Propulsion Thrust Test System

Abstract

A system is provided for testing a propulsor having a first end that can attach to a payload and a second end at which thrust is generated. A bulkhead is sealed to the first end of the propulsor. The bulkhead with the propulsor coupled thereto is suspended vertically by a support that is placed in tension when thrust is generated at the second end of the propulsor. A load cell coupled to the support measures tension therein as a measure of thrust.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 04, 1999
Accession Number
ADD019788

Entities

People

  • Neil J. Dubois
  • William S. Wilkinson

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Attorneys
  • Bulkheads
  • Cells
  • Compression
  • Drive Shafts
  • Hovering
  • Inventions
  • Load Cells
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Patent Applications
  • Propeller Shafts
  • Propellers
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Underwater Propulsion
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering