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Preliminary Results of Nene II Engine Altitude-chamber Performance Investigation: Altitude Performance using 18.41-inch Diameter-jet Nozzle - 2

NACA-RM-E8F14 · NASA (NTRS) · 1948

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An investigation is being conducted to determine the altitude performance characteristics of the Nene II engine and its components. The present paper presents preliminary results obtained using a jet nozzle of 18.41 inches in diameter, giving an area equal to 96.4 percent of the area of the…

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NACA-RM-E8F14
Year
1948
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43

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A flov areap squam feet F Set tbrust, Fn not tbrustp a tip. of Smvity.,. 2 ft/0002 PROCEDMM %he test procedtire and the processing of the data for -this described in Part I e=ept for report Vere simllar to the wthods I below. - the addition of two steps described At the high altltu&e comd1tionso ran-prewmm ratio varied as mch as 51 powamt. The effect. of these variations was ellutmted Iw correcting Ike data by a factor obtained from mass plots or the Perfermme parawtwe against ralm-Preamwe ratio. Cross plots of this type are Wasented.

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Doc number
NACA-RM-E8F14
Publisher
NASA (NTRS)
Year
1948
Pages
43
File size
3.8 MB