Application of the Wire-Mesh Plotting Device to Incompressible Cascade Flows

Abstract

The methods used in the application of the wire mesh plotting device to find the flow pattern about a cascade of airfoils in incompressible inviscid flow and some mathematical checks that increase the accuracy of this application are described. Results for two typical turbine-blade cascades are shown to compare well with experimental data. A method of utilizing the wire mesh to design turbine blades with a prescribed pressure distribution in incompressible flow is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1950
Accession Number
ADA380877

Entities

People

  • James C. Dunavant
  • Willard R. Westphal

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Coefficients
  • Compressors
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Inverse Problems
  • Leading Edges
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Right Angles
  • Stagnation Point
  • Trailing Edges
  • Turbine Blades
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Geodesy