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Development of a quiet supersonic wind tunnel with a cryogenic adaptive nozzle (Document No: 19940010644)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wolf, Stephen W. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | The main objective of this work is to develop an interim Quiet (low-disturbance) supersonic wind tunnel for the NASA-Ames Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (FML). The main emphasis is to bring on-line a full-scale Mach 1.6 tunnel as rapidly as possible to impact the NASA High Speed Research Program (HSRP). The development of a cryogenic adaptive nozzle and other sophisticated features of the tunnel will now happen later, after the full scale wind tunnel is in operation. The work under this contract for the period of this report can be summarized as follows: provide aerodynamic design requirements for the NASA-Ames Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (FML) Laminar Flow Supersonic Wind Tunnel (LFSWT); research design parameters for a unique Mach 1.6 drive system for the LFSWT using an 1/8th-scale Proof-of-Concept (PoC) supersonic wind tunnel; carry out boundary layer transition studies in PoC to aid the design of critical components of the LFSWT; appraise the State of the Art in quiet supersonic wind tunnel design; and help develop a supersonic research capability within the FML particularly in the areas of high speed transition measurements and schlieren techniques. The body of this annual report summarizes the work of the Principal Investigator. |
| File Size | 42720584 |
| Page Count | 138 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940010644 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3615zb6p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Research And Support Facilities (air) Aerodynamic Configurations Supersonic Speed Laminar Flow Supersonic Nozzles Supersonic Wind Tunnels Wall Flow Aerodynamic Noise Boundary Layer Transition Wind Tunnel Walls Design Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
