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McClellan, Robert (1955) Equilibrium temperature and heat transfer characteristics of hot wires in supersonic flow. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12042003-105304
Abstract
An experimental investigation was made of two problems that are fundamental to the application of hot wire anemometry in a supersonic flow. First, the equilibrium temperature of a wire in supersonic flow was established as a function of the flow parameters. Second, the heat loss law for a heated wire in a supersonic flow was determined. In the latter case it was shown that the heat loss, represented by a Nusselt number, is a function of Reynolds number only, with the temperature loading as a parameter. There is no Mach number effect from M = 1.80 to M = 4.54, the range of the present experiments.
The results show that the hot wire should be a satisfactory instrument for the measurement of both mean values and fluctuations of the mass flow and the stagnation temperature.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Engineer's thesis) |
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| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
| Division: | Engineering and Applied Science |
| Major Option: | Aeronautics |
| Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) |
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| Defense Date: | 1 January 1955 |
| Record Number: | CaltechETD:etd-12042003-105304 |
| Persistent URL: | http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12042003-105304 |
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| ID Code: | 4766 |
| Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
| Deposited By: | Imported from ETD-db |
| Deposited On: | 09 Dec 2003 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Dec 2012 03:11 |
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