AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUPERSONIC RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF THE NATTS ALTITUDE TEST FACILITIES. PHASE I: PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the capacity of the Naval Air Turbine Test Station's altitude test facility in terms of supersonic aerodynamic research and free jet air breathing engine testing. The evaluation was made to determine: (1) the extent of supersonic operation available; (2) the effect of various tunnel diffuser configurations; (3) the magnitude of the Reynolds number per inch parameter; (4) the approximate air breathing engine size that may be accommodated; and (5) a configuration and the values for certain parameters in a design point tunnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0443672

Entities

People

  • W. R. Vollmar

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Breathing
  • Air Breathing Engines
  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Fluid Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Geometry
  • Mach Number
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Stagnation Pressure
  • Stagnation Temperature
  • Supersonic Flow
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbojet Engines
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow