Design of Power-Plant Installations - Pressure-Loss Characteristics of Duct Components

Abstract

A correlation of what are believed to be the most reliable data available on duct components of aircraft power-plant installations is presented herein. The information is given in a convenient form and is offered as an aid in designing duct systems and, subject to certain qualifications, as a guide in estimating their performance. The design and performance data include those for straight ducts; simple bends of square, circular, and elliptical cross section; compound bends; diverging and converging bends; vaned bends; diffusers; branch ducts; internal inlets; and angular placement of heat exchangers. Examples are included to illustrate methods of applying these data in analyzing duct systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1944
Accession Number
ADB804977

Entities

People

  • John R. Henry

Organizations

  • National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Boundary Layer
  • Diffusers
  • Duct Bends
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Reynolds Number
  • Secondary Flow
  • Shape
  • Skin Friction
  • Static Pressure
  • Surface Roughness

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  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.