Experiments with a model water tunnel / by Eastman N. Jacobs and Ira H. Abbott.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, Eastman N. (Eastman Nixon), 1902-1987, author.

Abbott, Ira H. A., author.

Contributor:

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

Series:

Technical note (United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) ; 358.

Technical notes / National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ; No. 358

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water tunnels.

Fluid dynamics.

Cavitation.

Hydrodynamics.

water tunnels.

Medical Subjects:

Hydrodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages, 4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Washington, [D.C.] : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1930.

Summary:

This report describes a model water tunnel built in 1928 to investigate the possibility of using water tunnels for aerodynamics investigations at large scales. The model tunnel is similar to an open-throat wind tunnel, but uses water for the working fluid. Results are given of tests of the tunnel and also of some observations made with model airfoils in the tunnel to study the phenomena of cavitation. It is concluded that a water tunnel does not offer a convenient method of making aerodynamic investigations at large scales. A large diameter water tunnel would be of value chiefly for use in the study of cavitation.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed January 14, 2020).

"December, 1930."

No Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) item number.

Includes bibliographical references (page 10).

Electronic reproduction. Denton, Texas : University of North Texas, 2011. Electronic reproduction from print master produced by University of North Texas.

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

Other Format:

Print version: Jacobs, Eastman N. (Eastman Nixon), 1902- Experiments with a model water tunnel

OCLC:

1136490336

Access Restriction:

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