Report presenting the boundary-layer and stalling characteristics on an NACA 64A006 airfoil section at a Reynolds number of 5,800,000. Data included measurements of lift, drag, and pitching moment, chordwise distributions of pressure, visual studies of the boundary-layer flow, and surveys of the static-pressure and velocity distribution within the boundary layer. Results regarding force and moment characteristics, pressure distributions, and boundary-layer characteristics are provided.

"A solution is presented for the problem of the buckling of curved rectangular panels subjected to combined shear and direct axial stress. Charts giving theoretical critical combinations of shear and direct axial stress are presented for panels having five different length-width ratios. Because the actual critical compressive stress of rectangular panels having substantial curvature is known to be much lower than the theoretical value, a semiempirical method of analysis of curved panels subjected to combined shear and direct axial stress is presented for use in design" (p. 1).

Report presenting six numerical examples for steady, two-dimensional, compressible, nonviscous flow in centrifugal compressors with straight blades, the center lines of which generate a right circular cone when rotated about the axis of the compressors. A seventh example is presented for incompressible flow. Correlation equations are developed whereby the flow conditions in any impeller with straight blades can be determined for all operating conditions.