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The comparative performance of Roots type aircraft engine superchargers as affected by change in impeller speed and displacementThis report presents the results of tests made on three sizes of roots type aircraft engine superchargers. The impeller contours and diameters of these machines were the same, but the length were 11, 8 1/4, and 4 inches, giving displacements of 0.509, 0.382, and 0.185 cubic foot per impeller revolution. The information obtained serves as a basis for the examination of the individual effects of impeller speed and displacement on performance and of the comparative performance when speed and displacement are altered simultaneously to meet definite service requirements. According to simple theory, when assuming no losses, the air weight handled and the power required for a given pressure difference are directly proportional to the speed and the displacement. These simple relations are altered considerably by the losses. When comparing the performance of different sizes of machines whose impeller speeds are so related that the same service requirements are met, it is found that the individual effects of speed and displacement are canceled to a large extent, and the only considerable difference is the difference in the power losses which decrease with increase in the displacement and the accompanying decrease in speed. This difference is small in relation to the net power of the engine supercharger unit, so that a supercharger with short impellers may be used in those applications where the space available is very limited with any considerable sacrifice in performance.
Document ID
19930091353
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Ware, Marsden
Wilson, Ernest E
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1929
Report/Patent Number
NACA-TR-284
Accession Number
93R20643
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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