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Initial investigation of cryogenic wind tunnel model filler materials
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Firth, G. C. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | Filler materials are used for surface flaws, instrumentation grooves, and fastener holes in wind tunnel models. More stringent surface quality requirements and the more demanding test environment encountered by cryogenic wind tunnels eliminate filler materials such as polyester resins, plaster, and waxes used on conventional wind tunnel models. To provide a material data base for cryogenic models, various filler materials are investigated. Surface quality requirements and test temperature extremes require matching of coefficients of thermal expansion or interfacing materials. Microstrain versus temperature curves are generated for several candidate filler materials for comparison with cryogenically acceptable materials. Matches have been achieved for aluminum alloys and austenitic steels. Simulated model surfaces are filled with candidate filler materials to determine finishing characteristics, adhesion and stability when subjected to cryogenic cycling. Filler material systems are identified which meet requirements for usage with aluminum model components. |
| File Size | 890597 |
| Page Count | 17 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860001788 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t03z34r4z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1985-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials High Reynolds Number Stability Surface Defects Fillers Shear Strength Aluminum Alloys Grooves Polyester Resins Surface Finishing Adhesion Waves Plasters Interfaces Thermal Expansion Simulation Smoothing Austenitic Stainless Steels Cryogenics Investigation Models Thermal Stresses Cryogenic Wind Tunnels Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |