Model Experiments for the Design of a Sixty Inch Water Tunnel Par III
1948-09
View/Download File
Persistent link to this item
Statistics
View StatisticsJournal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Title
Model Experiments for the Design of a Sixty Inch Water Tunnel Par III
Authors
Published Date
1948-09
Publisher
St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory
Type
Report
Abstract
A study of the test section for a water tunnel was made at the St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory as part of the research
program for the design of the proposed 6o-in. water tunnel of the David Taylor Model Basin, Bureau of Ships, Department of the Navy. It was determined that the variation in velocity across the test
stream would be less than one per cent everywhere except in the boundary layer, which would have a maximum thickness of ten per cent of the diameter of the test section. The pressure gradient and energy
loss in the test section were computed assuming the test section boundary layer to be analogous to that of a plate in a uniform stream. The critical cavitation area in the tunnel circuit was found to be at the transition from the test section to the diffuser, and the corresponding critical cavitation indexes were calculated for several points in the test section.
Keywords
Description
Bureau of Ships Contract NObs-34208
Related to
Replaces
License
Collections
Series/Report Number
Funding information
Prepared for the David Taylor Model Basin; Department of the Navy
Isbn identifier
Doi identifier
Previously Published Citation
Other identifiers
Suggested citation
Holdhusen, James S.. (1948). Model Experiments for the Design of a Sixty Inch Water Tunnel Par III. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/108112.
Content distributed via the University Digital Conservancy may be subject to additional license and use restrictions applied by the depositor. By using these files, users agree to the Terms of Use. Materials in the UDC may contain content that is disturbing and/or harmful. For more information, please see our statement on harmful content in digital repositories.