The NASA Glenn Research Center's 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (8 6 SWT) is NASA's only transonic propulsion wind tunnel. The test section speed range is between Mach 0.25 and 2.0. The 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9 15 LWST), which has a speed range from 0 to 175 mph, is housed in the return leg of the 8 6 SWT and uses the same compressor. The 8 6 SWT uses a large, seven-stage axial flow compressor to drive the air through the tunnel. The compressor is 17 ft in diameter and is rated at 1600 m3 (56,600 ft3) of air/sec. It is driven by three electric motors with a combined horsepower of 87,000. A close examination of this compressor was performed in 2001, the first time since February of 1966.


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    Title :

    8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel Compressor Inspected


    Contributors:
    M. J. Krupar (author) / A. A. Linne (author)

    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English