Optimized turning-vane design for an intake elbow of an axial-flow compressor
Elbow turning vane design for high recovery and Uniform distribution at exit of 90 deg intake elbow of axial flow compressor
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Elbow turning vane design for high recovery and Uniform distribution at exit of 90 deg intake elbow of axial flow compressor
Advanced aerodynamic design and specifications of high efficiency Brayton cycle compressor for monatomic gas operation
Seal concepts evaluation for compressor end seals, stator interchange seals, and stator pivot seals in air breathing propulsion system
Brayton cycle 3.2 inch radial compressor performance evaluation over wide range of Reynolds numbers
Outlet angle in axial compressor cascades, accounting for effect of shear flows, Bernoulli surface rotation and flow separation
Rotor design to evaluate outer case blowing or bleeding of single stage axial flow compressor
Turbine research package for research and development of high performance axial flow turbine compressor
Downstream stator contribution to interaction noise of single-stage axial flow compressor
Compressor research package to provide aerodynamic performance data for Brayton-cycle axial flow turbomachinery
Design of compressor end, stator interface, and stator pivot seals for advanced air breathing engines
Axial flow compressor study to increase pressure ratio and reduce overall length
Prediction theory for effect of shear flows on outlet angle in axial compressor cascades, taking into account effects of secondary flow, Bernoolli surface rotation and spanwise flow displacement
Transmission buffer overflow prevention in telemetry data compressors using adaptive queueing control system
As a portion of an over-all performance investigation of the prototype J47D (RX-1) turbojet engine, performance of the compressor, combustor, and turbine components has been determined in the Lewis altitude wind tunnel over a range of altitude from 5000 to 55,000 feet and at flight Mach numbers from 0.19 to 0.92. Investigations were conducted with the engine operating on an electronic control schedule and slow with a two-lever control system by which fuel flow and exhaust-nozzle area could be controlled separately. Two combustor configurations were investigated.
A typical inlet axial-flow compressor inlet stage, which was designed on the basis of constant total enthalpy with symmetrical velocity diagram at all radii, was investigated. At a tip speed of 1126 feet per second, a peak pressure ratio of 1.28 was obtained at an efficiency of 0.76. At a tip speed, the highest practical flow was 28 pounds per second per square foot frontal area with an efficiency of 0.78. Data for a rotor relative inlet Mach number range of from 0.5 to 0.875 indicates that the critical value for any stage radial element is approximately 0.80 for the stage investigated.
Small high-speed single-cylinder compression-ignition engines were tested to determine their performance characteristics under high supercharging. Calculations were made on the energy available in the exhaust gas of the compression-ignition engines. The maximum power at any given maximum cylinder pressure was obtained when the compression pressure was equal to the maximum cylinder pressure. Constant-pressure combustion was found possible at an engine speed of 2200 rpm. Exhaust pressures and temperatures were determined from an analysis of indicator cards. The analysis showed that, at rich mixtures with the exhaust back pressure equal to the inlet-air pressure, there is excess energy available for driving a turbine over that required for supercharging. The presence of this excess energy indicates that a highly supercharged compression-ignition engine might be desirable as a compressor and combustion chamber for a turbine.
A flight-prototype zeolite adsorption compressor is being developed as a reliable, efficient, cost-effective means of extracting and compressing atmospheric C02 on the surface of Mars for use as the first stage of a Mars in-sity C02 to 02 chemical conversion process.
The measured aerodynamic performance of a compact, high work-factor, single-stage centrifugal compressor, comprising an impeller, diffuser, 90º-bend, and exit guide vane is reported. Performance levels are based on steady-state total-pressure and total-temperature rake and angularity-probe data acquired at key machine rating planes during recent testing at NASA Glenn Research Center. Aerodynamic performance at the stage level is reported for operation between 70 to 105% of design corrected speed, with subcomponent (impeller, diffuser, and exit-guide-vane) flow field measurements presented and discussed at the 100% design-speed condition. Individual component losses from measurements are compared with pre-test CFD predictions on a limited basis.