A general representation for axial-flow fans and turbines (open access)

A general representation for axial-flow fans and turbines

A general representation of fan and turbine arrangements on a single classification chart is presented that is made possible by a particular definition of the stage of an axial-flow fan or turbine. Several unconventional fan and turbine arrangements are indicated and the applications of these arrangements are discussed.
Date: May 4, 1945
Creator: Perl, W. & Tucker, M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Propulsion of a flapping and oscillating airfoil (open access)

Propulsion of a flapping and oscillating airfoil

Formulas are given for the propelling or drag force experience in a uniform air stream by an airfoil or an airfoil-aileron combination, oscillating in any of three degrees of freedom; vertical flapping, torsional oscillations about a fixed axis parallel to the span, and angular oscillations of the aileron about a hinge.
Date: May 4, 1936
Creator: Garrick, I. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuel vaporization and its effect on combustion in a high-speed compression-ignition engine (open access)

Fuel vaporization and its effect on combustion in a high-speed compression-ignition engine

"The tests discussed in this report were conducted to determine whether or not there is appreciable vaporization of the fuel injected into a high-speed compression-ignition engine during the time available for injection and combustion. The effects of injection advance angle and fuel boiling temperature were investigated. The results show that an appreciable amount of the fuel is vaporized during injection even though the temperature and pressure conditions in the engine are not sufficient to cause ignition either during or after injection, and that when the conditions are such as to cause ignition the vaporization process affects the combustion. The results are compared with those of several other investigators in the same field" (p. 629).
Date: May 4, 1932
Creator: Rothrock, A. M. & Waldron, C. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library