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Exploratory Study of Ground Proximity Effects on Thrust of Annular and Circular Nozzles

The proximity of the ground to an annular nozzle can result in thrust augmentation of up to 50 percent. The magnitude of thrust augmentation was a function of ground-to-nozzle distance, nozzle configuration, and nozzle pressure ratio. With a conventional circular nozzle a thrust reduction of 15 to 40 percent due to ground effect was obtained. The degree of thrust reduction was primarily a function of nozzle pressure ratio and ground-to-nozzle distance.

BOOSTER SYSTEMS AUXILIARY - GAS TURBINES↗

Exploratory Engine Test of Transpiration-cooled Turbine-rotor Blade with Wire-cloth Shell

Engine tests were made on a transpiration-cooled blade that was fabricated from an internal load-carrying member with an external surface of wire cloth. After operation in the engine, some damage was noted at the tip region of the trailing edge of the blades. On other sections of the blade, the wire cloth did not appear greatly overheated, and it appeared that satisfactory chordwise temperature distribution was provided by orifices in the blade base.

ENGINES, COOLING↗