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Published November 1954 | Reprint
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The mechanics of film cooling-Part 1

Abstract

Thin liquid wall films flowing under the influence of high-velocity turbulent gas streams were studied for the purpose of obtaining an understanding of the mechanics of film cooling. Conditions which insure liquid-film attachment to solid surfaces without loss of unevaporated liquid to the gas stream when simple radial-hole injectors are used were found; the maximum allowable coolant flow rate for a stable coolant film was determined (a stable coolant film is obtained when no unevaporated coolant is entrained by the gas stream as the result of interfacial disturbances); and a method for calculating the evaporation rate and the surface temperature for a stable inert coolant film was found.

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© 1954 American Rocket Society. Received February 22, 1954. This paper is based on part of the thesis submitted by the author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, and presents the results of one phase of research carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under Contract No. DA-04-495-Ord 18, sponsored by the Department of the Army, Ordnance Corps.

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