DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUPERSONIC COMPRESSOR TEST FACILITIES AT THE ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

Abstract

The design characteristics, operational capabilities, and instrumentation systems of the supersonic compressor test facilities at AEDC are described and the results of shakedown tests are presented. These facilities consist of (1) a high-speed rotating machine to test 22-in.-diam, single-stage, axial-flow compressor rotors from 5,000 to 17,000 rpm at rotor tip speeds up to 1630 ft/sec and (2) a continuous-flow cascade rig with a 1- by 1.3-in. test section to test the effects of various blade parameters such as area ratio and angle of attack. The primary purpose of these facilities is for further development and evaluation of the concept of blunt-trailing edge, supersonic compressor blades. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0471021

Entities

People

  • Carman T. Carman

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Axial Flow
  • Axial Flow Compressors
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Compressor Rotors
  • Compressors
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Trailing Edges
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow