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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID-FLOW SYSTEMS. Final Report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4339379
The design, progress, and conclusions of experiments on heat removal from an extended-surface heat source, controlled flow-separation in a supersonic exhaust nozzle, and beat transfer to a flow of cryogenic fluid in the vicinity of its critical temperature are reviewed. The results of the heat-removal and flow- separation studies indicate that porous construction can permit the efficient gas cooling of a source of high specific power, and that controlled flowseparation at optimum area ratio can be promoted by means of boundary injection. The cryogenic- fluid heattransfer experiment progressed to the point of construction and preliminary checkout of the apparatus, but no systematic experiments could be performed. The experimental details are described. The newly-constructed HeatTransfer Laboratory used in the program is described in the appendix. (auth)
Research Organization:
Aerojet-General Corp., Azusa, Calif.
NSA Number:
NSA-12-004147
OSTI ID:
4339379
Report Number(s):
AGC-1379
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English