AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE SHAPE OF THRUST AUGMENTING SURFACES IN CONJUNCTION WITH COANDA-DEFLECTED JET SHEETS, PART 2

Abstract

The present work is a continuation of the experimental investigations described in AD-611 759. The purpose was to increase the thrust augmentation of a configuration consisting of a Coanda surface (quadrant), deflecting the primary jet sheet through 90 degrees, in conjunction with additional (thrust augmenting) surfaces. The effect of a horizontal and vertical gap between the lip of the nozzle and the leading edge of the deflection surface, as well as the effect of a gap between its trailing edge and the downstream diffuser wall (tertiary flow) was studied. These experiments were carried out for a convergent (subsonic) and a convergent-divergent (supersonic) nozzle at various pressure ratios. The subsonic jet sheet produced the highest thrust augmentation. Tilting of the quadrant led to an increase in the augmentation ratio (excluding the lift acting on the nozzle), while the total thrust augmentation (including the lift over the nozzle) did not increase. Typical secondary and exit mixed flow velocity profiles were obtained. The highest total thrust augmentation observed was 1.37.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0614617

Entities

People

  • T. Mehus

Organizations

  • University of Toronto

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Control Surfaces
  • Leading Edges
  • Mass Flow
  • Measurement
  • Mixing
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Secondary Flow
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Static Pressure
  • Strain Gages
  • Subsonic Nozzles
  • Supersonic Nozzles
  • Thrust Augmentation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics