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IN WATER TEST FACILITIES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 262
Amount: $49,168.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1983
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
4401 Dayton-xenia Road
Dayton, OH 45432
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 Gary Streby
Phone: (513) 258-3295
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

WATER TEST FACILITIES ARE CURRENTLY USED TO OBTAIN QUALITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT MIXING FLOW FIELDS IN DUCTED RAMJET COMBUSTORS. THIS INFORMATION COMPRISES PHOTOGRAPHS OF FLOW STREAMLINES AND MEASUREMENTS OF RESIDENCE TIMES FOR FUEL AND AIR WITHIN THE COMBUSTOR. THE MEASUREMENT OF VELOCITY VECTORS AND GRADIENTS WITHIN THE COMBUSTOR FLOW FIELD WOULD GREATLY ENHANCE CURRENT TEST RESULTS. TO AVOID DISTORTING THE MEASUREMENT, A NON-INTRUSIVE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE SUCH AS LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY (LDV) IS REQUIRED. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL EXPERIMENTALLY TEST AND VERIFY THE APPLICATION OF LDV TO MIXING FLOWS IN WATER. A SIMPLE TEST APPARATUS AND LDV SYSTEM WILL BE USED FOR THE PHASE I TESTS TO PROVE THE CONCEPT AND MEASUREMENT ACCURACIES.

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