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8- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel compressor inspected
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Krupar, Martin J. Linne, Alan A. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Description | The NASA Glenn Research Center's 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (8 6 SWT) is NASA's only transonic propulsion wind tunnel. The test section speed range is between Mach 0.25 and 2.0. The 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9 15 LWST), which has a speed range from 0 to 175 mph, is housed in the return leg of the 8 6 SWT and uses the same compressor. The 8 6 SWT uses a large, seven-stage axial flow compressor to drive the air through the tunnel. The compressor is 17 ft in diameter and is rated at 1600 m3 (56,600 ft3) of air/sec. It is driven by three electric motors with a combined horsepower of 87,000. A close examination of this compressor was performed in 2001, the first time since February of 1966. |
| File Size | 64769 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20050207315 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1qg3nv32 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2002-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Research And Support Facilities (air) Turbocompressors Test Chambers Low Speed Horsepower Supersonic Wind Tunnels Compressors Electric Motors 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 |
