The Use of Perforated Inlets for Efficient Supersonic Diffusion

Abstract

The use of vail perforations on supersonic diffusers to avoid the internal contraction-ratio limitation Is described. Experimental results at a Mach numberof 1.85 on a preliminary model of a perforated diffuser haying a geometric internal contraction ratio of 1.49 (the isentropic value) are presented. A theoretical discussion of the flow coefficients as well as the size and the spacing of the perforations is also included. At angles of attack of 0, 3, and 5 deg, total-pressure recoveries of 0.931, 0.920, and 0.906, respectively, were obtained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1956
Accession Number
AD0107148

Entities

People

  • John C. Evvard
  • John W. Blakey

Organizations

  • National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Compressors
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Diffusers
  • Diffusion
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Free Stream
  • High Pressure
  • Mach Number
  • Mass Flow
  • Plenum Chambers
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Static Pressure
  • Supersonic Diffusers
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster