Extract from a report on the resistance of spheres of small diameter in an airstream of high velocity / by A. Toussaint and Lt. Hayer.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Toussaint, A., author.

Contributor:

United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, issuing body.

Series:

Technical note (United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) ; 45.

Technical notes / National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ; No. 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sphere--Aerodynamics.

Sphere.

Air resistance.

Drag (Aerodynamics).

Wind tunnel testing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1921.

Summary:

An Eiffel type tunnel was used in the experiments. The configurations consisted of a cone, a working cylindrical section, a diverging cone, a belt-driven suction fan powered by an electric motor. A good portion of the report discusses the setup of the wind tunnel apparatus, the measurement apparatus and comparison of results.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed July 1, 2019).

"March, 1921."

"Translated from the French, by Paris Office, N.A.C.A."

No Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) item number.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Toussaint, A. Extract from a report on the resistance of spheres of small diameter in an airstream of high velocity

OCLC:

1107323791