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INDUCTION TYPE WIND TUNNE L
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INDUCTION TYPE WIND TUNNE L
R owlan d E . Brown in g , Fairview Park , Ohio
Ap p lic at ion Marc h 13 , 1952 , Serial No. 2 7 6, 4 3 2
2 Claim s . ' ( Cl. 7 3 - 14 7 )
( Gran t ed u n der Tit le 3 5, U. S. Code ( 1952 ) , s ee. 2 66)
The in ven t ion des c rib ed herein m ay b e m an u f ac t u red
an d u s ed b y or f or t he Govern m en t of , t he Un it ed St at es
of Am eric a f or g overn m en t al p u rp os es wit hou t t he p ay
m en t of an y royalt ies t hereon or t heref or.
This in ven t ion relat es t o a win d t u n n el or in du c t ion
t yp e air b las t , wherein rap id ?ow of air is in du c ed f or
t es t p u rp os es an d t he lik e.
Win d t u n n els of t he in du c t ion t yp e u s u ally c om p ris e
a n oz z le wherein f orc ed in j ec t ion of c om p res s ed g as in
du c es ?ow of air in t he t u n n el. The g as j u s t m en t ion ed
m ay b e air, s t eam , c om b u s t ion p rodu c t s , or a m ix t u re of
t hes e, f orc ed u n der p res s u re t o t he n oz z le, where it in
du c es ?ow of at m os p heric air t hrou g h t he t u n n el. The
p res en t in ven t ion aim s t o in c reas e t he' m as s ?ow of s aid
" g as wit hou t g reat ly in c reas in g t he p ower req u irem en t s
of t he c om p res s ors whic h f orc e it t o t he n oz z le. This
is ac c om p lis hed b y t he u s e of b u rn ers whic h add t heir
p rodu c t s of c om b u s t ion t o t he g as , an d b y t he in j ec t ion
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b ein g s u p p lied f rom a p res s u re res ervoir 3 8. The rat e
of s u p p ly of f u el an d wat er t o b u rn er 3 2 an d n oz z les 3 6
is c on t rolled b y valves 4 0 an d 4 2 .
In t he op erat ion of t he devic e, t he c om p res s ors 18 are
s t art ed, valves 4 0 an d 4 2 are op en ed, an d b u rn er 3 2
lig ht ed. At m os p heric air is c om p res s ed . at 18 an d
p as s es t hrou g h c on du it 2 0 . Up on p as s in g b u rn er ' 3 2 ,
m os t of t he ox yg en of s aid air is c on s u m ed, b ein g rep lac ed
b y c om b u s t ion p rodu c t s . Noz z les 3 6 s p ray wat er in t o
t he g as eou s m ix t u re in s u c h q u an t it ies as t o redu c e it s
t em p erat u re t o t he des ired valu e an d als o t o m at erially
in c reas e t he m as s of t he m ix t u re. The m ix t u re t hen
p as s es t o t he n oz z le s ec t ion , where it in du c es ?ow t hrou g h
t he win d t u n n el.
In t rodu c t ion . of Wat er in t he m an n er j u s t des c rib ed
has advan t ag es over in t rodu c t ion of s t eam f rom a b oiler,
1 s in c e a b oiler is c os t ly c om p ared t o a b u rn er, an d t he
2 0
2 5
3 0
of wat er whic h . is vap oriz ed b y t he heat g en erat ed b y '
t he b u rn ers an d t hereb y c ools t he g as . The res u lt is t hat
c on s iderab le m as s is added t o t he g as ?ow wit hou t c orre
s p on din g ly in c reas in g t he load on t he c om p res s ors .
An ob j ec t of t he p res en t in ven t ion is t o p rovide an im
p roved ap p arat u s of t he t yp e ab ove. ou t lin ed. I . 7
Ot her ob j ec t s an d m an y of t he at t en dan t advan t ag es
of t his in ven t ion will b e readily ap p rec iat ed as t he s am e
b ec om es b et t er u n ders t ood b y ref eren c e t o t he f ollowin g
des c rip t ion .
In t he drawin g , t he s in g le ?g u re is a diag ram of ap p a
rat u s em b odyin g t he in ven t ion .
The ap p arat u s s hown in t he drawin g c om p ris es a Win d
t u n n el havin g a- ?ared in let 10 , a c ylin dric al t es t s ec
t ion 12 whic h as s hown c on t ain s an elem en t 14 t o b e
t es t ed, a n oz z le s ec t ion des c rib ed herein af t er, an d a t a
p ered ou t let s ec t ion 16. A b at t ery of air c om p res s ors is
in dic at ed at 18, t heou t let c on du it 2 0 t hereof c on n ec t in g
wit h a c om b u s t ion c ham b er 2 2 , whic h in t u rn is c on
n ec t ed t o t he n oz z le s ec t ion b y a c on du it 2 4 .
The n oz z le s ec t ion c om p ris es a t ap ered ex t en s ion 2 6
of t he t es t s ec t ion , relat ed t eles c op ic ally t o t he ou t let
s ec t ion 16, an d an an n u lar c ham b er 2 8 f orm ed as an
ex t en s ion of t he ou t let s ec t ion , rec eivin g g as es f rom c on
du it 2 4 an d dis c harg in g t hem t hrou g h an an n u lar ou t let
3 0 v f orm ed b et ween elem en t s 2 6 an d 16 an d f orm in g
t herewit h a s p ec ies of Ven t u ri. Pas s ag e of g as es t hrou g h
s aid ou t let ac t s , in ac c ordan c e wit h k n own p rin c ip les , t o
in du c e a f low of air t hrou g h t he win d t u n n el.
In order t o in c reas e t he m as s f low t hrou g h c on du it 2 4 ,
a b u rn er 3 2 is dis p os ed at t he en t ran c e t o t he c om b u s
t ion c ham b er, b ein g s u p p lied wit h f u el f rom a res ervoir
' 3 4 . Pos t erior t o b u rn er 3 2 a p lu ralit y of at om iz in g
n oz z les v3 6 s p ray wat er in t o t he c om b u s t ion c ham b er,
3 5
4 0
4 5
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b oiler req u ires larg e q u an t it ies of p u re wat er whic h
c an n ot b e rec overed b y c on den s at ion . The p res en t ap
. p arat u s c an u t iliz e wat er havin g a- hig h. c on t en t of im
p u rit ies .
- Us e of t he p res en t rin ven t ion s u b s t an t ially redu c es t he
p ower req u ired at t he c om p res s ors , f or a g iven rat e of
m as s ?ow t hrou g h c on du it 2 4 an d t hrou g h t he win d
t u n n el.
Ob viou s ly m an y m odi?c at ion s an d variat ion s of t he
p res en t in ven t ion are p os s ib le in t he lig ht of t he ab ove
t eac hin g s . It is t heref ore t o b e u n ders t ood t hat wit hin
t he s c op e of t he ap p en ded c laim s t he in ven t ion m ay b e
p rac t ic ed ot herwis e t han as s p ec if ic ally des c rib ed.
What is c laim ed is : '
1. In a win d t u n n el, a t u b u lar s ec t ion , an an n u lar '
c ham b er f orm ed at on e en d of s aid s ec t ion an d havin g
an an n u lar ou t let op en in g t heret o, a t u b u lar t es t s ec t ion
havin g an in let op en in g t o at m os p here an d an ou t let en d
t ravers in g s aid c ham b er an d f orm in g wit h s aid ou t let
op en in g a c on s t ric t ed an n u lar Ven t u ri, a, v c on du it s u p
p lyin g g as es u n der p res s u re t o s aid c ham b er an d s aid
Ven t u ri t oin du c e f low of air t hrou g h s aid t es t s ec t ion ,
a c om b u s t ion c ham b er in s aid c on du it , m ean s f or s u p
p lyin g air " u n derp p res s u re t o s aid c om b u s t ion c ham b er, '
a b u rn er in s aid c om b u s t ion c ham b er, an d m ean s f or
s p rayin g wat er in t o s aid c om b u s t ion c ham b er p os t erior t o
s aid b u rn er. . . ' V
2 . ' In a Win d t u n n el, a t u b u lar s ec t ion havin g at on e
en d an - an n u lar c ham b er f orm ed wit h an an n u lar ou t let
op en in g t o s aid t u b u lar' s ec t ion , a t u b u lar t es t s ec t ion
havin g an in let op en in g t o at m os p here an d an ou t let en d
f orm in g wit h s aid ou t let op en in g a c on s t ric t ed an n u lar
Ven t u ri, a c on du it s u p p lyin g g as es t o' s aid c ham b er an d '
an n u lar ou t let t o in du c e ?ow of air t hrou g h s aid t es t s ec
t ion , a c om b u s t ion c ham b er in s aid c on du it , a b u rn er in
s aid c om b u s t ion c ham b er, an d m ean s f or s u p p lyin g wat er
t o s aid c om b u s t ion c ham b er p os t erior t o s aid b u rn er.
R ef eren c es Cit ed in t he ?lleof t his p at en t
UNITE D STATE S PATE NTS
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