AALC Fan Model Test Program

Abstract

A 12-inch-diameter centrifugal fan impeller, which was a model of an existing full-scale air cushion vehicle (ACV) fan impeller, was tested in five different volute configurations including one which modeled another existing full-scale ACV installation. It was shown that the suitably scaled impeller could serve as a replacement for the other full-scale craft fans. Numerous velocity and pressure surveys were performed, and their results are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 1979
Accession Number
ADA069058

Entities

People

  • J. L. Allison

Organizations

  • Bell Aircraft Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Air Temperature
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Composite Materials
  • Data Reduction
  • Fan Blades
  • Geometry
  • Leading Edges
  • Measurement
  • Model Tests
  • Performance Tests
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Static Pressure
  • Wet Bulb Temperature

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.