Report of Tests of a Compressor Configuration of DCA Blading.

Abstract

Results of an experimental program to measure the performance of a compressor stator cascade consisting of 20 double-circular-arc (DCA) blades fo chord 5.01 inches, aspect ratio 2.0 and solidity 1.67 under conditions of varying incidence angle and Reynolds number are reported. Flow quality and blade performance data were obtained using pneumatic probe surveys and surface pressure measurements. Changes in Reynolds number in the range of 500,000 to 770,000 did not measurably affect either flow quality or blade performance. Changes in incidence angle over the range -15 to 10 degrees produced generally well behaved blade performance parameters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA133350

Entities

People

  • Stephen J. Himes

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Compressors
  • Computer Programs
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Guide Vanes
  • Inlet Guide Vanes
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Static Pressure
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design