Additional free-flight tests of the rolling effectiveness of several wing-spoiler arrangements at high subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds (open access)

Additional free-flight tests of the rolling effectiveness of several wing-spoiler arrangements at high subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds

From Introduction: "The purpose of the present paper is to present results obtained recently relating to the characteristics of a full-span sharp-edge spoiler with an 0.02-chord projection above the wing surface at several chordwise positions and also to the relative effectiveness of the sharp-edge spoiler and a wedge-type spoiler located at the 80-percent-chord line."
Date: November 24, 1948
Creator: Strass, H. Kurt
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of variation in fuel pressure on combustion performance of rectangular ram jet (open access)

Effect of variation in fuel pressure on combustion performance of rectangular ram jet

Report presenting the results of an investigation on a rectangular ram jet to determine the effect of variation in fuel pressure on the starting characteristics, minimum blow-out limits, combustion efficiencies, gas total-temperature ratio, and net-thrust coefficient. Testing occurred using three different fuel nozzles and over a range of pressure altitudes, airspeeds, and fuel-air ratios.
Date: November 24, 1948
Creator: Messing, Wesley E. & Black, Dugald O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of three flame-holder configurations on subsonic flight performance of rectangular ram jet over range of altitudes (open access)

Effect of three flame-holder configurations on subsonic flight performance of rectangular ram jet over range of altitudes

Report presenting a flight investigation on a rectangular ram jet over a range of fuel air ratios, combustion chamber inlet velocities, and pressure altitudes. A comparative study to determine the effects of altitude, combustion-chamber-inlet velocity, and fuel-air ratio on starting characteristics, minimum blow-out limits, combustion efficiency, gas total-temperature ratio, and net-thrust coefficient for three flame holders was also conducted.
Date: November 24, 1948
Creator: Black, Dugald O. & Messing, Wesley E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of spark gaps subjected to altitude and air velocity conditions (open access)

Investigation of spark gaps subjected to altitude and air velocity conditions

Report presenting a study of the effects of air velocity on the energy and power of the spark in a constant ignition source and the duration of the spark discharge in the spark gap for various conditions of electrode spacing, electrode diameter, air temperature, and pressure. Energy and average power increased with pressure, velocity, and electrode spacing and electrode diameter and air temperature had negligible effect.
Date: November 24, 1948
Creator: Swett, Clyde C., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Effects of Inlet Pressure Losses on Performance of Axial-Flow Type Turbojet Engine (open access)

Analysis of Effects of Inlet Pressure Losses on Performance of Axial-Flow Type Turbojet Engine

From Introduction: "An analytical evaluation of the effects of inlet losses on the net thrust and the fuel economy of an axial-flow-compressor type turbojet engine with a two-stage turbine is presented herein. The analysis is based on engine performance characteristics that were determined from experiments in the NACA Cleveland altitude wind tunnel (references 1 and 2). The experimental investigation did not include tests in which inlet losses were systematically varied, but the effects of these losses can be accurately estimated from the experimentally determined performance characteristics of the engine."
Date: November 24, 1948
Creator: Sanders, Newell D. & Palasics, John
System: The UNT Digital Library