Saturn S-IB stage Final static test report, stage S-IB-2
Acceptance test firing of Saturn flight stage S-IB-2
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Acceptance test firing of Saturn flight stage S-IB-2
Inlet stage group for high suction specific speed multistage axial flow pump
Design, thermal analysis, testing, and breadboard integration of two-stage radiant cooler for high resolution radiometer
Flight data analysis and engine verification test program to determine restart failure of J-2 engine installed in S-4B stage of AS-502 vehicle
Nuclear orbital launch stages for interplanetary departure, comparing parallel and tandem spacecraft configurations
Characteristics of highly-loaded, high Mach number, single stage compressor
Supplementary data tables for single stage experimental evaluation of compressor blading with slots and vortex generators
Data and performance of stage four of compressor blades with slots and vortex generators
Evaluation of range and distortion tolerance for high Mach number transonic fan stages - Vol. 1
Evaluation of range and distortion tolerance for high Mach number transonic fan stages - Vol. 2
Inlet flow distortion testing of high Mach number transonic fan stages - Vol. 1
Tabular data derived from inlet flow distortion tests of high Mach number transonic fan stages - Vol. 2
Test description and results for high Mach number transonic fan stages to determine range and distortion tolerance for various rotor tip casing treatment configurations
Tabulations of blade element and circumferential distortion flow data in tests of high Mach number transonic fan stages with various rotor tip casing treatment configurations
Performance tests and efficiency measurement of hub-slit-suction stator in single stage compressor
A conventional rotor and stator, two dual-airfoil tandem rotors, and one dual-airfoil tandem stator were designed. The two tandem rotors were each designed with different percentages of the overall lift produced by the front airfoil. Velocity diagrams and blade leading and trailing edge metal angles selected for the conventional rotor and stator blading were used in the design of the tandem blading. Rotor inlet hub/tip ratio was 0.8. Design values of rotor tip velocity and stage pressure ratio were 757 ft/sec and 1.30, respectively.
A two-stage fan with a first rotor tip speed of 1450 ft/sec (441.96 m/sec) and no inlet guide vanes was tested with uniform and distorted inlet flows, with a redesigned second rotor having a part span shroud to prevent flutter, with variable-stagger stators set in nominal positions, and without rotor casing treatment. The fan achieved a pressure ratio 2.8 at a corrected flow of 185.4 lbm/sec (84.0 kg/sec), an adiabatic efficiency of 85.0 percent, and a stall margin of 12 percent. The redesigned second rotor did not flutter. Tip radial distortion reduced the stall margin at intermediate speed, but had little effect on stall margin at high or low speeds. Hub radial distortion reduced the stall margin at design speed but increased stall margin at low speed. Circumferential distortion reduced stall pressure ratio and flow to give approximately the same stall lines with uniform inlet flow. Distortions were attenuated by the fan. For Vol. 1, see N74-11421.
The Mark 48-F two-stage reaction turbine was designed as a component for an advanced space engine propellant feed system, high-pressure liquid hydrogen turbopump. The turbine total inlet temperature and total inlet pressure were designed to be 1860 R and 3420 psia, respectively. At a design speed of 95,000 rpm, the turbine will develop 2543 horsepower with LO2/LH2 working fluid. The aerothermodynamic performance of a prototype turbine assembly was evaluated with gaseous nitrogen working fluid. Turbine performance was evaluated at turbine velocity ratios ranging from 0.250 to 0.782, and turbine speeds up to 25,250 rpm. Turbine test efficiency at the design velocity ratio of 0.483 was found to be 79.5% total-to-total.