THE NOL BOUNDARY LAYER CHANNEL

Abstract

A Mach 3 to 7 blow-down wind tunnel facility for investigating boundary layer phenomena in the transitional and turbulent range is described. The facility, referred to as the Boundary Layer Channel, utilizes a flexible plate and a flat plate to form the two opposite walls of a two-dimensional supersonic nozzle. The plate is 8 feet long. The channel operates at supply temperatures up to 1000 deg F and supply pressures from 0.1 to 10 atmospheres. The Reynolds number per foot capability is from 30,000 to 2.4 x 10 to the 7th power.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 07, 1966
Accession Number
AD0646748

Entities

People

  • Annette C. Leonas
  • John W. Carner
  • Roland E. Lee
  • William J. Yanta

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Compressors
  • Diffusers
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Instrumentation
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Reynolds Number
  • Skin Friction
  • Static Pressure
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow