IRREVERSIBLE FLOW IN RESERVOIR AND THROAT SECTIONS OF WIND TUNNELS WITH CONSTRICTED-ARC HEATERS,
Abstract
Characteristics of flows in reservoir and throat sections of arc-heated wind tunnels are discussed under four main headings: flow uniformity, thermo-chemical equilibrium, heat loss, and flow steadiness. The influence of typical variations in structural design and flow properties is shown by presentation of experimental data and related theoretical analysis. The principal variables were enthalpy, pressure, reservoir size, nozzle throat diameter, mass flux, and, to a lesser extent, gas medium. Quantitative values of these variables, in general, correspond to operating conditions of a continuous-type, arc-heated, low-density, hypersonic wind tunnel. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0660134
Entities
People
- George D. Arney Jr.
- J. Leith Potter
- Max Kinslow
- William H. Carden
Organizations
- Arnold Engineering Development Complex