduction: "In the present report, the concept of velocity diffusion is applied in an analysis of blade losses expressed in terms of the fundamental parameter of wake momentum thickness. Restrictions and limitations involved in the application of the results to cascade performance analyses are discussed."
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Lieblein, Seymour
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Brief Studies of Turbojet Combustor and Fuel-System Operation With Hydrogen Fuel at -400 Degrees F

Description: Memorandum presenting a single J33 combustor and an experimental tubular combustor incorporating a fuel vaporizer as operated with gaseous hydrogen at temperatures slightly above the boiling point of the fuel. Data were obtained to explore possible effects of the fuel temperature on combustor performance and on the control and measurement of fuel flow.
Date: March 7, 1957
Creator: Straight, David M.; Smith, Arthur L. & Christenson, Harold H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of Experimental and Theoretical Zero-Lift Wave-Drag Results for Various Wing-Body-Tail Combinations at Mach Numbers Up to 1.9

Description: "Comparisons are made of experimental and theoretical zero-lift wave drag for several nose shapes, wing-body combinations, and models of current airplanes at Mach numbers up to 1.0. The experimental data were obtained from tests in the Ames 6- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel and at the NACA Wallops Island facility. The theoretical drag was found by use of linear theory utilizing model area distributions" (p. 1).
Date: March 27, 1957
Creator: Petersen, Robert B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of NACA 65-series compressor-blade pressure distributions and performance in a rotor and in cascade

Description: An investigation has been conducted to compare the performance of NACA 65-series compressor blades in two-dimensional cascade with that in an axial flow compressor. Blade pressure distributions were obtained by the use of a mercury-seal pressure-transfer device. The comparison indicated that cascade data accurately predicted the turning angle and blade pressure distribution obtained in the compressor at design conditions.
Date: March 1957
Creator: Westphal, Willard R. & Godwin, William R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A comparison of typical National Gas Turbine Establishment and NACA axial-flow compressor blade sections in cascade at low speed

Description: Report presenting comparative low-speed cascade tests of the National Gas Turbine Establishment of Great Britain axial-flow compressor blade sections at a range of air-inlet angles and a solidity of 1.0 using the porous wall technique. Results regarding a comparison of performance characteristics of the NGTE and NACA axial-flow compressor blade sections and a comparison of NGTE and NACA low-speed cascade tests of the NGTE 10C4/30C50 section are provided.
Date: March 1957
Creator: Felix, A. Richard & Emery, James C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A correlation of low-speed, airfoil-section stalling characteristics with Reynolds number and airfoil geometry

Description: From Summary: "The low-speed stalling characteristics of a large number of airfoil sections have been correlated with Reynolds number and a single airfoil ordinate near the leading edge as the correlation parameters. The correlation is appropriate only to airfoils without high-lift devices in flows of very low turbulence and with aerodynamically smooth surfaces."
Date: March 1957
Creator: Gault, Donald E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design and Investigation of a Transonic Axial-Flow Compressor Rotor With an Inlet Hub-Tip Radius Ratio of Essentially Zero

Description: Report presenting an investigation of an axial-flow compressor rotor with an inlet hub-tip radius ratio of basically zero. Results regarding the radial distribution of total-pressure ratio and efficiency, measured pressure ratio at design speed, weight flow, and low-speed cascade data are provided.
Date: March 11, 1957
Creator: Westphal, Willard R. & Maynard, John W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The erosion of meteors and high-speed vehicles in the upper atmosphere

Description: From Summary: "A simple inelastic collision model of meteor-atmosphere interaction is used and analytic relations for velocity, deceleration, size, and relative luminous magnitude of meteors are derived and expressed in dimensionless parametric form. The analysis is compared with available quantitative observations of meteor behavior and it is indicated that a large fraction of the atmospheric bombardment energy is used in eroding meteor material. The erosion from large, high-speed vehicles as … more
Date: March 1957
Creator: Hansen, C. Frederick
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experimental Comparison of Speed: Fuel-Flow and Speed-Area Controls on a Turbojet Engine for Small Step Disturbances

Description: Optimum proportional-plus-integral control settings for speed - fuel-flow control, determined by minimization of integral criteria, correlated well with analytically predicted optimum settings. Engine response data are given for a range of control settings around the optimum. An inherent nonlinearity in the speed-area loop necessitated the use of nonlinear controls. Response data for two such nonlinear control schemes are presented.
Date: March 1957
Creator: Wenzel, L. M.; Hart, C. E. & Craig, R. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experimental Investigation of Temperature Feedback Control Systems Applicable to Turbojet-Engine Control

Description: Temperature - fuel-flow and temperature-area feedback control systems were investigated as means of controlling tailpipe gas temperature of a turbojet engine during transient operation in the high-speed region. Proportional-plus-integral control was used in both systems, but in the temperature-area control system it was necessary to add nonlinear components to the basic proportional-plus-integral control to provide satisfactory transient response to a desired step increase in temperature. Time … more
Date: March 1957
Creator: Hart, C. E.; Wenzel, L. M. & Craig, R. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experimental investigation of the forces and moments due to sideslip of a series of triangular vertical- and horizontal-tail combinations at Mach numbers of 1.62, 1.93, and 2.41

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation at three Mach numbers of a series of tail combinations consisting of a triangular vertical tail attached symmetrically to a triangular horizontal tail to determine the lateral force, yawing moment, and rolling moment due to sideslip. The results indicated that the lateral-force derivative and yawing-moment derivative were predicted satisfactorily with the method used with the exception of when leading edges approach a sonic condition.
Date: March 1957
Creator: Coletti, Donald E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experimental Static Aerodynamic Forces and Moments at High Subsonic Speeds on a Missile Model During Simulated Launching From Unswept-, Sweptback-, and Modified-Delta-Wing-Fuselage Combinations at Zero Sideslip

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the high-speed tunnel to determine the static aerodynamic forces and moments on a missile model during simulated launching from midsemispan locations of various types of wings. The purpose of the investigation is to determine the nature and origin of the mutual interference experienced by various combinations of wing-fuselage models and externally carried missiles. Results regarding isolated missile characteristics, the effect of varying chordwise position,… more
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Alford, William J., Jr. & King, Thomas J., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flight-determined static lateral stability and control characteristics of a swept-wing fighter airplane to a Mach number of 1.39

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the static lateral stability characteristics of a swept-wing fighter-type airplane with three vertical-tail configurations and two wing configurations at an altitude of 40,000 feet over a range of Mach numbers. Data was obtained in several conditions, including constant-heading sideslips and wings-level turns, aileron rolls, and abrupt rudder pulses. Results regarding the sideslip characteristics, lateral control, and control effectiveness derivatives are p… more
Date: March 11, 1957
Creator: Matranga, Gene J. & Peele, James R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flight Investigation and Theoretical Calculations of the Fuselage Deformations of a Swept-Wing Bomber During Push-Pull Maneuvers

Description: Report presenting the results of fuselage-deflection measurements at three stations on the fuselage of a swept-wing bomber (Boeing B-47A) during 12 push-pull maneuvers. The results are provided in the form of coefficients expressing the fuselage deflection due to normal-acceleration loads, pitching angular-acceleration loads, pitching angular-velocity loads, and the combined effect of zero-lift loads, fuselage dead weight, and landing-gear reactions. Comparisons of the theoretical and experimen… more
Date: March 29, 1957
Creator: Mayo, Alton P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flight tests of a model of a high-wing transport vertical-take-off airplane with tilting wing and propellers and with jet controls at the rear of the fuselage for pitch and yaw control

Description: An investigation of the stability and control of a high-wing transport vertical-take-off airplane with four engines during constant-altitude transitions from hovering to normal forward flight was conducted with a remotely controlled free-flight model. The model had four propellers distributed along the wing with the thrust axes in the wing chord plane. The wing could be rotated to 90 degrees incidence so that the propeller thrust axes were vertical for hovering flight. An air jet at the rear of… more
Date: March 1957
Creator: Lovell, Powell M., Jr. & Parlett, Lysle P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The influence of imperfect radar space stabilization on the final attack phase of an automatic interceptor system

Description: From Summary: "The manner in which imperfect space stabilization of the tracking radar influences the flight path stability of an automatic interceptor during the attack phase is illustrated by means of flight and analog-computer time histories. It is shown analytically that these effects may be interpreted in terms of a destabilizing airplane rate feedback which can be canceled by an additional compensatory feedback in the radar tracking loop."
Date: March 11, 1957
Creator: Triplett, William C.; McLean, John D. & White, John S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An investigation at low speed of the flow over a simulated flat plate at small angles of attack using pitot-static and hot-wire probes

Description: Report presenting results from pitot-static and hot-wire anemometer surveys at low speed of the flow over a thin, sharp-edge airfoil which simulated a flat plate. The primary purpose was to obtain detailed measurements of the flow associated with the so-called thin-airfoil type of stall. Results regarding the preliminary tests, pressure distributions, mean flow measurements, velocity fluctuation measurements, and observations and measurements of the flow in the immediate vicinity of the leading… more
Date: March 1957
Creator: Gault, Donald E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of a High-Performance Top Inlet to Mach Number of 2.0 and at Angles of Attack to 20 Degrees

Description: Memorandum presenting several top-inlet configurations tested on a body of revolution in the 8- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel at a range of angles of attack and free-stream Mach numbers. The effect on performance of the following variables were studied: throat bleed, ramp perforations, inlet approach surface, side fairings, fuselage fences, canopies, and a simulated 60 degree delta wing.
Date: March 20, 1957
Creator: Vargo, Donald J.; Parks, Philip N. & Davis, Owen H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of an Underslung Normal-Wedge Inlet at Free-Stream Mach Numbers From 1.50 to 1.99

Description: Two normal -wedge-inlet configurations (straight and sweptback splitter plates) were investigated in the Lewis 8- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel at Mach numbers of 1.50 to 1.99. Negligible differences occurred in the performances of the two normal-wedge inlets. In comparison with a previously tested scoop inlet, the normal-wedge configuration showed superior thrust-minus-drag characteristics at Mach 1.99. However the scoop inlet was better at Mach numbers of 1.80 and 1.50.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Vargo, Donald J. & Weinstein, Maynard I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of an Underslung Scoop Inlet at Mach Numbers to 1.99

Description: Memorandum presenting the performance of a scoop-type inlet on the bottom of a body of revolution at several Mach numbers and angles of attack. The investigation included a study of the effects of altering the approach surface ahead of the inlet, extending the boundary-layer splitter plate, and bleeding air at the throat and exit of the diffuser.
Date: March 13, 1957
Creator: Weinstein, Maynard I.; Vargo, Donald J. & McKevitt, Frank
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of an Underslung Scoop Inlet at Mach Numbers to 1.99

Description: Memorandum presenting a study of the performance of a scoop-type inlet on the bottom of a body of revolution at a range of Mach numbers and angles of attack to 10 degrees. The investigation included a study of the effects of altering the approach surface ahead of the inlet, extending the boundary-layer splitter plate, and bleeding air at the throat and exit of the diffuser. Results regarding the flow survey ahead of the inlet, alternative configurations, internal-flow details of the basic confi… more
Date: March 13, 1957
Creator: Weinstein, Maynard I.; Vargo, Donald J. & McKevitt, Frank
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Investigation of High-Temperature Vacuum and Hydrogen Furnace Brazing

Description: Note presenting an investigation of the vacuum and hydrogen brazing of four heat-resistant alloys with two types of high-temperature brazing alloy. The effect of time at two brazing temperatures on the 1200 degrees Fahrenheit shear strength of joints and on the base-metal properties was studied. Shear specimens of all four base alloys brazed in hydrogen with box types of brazing alloy exhibited erratic joint coverage by the brazing alloys.
Date: March 1957
Creator: Russell, Walter E. & Wisner, John P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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