The Langley 2,000-Horsepower Propeller Dynamometer and Tests at High Speed of an NACA 10-(3)(08)-03 Two-Blade Propeller

Abstract

A 2,000-horsepower propeller dynamometer has been used in the Langley 16-root high-speed tunnel to make tests of a full-scale two-blade NACA 10-(3)(08)-03 propeller for a range of blade angles from 20 deg to 55 deg at airspeeds up to 500 miles per hour. The ability of the test equipment to measure propeller characteristics accurately is confirmed by the good agreement of the results of these tests with results obtained from a theoretical analysis and from previous tests made in other wind tunnels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1952
Accession Number
ADA377056

Entities

People

  • Blake W. Corson Jr.
  • Julian D. Maynard

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Pressure
  • Bearings
  • Blades
  • Mach Number
  • Manometers
  • Measurement
  • Model Tests
  • Pressure Gages
  • Propeller Blades
  • Propeller Shafts
  • Propellers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics