Date of Award

12-1993

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering

Department

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

First Advisor

Milton E. Franke, PhD

Abstract

The response of the Wright Laboratory Compressor Research Facility to a small amplitude, acoustic, sinusoidal disturbance was investigated. The fluid transmission line equations for laminar, one-dimensional flow in a circular duct were solved and verified through a laboratory experiment using a scale model of the facility. The resonant frequencies of the facility were determined for a variety of flow conditions. Techniques for analytically modeling end impedance and flow straightening elements were also studied. The fundamental frequency of the facility was determined to be between 5.5 and 6.5 Hz depending on the flow conditions and geometry configurations specified.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GAE-ENY-93D-16

DTIC Accession Number

ADA273836

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

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