New 135-foot long wind tunnel at Air Force Development Center on Mt Washington, NH, can simulate speeds of over 500 mph (Mach 8 at 6000-ft altitude); refrigeration effect is provided by two Pratt and Whitney J-57 jet engines; exhaust gases of 13,000-lb thrust engines are funneled into tunnel through ports; gridwork of pipes at tunnel entrance sprays water into inrushing air, forming ice on test item; photographs.
Jet refrigeration simulates icing conditions
Indus Refrig
Industrial Refrigeration ; 137 , n 5
1959
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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