Velocity Measurements in a Transonic Compressor Using a Calibrated Pressure Probe.
Abstract
The application is reported of a United Sensor Corporation 5-hole pressure probe to determine the flow field upstream and downstream of the rotor of a transonic compressor operating to near sonic speeds. Calibration of the probe was reduced to a set of equations to allow off-line data reduction and presentation using a Hewlett-Packard Model 9830A Calculator system. The flow velocities and angles measured upstream of the rotor were compared with results of compressible flow calculations. Blockage factors were determined which related analytical approximations of the flow incident at the rotor to the measured flow rate. The measurements downstream of the rotor were compared with those of a second probe of different design.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA009801
Entities
People
- Dennis Jay Anderson
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School