Experimental Investigation of Water Ejection from a Wedge Model at Mach Number 6

Abstract

Tests were conducted at Mach number 6 to investigate the interaction between an ejected liquid (water) and a two-dimensional, zero pressure gradient boundary layer. Heat-transfer rates, static pressure levels, pitot pressure surveys, and photographic data were obtained on a 33.65-deg wedge model over a Reynolds number range, based on the distance to the ejector, from 260,000 to 3, 440,000. The water mass flow range was from 0.013 to 0.064 lbm/sec for both a porous panel and a slot-type ejector. Water ejection at 0.064 lbm/sec increased the boundary-layer thickness about 15 percent, and for all mass flow rates the model surface temperatures were equal to the water temperature (approx. = 75F). The primary data consisted of backlighted photographs of dyed water flowing over a glass plate on a wedge surface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0721448

Entities

People

  • R. K. Matthews

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Force
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Boundary Layer
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Free Stream
  • Heat Transfer
  • Instrumentation
  • Mach Number
  • Mass Flow
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Reynolds Number
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.