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Summary of model VTOL lift fan tests conducted at NASA Lewis Research Center

Author
Diedrich, J. H.
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JAN 1, 1975.
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The purpose of the tests was to obtain overall performance and influencing factors as well as detailed measurements of the internal flow characteristics. The first experiment consisted of crossflow tests of a 15-inch diameter fan installed in a two-dimensional wing. Tests were run with and without exit louvers over a range of tunnel speeds, fan speeds, and wing angle of attack. The wing was used for a study of installation effects on lift fan performance. The model tested consisted of three 5.5-inch diameter tip-turbine driven model VTOL lift fans mounted chord-wise in the two-dimensional wing to simulate a pod-type array. Several inlet and exit cover door configurations and an adjacent fuselage panel were tested. For the third program, a pod was attached to the wing, and an investigation was conducted of the effect of design tip speed on the aerodynamic performance and noise of a 15-inch diameter lift fan-in-pod under static and crossflow conditions. Three single VTOL lift fan stages were designed for the same overall total pressure ratio but at three different rotor tip speeds.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 19750021033.
Accession ID: 75N29106.
NASA-TM-X-71778.
E-8436.
Workshop on Prediction Methods for Jet V/STOL Propulsion Aerodynamics; 28-31 Jul. 1975; Arlington, VA; United States.
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