Determination of Flow Direction with Pressure Probes.

Abstract

This report documents the results of a theoretical and experimental study of flow direction probes for use in turbomachines. The theoretical analyses employ slender body theory with the resulting expressions converted into angular and averaged pressure coefficients. These are in turn used to quantify the effects of probe geometry on probe sensitivity. Furthermore, the analytic expressions are employed to predict the impact of probe alignment on the angular and averaged pressure coefficients. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA092028

Entities

People

  • D. N. Barlow
  • Douglas C. Rabe
  • G. David Huffman
  • N. Poti

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geometry
  • Governments
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Static Pressure
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.