Efficiency of McCook Field Wind Tunnel (25 March 1921)
Efficiency of McCook Field Wind Tunnel (25 March 1921)
Efficiency of McCook Field Wind Tunnel (25 March 1921)
. Ralph Brown D
LIBRAR'?Ughon
MAR 28 2013
Non-Depoitory
Auburn University
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1921
EFFICIENCY OF McCOOK FIELD WIND TUNNE
Performance of McCook field Venturi wind tunnel-no straighteners; _Mar . 7, 1919, Dayton, Ohio.
[Barometer, 29.55" Hg. Room, 62° F. Density, 0.0755 pounds per foot.]
Area.
Diameter, Distance
inches. from choke
Square Square in inches.
inches. feet .
Choke ... .... .. .. ... .......... . . . ... ... . . . .......• .... . ..... .................................... 14.0 153. 94 1.068 0.00
Center .... . . .. . ... .. ...... ............. . . . .... .....................• .... ........................ 22. 375 393. 20 2. 732 100.00
Exit section . ...... ............. .......... .. .... . .............•...... . ............. .. . .....• .. .. 47.25 1,753.50 12. 130 190. 00
Th e net blad~ discharge area is 8.38 square feet, which 15°, radially from a tangent . The component velocity
is 7.84 times the area of the choke. With a choke speed of was noted to be about 47 miles p er hour . The average
100 miles per hour, air was noted to leave the propeller at ratio of choke to exi t suction throughout the above range
an angle of 45° with the plane of the fan and at an angle of from 25 to_465 mi/hr . is 6. 5.
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WIND TuN.NEL TEST No . 301-a. WIND TUNNEL TEST No . 370.
Wind tunnel air speed-power calibration-no intake straiyh: Calibration of McCook Field wind tunnel-No straighteners
eners, no model, throat shield in place. at intake (checks No. 301 within 2 per cent) .
[Oct . 10, 1919. Barometer, 29.46. Temperature, 75° F . Humidity: [Apr. 5, 1920. Barometer, 29.05; temperature, 66° F .]
Wet bulb, 68.8: dry bulb, 74.5: R. H., 76 per cent.]
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o. 34 26. 3 ]. l 126 0. 139
1. 12 1.6 209 0.33
1.02 45. 6 2.0 202 . 40
2.12 65.6 3. 5 2S3 .99 2.28 3.0 289 . 87
3. 20 80. 8 4. 7 342 1. 61 3. 38 4.3 348 1. 50
4.40 94. 6 6.4 400 2. 56 4. 76 5. 95 409 2. 43
5. 80 108. 7 8. 2 463 3. 80 6. 40 7. 8 471 3.67
7. 40 122. 8 10. 1 518 5. 23 7. 65 9. 4 517 4. 85
10. 40 145. 5 14. 0 605 s. 47 10. 5 13. 4 602 8. 06
12. 33
13. 80 167. 7 18. 7 702 13.1 14. 2 17. 7 697
17. 40 188. 3 22.9 780 17.9 17.3 21.6 778 16. 8
23. 7 220. 0 31.6 916 28.9 24. 7 30. 6 906 27. 7
30. 2 248.0 38. 2 1, 082 41. 3 29. 9 35. 5 1,001 35.5
35. 3 268. 0 43. 8 1, 102 48. 3 34.6 40.6 1, 081 43. 9
45. l 303.0 57. 8 1 250 72.3 44. 3 53. 8 1, 220 65.6
51. 0 322. 0 66.0 1; 353 89. 3 51. 8 62. 0 1,324 82.0
58. 9 346. 0 77. 3 1, 457 112. 5 58. 7 70.0 1,400 98.0
65.5 365. 0 86.0 1, 560 134. 0 68.3 82.0 1, 530 125.5
74. 8 390.0 99. 0 1,678 166. 0 84.6 101.0 1,702 172. 0
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WIND TUNNEL TEST No. 373. WIND 1'UNNEL TEST 0. 374.
Tunnel horsepower- air speed calibration, with tunnel ex-
tended by 2 feet addition at throat; open intake (no straight- Tunnel horsepower-air speed calibration, with intake
eners). straighteners.
[Apr . 14, 1920. Barom et~r, 29.22; temper ature, 71.5° F .J
[Apr . 14, 1920. Barometer, 29.22; temperature, 71.5° F.]
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