Cooling Tests of a Single-Row Radial Engine with Several NACA Cowlings (1937)
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& effect of the propeller and several cowling arrangements on Whitney Wasp. The over-all diameter is 5V/]6 inches. cooling for various values of the indicated horsepower in It is rated at 550 horsepower at 2,200 r. p. m. and a1 the climb condition. A table giving comparative perform- 8,000 feet… … The results show, for a particular engine, the relation- (b) With cowling. ship existing between the cooling and the developed Figure 1.—Engine and nacelle set-ups. horsepower and the pressure drop across the baffles. centrifugal supercharger that operates at 12 times It is obvious that the results…
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