Project SQUID. A Program of Fundamental Research on Liquid Rocket and Pulse Jet Propulsion

Abstract

A summary is given on work done on Project Squid since the beginning of the program. The work has been carried out under three phase assignments. Under this program, theoretical and wind tunnel investigations were to be conducted on flows and losses in diffuser inlets, diffusers, intake valves, exhaust nozzles, and thrust-augmenting ducts for subsonic and supersonic pulse-jet engines. Studies were to be made of the theory of combustion, the effect of turbulence on flame propagation and cooling, and existing theories were to be augmented by means of experimentation. Moreover, an experimental investigation of temperature and fatigue-resistant materials for intake valves and coatings should be made. This report gives information on the progress achieved so far in these investigations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1947
Accession Number
ADA952968

Entities

Organizations

  • Calspan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aeronautics
  • Bricks
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Fires
  • Flames
  • Frequency
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Temperature
  • Ignition
  • Jet Engines
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Valves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow