Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
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Total Pages: 602
Release: 1995
Genre: Aeronautics
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Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Evaluation of Active Cooling Systems for a Mach 6 Hypersonic Transport Airframe

Evaluation of Active Cooling Systems for a Mach 6 Hypersonic Transport Airframe
Author: R. G. Helenbrook
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Total Pages: 924
Release: 1971
Genre: Shielding (Heat)
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Transpiration and convective cooling concepts are examined for the fuselage and tail surface of a Mach 6 hypersonic transport aircraft. Hydrogen, helium, and water are considered as coolants. Heat shields and radiation barriers are examined to reduce heat flow to the cooled structures. The weight and insulation requirements for the cryogenic fuel tanks are examined so that realistic totals can be estimated for the complete fuselage and tail. Structural temperatures are varied to allow comparison of aluminum alloy, titanium alloy, and superalloy construction materials. The results of the study are combined with results obtained on the wing structure, obtained in a previous study, to estimate weights for the complete airframe. The concepts are compared among themselves, and with the uncooled concept on the basis of structural weight, cooling system weight, and coolant weight.