Centrifuge Testing of a Partially-Confined FC-72 Spray

Abstract

The effects of elevated acceleration fields on spray cooling heat transfer are discussed in this paper. Spray cooling has proven to be one of the most efficient methods of heat removal. This technology is being transitioned into more advanced applications, such as fighter aircraft that must withstand a wide range of variable acceleration-induced body forces. Heat transfer associated with closed-loop spray cooling will be affected by acceleration body forces, the extent of which is not yet known. To test these various effects, an eight-foot-diameter centrifuge table will be outfitted with a spray cooling system to test for the effects associated with elevated gravity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA464856

Entities

People

  • Andrew J. Fleming
  • Kirk L. Yerkes
  • Levi J. Elston
  • Scott K. Thomas

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Centrifuges
  • Data Acquisition
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Energy
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Lasers
  • Military Aircraft
  • Silicon Carbide

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.