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NASA NTRS2021

Nighttime Convection in Water-ice Clouds at High Northern Latitudes on Mars

We investigate water-ice clouds and their influence on the temperature structure of the Mar-tian atmosphere at high northern latitudes in early summer. New results are obtained throughcoordinated analysis of two types of data from Mars Global Surveyor: atmospheric profiles re-trieved from radio occultation (RO) measurements and wide-angle images from the Mars OrbiterCamera (MOC). Some RO profiles contain a layer of neutral static stability, which indicates thepresence of convective mixing at a local time (about 5 h) when it does not usually occur. Thesenocturnal mixed layers (NMLs) were observed frequently in early summer of Mars year 27 atlatitudes of 53–72◦N and longitudes of 210–330◦E. The base of a typical NML is 3 km abovethe surface, about the same height as the nighttime cloud layer detected by the Phoenix LIDARin early summer of Mars year 29 at 234◦E, 68◦N. The depth of the NMLs ranges from less than1 km to more than 5 km. Comparisons with nearly simultaneous MOC images demonstrate thatNMLs are closely associated with water-ice clouds. There is a dense cluster of NMLs within theannular cloud that appears every year in early summer between Alba Mons and the north polarresidual ice cap. The lighting conditions at this location and season allowed MOC to observe theannular cloud on most orbits, at 118-min intervals. Its appearance varies dramatically with localtime, becoming more symmetrical and better organized at night and dissipating to a crescentshape during the day. According to high-resolution numerical simulations (Spiga et al., 2017),including a large-eddy simulation at the Phoenix landing site, NMLs form when radiative cool-ing by water-ice aerosols causes convective instability; the mixed layer is forced from above bynegative buoyancy. Our results strongly support this conclusion. In addition, MOC images frommidsummer contain eastward-moving frontal clouds. Temperature profiles within these cloudsshow signs of near-surface advection of warm air, which reduces the static stability of the loweratmosphere and contributes, along with cloud radiation, to the formation of an NML.

David Hinson↗
NASA NTRS2016

Non-Contacting Finger Seals Static Performance Test Results at Ambient and High Temperatures

The non-contacting finger seal is an advanced seal concept with potential to reduce specific fuel consumption in gas turbine engines by 2 to 3 with little to no wear of the seal or rotor. Static performance tests and bind-up tests of eight different non-contacting finger seal configurations were conducted in air at pressure differentials up to 689.4 kPa and temperatures up to 922 K. Four of the seals tested were designed to have lift pads concentric to a herringbone-grooved rotor which generates hydrodynamic lift when rotating. The remaining seals were tested with a smooth rotor; one seal had a circumferential taper and one had an axial taper on the lift pad inner diameter to create hydrodynamic lift during rotation. The effects of the aft finger axial thickness and of the forward finger inner diameter on leakage performance were investigated as well and compared to analytical predictions.

rotors↗
NASA NTRS1991

A qualitative view of cryogenic fluid injection into high speed flows

The injection of supercritical pressure, subcritical temperature fluids, into a 2-D, ambient, static temperature and static pressure supersonic tunnel and free jet supersonic nitrogen flow field was observed. Observed patterns with fluid air were the same as those observed for fluid nitrogen injected into the tunnel at 90 deg to the supersonic flow. The nominal injection pressure was of 6.9 MPa and tunnel Mach number was 2.7. When injected directly into and opposing the tunnel exhaust flow, the observed patterns with fluid air were similar to those observed for fluid nitrogen but appeared more diffusive. Cryogenic injection creates a high density region within the bow shock wake but the standoff distance remains unchanged from the gaseous value. However, as the temperature reaches a critical value, the shock faded and advanced into the supersonic stream. For both fluids, nitrogen and air, the phenomena was completely reversible.

Hendricks, R. C.↗
NASA NTRS2016

Non-Contacting Finger Seals Static Performance Test Results at Ambient and High Temperatures

The non-contacting finger seal is an advanced seal concept with potential to reduce specific fuel consumption in gas turbine engines by 2 to 3 percent with little to no wear of the seal or rotor. Static performance tests and bind-up tests of eight different non-contacting finger seal configurations were conducted in air at pressure differentials up to 689.4 kPa and temperatures up to 922 K. Four of the seals tested were designed to have lift pads concentric to a herringbone-grooved rotor which generates hydrodynamic lift when rotating. The remaining seals were tested with a smooth rotor; one seal had a circumferential taper and one had an axial taper on the lift pad inner diameter to create hydrodynamic lift during rotation. The effects of the aft finger axial thickness and of the forward finger inner diameter on leakage performance were investigated as well and compared to analytical predictions.

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NASA NTRS1973

Fluid insulation to prevent ice formation in heat exchangers

Heat transfer surfaces were insulated to maintain air side surface temperature above freezing. Double wall tubes, with annular space between tubes, were filled with static liquid hydrogen. Low thermal conductivity of this hydrogen provided thermal resistance.

Coffinberry, G. A.↗
NASA NTRS1996

Jet Evolution Visualized and Quantified Using Filtered Rayleigh Scattering

Filtered Rayleigh scattering was utilized as a flow diagnostic in an investigation of a method for enhancing mixing in supersonic jets. The primary objectives of the study were to visualize the effect of vortex generating tabs on supersonic jets, to exact quantitative data from these planar visualizations, and to detect the presence of secondary flows (i.e., streamwise vorticity) generated by the tabs. An injection seeded frequency-doubled Nd:YAG was the light source and a 14 bit Princeton Instruments iodine charge coupled display (ICCD) camera recorded the image through an iodine cell. The incident wave length of the laser was held constant for each flow case so that the filter absorbed unwanted background light, but permitted part of the thermally broadened Rayleigh scattering light to pas through. The visualizations were performed for axisymmetric jets (D=1.9 cm) operated at perfectly expanded conditions for Mach 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0. All data were recorded for the jet cross section at x/D=3. One hundred instantaneous images were recorded and averaged for each case, with a threshold set to eliminate unavoidable particulate scattering. A key factor in these experiments was that the stagnation air was heated such that the expansion of the flow in the nozzle resulted in the static temperature in the jet being equal to the ambient temperature, assuming isentropic flow. Since the thermodynamic conditions of the flow were approximately the same for each case, increases in the intensity recorded by the ICCD camera could be directly attributed to the Doppler shift, and hence velocity. Visualizations were performed for Mach 1.5 and Mach 2.0 jets with tabs inserted at the nozzle exit. The distortion of the jet was readily apparent and was consistent with Mie scattering-based visualizations. Asymmetry in the intensities of the images indicate the presence of secondary flow patterns which are consistent with the streamwise vortices measured using more traditional diagnostics in subsonic jets with the same tab configurations. Because each tab causes shocks to form, the assumption of isentropic flow is not valid for these cases. However, within a reasonable first-order estimation,the intensity across the illuminated plane for these cases can be related to a value combining density and velocity.

Reeder, Mark F.↗
NASA NTRS1961

Recombination of Hydrogen-Air Combustion Products in an Exhaust Nozzle

Thrust losses due to the inability of dissociated combustion gases to recombine in exhaust nozzles are of primary interest for evaluating the performance of hypersonic ramjets. Some results for the expansion of hydrogen-air combustion products are described. Combustion air was preheated up to 33000 R to simulate high-Mach-number flight conditions. Static-temperature measurements using the line reversal method and wall static pressures were used to indicate the state of the gas during expansion. Results indicated substantial departure from the shifting equilibrium curve beginning slightly downstream of the nozzle throat at stagnation pressures of 1.7 and 3.6 atmospheres. The results are compared with an approximate method for determining a freezing point using an overall rate equation for the oxidation of hydrogen.

Lezberg, Erwin A.↗
NASA NTRS2018

Quantitative Analysis of Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence Measurements in a Hypersonic Boundary Layer

Several quantitative measurements extracted from nitric oxide (NO) planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) data obtained in a hypersonic boundary layer are reported: (a) off-body NO mole fraction; (b) surface heat flux; and (c) near-wall static temperature. The experimental data was obtained at NASA Langley Research Center’s 31 in. Mach 10 air tunnel. NO was seeded into the flow through a spanwise slot on the surface of the 10 degree half-angle wedge model. An ultraviolet planar laser sheet was positioned perpendicular to the wedge surface, downstream of the seeding slot, to excite six fluorescence transitions. A method for extracting the relative NO mole fraction, based on spatial variations of the J”= 0.5 PLIF signal, is presented. Combined with the principle of mass conservation, the absolute NO mole fraction is determined. These measurements were used to assess CFD diffusion modelling, correct previously reported PLIF thermometry results, and develop methods for NO-PLIF heat transfer measurements.

McDougall, Connor C.↗
NASA NTRS1997

10,000-Hour Cyclic Oxidation Behavior at 982 C (1800 F) of 68 High-Temperature Co-, Fe-, and Ni-Base Alloys

Sixty-eight high temperature Co-, Fe-, and Ni-base alloys were tested for 10-one thousand hour cycles in static air at 982 C (1800 F). The oxidation behavior of the test samples was evaluated by specific weight change/time data, x-ray diffraction of the post-test samples, and their final appearance. The gravimetric and appearance data were combined into a single modified oxidation parameter, KB4 to rank the cyclic oxidation resistance from excellent to catastrophic. The alloys showing the 'best' resistance with no significant oxidation attack were the alumina/aluminate spinel forming Ni-base turbine alloys: U-700, NASA-VIA and B-1900; the Fe-base ferritic alloys with Al: TRW-Valve, HOS-875, NASA-18T, Thermenol and 18SR; and the Ni-base superalloy IN-702.

Barrett, Charles A.↗
NASA NTRS1956

High-temperature oxidation and ignition of metals

A study of the high-temperature oxidation of several aircraft construction materials was undertaken to assess the possibility of ignition under high-temperature flight conditions.Tests have been made both in open and closed jets, and, in addition, the burning of metals has been observed under static conditions in a pressurized vessel containing either air, oxygen, or nitrogen. When heated in an atmosphere of oxygen or when heated and plunged into a supersonic airstream, titanium, iron, carbon steel, and common alloys such as 4130 were found to have spontaneous-ignition temperatures in the solid phase (below melting) and they melted rapidly while burning. Inconel, copper, 18-8 stainless steel, Monel, and aluminum could not be made to ignite spontaneously at temperatures up to melting with the equipment available. Magnesium ignited spontaneously in either type of test at temperatures just above the melting temperature.A theory for the spontaneous ignition of metals, based on the first law of thermodynamics, is presented. Good correlation was obtained between calculated spontaneous-ignition temperatures and values measured in supersonic jet tests. There appears at the present time to be no need for concern regarding the spontaneous ignition of Inconel, the stainless steels, copper, aluminum, or magnesium for ordinary supersonic airplane or missile applications where the material temperature is kept within ordinary structural limits or at least below melting. For hypersonic applications where the material is to be melted away to absorb the heat of convection, the results of the present tests do not apply sufficiently to allow a conclusion.

Hill, Paul R↗
NASA NTRS1983

Three-dimensional flow over a conical afterbody containing a centered propulsive jet - A numerical simulation

The supersonic flow field over a body of revolution incident to the free stream is simulated numerically on a large, array processor (the CDC Cyber 205). The configuration is composed of a cone-cylinder forebody followed by a conical afterbody from which emanates a centered, supersonic propulsive jet. The free-stream Mach number is 2, the jet-exit Mach number is 2.5, and the jet-to-free-stream static pressure ratio is 3. Both the external flow and the exhaust are ideal air at a common total temperature. The thin-layer approximation to the time-dependent, compressible, Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are solved using an implicit finite-difference algorithm. The data base, of 5 million words, is structured in a 'pencil' format so that efficient use of the array processor can be realized. The computer code is completely vectorized to take advantage of the data structure. Turbulence closure is achieved using an empirical algebraic eddy-viscosity model. The configuration and flow conditions correspond to published experimental tests and the computed solutions are consistent with the experimental data.

Deiwert, G. S.↗
NASA NTRS1984

Three-dimensional flow over a conical afterbody containing a centered propulsive jet: A numerical simulation

The supersonic flow field over a body of revolution incident to the free stream is simulated numerically on a large, array processor (the CDC CYBER 205). The configuration is composed of a cone-cylinder forebody followed by a conical afterbody from which emanates a centered, supersonic propulsive jet. The free-stream Mach number is 2, the jet-exist Mach number is 2.5, and the jet-to-free-stream static pressure ratio is 3. Both the external flow and the exhaust are ideal air at a common total temperature.

Deiwert, G. S.↗
NASA NTRS1986

Pitot-Pressure Measurements in Flow Fields Behind a Rectangular Nozzle with Exhaust Jet for Free-Stream Mach Numbers of 0.00, 0.60, and 1.20

An investigation has been conducted in the Langley 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel to measure the flow field in and around the jet exhaust from a nonaxisymmetric nozzle configuration. The nozzle had a rectangular exit with a width-to-height ratio of 2.38. Pitot-pressure measurements were made at five longitudinal locations downstream of the nozzle exit. The maximum distance downstream of the exit was about 5 nozzle heights. These measurements were made at free-stream Mach numbers of 0.00, 0.60, and 1.20 with the nozzle operating at a ratio of nozzle total pressure to free-stream static pressure of 4.0. The jet exhaust was simulated with high-pressure air that had an exit total temperature essentially equal to the free-stream total temperature.

Putnam, L. E.↗
NASA NTRS1981

High temperature cyclic oxidation furnace testing at NASA Lewis Research Center

A standardized method of testing the cyclic oxidation resistance of various alloys in static air to 1200 C was developed and is routinely used at NASA Lewis Research Center. Test samples are automatically raised and lowered into a resistance wound furnace for a series of fixed interval heating and cooling cycles. Spall catchers collect the accumulated spall from each sample. The samples are weighed intermittently to generate specific weight change/time data. At various test times the samples and the accumulated spall are analyzed by X-ray diffraction. A computer program uses this gravimetric and X-ray data as input to print out the oxidation curves and specific weight change/time and X-ray results in a published format, organizes, and indexes the data. So far, several hundred Fe, Ni, and Co base alloys were tested using this same basic procedure and results form the basis of a series of cyclic oxidation handbooks to be published by NASA. Such specific weight change/time data were used to estimate the oxidative metal consumption by several computer modeling techniques to rank alloys and for use in life testing estimates.

Barrett, C. A.↗
NASA NTRS1981

High temperature cyclic oxidation furnace testing at NASA Lewis Research Center

A standardized method of testing the cyclic oxidation resistance of various alloys in static air up to 1200 C has been developed and routinely used at the NASA Lewis Research Center. Test samples are automatically raised and lowered into a resistance wound furnace for a series of fixed-interval heating and cooling cycles. Spall catchers collect the accumulated spall from each sample. The samples are weighed intermittently to generate specific weight change with time data. At various test times the samples and the accumulated spall are analyzed by X-ray diffraction. A computer program is used to print out the specific weight change versus time data and the X-ray data in tabular form and to plot the specific weight change versus time data in a publishable format. The data are also organized and indexed. So far several hundred Fe-, Ni-, and Co-base alloys have been tested using this basic procedure and will form the basis of a series of cyclic oxidation handbooks to be published by NASA. Such specific weight change/time data have been used to estimate the oxidative metal consumption by several computer modeling techniques both to rank alloys and to estimate life.

Barrett, C. A.↗
NASA NTRS1993

Internal performance of Highly Integrated Deployable Exhaust Nozzles

The internal performance characteristics of Highly Integrated Deployable Exhaust Nozzles (HIDEN) applicable to advanced short take-off and vertical landing aircraft have been investigated. Four nozzle concepts, designed for fan and core flow installations, were tested with varying contraction ratio and nozzle exit plane shape. In addition, two offtake duct designs, along with several centerbody and blocker geometries were tested to evaluate their effect on the static thrust and flow performance. This investigation was conducted in the static test facility of the NASA Langley 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel. A six-component strain-gage balance collected force and moment data, and static pressure, total pressure, and total temperature measurements were also made internal to the model. Room temperature, dry high-pressure air was used to simulate jet exhaust. The results indicate that the internal performance of these HIDEN concepts is comparable to previously tested nozzle concepts designed for thrust vectoring about a bearing plane. This report presents the configuration design of the HIDEN concepts and the results of the internal performance testing.

Taylor, John G.↗
NASA NTRS1993

Recent flight-test results of optical airdata techniques

Optical techniques for measuring airdata parameters were demonstrated with promising results on high performance fighter aircraft. These systems can measure the airspeed vector, and some are not as dependent on special in-flight calibration processes as current systems. Optical concepts for measuring freestream static temperature and density are feasible for in-flight applications. The best feature of these concepts is that the air data measurements are obtained nonintrusively, and for the most part well into the freestream region of the flow field about the aircraft. Current requirements for measuring air data at high angle of attack, and future need to measure the same information at hypersonic flight conditions place strains on existing techniques. Optical technology advances show outstanding potential for application in future programs and promise to make common use of optical concepts a reality. Results from several flight-test programs are summarized, and the technology advances required to make optical airdata techniques practical are identified.

Bogue, Rodney K.↗
NASA NTRSDate not supplied

Cloud Uniformity Measurement from NASA's 2nd Fundamental Ice Crystal Icing Test - Part 2 (Temperature and Humidity)

This paper provides a characterization of the temperature and humidity variations within icing cloud flows generated during the second Fundamental Ice Crystal Icing Physics test conducted in NASA’s Propulsion Systems Laboratory, in June of 2018. The tests were conducted at airflow velocities of 85, 135, and 185 m/s, a static pressure of 44.8 kPa, and a total temperature of 7.2 ⁰C. A custom rearward facing probe and commercial total air temperature probe were used to obtain temperature and humidity profiles of the icing cloud flow leaving the exit duct plane. Additional background humidity measurements were also obtained from a commercial total water content probe. The probes captured the changes in temperature and humidity that took place at the test section after the cloud was activated. As the main altitude airflow interacts with the icing cloud, their thermodynamic properties undergo substantial changes. Due to the particle nature of the icing cloud, the droplets and ice crystals tend to redistribute within the cloud as it propagates with the main flow. Data will be presented that shows how these factors affect the thermodynamic property distribution within the icing cloud. A discussion is given of the thermal balances in the icing cloud, between the evaporating spray droplets and the airflow, as a basis for interpreting the measured results.

Crystal Icing↗